Living the dream or not????
Jun 6th 2008 | 9:36 am
#136
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Re: Living the dream or not????
They had this one stuffed, mounted and used as a weather vane.
Village of Komarno, Manitoba
Jun 6th 2008 | 9:46 am
#137
Joined: Jul 2007
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Re: Living the dream or not????
That's fantastic
I like it that much, I may use it for my computer background in work.
See, when people come on whingeing and moaning about their new home...."It's too cold. I'm paid in dollars not solid gold. What holidays? I have to get a visa?!"....I am going to post pictures of dairy products in bags & massive creatures. If that can't bring a smile to your face, I don't know what will.
I like it that much, I may use it for my computer background in work.
See, when people come on whingeing and moaning about their new home...."It's too cold. I'm paid in dollars not solid gold. What holidays? I have to get a visa?!"....I am going to post pictures of dairy products in bags & massive creatures. If that can't bring a smile to your face, I don't know what will.
Jun 6th 2008 | 10:26 am
#138
Meh
Joined: Feb 2007
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From: Calgary
Re: Living the dream or not????
You think that beaver's big.......check this one out.
Jun 6th 2008 | 10:31 am
#139
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Re: Living the dream or not????
Well that's just taking the piss now. And quite frightening.
I'm off to bed to dwell upon what I have learnt today.
I'm off to bed to dwell upon what I have learnt today.
Jun 7th 2008 | 5:27 am
#140
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From: Sutton Coldfield UK until I return to Toronto 2009 or earlier!!
Re: Living the dream or not????
ive been living in london ontario since april this year..i have just be offered a huge job in edmonton where i was wined and dined for a week by the company...its a more senior role than i had in the uk with a salary close to $150k inc bonuses
..however what has struck me about Canada is the fact that in a lot of ways they are about 15years behind the uk especailly the clothes and hair and seem quite conservative in their views....also its the little things that are 2nd nature in the uk that are different that completely throw you. The pace of life is slower here..also i find that a lot of canadians are thick as s***! or lack common sense..but a friendly welcoming bunch all the same
Tv is rubbish..i dont like that they show the same programme on 4 or 5 different channels at the same time..especailly sport...i still cant find a shop like tescos...or cash points situated in a mall,,they dont chip and pin on credit cards but do on debit cards...women are just as useless on the roads as in the uk but drive bigger cars..there are fast food joints and drugstores every 10yards but no decent indian/chinese takeways..all prices are shown before tax..so always make sure you got more money than you think you need.
thing is i knew this before i emigrated permanently having been out before but you are never fully prepared for the culture shock.
..however what has struck me about Canada is the fact that in a lot of ways they are about 15years behind the uk especailly the clothes and hair and seem quite conservative in their views....also its the little things that are 2nd nature in the uk that are different that completely throw you. The pace of life is slower here..also i find that a lot of canadians are thick as s***! or lack common sense..but a friendly welcoming bunch all the sameTv is rubbish..i dont like that they show the same programme on 4 or 5 different channels at the same time..especailly sport...i still cant find a shop like tescos...or cash points situated in a mall,,they dont chip and pin on credit cards but do on debit cards...women are just as useless on the roads as in the uk but drive bigger cars..there are fast food joints and drugstores every 10yards but no decent indian/chinese takeways..all prices are shown before tax..so always make sure you got more money than you think you need.
thing is i knew this before i emigrated permanently having been out before but you are never fully prepared for the culture shock.
Jun 7th 2008 | 9:28 am
#141
Every day's a school day
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From: Was Calgary back in Edmonton again !!
Re: Living the dream or not????
So you have a problem with a country where there is really no language barrier, same system (generally) of government and you are harping about relatively superficial things such as whether or not Canadians are as obsessed about the latest fashions and hair (which are generated by the fashion industry to ensure that they remain in business).
I'm sure these 'Canadians' just love you as you tell them that they are as thick as 'S*it'. Ever watched Vicky Pollard, or the antics of the WAGS and Rooney clan....not too much cerebral going on there.
TV being crap. The same holds true in the UK as there are lots of inane fabricated reality and celebrity shows on there. If you want sport, for a little bit of money you can watch sport from around the world and a lot of it has a minority interest here (rugby, footie, cricket).
I gather you aren't married or involved with a female based on your comments on their driving ability.
I hope your comments were tongue in cheek.
I'm sure these 'Canadians' just love you as you tell them that they are as thick as 'S*it'. Ever watched Vicky Pollard, or the antics of the WAGS and Rooney clan....not too much cerebral going on there.
TV being crap. The same holds true in the UK as there are lots of inane fabricated reality and celebrity shows on there. If you want sport, for a little bit of money you can watch sport from around the world and a lot of it has a minority interest here (rugby, footie, cricket).
I gather you aren't married or involved with a female based on your comments on their driving ability.
I hope your comments were tongue in cheek.
one good thing that hasnt taken hold as much in canada is political correctness so i can say what i like about who i like or about anything i like..i think it is called having an opinion.
anyway i was not harping on bout minor things i was stating these are things i only find different than the uk..and they are superficial things that is the whole point!
but i stand by my opinion that a lot of people in the uk are more switched on..than those in Canada. and there is nothin wrong with the fact that i take an interest in my appearence the clothes i wear..ive had plenty of female compliments simply because of the way i dress and look.
I say what i think simple..and you know what alot of the people here find it quirky and maybe that has helped me who knows?
Jun 9th 2008 | 9:52 am
#142
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Re: Living the dream or not????
