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Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2016, 5:21 pm
Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2016, 3:50 pm
Replies: 403
Views: 55,274
Posted By discouraged

Re: Is anyone else massively disappointed in Canada?

You are not being unfair. You certainly have my respect for having the courage and honesty to say what you think - you clearly invested considerable time, effort and money into moving to Canada and...
Forum: Canada
Jun 21st 2015, 9:09 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,361
Posted By discouraged

Re: UK civil litigation lawyer in Canada

Carol, you didn't mention your age in your initial post - I'm assuming that you have a few years PQE. The reality is that, in your field, you will be looking for employment with the big city firms in...
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2015, 5:45 pm
Replies: 630
Views: 68,865
Posted By discouraged

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

xxdb - good for you for calling it as you see it. Sadly, quite unlike some of the posters on this thread who clearly live in a pink and fluffy la-la land where all Canadians are faultless paragons of...
Forum: Canada
Feb 4th 2015, 8:13 am
Replies: 630
Views: 68,865
Posted By discouraged

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Thank you for your kind concern and suggestions, but they're made of ice. Time for me to move on I think.
Forum: Canada
Feb 4th 2015, 7:47 am
Replies: 630
Views: 68,865
Posted By discouraged

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Very difficult to even identify common interests, let alone share them, when they aren't interested enough to talk to you socially, and on the occasions that they do speak on work matters, treat you...
Forum: Canada
Feb 4th 2015, 6:58 am
Replies: 630
Views: 68,865
Posted By discouraged

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Ha! Bastards can't understand a bloody word I say because of my accent which as a Former Lancastrian you will undoubtedly relate to.

Strangest culture I have ever come across. They were...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2015, 7:48 am
Replies: 630
Views: 68,865
Posted By discouraged

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

No issue that there are cultural differences, that much is obvious. I don't think most people who emigrate to other countries are stupid enough to think otherwise.

It's the depth of the negative...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2015, 5:59 am
Replies: 630
Views: 68,865
Posted By discouraged

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

So, so true. I am in an office of about 75 government lawyers, all of whom are Canadian with one exception - me.

All things considered I think I'd have been better off taking my chances with the...
Forum: Canada
Feb 2nd 2015, 7:04 pm
Forum: Canada
Feb 2nd 2015, 7:04 pm
Forum: Canada
Feb 2nd 2015, 6:47 am
Replies: 630
Views: 68,865
Posted By discouraged

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Like I said, professional circles and also like I said, just in my experience.
Forum: Canada
Feb 1st 2015, 5:19 pm
Replies: 630
Views: 68,865
Posted By discouraged

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Back on topic. My 2c worth, based on 5 years residence in Alberta. A lot of you won't like it.

I find Canada cold, in every sense of the word. The Canadians I have had to deal with on a daily...
Oct 22nd 2014, 4:57 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,686
Posted By discouraged

Re: 2.5 yrs back in UK

Same thing in Canada, except they tend not to verbalise it ....
Sep 29th 2014, 4:38 pm
Replies: 13,083
Views: 1,439,796
Posted By discouraged

Re: Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up

Correct if you are talking about the UK, but not if you are talking about Great Britain.
Sep 15th 2014, 12:22 pm
Replies: 66
Views: 4,188
Posted By discouraged

Re: The new Doctor Who - no spoilers

Infinitely better than the Robin Hood crap last week. You can certainly tell that "Listen" was a Moffat episode. Quality writing.
Forum: Canada
Sep 6th 2014, 9:50 am
Replies: 18
Views: 11,966
Posted By discouraged

Re: UK qualified lawyers moving to Vancouver

In my case the LSA struck a committee to consider my application, found "exceptional circumstances" due to my past experience, waived the CPLED and reduced my articling period to the time taken to...
Forum: Canada
Sep 5th 2014, 9:21 am
Replies: 18
Views: 11,966
Posted By discouraged

Re: UK qualified lawyers moving to Vancouver

Did you not avail yourself of the provisions of s.37(4) of the Legal Profession Act?
Aug 30th 2014, 6:56 am
Replies: 115
Views: 8,721
Posted By discouraged

Re: Canada or Britain, if you had a real choice

I think you're right, luck DOES have a lot to do with it, and can certainly make all the difference between a successful move and an unsuccessful one. Being negative or nihilistic about the situation...
Aug 18th 2014, 4:41 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,479
Posted By discouraged

Re: Lonely in Cochrane

Hi Shard,

My profession is such that I can't afford to have too many expectations of people - I have to be open-minded and take as I find. However, over and over again I have come across what I've...
Aug 18th 2014, 4:08 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 2,479
Posted By discouraged

Re: Lonely in Cochrane

Hello Donnykins,

I very much empathise with you, and agree with much of what has been said already on this thread. I'm also in Cochrane, and have faced the same problems. I particularly identify...
Forum: Canada
Dec 1st 2005, 7:17 am
Replies: 7
Views: 25,384
Posted By discouraged

Re: UK Lawyer wants to work in Canada

I can promise you that I'm no troll, and I'm English and proud of it (I presume you meant to say anti Canadian troll... :p ) I'm sorry if my posting seemed downbeat, but I just call it as I see it ...
Forum: Canada
Nov 30th 2005, 11:44 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 25,384
Posted By discouraged

Re: UK Lawyer wants to work in Canada

Before you do anything else, do yourself a favour and have a look at this thread:

The Most Advanced 3rd World Country ... (http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161363&highlight=advanced)
Forum: Canada
Sep 5th 2005, 9:24 am
Replies: 8
Views: 895
Posted By discouraged

Re: New to this forum.

Hi again Bert,

Know both areas well; my mum lives just round the corner from Lane Ends, and I live just off Longsands Lane (all developed now; it's no longer the country lane you will remember!)....
Forum: Canada
Sep 4th 2005, 11:01 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 895
Posted By discouraged

Re: New to this forum.

Hi there!

Which part of Preston do you hail from? I'm from Fulwood.

Hope you are a PNE fan :)
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