Originally Posted by CDSmith (Post 16921313)

The taxes don't bother me at all in Canada. Go anywhere else and chances are you're paying state & federal taxes on good and services too, AND chances are equally good that the people who live in those areas are bitching about it as well.

The cold doesn't bother me either. In fact I love the change in seasons we get here, I find it more interesting than just having one continuous season, or in some countries 2: hot and rainy. No thanks, I prefer a real spring, a real fall, and in order to have that you need a real winter in between. We get about 5 months of warm-to-hot weather here, that's just fine by me. No mosquitos in winter, huge plus right there.

One of the few things I've bitched over about Canada is the price of gas. We're one of the largest producerrs of oil in the world and are the largest seller of oil to the US, yet we pay MORE for gas than Americans do. Meanwhile other oil-producing nations like Venezuela seel gas to their citizens for dirt cheap. I'm not saying Canadians should be able to buy gas for 12 cents a litre, but surely we should be paying less or at the very least comparable to prices in the US.

People who live in border towns know what I'm talking about. I have relatives and friends in such towns who for decades have been driving across to the US to fill up with gas. Because it's always been cheaper. For many years there was the excuse that the USD is worth more but that's not been the case for a while now, the two have been nearly at par at times in recent years. Yet gas is still cheaper in the US.

Originally Posted by nickutis (Post 16921234)

cons: cell plans is really expensive.. You even pay to see "caller number", 8$ a month, you pay for incoming calls.. You pay for everything

all other things pretty much +-

Originally Posted by Axeman (Post 16921131)

Cons: Taxes. Not the personal taxes so much as the sales tax, liquor taxes, airport taxes, gas taxes etc. Drives me insane how high they are.

Originally Posted by rollinthunder (Post 16921331)

For anybody with money, the only good thing about Canada is the passport. If you are poor and have a lot of babies or serious health problems, Canada is a good option. However, after saying that the only place I would ever consider living in Canada given those circumstances (and trust me it still sucks) is Western BC.

Originally Posted by Adultmix (Post 16921105)

Well, thats defo cheap for house, not sure if its cheap for a cabin of that kind. Where is that located? Unless its a joke.

Originally Posted by the Shemp (Post 16921414)

no joke ...that is 50 miles east of Vancouver

Originally Posted by Adultmix (Post 16921137)

I don't think that somebody running online business with Canadian passporte is limited of visitng Hawaii for a month :) Btw, I'm used to Canadian weather as of it's near the same here in Ukraine. I only can tell Alberta is pretty much as cold as Russia, but hope, we dont go there :)

Originally Posted by the Shemp (Post 16921492)

this is our park band...they do a mean rendition of "the last train to clarksville"
http://www.shemp.com/band32004.jpg

Originally Posted by marketsmart (Post 16920503)

cons: its filled with canadians... :2 cents:

Originally Posted by quiet (Post 16921392)

i've traveled pretty much the entire world, and i completely disagree. western bc does not suck lol. it's beautiful, mild weather, awesome mountains, great roads to rip around in your sports car on, endless activities (if you are active). great food, etc. meh, to each his own.

Originally Posted by rollinthunder (Post 16922085)

Like I said, if I were ever to live in Canada it would be there (which shows how bad Canada really is in general to live). I guess it is a matter of perspective, but to me the weather is not mild. It also rains almost every day, things are very expensive (especially with the strong CDN$), every other person is chinese, you can't drive 2 blocks at night without being stopped by a police drinking and driving roadblock, taxes are high as fuck, downtown Vancouver is one of the scariest crack head scenes ever... I can go on and on.

Originally Posted by rollinthunder (Post 16922085)

Like I said, if I were ever to live in Canada it would be there (which shows how bad Canada really is in general to live). I guess it is a matter of perspective, but to me the weather is not mild. It also rains almost every day, things are very expensive (especially with the strong CDN$), every other person is chinese, you can't drive 2 blocks at night without being stopped by a police drinking and driving roadblock, taxes are high as fuck, downtown Vancouver is one of the scariest crack head scenes ever... I can go on and on.

Originally Posted by Angry Jew Cat (Post 16921567)

Yup, the biggest problem with that is any mudhut living stone age religion thumping prick can jump off the boat and instantly be a canadian.

GTFO OF MY COUNTRY

Originally Posted by Bman (Post 16922152)

Your Native American? Cool ! :1orglaugh

Originally Posted by Angry Jew Cat (Post 16922198)

Fuck off, we stole this land fair and fucking square, and the Indians are lucky we let them live on the reservations instead of just exterminating their people like we should have. If all these third world cocksuckers want in, they can come steal the land themselves. Until then I'm sick of seeing these cocksuckers boated in and given a "Be a Canadian tax-free" pass. Seriously, we need to close the fucking door already. :pimp

In all seriousness, our immigration laws suck fucking donkey balls. After 9/11 happened, America blamed us for harboring terrorists and making it too easy for them to just waltz right in. Well, they weren't wrong! We need to start turning some fucking people back for fuck sakes.

Am I a racist? Probably, so what? Fuck you if you have a problem with it. I just hate anyone who gets a tax-free pass in this country, which last time I checked tends to be brown people.

Originally Posted by Bman (Post 16922263)

Whitey doesnt move here anymore ever since they got TV in Europe so they could see how cold it was here...

Originally Posted by quiet (Post 16922149)

you obviously never lived in the mountains. it doesn't rain everyday here at all. we have a rainy season, then a snow season, then a hot summer. but yeah, i agree, Van for sure rains one hell of a lot. i couldn't live there.

Originally Posted by the Shemp (Post 16921414)

no joke ...that is 50 miles east of Vancouver

Originally Posted by Axeman (Post 16921476)

Visiting is not the same as living.

Originally Posted by marketsmart (Post 16920781)

i know, those french canadians in montreal are annoying.....

Originally Posted by Elli (Post 16921407)

Lived in Vancouver area my whole life except for a year in Tucson, AZ.

Pros: great outdoors activities, a little rain never stopped anybody!
health care taken care of
RRSPs are helpful
fairly friendly people & communities
walkable neighbourhoods, unlike more modern american cities
lots of "local food" places
great food in Vancouver, at least!

Cons:
high sales taxes on everygoddamnthing, here comes the HST!
high gas prices ($1.14 a litre for 89 octane right now)
bad traffic
high rents/land value
basically expensive cost of living in Vancouver
you might as well learn Chinese. It's handy.

Originally Posted by Adultmix (Post 16923200)

Dude, what's that fish?

http://www.shemp.com/shempboat.jpg

So chilled out area, love the day care thing and overall style.
Do you have internets overthere?

Originally Posted by rollinthunder (Post 16922711)

I have not lived in the mountains, but I know it does not rain every day there, but the weather certainly is not what I would consider 'mild' up there. If you like it, you like it, no big deal. I can see the attraction if you are a snowboarder. I'm more of a golfer, lounger, drinker.

Originally Posted by rollinthunder (Post 16922711)

I have not lived in the mountains, but I know it does not rain every day there, but the weather certainly is not what I would consider 'mild' up there. If you like it, you like it, no big deal. I can see the attraction if you are a snowboarder. I'm more of a golfer, lounger, drinker.