Questions for Canadians that have lived in US?

[Volbound1700]

What were the similarities and differences between the two nations?

Is your government as incompetent as the US government?

How hard is it to get a job or start a business?

 

[SLY]

Theres nothing but polar bears up there.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

One nation has electricity and the other doesn't?

 

[KillerVee]

Have any of our Canadians lived in the US?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Also, I thought Canada was only an idea...

 

[dash]

I've lived and work in the US in the past and I think there are many more similarities than differences. If you have a skillset that is in high demand, it's relatively easy as a Canadian to find work in either country (a letter from my US employer, my university degree, and 60 US dollars is all it takes to get a temporary US work visa for a 1 year period).

If you want more details, feel free to send me a PM.

 

[sbb122]

All i know about Canada is Dash is under some assumption they have professional football, at least according to biz...

 

[blindbaby]

I lived in Los Angeles for one year. I was there as a student so I didn't have to deal with too much government. I will say though, that I did have to "sneak" my way into the country as Regan decided that anyone - even pardoned - with a marijuana conviction, wouldn't be allowed to enter the USA. Luckily, this was before the time of the interwebs so I got away with kind of sneaking in.

Oh, and I did get a ticket for jaywalking in L.A. (fucking jaywalking?). I decided not to pay, but the girlfriend sent the L.A.P.D. a check anyways for 10 bucks -- the amount of the fine. Of course she didn't realize her money was in Canadian funds so they promptly sent her a notice that unless she sent them $242 dollars (about 600 in todays dollars), I would have a warrant out for my arrest. She refused, so now I'm a fugitive to California...lol
I'm not so sure that would ever happen in Canada, although that's more an indictment of L.A. than the USA.

 

[dash]

All i know about Canada is Dash is under some assumption they have professional football, at least according to biz...

Longer, wider field
12 players instead of 11
3 downs instead of 4
Our balls are bigger

 

[blindbaby]

Longer, wider field
12 players instead of 11
3 downs instread of 4
Our balls are bigger

And the best part is that there's no monopoly on names. You like the name (Roughriders perhaps?), then everyone is free to use it.

 

[Volbound1700]

If things get too bad for us down here in the states, then I may have to head up north.

My list of nations to go after the US are 1. Australia, 2. New Zealand, 3. Canada.

I suppose all three of these nations are a lot like US (former British colonies, speak English, judeo-Christian background, Representation Government, Free Enterprise (although socialism is mixing in a lot with both).

Also Americans, Australians, New Zealanders, and Canadians have always been close having been on the same side during the Cold War, War on Terror, WW1, and WW2.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

If things get too bad for us down here in the states, then I may have to head up north.

My list of nations to go after the US are 1. Australia, 2. New Zealand, 3. Canada.

I suppose all three of these nations are a lot like US (former British colonies, speak English, judeo-Christian background, Representation Government, Free Enterprise (although socialism is mixing in a lot with both).

Also Americans, Australians, New Zealanders, and Canadians have always been close having been on the same side during the Cold War, War on Terror, WW1, and WW2.

Don't forget, to get to Canada from Detroit you go south and from Buffalo you go west.

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

Don't forget, to get to Canada from Detroit you go south and from Buffalo you go west.

Canada. The wild west.

Go fer your snowblower, pardner.

 

[sabresfaninthesouth]

Don't forget, to get to Canada from Detroit you go south and from Buffalo you go west.

Labatt Blue tells me the entire country is north of Buffalo:


OK, just an excuse to dust off the commercial.

 

[elocomotive]

I suppose all three of these nations are a lot like US (former British colonies, speak English, judeo-Christian background, Representation Government, Free Enterprise (although socialism is mixing in a lot with both).

Wow! Canadians get free rental cars? Nice perk.

This thread reminds me of my freshman year in college. Our wing of the dorm had a bulletin board and our R.A. was supposed to put up themed information on the board (study tips, the dangers of binge driking, etc.) to make us more 'sponsible students. He did one at the start of the year and then left it. We made fun of the R.A. for it and told him we would all turn into drunken delinquents without these life lessons and started to make them ourselves. Our first was called "Where do hot dogs come from?" You may not know this, but hot dogs are 41% koala bear. The second and final board (our attention spans were short was called "Canada... The Danger Nearby" and detailed the grave danger Canada posed to America. The boards drew curious looks and disapproving scowls from visiting parents. Good times.

 

[dash]

Vancouver-based Fraser Institute study suggests Alberta is the best place to conduct business in all of North America...

Alberta tops Fraser Institute?s annual ranking as most economically free jurisdiction in North America | Daily Brew - Yahoo! News

 

[jstewismybastardson]

if it werent for A)Albertas climate, B)Albertas geography and C)Edmonton, Id consider living in Alberta

 

[dash]

if it werent for A)Albertas climate, B)Albertas geography and C)Edmonton, Id consider living in Alberta

Three strikes and you're out, eh jstew?!?

/The funny thing is winters are not bad at all in Calgary, it's the short summers that finally made me decide to move.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

/The funny thing is winters are not bad at all in Calgary, it's the short summers that finally made me decide to move.

I like the ocean ... no matter how polluted and the mountains/forests ... no matter how clearcut

someone should somehow work that into a provincial song

/calgary weather a little too unpredictable, no? forecast 5 degrees and you get 25 ... at worst here, the forecast is 25 mm rain and you get 150mm

 

[dash]

calgary weather a little too unpredictable, no? forecast 5 degrees and you get 25 ... at worst here, the forecast is 25 mm rain and you get 150mm

Yeah, it's the blessing (and curse) of being in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. The storms have a habit of blowing in just after 6 pm (right when your tennis or slo-pitch game is starting)