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Forum: Canada
Jan 28th 2016, 1:58 am
Replies: 34
Views: 8,945
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Vancouver polite but unfriendly

Why are you insulting me?
Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2016, 9:38 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 3,145
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Moving to British Columbia

Okay, pandering to the herd here, cos you guys are amusing.

BC is an isolated cultural wasteland. The locals have their heads so far up their arses they have to stick their hand up their bum in...
Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2016, 9:25 pm
Replies: 403
Views: 46,400
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Is anyone else massively disappointed in Canada?

So there's nothing significantly different from Vancouver in a range of several thousand miles?
This is one benighted part of the world.
Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2016, 9:04 pm
Replies: 42
Views: 3,145
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Moving to British Columbia

Don't move, stay where you are. It's really really crap here and I'm not joking.
Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2016, 9:01 pm
Replies: 403
Views: 46,400
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Is anyone else massively disappointed in Canada?

Where exactly are these fabulous destinations? I've been stuck in Vancouver for a few years and I would dearly love to travel somewhere where the culture is significantly different. Correction, I...
Forum: Canada
Jan 27th 2016, 8:11 pm
Replies: 34
Views: 8,945
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Vancouver polite but unfriendly

And I guess that most of them moved right back there as soon as they could coz I've seen no evidence of such people in this little town.
Forum: Canada
Jan 26th 2016, 5:29 am
Replies: 34
Views: 8,945
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Vancouver polite but unfriendly

The pub culture, or lack of it, is part of the problem. Every single goddamn bar is a "sports" bar, they're all filled with huge TVs *all showing the same damn thing*, with a bunch of mindless...
Forum: Canada
Jan 26th 2016, 12:03 am
Replies: 34
Views: 8,945
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Vancouver polite but unfriendly

You're not wrong mate. The locals are very self-entitled, their heads are jammed very far up their arses. If you don't proclaim, loudly, that Vancouver is all sorts of maple flavored awesome then...
Forum: Canada
Oct 8th 2015, 6:05 am
Replies: 26
Views: 2,416
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: North Shore Curry alert

Do any of these places *not* ask you if you want your meal "mild, medium or spicy" ?
Forum: Canada
Sep 22nd 2015, 1:16 am
Replies: 77
Views: 18,973
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: IT contracting in Canada > Umbrella company required

Sounds like you've progressed beyond this, but having gone through your experience I'd say the first call would be to the agency that placed you. If you need a quick fix to get your feet under the...
Forum: Canada
Sep 18th 2015, 8:08 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,604
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Advice on neighbourhoods in Vancouver

Renfrew's *very* central, with that sort of commute time, assuming you're driving, then you can live almost anywhere in the greater Vancouver area. You're 33 mins from UBC (as far west as you can...
Forum: Immigration & Citizenship (Canada)
Sep 17th 2015, 10:12 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,569
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: UK Caution

My info is oldish and anecdotal but FWIW...
Over the years I was told by two police officers and a lawyer that I knew socially in the UK, that you should never ever accept a caution if you're at all...
Forum: Canada
Sep 16th 2015, 10:39 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,907
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Vancouver

Toronto is a heck of a lot better than the rest of the country but it is in no way as cosmopolitan as London or New York. Check out the demographics.
It is my favourite place in Canada though.
...
Forum: Canada
Sep 16th 2015, 10:31 pm
Replies: 73
Views: 6,278
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: To consider Canada or not

Think about what you just said about the kids. They have the freedom to that now, Scotland, the Alps, north Wales etc. Where you are now they *also* have the freedom to become artists, writers,...
Forum: Canada
Sep 16th 2015, 9:58 pm
Replies: 54
Views: 3,907
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Vancouver

Except that when immigration and house prices are linked as a problem the unspoken rule is that you don't mention the Chinese, or Chinese money laundering. Canadians are too passive aggressive to...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2014, 2:42 am
Replies: 88
Views: 7,829
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: coming to Canada, and the future of our children

My wife qualified as a teacher in BC she was working in the UK when I met here, we've since moved to Vancouver.
Having had professional experience of both countries, we'll be moving back to the UK...
Forum: Canada
Aug 21st 2014, 3:10 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,305
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

In a lot of ways living in Canada right now is like living in Britain in the 70s. The lack of variety in the big food stores is very disappointing, compounded by the fact that Canucks like their food...
Forum: Canada
Aug 19th 2014, 1:38 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,349
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Work culture

No it's a social condition.



Not necessarily, in education (ages 11+) and in my area of IT, British work practices are recognised as being generally better.



You're failing to take...
Forum: Canada
Aug 17th 2014, 4:42 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,349
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Work culture

Separately, those two have been bug bears of mine since landing in Vancouver but I'd never seen the causal link between them 'til now, thanks.

To answer the OPs question:
There's two things that...
Forum: Canada
Aug 17th 2014, 2:09 am
Replies: 44
Views: 2,603
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Renting in Vancouver right now - anecdotes

Yup, they move that quickly. We had a similar budget / needs in May 2013. My wife worked at Van Aqua and I worked at UBC so Kitsilano was a good fit for us. We got a place near 7th and Cypress, handy...
Forum: Canada
Aug 6th 2014, 8:26 am
Replies: 65
Views: 5,175
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Moving to Vancouver and very confussed!

Not an ideal solution, but anyways...You might wanna consider turning your circumstances into an earning situation.
You're gonna have to look after your child anyway, you can work in Vancouver...
Forum: Canada
Aug 6th 2014, 7:15 am
Replies: 6
Views: 988
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Kitsilano Vancouver - childcare recommendations

Been there, done that, ate the happy meal.

There's a few things to be aware of the most important of which is that you'll need to visit them in person, closely followed by; the decent ones have...
Forum: Canada
Jul 19th 2014, 5:32 am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,640
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Cost of living vs Earning potential

No, I had no interest at all in her for the nine years we lived in the UK where she was a teacher and I was supporting her, paying her rent and buying the twice yearly return tickets to Vancouver...
Forum: Canada
Jul 19th 2014, 12:48 am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,640
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Cost of living vs Earning potential

Thanks man. Never been a fan of pharmas, but I got a genuine appreciation for weed in the 90s when I was working in Amsterdam. Those guys are so cool, pretty much my favourite nationality.
The weed...
Forum: Canada
Jul 19th 2014, 12:31 am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,640
Posted By Jack_Judge

Re: Cost of living vs Earning potential

I *have* to mate, that's the dichotomy. I can be a father to my son in Vancouver or I can have a happy life elsewhere.
No snark, what would you choose ?
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