| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 10:27:50 AM | | very unlikely that i would emmigrate to another country under most circumstances, including for a relationship. in fact there are parts of my own country i probably wouldn't consider either. aside from canadian west coast (where i currently live), i might consider vancouver island...but not much else appeals. internationally, perhaps somewhere in britain. otherwise, i'm quite happy staying where i am. | |
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 10:50:48 AM | I love my country so it would have to be something pretty special but I would consider it in the right circumstances. I'm nomadic by nature and can take my work almost anywhere in the world.
It would not be a decision that would be easy, nor made in haste, but life is short and for something amazing it would be worth the airfare back and forth to see my family in Canada. | |
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 11:14:38 AM | I met my Canadian wife on another site a few years ago.Since that time,getting her legal to work here in the US(she's sitting on two college degrees and still can't work here)has been a major hassle,so we have decided to sell our house and move up there.It looks cheaper and there seems to be a lot less red tape to get me legal up there.
I'm looking forward to the move.I've had enough of the heat,bugs and lousy medical insurance. | |
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 3:39:40 PM | Perhaps when my child is grown up, I might consider moving for someone who is THE ONE!
But it would be a difficult choice and I would never leave without returning for visits. I love Canada. I love that our country has every kind of beauty imaginable from oceans and lakes and rivers, to forests, to desert conditions complete with to farmland covered with the blossoms of flax so blue it looks like a field of water or yellow mustard or golden waving wheat and barley, to desert conditions. I love that we look after the citizens who cannot look after themselves (or at least try our best to!). I love that no one has to go without healthcare or food regardless of their social and financial circumstances. I love that so many of our folks enjoy meeting and socializing with new people both from our own country and abroad.
It's a terrific place with terrific people. You should all come visit but make sure you tour the country--Vancouver and Toronto do not represent our country, every place has something special and wonderful to offer!
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 5:55:18 PM | I read an earlier post which said we (Americans) needed a new John F. Kennedy. Actually, we've got one! The bozo we've got in office now has lowered taxes substantially for the wealthy just like JFK did. What we really need is a Franklin Delano Roosevelt and a new New Deal, not another Democrat pandering to conservatives à la Bill Clinton.
I haven't been to Canada, but from what I hear (and some pics I've seen), it looks really nice! I was told about this site from a Canadian woman who found her boyfriend on here, so who knows? | |
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 6:00:17 PM | To the previous poster: did you know that there is a website aimed at helping Americans escape to Canada? I believe it's called canadianalternative dot com, but don't quote me on that. If you're really serious -- Ottawa is, in my opinion, as lovely as any city on the planet. (I grew up in Potsdam, New York, which is only about an hour away.)
Ottawa is just the right size, lots of smart people, convenient to a lot of other places. I hear a lot of good things about Vancouver but I could never deal with all the rain.... | |
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 6:15:30 PM | I have lived in the USA. The one thing that was evident was the extreme amount of anger in the population -- most of it over petty and arrogant things. The geographic and cultural ignorance is a little awkward at times to deal with there as well. I think a lot of Americans misunderstand or misjudge Canada until they have been here. It is difficult to stomach some of the beliefs that Americans tend to have. I know its not all people, but I encountered it enough to make me pack and leave.
Given the way your INS people seem to harrass and mistreat visitors to your country -- I really see no reason to go back there anymore. I witnessed an elderly woman beaten up by an INS officer. I saw people threatened like dogs in a cage just because the INS guards could do it. I even had my own bad experiences, including threats of internment at the border because two employees fought over a egg salad sandwich. Really I think Americans should be ashamed of the behavior of some of their officials. Worse yet are people with the authoritarian mentality that supports and encourage this mistreatment of non-americans.
But the anger there is just too much to stomach. Sorry I am staying anywhere but there (USA)
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 6:25:40 PM | I would move to America,but not for a women,just to live and enjoy ridding a bike all year round in the sun.Cali or texas or Florida.I am sure it would be nice.However I am not sure i could addapt to the health care you have.I am sure it is not as hard as it seems Americans addpted to it and i am sure alot are fine as they are.as us canucks.The females in the states I find are amazing,not in looks but in attitude,alot are very nice and sweet,and this was the bronx N.Y back a few years ago.We where there for some training and I met some nice people and women of course.
