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Forum: Canada
Jun 10th 2011, 6:20 am
Replies: 24
Views: 2,495
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Healthcare in BC

If it means anything and adds to your reassurance, I live in Vancouver, I've used the health service multiple times and have only ever had very positive experiences. I'm not sure where you're getting...
Forum: Canada
May 4th 2011, 7:41 am
Replies: 185
Views: 16,254
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Now you live in Canada ...

Yea, I hear what you're saying. I'm not really sure how much of an effect the price of beer has on people with these sort of problems, so I can't defend that.

I was thinking of the whole spectrum...
Forum: Canada
May 4th 2011, 7:05 am
Replies: 185
Views: 16,254
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Now you live in Canada ...

I believe the argument here in BC, and presumably Canada, is that keeping the cost of alcohol artificially high helps to reduce drinking problems. There is so many things wrong with the system here...
Forum: Canada
May 4th 2011, 6:55 am
Replies: 185
Views: 16,254
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Now you live in Canada ...

I have to jump in and defend Canadian beer. The national beers, such as Molson, taste like warm piss, but the local beers out here puts the UK stuff to shame. It's one of my favourite things about...
Forum: Canada
Mar 13th 2011, 6:25 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 8,202
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Edmonton, Vancouver or Calgary - we need a decision. Thoughts?

Vancouver POV here. I've been here for 2 years. As you've probably heard, it rains a lot through the winter. The summers have always been solid though - generally a bit warmer than southern UK, but...
Forum: Canada
Mar 8th 2010, 10:32 am
Replies: 6
Views: 808
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Getting Around To Getting My BC License

Ah thanks. That's what I hoped for. I don't like being a learner again :blink:
Forum: Canada
Mar 8th 2010, 10:12 am
Replies: 6
Views: 808
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Getting Around To Getting My BC License

Can anyone help? I really am confused about using a car for the road test. I don't own one, so do I use a learner one? Is that the done thing? Or do they provide one?
Forum: Canada
Feb 27th 2010, 5:41 am
Replies: 6
Views: 808
Posted By simonfiction

Getting Around To Getting My BC License

I'm finally making a concentrated effort to do what I need to get my BC license in time for some summer driving. I was just wondering if someone could explain how a few things work over here. I...
Forum: Canada
Feb 4th 2010, 6:11 pm
Replies: 48
Views: 5,159
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Does Canada = Utopia?

I just finished watching this. Pretty amazing documentary. Definitely changed my view of the DTES although left me even more confused to solutions. The really sad part of the whole scenario seems to...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 21st 2010, 9:34 am
Replies: 3
Views: 484
Posted By simonfiction

Hotel/B&B/Apartment Recommendations in Vancouver

The parents are coming out to visit me in August and they've asked me to find them somewhere to stay (not at my house thank god). I don't really know where to start as I've never really been here as...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 20th 2010, 12:41 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 4,060
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Where is our first "port of entry"?

Thanks for the advice. Looks like she'll be landing in Calgary :)
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 20th 2010, 5:46 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,458
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Landing with Canadian on UK passport?

You did international travel with nothing but an expired passport number? :huh:
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 20th 2010, 5:21 am
Replies: 19
Views: 4,060
Posted By simonfiction

Where is our first "port of entry"?

My girlfriend finally has her passport back and I'm ridiculously happy that she'll be back in Vancouver this weekend. I just have one final question. I have a bit of confusion over exactly where it...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 19th 2010, 12:35 pm
Replies: 122
Views: 12,521
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Chav Britain: Another reason to move to Canada

This whole thread just makes me think of this song - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1NyWbhCxZE
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 19th 2010, 6:44 am
Replies: 122
Views: 12,521
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Chav Britain: Another reason to move to Canada

I wasn't really commenting on the reality of UK society and what's wrong or right with it. Just commenting on how crap these papers are and how bad a source of information they are. Don't worry, I'm...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 19th 2010, 6:29 am
Replies: 122
Views: 12,521
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Chav Britain: Another reason to move to Canada

Couldn't agree more with this. I remember reading once about all the articles that the Daily Mail print that turn out to be complete lies, it was pretty incredible and these were the sort of articles...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 19th 2010, 5:03 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,458
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Landing with Canadian on UK passport?

No worries. Personally I don't think I'll ever bother with a Canadian passport. The cost of keeping one passport is expensive enough and you really don't need a Canadian one to prove your...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 18th 2010, 6:12 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,381
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Time scale for passport return from London ?

As someone who was recently stressing out about this I should be in a good position to give you some point of reference. My girlfriend (who is in the UK, so add extra time for delivery to Canada)...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 18th 2010, 6:03 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 1,458
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Landing with Canadian on UK passport?

Hi nhbiker,
Just for reassurance, I'm a UK and Canadian citizen without a Canadian passport. I've travelled many times into Canada on a one way ticket with nothing but my UK passport and citizenship...
Forum: Australia
Jan 15th 2010, 4:08 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,866
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Living in Sydney's Climate - What is it Like?

Awesome, thanks GreenMan72. That was really useful. I've been keeping an eye on the a Sydney webcam as inspiration when it's chucking it down here and noticed that it's often been cloudy. Which I'm...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 14th 2010, 12:36 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 622
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Should I Be Worried?

Ahh, thanks for the reassurance. It just seemed as though everyone had got there's returned dead on 3 weeks. I wish we had dropped it off in person now to pick up. You would think it would be no real...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Jan 14th 2010, 10:14 am
Replies: 3
Views: 622
Posted By simonfiction

Should I Be Worried?

After what can only be described as a surprisingly smooth and quick PR process (sponsored common-law processed in London) the final stage seems to be the most agonising. My girlfriend mailed her...
Forum: Canada
Jan 11th 2010, 1:08 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 8,315
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Can we get BBC iplayer

For those of you using a proxy, how do you find the speed for things like BBC iPlayer? Is it close to expected speeds?
Forum: Australia
Jan 11th 2010, 9:55 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,866
Posted By simonfiction

Re: Living in Sydney's Climate - What is it Like?

Thanks for all the replies people. It really helps to get a first hand account. I'm trying to decide if the longer summers are worth the sacrifice of not being able to snowboard. I'm currently living...
Forum: Australia
Jan 10th 2010, 7:05 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,866
Posted By simonfiction

Living in Sydney's Climate - What is it Like?

I know what the figures say - temperatures, rainfall, sunshine hours - and I've even lived in Sydney for half a year. But, from a subjective point of view, living in Sydney for over a full year how...
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