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Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 11:18 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 27,731
Posted By xxdb

Re: Going Home

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

The rose coloured glasses brigade are out in full force.

"A fraction" i.e. 1 divided by something, what a half? a third?

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 11:15 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 27,731
Posted By xxdb

Re: Going Home

That's exactly what I'm arguing about and you can't seem to get it.

They ARE massively expensive. 5X more is massively expensive.

This is exactly the type of baffled advice you get on this...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 11:12 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,393
Posted By xxdb

Re: Just moved from the USA, struggling more than I expected

Right. The person that said salaries are higher in Canada than the USA is talking out of their back side.
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 11:10 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,393
Posted By xxdb

Re: Just moved from the USA, struggling more than I expected

Not even themselves. They only like those they went to high school with. Everyone else gets ignored.

Canadians are really wierd.
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 11:09 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 6,223
Posted By xxdb

Re: Renting Pitfalls in Calgary

Uh-huh.

And exactly how many prospective tenants know that?

And exactly how many landlords are going to give a damn what prospective tenants in another country think?

I had to fork out six...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 11:05 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 27,731
Posted By xxdb

Re: Going Home

I said that the fares in Canada are really expensive.

You responded by posting an expensive fare as an example of "reasonable" and ALSO you have to drive to the USA to get it.

PS I don't have...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 6:56 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 6,223
Posted By xxdb

Re: Renting Pitfalls in Calgary

Nice one.

There are some (limited) benefits to a >snip< economy.

In other but related news:

IMO in general you never, ever, ever, ever (did I make my point enough) get bargains in Calgary.
...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 6:33 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 27,731
Posted By xxdb

Re: Going Home

AND it's STILL not what I would consider to be cheap. $300 is huge when it's multipled by four. 25 quid multiplied by four is only 100 quid for four people.


And that's NOT from a Canadian...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 6:28 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 3,253
Posted By xxdb

Re: Should I be paying Canadian tax on UK pay

It's none of the other guys business what you do with your money.

If you're not filing a tax return then don't worry about it.

If you *are* filing a tax return then revenue canada will decide....
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 6:16 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 27,731
Posted By xxdb

Re: Going Home

A cursory search gave me a flight price of $500.

Hardly ryanair or easyjet pricing.

For comparison. In january I'm flying from Glasgow to Sofia. GBP9.99 out and EUR14.99 return.
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 6:13 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,885
Posted By xxdb

Re: Second hand furniture shops in Calgary?

Have you thought about using inflatable furniture temporarilly?

(Don't knock it - this is exactly what we did till our furniture arrived on the container)

You can get an inflatable mattress for...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 6:12 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,885
Posted By xxdb

Re: Second hand furniture shops in Calgary?

Also (I should read your post more thoroughly):

There is a goodwill close to Market Mall and there is a Value Village in Silver Springs. Both of them will likely have some furniture.

There is...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 6:10 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 1,885
Posted By xxdb

Re: Second hand furniture shops in Calgary?

The equivalent of Oxfam etc are much bigger - they usually have the same floorspace as a Tesco. As a result, most of them do have furniture.

Value Village
Goodwill

Those are the two I can...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 6:08 pm
Replies: 41
Views: 3,985
Posted By xxdb

Re: Going back to Edmonton.

The lifestyle in Edmonton is identical to that of Calgary.
It just doesn't have chinooks and the people are a bit more blue collar.

PS you're lucky to get a job at all. Good for you!
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 6:00 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 27,731
Posted By xxdb

Re: Going Home

Sigh.

On this forum you *always* get those who have rose coloured glasses on telling people their experiences are wrong.

Here's the truth:
The UK is crap for certain reasons and Canada is crap...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 5:53 pm
Replies: 195
Views: 27,731
Posted By xxdb

Re: Going Home

As someone who has ping ponged a bunch of times I say this to you:

If it's about money then ping ponging in less than three years is a big mistake. The cost of moving across the atlantic and then...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 5:41 pm
Replies: 49
Views: 6,223
Posted By xxdb

Re: Renting Pitfalls in Calgary

Get a print out of your credit record from a major credit agency in the UK that's also in Canada. That's what I did.

You also will likely have to provide a massive deposit (like three months up...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 5:36 pm
Replies: 65
Views: 10,701
Posted By xxdb

Re: When Does Homesickness Kick in?

I don't really miss back home except when the economy is >snip< (which is right now).

What I do get though, is about every 3 years or so I'm dying to go back for a few weeks to stuff myself with...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 5:32 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 28,356
Posted By xxdb

Re: Using UK mobile phones in Canada

If it's unlocked, then yes likely you will find a carrier.
It might not be the cheapest though.

We have an O2 phone which works on rogers.

But we don't use it because I won't pay the...
Forum: Canada
Dec 25th 2016, 5:26 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 7,834
Posted By xxdb

Re: Another shot at the Canadian dream

Here's the thing:
If you move to Canada because you think it's going to be awesome you're going to be sorely disappointed because it's >snip<.

But here's the thing: Britain is >snip< too.

The...
Forum: Canada
Oct 15th 2015, 7:33 am
Replies: 32
Views: 3,797
Posted By xxdb

Re: What can I afford/What will my costs be?

Seems slightly high but not by much. I was making about $112K in Calgary and take home was about $3350 twice per month.

Living costs (rent) are about $1700-$2000 per month for a single family home...
Forum: Canada
Feb 5th 2015, 8:05 pm
Replies: 630
Views: 56,350
Posted By xxdb

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Did I do that? Or do you not know how to read either?
Fact is there are signficant percentages of people in Canada who are rude, bullying, offensive, unfunny etc etc when compared to the average in...
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2015, 7:58 pm
Replies: 630
Views: 56,350
Posted By xxdb

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

"It must be them that are at fault".

(rolls eyes)
Forum: Canada
Feb 3rd 2015, 3:38 pm
Replies: 630
Views: 56,350
Posted By xxdb

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Conversely my son has special needs and we have had a terrible time in the school system until I read the riot act to them from the statute of education and threatened to sue. Even then, not everyone...
Forum: Canniversary
Feb 3rd 2015, 2:04 am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,210
Posted By xxdb

Re: 2 and a bit years.. With a twist :)

Ha Ha Ha. Not laughing at your misery. I'm empathizing. I've done this like five times now and are thinking about doing it again. The only thing is I think the UK is crap but I can deal with it. I...
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