A wise Australian woman who was working in the UK once said "same shit different country". I would agree. Some things bug you the same amount, others more but at the end of the day it's a 'swings and roundabouts' scenrio. The grass isn't greener - it's different grass but it's still grass. I think it has to be what you make it. I've been here 4 and a half years and at times have been close to going home. If it were feasible I'd spend half my time here and half in the UK but it isn't so I chose here. Here I can be more me than I would be in the UK - no expectations, no pre-conceived ideas but none of the old familiar "feels like an old sock" comfort. I still like the idea of the space/land/house I can own here versus what I can get back in the UK and that is another reason I stay.
Jun 10th 2008 | 2:43 pm
#143
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From: Cascadian Autonomous Elysian Region
Re: Living the dream or not????
one good thing that hasnt taken hold as much in canada is political correctness so i can say what i like about who i like or about anything i like..i think it is called having an opinion.
I say what i think simple..and you know what alot of the people here find it quirky and maybe that has helped me who knows?
I say what i think simple..and you know what alot of the people here find it quirky and maybe that has helped me who knows?
But of course, being so successful and career savvy, why would you need anyones advice ? You seem to have it all dialed in.
R.
Jun 10th 2008 | 3:01 pm
#144
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Re: Living the dream or not????
Hi, we moved here in the beginning of November last year, we all absolutely love it here and, after a bit of a shakey start, are starting to settle now. My OH has a job he enjoys without the stress aspect of the UK. My 2 girls are well settled in school and enjoying the laid back way of life. I have finally got myself a job doing something i enjoy, and we are due to take poss of our new home next week. All in all life is good once you realise that stress is not an every day factor here and things take time to deal with.
Are we living the dream? I wouldn't say that, if we were i would be Kylie Minogue and living in a huge house on Miami Beach, but to be living in this lovely country with fab people, and to have the oppertunities that we wouldn't have been able to have in the UK makes it all worth while.
I would say, try it out for at least a year, it's not everybody's cup of tea, but you will never know if you don't try.
My very best wishes to you and i hope it all works out for you, no matter what you decide.
Lorraine
Are we living the dream? I wouldn't say that, if we were i would be Kylie Minogue and living in a huge house on Miami Beach, but to be living in this lovely country with fab people, and to have the oppertunities that we wouldn't have been able to have in the UK makes it all worth while.
I would say, try it out for at least a year, it's not everybody's cup of tea, but you will never know if you don't try.
My very best wishes to you and i hope it all works out for you, no matter what you decide.
Lorraine
Jun 10th 2008 | 8:36 pm
#145
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Re: Living the dream or not????
LIFE IS FOR LIVING! DO IT! Even if moving to Canada doesn't work out for people at least they can say they had the experience. I came here on my own with 2 dogs in tow. I've had my highs and lows and it is hard as a single person even when you've made friends because I don't feel comfortable throwing my woes at someone else but I get by. Even when I was thinking about going home I wouldn't have swapped the time I've spent here for anything.
Jun 11th 2008 | 11:16 am
#146
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Re: Living the dream or not????
Jun 17th 2008 | 12:37 am
#147
Every day's a school day
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From: Was Calgary back in Edmonton again !!
Re: Living the dream or not????
i got where i am today..not through big mouthing but through hard graft and being good at what i do..ive been around the block enough times not to have not done my research..sounds likes tinges of jealousy to me?
Jun 17th 2008 | 12:46 am
#148
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From: Ontario
Re: Living the dream or not????
you so right..why would i need any advice from the likes of you?
i got where i am today..not through big mouthing but through hard graft and being good at what i do..ive been around the block enough times not to have not done my research..sounds likes tinges of jealousy to me?
i got where i am today..not through big mouthing but through hard graft and being good at what i do..ive been around the block enough times not to have not done my research..sounds likes tinges of jealousy to me?
Jun 17th 2008 | 1:15 am
#149
is Happy
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 533
From: Mill Bay, Vancouver Island
Re: Living the dream or not????
im very much married with three young children..im very successful in my career as is my wife. i secured my own immigration off my own back..got to canada and have secured a more senior role than i had in the uk within 3 weeks of landing.
one good thing that hasnt taken hold as much in canada is political correctness so i can say what i like about who i like or about anything i like..i think it is called having an opinion.
anyway i was not harping on bout minor things i was stating these are things i only find different than the uk..and they are superficial things that is the whole point!
but i stand by my opinion that a lot of people in the uk are more switched on..than those in Canada. and there is nothin wrong with the fact that i take an interest in my appearence the clothes i wear..ive had plenty of female compliments simply because of the way i dress and look.
I say what i think simple..and you know what alot of the people here find it quirky and maybe that has helped me who knows?
one good thing that hasnt taken hold as much in canada is political correctness so i can say what i like about who i like or about anything i like..i think it is called having an opinion.
anyway i was not harping on bout minor things i was stating these are things i only find different than the uk..and they are superficial things that is the whole point!
but i stand by my opinion that a lot of people in the uk are more switched on..than those in Canada. and there is nothin wrong with the fact that i take an interest in my appearence the clothes i wear..ive had plenty of female compliments simply because of the way i dress and look.
I say what i think simple..and you know what alot of the people here find it quirky and maybe that has helped me who knows?
Jun 17th 2008 | 4:54 am
#150
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,810
From: New Caledonia
Re: Living the dream or not????
you so right..why would i need any advice from the likes of you?
i got where i am today..not through big mouthing but through hard graft and being good at what i do..ive been around the block enough times not to have not done my research..sounds likes tinges of jealousy to me?
i got where i am today..not through big mouthing but through hard graft and being good at what i do..ive been around the block enough times not to have not done my research..sounds likes tinges of jealousy to me?
