Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6724576)

I think this is bang on. One caution I have is that, since I moved to the country I've found very many of the kids out here lack basic social skills, they tend to be withdrawn, presumably because they don't have many non-siblings to mingle with.

Originally Posted by tracys (Post 6724593)

Best not live a remote rural location then:D Want children to be able to communicate with others after all, except me when I'm watching CSI, interupt me at your peril:rofl:

You do get CSI in Canada don't you? I can live without PG tips but not sure I could cope without my CSI fix:D

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6724578)

Living and working. "Like the 1950s" is a pertinent phrase in many ways.

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6724606)

CSI Miami, CSI Vegas, CSI Somewhere else. I suppose if you subscribe to all the channels you can likely get CSI 24 hours a day.

Originally Posted by tracys (Post 6724615)

Oh goody :rofl::rofl::rofl:

Originally Posted by Chi_Nook (Post 6724163)

You'll be in Canada until you collect you're old age pension..You won't go anywhere...you just like complaining about your life and getting sympathy from other people, simple as that...

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 6724374)

:D would that be about life in Toronto then???

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 6724525)

I live in a quiet street in the city. The kids play out in the street all day, they roam around in and out of each others yards, they play in the ballbark at the end of the street. Sometimes there's a parent coaching hockey or ball but normally they amuse themselves,they look like kids from the 1950s having fun. They aren't mollycoddled, they do stuff that would have British parents banning them from doing. On the whole they are polite, open, pleasant kids. They also have to do chores and shovel snow from a very early age!

I went to college here with some school leavers, and I found them to be less "educated" than people of a similar age in England, but I think they are kinder people, more rounded socially, more tolerant of deaf old women such as me.

I have found it hard to settle here, for various reasons, I agree that Canada is far from perfect, jobs, employment law, poverty, health etc but I think that its the right thing to do if you have children. Just make sure you have a job to go to!

Originally Posted by sans (Post 6724780)

My kids hated being in Western Canada, the kids didn't play out and were always chauffered from one place to another by their parents ( very mollycoddled)........They also had very little manners,..........Never failed to amaze me, how they could be in your house drink/eat and leave, without a hi, thankyou or a goodbye:frown: And as far as doing chores:huh: you can forget that, it wasn't their place .
The school my 2 went to, also had a very laid back , dont really care attitude.
If you asked my 2 what they thought of Canada.....they would say it was boring and no fun.

Originally Posted by sans (Post 6724780)

My kids hated being in Western Canada, the kids didn't play out and were always chauffered from one place to another by their parents ( very mollycoddled)........They also had very little manners,..........Never failed to amaze me, how they could be in your house drink/eat and leave, without a hi, thankyou or a goodbye:frown: And as far as doing chores:huh: you can forget that, it wasn't their place .
The school my 2 went to, also had a very laid back , dont really care attitude.
If you asked my 2 what they thought of Canada.....they would say it was boring and no fun.

Oh and in the 14 mths we was on VI , we had murders/robberies/phedophiles on the loose/muggings/arson attackes.............dead human body bits washing ashore, animals found dead after being tortured first etc .....And of course lets not forget about all the druggies and down and outs that live and sleep in the streets....No Canada is no more perfect then the Uk, its just spread out abit more ;)

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 6724669)

Wall to wall Mr Orange. Sometimes there are whole CSI marathons:D

Originally Posted by sans (Post 6724780)

My kids hated being in Western Canada, the kids didn't play out and were always chauffered from one place to another by their parents ( very mollycoddled)........They also had very little manners,..........Never failed to amaze me, how they could be in your house drink/eat and leave, without a hi, thankyou or a goodbye:frown: And as far as doing chores:huh: you can forget that, it wasn't their place .
The school my 2 went to, also had a very laid back , dont really care attitude.
If you asked my 2 what they thought of Canada.....they would say it was boring and no fun.

Oh and in the 14 mths we was on VI , we had murders/robberies/phedophiles on the loose/muggings/arson attackes.............dead human body bits washing ashore, animals found dead after being tortured first etc .....And of course lets not forget about all the druggies and down and outs that live and sleep in the streets....No Canada is no more perfect then the Uk, its just spread out abit more ;)

Originally Posted by tracys (Post 6724892)

I'm not that sad, I only watch the original series:rofl: But that could change:D

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6724562)

I promote tourism to Mississauga.

Originally Posted by Chi_Nook (Post 6725703)

Very funny...

dbd33. Just noticed you joined this board in March 2005, which is approximately 2.5 years ago (or 30 months). That equates to 912.5days, which if you sleep for 8 hours a day is 14,600 waking hours. Then I noticed you are credited with 13,299 posts, that works out to nearly one post per hour for every waking hour you've had for the last 2 and a half years!!!!

Do you have a life or is whining and complaining about Canada on this board and generally how badly life has treated you the only thing you do? I can't imagine you actually have time for any real friends or a job, you must be on your computer all the time...How sad...