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Forum: Canada

May 11th 2010, 12:28 am

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Has there been a worse time to emmigrate?

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Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Has there been a worse time to emmigrate?

Radio two in the morning is Chris Evans - Terry Wogan for the twentytens. If you are listening to thought for the day, then presumably you are listening to the Today programme on R4. It's difficult...

Forum: Canada

May 3rd 2010, 3:14 pm

Replies: 46

Has there been a worse time to emmigrate?

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Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Has there been a worse time to emmigrate?

It's not being more expensive that is the problem - generally you would start at the bottom of the pay scale anyway - it's not being able to get a job quickly because as you note there is no shortage...

Forum: Canada

May 3rd 2010, 12:14 pm

Replies: 46

Has there been a worse time to emmigrate?

Views: 5,329

Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Has there been a worse time to emmigrate?

I don't believe that a typical emigrant (from the UK at least) is "a young person with a skill but no assets". In my unscientific survey of posters on this here BB, the typical emigrant is a 30-40...

Forum: Canada

May 3rd 2010, 11:22 am

Replies: 46

Has there been a worse time to emmigrate?

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Posted By Atlantic Xpat

Re: Has there been a worse time to emmigrate?

I moved to the other side of the country from Van, where we have our own property boom. (My house is worth almost double what I paid for it 5 years ago.). An exchange rate around $1.50 to the GBP...

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