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Forum: Canada
Jun 20th 2012, 11:35 am
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

It's weird, because if you asked for chips with anything else (eg/ steak & chips) you'd get a steak and a bag of crisps.
Forum: Canada
Jun 19th 2012, 5:36 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

It's available in abundance here- you can get fish n chips pretty much anywhere. Decent quality too!

Too bad no one does mushy peas though... :p
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2012, 8:12 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

My UK salary was 27,000 GBP.... a smidgen within the UK average income, and roughly the going rate for my occupation.

There aint many places you can move to and buy a house on that kind of...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2012, 8:08 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

Well, almost: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18425472
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2012, 7:50 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

If you're suggesting that people decide to move to Canada on the basis of stuff they've only read in the papers, I think you need to give yourself a shake.

My view is that one of the reasons...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2012, 7:40 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

I agree, and this is my point. There is plenty of balance in the news.

But the vast majority of the population lives in/around the major urban centres, where these types of issues are a) not only...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2012, 7:27 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

Fair enough Ian, but with respect, you're saying this from the comfort of your own home, a million miles from anywhere that has the issues we're talking about. It's a little easy for people to sit...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2012, 7:22 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

That's all well and good, but whose life is being impacted due to these so-called "changes in perception" caused by the press? My perception of the UK changed, not because the press were focussing on...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2012, 6:44 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

Isnt the same true of all news? Do we need to know about the MP expense scandal for instance? Do we need to know about civil war in Syria? It's of no consequence to me or you, so why are journalists...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2012, 6:24 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

That's certainly an interesting perspective....
:confused:
Although I never really understood this view that the press are responsible for the whole "England has gone to the dogs" mentality. You do...
Forum: Canada
Jun 14th 2012, 1:58 pm
Replies: 423
Views: 40,232
Posted By jericho

Re: Is it REALLY much better????

I think each persons experiences are going to be different, and it really depends on what you're looking for and what you're leaving behind.

I like living in Canada, and began to detest living in...
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