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Re: What does it take?
Ahh good old East Kilbride ....... the only place I know of where a public lavatory gets turned into a solicitors office!!
(Remember the loo's opposite the post office....... now Andrew Macallan & Son Solicitors.............. now that is just plain odd :unsure:) |
Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by Mrs Madmac
(Post 5878885)
Ahh good old East Kilbride ....... the only place I know of where a public lavatory gets turned into a solicitors office!!
(Remember the loo's opposite the post office....... now Andrew Macallan & Son Solicitors.............. now that is just plain odd :unsure:) |
Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by Mrs Madmac
(Post 5878885)
Ahh good old East Kilbride ....... the only place I know of where a public lavatory gets turned into a solicitors office!!
(Remember the loo's opposite the post office....... now Andrew Macallan & Son Solicitors.............. now that is just plain odd :unsure:) |
Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 5871635)
The ability to stand the cold in winter and the heat and humidity in summer depending on where you live.
Learn to like instant coffee. :p Start enjoying hockey (ice variety). Accept the fact that Canadians like their Heinz baked beans just the way they are and they're not going to change them for a few whinging immigrants. :p You must record everything you're going to watch on TV in order to eliminate the thousands of ads repeated ad infinitum. I don't understand about learning to like instant coffee. It's all proper coffee everywhere isn't it? Who serves up instant? Back in England I always drank instant - a good one like Masterblend or Cafe Noire, that was virtually the same as 'filter' coffee. Now I can't touch instant even if it's Nescafe. Hockey passes me by. Plenty of proper footie on telly. I've seen a few mention beans. There are certainly different ones, but the standard one with tomato sauce is the same surely. I'm sorry to say I'm used to so many ad breaks now. I never thought I would be able to say that. There are a couple of channels - Bravo (totally different to UK's Bravo) and TVO that show movies without the breaks - or at least only one every hour. |
Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 5879286)
I don't understand about learning to like instant coffee. It's all proper coffee everywhere isn't it? Who serves up instant? Back in England I always drank instant - a good one like Masterblend or Cafe Noire, that was virtually the same as 'filter' coffee. Now I can't touch instant even if it's Nescafe. Private joke between Madmac and myself. I actually prefer instant, he of course likes "high test".:) Hockey passes me by. Plenty of proper footie on telly. Footie as you call it, a bunch of fairies dancing around and falling down (aka diving) trying to get fouls called on the opposition. :p:rofl: I've seen a few mention beans. There are certainly different ones, but the standard one with tomato sauce is the same surely. Numerous post on here moaning about the fact that Heinz Baked Beans don't taste the same as the ones in the U.K. |
Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 5879350)
Numerous post on here moaning about the fact that Heinz Baked Beans don't taste the same as the ones in the U.K.
Yes...that's what I find puzzling. I can't say that in England I saw any difference between Heinz, HP, supermarket brands etc. - except for the real cheapies. Over here, once you get past those with maple etc, those with tomato sauce taste the same to me as those of the UK. |
Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 5879483)
:)
Yes...that's what I find puzzling. I can't say that in England I saw any difference between Heinz, HP, supermarket brands etc. - except for the real cheapies. Over here, once you get past those with maple etc, those with tomato sauce taste the same to me as those of the UK. |
Re: What does it take?
Steve - 'high test' coffee? Oh, you mean I like coffee with taste. :D
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Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by smiges33
(Post 5879607)
differnt countries do things slighty differnent.
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Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by Madmac
(Post 5879615)
Steve - 'high test' coffee? Oh, you mean I like coffee with taste. :D
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Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 5880145)
Yes but do you mask the taste with creamer (milk) and/or sugar? :eek::eek:;):p
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Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by Madmac
(Post 5880445)
No - I drink it black. Just like my heart. :huh:
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Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by Madmac
(Post 5869765)
A little bit sad at the moment as I've just found out that a couple we know have decided that Canada is not for them and are moving back to England in a few months.
They are the third set of expats I've known since we've been here that are going back (all in the space of 18 months). I'm just wondering what makes the difference between managing to stay in Canada and making that difficult decision to go home? Is it as simple as: "Happily employed immigrant is a happy immigrant." - to paraphrase Iaink? or being realistic and not contemplating failure versus being unrealistic and not contemplating the hard work involved? Or something more personal and individual? I'm just curious and a little down and need some enlightenment (or failing that I just need some daft opinions to laugh at :p). Thanks for reading children. :o I am back in my 'home town' and on one level I feel great as I love the rainforest, the ocean, the climate (mostly), I feel like I'm walking on the right soil. But, at the same time, many of my friends do not live here. They've mostly all moved to OZ, Japan, the US etc... and I haven't been here in six years to cultivate new friendships. Plus, many of my friends are in the UK or Calgary and I keep my family here at arm's length. On paper, socially, this is the wrong place for me but I feel completely good about being here. I have no idea why. Hope that helps... :huh: |
Re: What does it take?
I'm in Canada because I fell in love. It's been hard sometimes, especially before I got my WP when money was tighter and I was stuck at home bored. I took up volunteer work to keep my sanity, but we got through it and now see light at the end of the tunnel (as long as no-one builds more tunnel).
I look at itasthe fact I have no idea what may fall on my head whilst I'm sleeping,so I'm not worrying about anything further than waking up tomorrow sometime. |
Re: What does it take?
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
(Post 5880553)
I am back in my 'home town' and on one level I feel great as I love the rainforest, the ocean, the climate (mostly), I feel like I'm walking on the right soil. But, at the same time, many of my friends do not live here. They've mostly all moved to OZ, Japan, the US etc... and I haven't been here in six years to cultivate new friendships. Plus, many of my friends are in the UK or Calgary and I keep my family here at arm's length. On paper, socially, this is the wrong place for me but I feel completely good about being here. I have no idea why.
Hope that helps... :huh: Thanks. |
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