[kimisoo]

How is Quebec @ gunnair-i really just want to leave here the government and the people here just make me want to

[raydan]

kimisoo kimisoo:

How is Quebec @ gunnair-i really just want to leave here the government and the people here just make me want to

If you can't speak French, you're pretty much limited to Montreal if you want to find work.

[BartSimpson]

herbie herbie:

Here's the perspective I overheard from the local gun club members the other day.

Sorry to cut you off, but our Congress has already looked at the issue and heard testimony from DHS confirming what Kimisoo posted. They're also acting to reduce the DHS ammunition order. Google the matter for yourself and see.

There's just no reason to justify the Department of Homeland Security ordering enough ammunition to wage a war.

As to the public buying guns and ammo? Well, given the fact that the DHS is trying to buy enough ammuntion to kill every American six times over it's not paranoid to think that the government might be planning on doing something with all of that ammo.

In comparison, the Department of Defense (which is actually waging a war!) only purchased about a third of the small arms ammunition that DHS ordered in FY 2012-2013.

[pineywoodslim]

Neo-liberalism--the so called "free market" on steroids--has taken root in most of the developed world, and resulted in deregulated financial markets, deregulated commodities markets, and deregulated energy markets.

The result was rigged markets leading to the Great Recession.

While Canada might not quite be there yet, let's just say it's probably 5 years behind the U.S.

And the U.S. is far from the worst--the EU is suffering economically even moreso than the U.S.

As for government spying--there is a thread hereabouts claiming Canada is even worse than the U.S. Not claiming that's true, but Canadians have many of the same gripes about that sort of thing as Americans.

Some Americans of the leftist persuasion tend to think of Canada as some sort of Scandinavian paradise. And some Canadians of the same persuasion tend to amplify that in an effort to show how politically different Canada is from the US. I don't think either view is particularly accurate--aside from the big, big difference in national healthcare.

Aside from that, thieves run both nations, as well as most others.

[GreenTiger]

All of us Americans who are on this site obviously have a very high opinion of Canada and for good reason.

Yes we in The States have a number of things that SNAFU, but Canada has its own set of problems, just certain aspects of the Canadian economy and Canadian culture happen to be less FU than what we have here.

I think what you are feeling is a bit of "The Grass is greener on the other side" situation. Canada is a great country all of us yanks on this site agree but I'm sure all the Canadians here will agree as well that they have their problems too so all things considered you are probably better off staying where you are.

Let's learn the good things from Canada and integrate that into American life.

[DrCaleb]

GreenTiger GreenTiger:

Let's learn the good things from Canada and integrate that into American life.

That may be one of the best lessons to learn from us; search the world, find the good stuff, make it part of you.

[Regina]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

GreenTiger GreenTiger:

Let's learn the good things from Canada and integrate that into American life.

That may be one of the best lessons to learn from us; search the world, find the good stuff, make it part of you.

Yoda? Is that you?

[stratos]

I would not suggest moving from N.C. to Canada. The winters alone would kill you.

[BartSimpson]

stratos stratos:

I would not suggest moving from N.C. to Canada. The winters alone would kill you.

I would not advise you to move from Canada to NC as the summers alone would kill you.


Really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_No ... hurricanes

[Unsound]

I actually know(sorta) a guy who moved to NC from Edmonton. he really did almost die his first summer. Neighbours had to rescue him after he passed out trying to do yardwork in the middle of the day.

They gave him a long talking to about how things were done down south lol

[herbie]

The grass is greener here. After 3 weeks of afternoon thunderstorms I had no choice but to mow the lawn. Might as well call the electric mower a "juicer" as I'm green up to my knees.
The big difference I always noticed between our countries was that here, the laws, the traffic enforcements, the demeanor of the cops is consistent everywhere. Dealing with the police is like Macdonalds, you know what your gonna get before you do.
Cafes and diners cost a little more for smaller plates, coffee refills aren't so liberal. Motels vary even within a chain. Provincial campsites are more primitive (few or no hookups) than State parks. I've never paid to go on a beach in Canada, but sometimes had to pay to park at one.
And the junk food is different brands. We have shitty Beer Nuts, you're deprived of Hawkins Cheezies and every server can automatically deduce what you want if you ask for "chips". If you order them in a restaurant setting, they mean french fries.

[Jonny_C]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

GreenTiger GreenTiger:

Let's learn the good things from Canada and integrate that into American life.

That may be one of the best lessons to learn from us; search the world, find the good stuff, make it part of you.

We're no slouches at importing dumb sh*t, particularly from over-bureaucratized Europe.

[raydan]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

stratos stratos:

I would not suggest moving from N.C. to Canada. The winters alone would kill you.

I would not advise you to move from Canada to NC as the summers alone would kill you.


Really.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_No ... hurricanes

That's why I went camping there in October... I may be an asshole but I'm no idiot.

[PublicAnimalNo9]

stratos stratos:

I would not suggest moving from N.C. to Canada. The winters alone would kill you.

Bah! If the Filipinos can handle Winterpeg, NCers can handle winters in Canada