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[tazinib1]

Just got back home Saturday after almost 3 months living in Surrey,B.C (A suburb of Vancouver). It was probably the best road gig I've done to date. Canada is a beautiful country. The people are polite to a fault.

Cigarettes are $11 a pack

A 5th of the cheapest whiskey is $25

I got in...that's all I gotta say about that.

The women there are unbelievably beautiful

Everybody has free health care ..... everybody

There is little to no graffiti

The streets are amazingly clean

I never saw a pot hole

Canadian TV is hilarious. There is a show called "Little Mosque on the Prairie"....that would never fly here.

KFC doesn't offer biscuits or mac/cheese

Hockey rules over anything else. We actually went to a sports bar during game 1 of the Canucks/Kings game and walked into a sea of green and blue. They didn't like us very much

You can't access your voice mail and data is $2.50 per MB if you are not on the Canada plan.

Thank god for wireless

I've never seen so many 1 eyed Jacks (cars with only 1 working headlight). I even saw a RCMP with a headlight out.

Cops could care less if you are smoking a joint in the street. They have bigger fish to fry.

Whistler was worth the trip alone. What an amazing 2 days off that was.

It wasn't as cold as I thought it would be

I'm glad to be back home.

Edited by tazinib1, 11 June 2012 - 06:40 PM.

[matt770]

tazinib1, on 11 June 2012 - 05:01 PM, said:

I now have a greater appreciation for our Mexican neighbors that will do anything to get into our country.

You cannot be serious.

[General Itals]

I never got Canada's uptighteness about not letting anyone in with a DUI from 20 years ago.

[tazinib1]

matt770, on 11 June 2012 - 05:14 PM, said:

You cannot be serious.

I am still in favor of stricter immigration laws and strengthening our border...don't get me wrong. But I get it.

[Hugh B Tool]

You may get it, but you best be hoping someone in either Countries Immigration doesn't read this. Having lived within an hour of BC for over 20 years, your three months are the honeymoon faze, as the Country as a whole is a POS that would NEVER survive without the USA's assistance for the past 200 years. Great place to visit and granted very scenic, with decent beer and great smoke, yet FUBARED to no end to actually live there.

[bpwallace49]

Hugh B Tool, on 11 June 2012 - 05:48 PM, said:

You may get it, but you best be hoping someone in either Countries Immigration doesn't read this. Having lived within an hour of BC for over 20 years, your three months are the honeymoon faze, as the Country as a whole is a POS that would NEVER survive without the USA's assistance for the past 200 years. Great place to visit and granted very scenic, with decent beer and great smoke, yet FUBARED to no end to actually live there.

:waitingforTfordtoslapshotapucktoHughsgrill:

[slambo]

tazinib1, on 11 June 2012 - 05:01 PM, said:

Hockey rules over anything else. .
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http://sports.yahoo....-112515867.html

[Tford]

bpwallace49, on 11 June 2012 - 05:55 PM, said:

:waitingforTfordtoslapshotapucktoHughsgrill:

Haters gonna hate?

I'm not going for this bait. If the guy hates Canada, he is welcome to stay where he is. I supposed that is the typical Canadian non-confrontational post.

[nuke'em ttg]

Tford, on 13 June 2012 - 11:59 PM, said:

Haters gonna hate?

I'm not going for this bait. If the guy hates Canada, he is welcome to stay where he is. I supposed that is the typical Canadian non-confrontational post.

how did ya end up a Falcans fan?

[Big John]

nuke, on 14 June 2012 - 07:58 AM, said:

how did ya end up a Falcans fan?

Was a Deion Sanders fan when we was with them.

[nuke'em ttg]

Big John, on 14 June 2012 - 08:05 AM, said:

Was a Tim Dwight fan when we was with them.

Whew, i thought you said Deion Sanders

[MrTed46]

meh, i'd never live there

[nuke'em ttg]

MrTed46, on 14 June 2012 - 08:30 AM, said:

meh, i'd never live there

don't hold yer breath for an invitation i'll tell ya that dude is a prick and hates old people

[matt770]

Only been to Montreal once and would go back in a heartbeat.  Beautiful city, great food and the women are sexy as hell and very flirtatious.  The city is like a huge empanada just waiting to get burritoed.

[Hugh 0ne]

Tford, on 13 June 2012 - 11:59 PM, said:

Haters gonna hate?

I'm not going for this bait. If the guy hates Canada, he is welcome to stay where he is. I supposed that is the typical Canadian non-confrontational post.

You forgot to end it with "eh?".

[Square]

Hugh B Tool, on 11 June 2012 - 05:48 PM, said:

You may get it, but you best be hoping someone in either Countries Immigration doesn't read this. Having lived within an hour of BC for over 20 years, your three months are the honeymoon faze, as the Country as a whole is a POS that would NEVER survive without the USA's assistance for the past 200 years. Great place to visit and granted very scenic, with decent beer and great smoke, yet FUBARED to no end to actually live there.

I guess I'd need to hear what exactly is FUBARED.  It's not like the US is all tits and lollipops.

[MrTed46]

nuke, on 14 June 2012 - 08:38 AM, said:

don't hold yer breath for an invitation i'll tell ya that dude is a prick and hates old people

Too cold for me aye

I do like to visit though, Montreal in particular is beautiful. If I were to move anywhere it would be closer to the equator

[Tford]

Hugh 0ne, on 14 June 2012 - 09:37 AM, said:

You forgot to end it with "eh?".

Well played.

[tazinib1]

Hugh 0ne, on 14 June 2012 - 09:37 AM, said:

You forgot to end it with "eh?".

I caught myself saying "eh" after about a month

[stevegrab]

tazinib1, on 14 June 2012 - 10:59 AM, said:

I caught myself saying "eh" after about a month

Were you saing "aboot" as well?  Just spent some time with one of our customer from the Toronto area. She rarely said eh, but her aboots were very noticeable.

[chester]

I work at a call center, somebody from Colorado guessed that I was from Canada from my 'accent'

[Square]

chester, on 14 June 2012 - 12:16 PM, said:

I work at a call center, somebody from Colorado guessed that I was from Canada from my 'accent'

That's what you weirdos sound like up nort dere.  

[tazinib1]

awwww jeez

Found myself saying that alot as well. Kinda catchy