My biggest thing I would say is I wish the both countries would actually appriciate what we have and respect one another more.so far on this thread I read nice things.So before I mumble on and on.Ya i would move there. | |
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 6:47:16 PM | I would move to America,but not for a women,just to live and enjoy ridding a bike all year round in the sun.Cali or texas or Florida.I am sure it would be nice.However I am not sure i could addapt to the health care you have.I am sure it is not as hard as it seems Americans addpted to it and i am sure alot are fine as they are.as us canucks.The females in the states I find are amazing,not in looks but in attitude,alot are very nice and sweet,and this was the bronx N.Y back a few years ago.We where there for some training and I met some nice people and women of course.
I live in Texas and have lived in and visited several regions. The coastal plains are OK, but our beach water is very polluted. Central Texas is nice, but it's vulnerable to tornados. The piney woods is nice, but the culture is very Southern and the food is mostly fried.
Northern California is nice, from what I've heard. Southern California is pretty much a concrete jungle, but I hear San Diego is nice.
Florida? Just make sure you're not going to run over an alligator or crocodile or be driving behind elderly people (there could be an entire industry devoted to driving them around!). The beach water is nice (no oil drilling there for tourism reasons), but then you'd have to watch out for the sharks.
And "adapted" to the health-care system we have here isn't the right word. Let's just say that for the most part Americans don't know any differently.
Thanks, Dave_from_FLA, for the link! I've bookmarked it and will check it out. Even if Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic nomination and the presidency, this country isn't going to change. It's just going to be more of the same perennial promises which always wind up unfulfilled.
But then again, if someone were to actually stand up to the car and oil companies, then I'm sure they'd hire someone to take him or her out if they couldn't get their way politically, but that's not an issue because they almost always get their way politically. | |
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 6:56:42 PM | Hmmmmmmm. Good question. I've heard a lot of good and bad things 'bout our neighbors to the north. My worries would be not making enough money to afford the taxes and of course there is my horse who is cheaper to keep down here.
I'd look at property since I like living on my 1/4 acre but would like more land for my ranch/farm dream. Isn't it expensive to have land up there?
Ok, to answer the question though. No. I would not move because I would not date anyone outside an acceptable range from my home city. Just too much trouble doing LDR-having done so three times, I'm done dating that way. He would have to be pretty special for me to look outside the state of California.  | |
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 9:35:41 PM | | I agree with Mtloophiker^^^^ From what I understand people in East Germany had more personal freedoms then most Americans (depending on City and State of course) and that was BEFORE the wall came down!!! I guess my decision would be based on many factors but in the long run if it was for the better yeah I would move to Canada (however I would perfer somewhere I could ride all year long too) | |
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| Would you Canadians move to the U.S,Would you Americans move to Canada if you met someone on here?
Posted: 7/17/2007 10:30:25 PM | kaisenji: There are always good and bad aspects of every person and location.
As to the cost of land: that depends on where you go. Land near the larger cities is much more expensive than land a little more remote. Plus land in the prairies, I believe, would be less expensive than land in British Columbia and Ontario. There are also places out of town that will board horses--at least outside Saskatoon there are.
As for taxes: they are based on your income. So if you make less money then you pay less taxes. I have been a single mom for 13 years (or 14 if you count gestation). My parents helped me a bit with my downpayment, but I pay for a home and own my own vehicle with no extra help from my parents and no child support. I live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Not that I am saying everyone will move here, but I thought some people may be interested in taking a peek at costs of homes/land in different areas of Canada for curiosity's sake. http://remax.ca/
I've read some comments that relate the United States to living in a dictatorship. If anyone would like to explain that opinion, I would be interested in hearing. I like to learn about other people, counties, cultures. Feel free to message me privately, since it probably is off the topic of this particular thread.
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