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Forum: USA
Nov 9th 2002, 2:41 am
Replies: 6
Views: 2,513
Posted By cykit

Are you a young, single female? The best place to...

Are you a young, single female? The best place to stay is with me! ;) Actually, I’m surprised nobody has mentioned Astoria. It is in Northwest Queens and is quite affordable compared to Manhattan....
Nov 9th 2002, 2:31 am
Replies: 5
Views: 625
Posted By cykit

I’m a Canadian living in the U.S. and I don’t...

I’m a Canadian living in the U.S. and I don’t think it’s so bad here! But anyways, to answer your question, no, there are no firms/institutions in Canada that will actively sponsor non-Canadian...
Forum: Canada
Nov 9th 2002, 1:51 am
Replies: 30
Views: 2,843
Posted By cykit

Hats off to Rette for hitting the nail on the...

Hats off to Rette for hitting the nail on the head. I’m Canadian and have been living in the U.S. for the last two years. Based on all the posts I have read on this thread, I think Rette is the...
Forum: Canada
Oct 29th 2002, 10:44 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 497
Posted By cykit

My background is in economics and the financial...

My background is in economics and the financial services job situation in North America (both the U.S. AND Canada) is pretty bleak right now with no prospects of improving in the near future. Sorry...
Oct 24th 2002, 7:04 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 654
Posted By cykit

I was in Seoul for a month this summer. PC BANGs...

I was in Seoul for a month this summer. PC BANGs spread out all over the city in every neighborhood. Just look for a sign that has "PC" in english followed by some hangul (Korean characters). It's so...
Forum: USA
Oct 24th 2002, 7:00 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 696
Posted By cykit

Muslim immigration to the U.S. has gone up (way...

Muslim immigration to the U.S. has gone up (way up!) since 9/11. I believe the NY Times did a story on it. I'll attest to that. There seems to be a lot more Muslims in the NYC area (where I live) now...
Oct 22nd 2002, 6:26 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 434
Posted By cykit

Re: TRAVEL ADVISORY NEEDED FOR CANADIANS TRAVELLING THROUGH THE UNITED STATES

Allan, I agree with you completely. Being from Canada originally, I am pretty familiar with Ms. McDonough and the NDP. The NDP is a very left-wing party which was very much against the U.S.’s...
Oct 21st 2002, 7:46 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 670
Posted By cykit

Re: IT work in canada

As bad as it is in the U.S., it's as bad in Canada. My brother is in the IT field and has been unemployed for a while.

I hear the UK and Australia are booming.
Oct 21st 2002, 2:11 am
Replies: 213
Views: 2,729
Posted By cykit

Re: American isolationism

Desmond's statistics are absolutely laughable. He must have made them up. I'm looking at he following link:

[http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/social/inc-eco.htm#srce]

and there is...
Oct 17th 2002, 3:33 pm
Replies: 30
Views: 2,792
Posted By cykit

Re: Cities in U.S. notorious for crime?

Well... New York and Los Angeles and Rio are the most notorious cities
for crime, I think. You said U.S. so just ignore my adding Rio, next...
New York is much better now, as one person already...
Oct 17th 2002, 3:14 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 1,450
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto, (It used to be SO clean.)

Canal street's back allys are not so bad anymore. They were maybe five years ago, but it's been cleaned up a lot.
Oct 17th 2002, 2:10 am
Replies: 44
Views: 1,450
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto, (It used to be SO clean.)

You're not kidding! Hastings Street has some of the highest AIDS and drug use rates in the Western world! Traffic is awful (no highways?!), there's bad racial tension, the economy sucks, the public...
Forum: Canada
Oct 16th 2002, 5:17 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,050
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto or Vancouver

It has a lower cost of living than Vancouver (not that much lower), but it's still not a cheap place to live! And yes, Calgary has a lousy night life. Actually, Vancouver and Montreal have best...
Oct 16th 2002, 5:17 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 667
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto or Vancouver

It has a lower cost of living than Vancouver (not that much lower), but it's still not a cheap place to live! And yes, Calgary has a lousy night life. Actually, Vancouver and Montreal have best...
Forum: Canada
Oct 16th 2002, 4:47 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,050
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto or Vancouver

Low taxes? Dude, nowhere in Canada has really low taxes. Some places have higher taxes than others, but their all high. It’s unavoidable.

Same with the weather. Most of Canada is cold....
Oct 16th 2002, 4:47 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 667
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto or Vancouver

Low taxes? Dude, nowhere in Canada has really low taxes. Some places have higher taxes than others, but their all high. It’s unavoidable.

Same with the weather. Most of Canada is cold....
Oct 16th 2002, 5:00 am
Replies: 44
Views: 1,450
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto, (It used to be SO clean.)

Do I sense a conciliatory tone towards the end of your post? That was good response, Rich. Perhaps there is some middle ground. I will agree with you that many Albertans are indeed angry with the...
Forum: Canada
Oct 15th 2002, 10:19 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 1,050
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto or Vancouver

Depends. Vancouver has better weather and is a beautiful city, but has a lousy economy, high cost of living and higher taxes. Toronto has a better economy and lower taxes, but is still struggling at...
Oct 15th 2002, 10:19 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 667
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto or Vancouver

Depends. Vancouver has better weather and is a beautiful city, but has a lousy economy, high cost of living and higher taxes. Toronto has a better economy and lower taxes, but is still struggling at...
Oct 15th 2002, 1:33 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 1,450
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto, (It used to be SO clean.)

I’m glad you have the time to look back and read the archives. It only proves that you have too much time on your hands. I also have no idea what you’re talking about by this “Edmonton online...
Oct 14th 2002, 10:59 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 1,450
Posted By cykit

Re: Toronto, (It used to be SO clean.)

Rich, it's the first time you actually got something right about me! I'm not a Brit, nor have I ever claimed to be one, but that doesn't make me a lesser person, now does it? Does it make my opinion...
Oct 14th 2002, 8:43 pm
Replies: 68
Views: 25,988
Posted By cykit

Re: ********* Why Canada sucks ??? *********

Well, I am a Canadian who found life unbarable up there, which is why I left. Canada was a great country 12-15 years ago, but now it's totally in decline. I don't even like going up to visit my...
Forum: Australia
Oct 14th 2002, 5:47 am
Replies: 39
Views: 1,666
Posted By cykit

Re: Saturday in the office again

Leo: I lived and worked in Canada and am living in the U.S. I can tell you that the working conditions are no different between the two countries. In the U.S., working conditions vary greatly from...
Oct 14th 2002, 5:47 am
Replies: 39
Views: 1,363
Posted By cykit

Re: Saturday in the office again

Leo: I lived and worked in Canada and am living in the U.S. I can tell you that the working conditions are no different between the two countries. In the U.S., working conditions vary greatly from...
Oct 14th 2002, 3:11 am
Replies: 12
Views: 4,842
Posted By cykit

Re: Triple Citizenship

[QUOTE][SIZE=.5]Originally posted by The Wizzard:
I think Greece has a strange one too, something regarding Greek ancestry
even through a name.

Yes and no. My mother is from Greece. I can claim...
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