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Living in Canada
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FrustratedUser
Lifer
What's up with the love for Swedes here? :thumbsup: I'm Swedish and I can say we are not tribal. LOL
FrustratedUser
Lifer
Volvo.
MercenaryForHire
Lifer
7% federal (Nationwide) tax, and anywhere from 0-10% (cumulative in two provinces) added on top of that!
- M4H
yllus
Elite Member & Lifer
re: Politics
You'll go from a society where everything is political to one where one in which you realize that the same bunch of people have been in power for decades. There's very little point in involving oneself in the political process because the institution in place very, very heavily leans towards patronage. This can be good or bad depending on if your own political views match up with our government-in-place, the Liberal Party. For the most part they're competent and not too outrageous. In truth, politics in Canada aren't that important because we have very little power to wield over others anyways.
re: Health Care
re: Economy
The economy is a little deceptive up here. The high tech industry is very, very tight. We simply don't have the spinoff effect of small startups breaking off from heavy industry like the United States does. Frankly, you'll probably be earning a significantly lesser wage in Canada, but it will probably balance out with the generally lower cost of living.
Your decision. I'd trade you citizenships if I could.
You'll go from a society where everything is political to one where one in which you realize that the same bunch of people have been in power for decades. There's very little point in involving oneself in the political process because the institution in place very, very heavily leans towards patronage. This can be good or bad depending on if your own political views match up with our government-in-place, the Liberal Party. For the most part they're competent and not too outrageous. In truth, politics in Canada aren't that important because we have very little power to wield over others anyways.
re: Health Care
You'll likely benefit from a move to Canada, then. Routine non-life threatening medical work is "free", as in subsidized by every person in the country paying, instead of direct user fees.
re: Economy
The economy is a little deceptive up here. The high tech industry is very, very tight. We simply don't have the spinoff effect of small startups breaking off from heavy industry like the United States does. Frankly, you'll probably be earning a significantly lesser wage in Canada, but it will probably balance out with the generally lower cost of living.
Your decision. I'd trade you citizenships if I could.
FrustratedUser
Lifer
Hej. Det var kul att se en Svensk kommentar här på ATOT.
Skål!
:beer:😀
(just said cheers to Silverpig)
Good luck, it's not easy for an american to emigrate to canada.
RabidMongoose
Lifer
I would have to say that he's right in some parts. Many Canadians hate Americans (well before the Iraq war) due to some sort of inferiority complex. I don't think Americans really talk about Canadians at all...I don't think I've ever talked about Canada one bit to someone in person while in the US...but Canadians on the other hand...I suppose it's the result of only living right next door to the world superpower.
You displayed this problem well in your hilarious P&N thread.
brigden
Diamond Member
I immigrated to Canada from England over twenty years ago. I have a good idea of what Canadians are like from an outsider's point-of-view.
First, and I feel this is important, Canadians are not envious of American power in any way, shape, or form. Canadians are proud of their differences with Americans and often like to make sure people are aware of the differences.
In my experiences travelling all over the world, and through much of the United States I would say that Canadians are by far the most friendly.
Canadians are liberal, but that comes with the territory. Living in a country like Canada makes people gravitate towards liberalism.
I've also noticed Canada is easily the cleanest place I've ever visited.
Violent crime isn't as much a threat as it is in America, even in urban centres.
First, and I feel this is important, Canadians are not envious of American power in any way, shape, or form. Canadians are proud of their differences with Americans and often like to make sure people are aware of the differences.
In my experiences travelling all over the world, and through much of the United States I would say that Canadians are by far the most friendly.
Canadians are liberal, but that comes with the territory. Living in a country like Canada makes people gravitate towards liberalism.
I've also noticed Canada is easily the cleanest place I've ever visited.
Violent crime isn't as much a threat as it is in America, even in urban centres.
That means that they're obsessed with Americans. They should be proud to tell people how they are without making a comparison with another group.
I've had some friends who came to the US from Canada for grad school. They do admit that Canadians are generally obsessed with the US. Sometimes they say people just like to blame the US in Canada so that they can avoid blaming themselves for their own faults. They were surprised when nobody in the US even cared about Canada. They thought it was some sort of big rivalry thing, but they realized that it's only that within Canada.
FrustratedUser
Lifer
Hahahaha!
quite a few europhiles here I see.
I too have been thinking about going there. I dislike the north american lifestyle and the cityscapes most of all. Here, everything's spread out, huge streets, monstrous parking lots, big box stores, isolated subdivisions. I hate it all.
Europe, with its 'organic' type city grown, classical design etc is just plain better. I was in Sofia for 3 months this summer and even though the city suffers extensively from the communist years (poor infrastructure, horrible commie-style housing project neighbourhoods etc), its was still a great city.
I dunno exactly what it is, but it just felt better.
I too have been thinking about going there. I dislike the north american lifestyle and the cityscapes most of all. Here, everything's spread out, huge streets, monstrous parking lots, big box stores, isolated subdivisions. I hate it all.
Europe, with its 'organic' type city grown, classical design etc is just plain better. I was in Sofia for 3 months this summer and even though the city suffers extensively from the communist years (poor infrastructure, horrible commie-style housing project neighbourhoods etc), its was still a great city.
I dunno exactly what it is, but it just felt better.
RabidMongoose
Lifer
I think living in Europe would be great for a little while...but not for too long since I think I would feel a little out of place there. It would be a great experience for 1-2 years or so at the very least.
True. American comidically joke about Canada and Canadians in general. Canadians however, well as far as I can tell and understand, THEY ARE SERIOUS when they complain about America. It's easy when you are the biggest bully on the planet to simply carelessly joke about and abuse others.
Agreed, I DEFINATELY felt the CBC was more news oriented. CNN and the like are so much into selling the news and marketing it with sensationalizm and forced points that they have taken the thinking out of the news and in the process crippled the american citizen's ability to form their own opinion.
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