What Makes Canada a Great Place to Live?

[Gonzolo]

...What my suppose to do?...

1. Get rid of the knife.
2. Stop bashing Canada (or anyone).
3. Stop smoking pot.
4. Learn self-defense.

In that order.

 

[Moonbear]

I'M TELLING YOU MAN IT IS SO HARD TO MEET GIRL ON THE BUS,BECAUSE ONLY LOWLIFES USE PUBLIC TRANSIT( I CAN'T DRIVE CAR BECAUSE OF MY ILLNES, WOULD BE GREAT IF I COULD )

That girl you met,must one of them or some crazy chick be carefull.

It's so hard to pick up women on a bus? Compared to what? What sort of response do you think you'd get trying to meet them while driving your car around? And if you think only lowlifes take public transit, then why do you want a lowlife woman? Or are you saying you're the lowlife? Generally, unless you regularly run into the same woman on a bus day after day and are able to strike up a pleasant conversation, she probably will think you're creepy to come right out and ask for a date.

I'm not sure what this has to do with Canada though. Even in places where public transit is the primary transportation (NYC or Toronto or almost any city in Europe), it's still not a likely place to have much luck meeting people, they're too busy getting where they're going to be thinking about introductions and conversations with random strangers.

 

[Moonbear]

I'm serious more than you think.Not only people don't know how to flirt, they don't have any good manners here.(ever been on toronto subway) I advice you to take it once in a while to experience wild west(wear some old clothes because everything is sticky and dirt covered on the subway trains),
and try to avoid eye conntact, people here get mad quickly.
Truth hurts, I know, but you guys in the US have to know that myth of friendly,liberal and prosperous Canada is just a myth.

I have been on the Toronto subway, late at night no less, and thought it was surprisingly clean for a subway. The people on the subway seemed pretty normal to me, quite a few were drunk considering the hour, but nothing to set off alarm bells in my mind. I even wound up in Toronto's red light district, and even the people there were pretty friendly...sure, I passed a few who I gave a wide berth, but generally, it was all far more civilized than what I've seen in some US cities (not all US cities are bad either).

My experience in Canada has been that I've always been greeted by people with far better manners than I encounter in US cities. I've only been in Canadian cities, so can't speak for smaller towns, suburbs, etc. Then again, you reap what you sow. If you walk around angry all the time, you're going to attract other angry people looking for a fight, if you walk around with a smile and say hello to people you pass, while you catch some off-guard, you'll generally get at least a smile or nod in return.

 

[Smurf]

I'm not sure what this has to do with Canada though. Even in places where public transit is the primary transportation (NYC or Toronto or almost any city in Europe), it's still not a likely place to have much luck meeting people, they're too busy getting where they're going to be thinking about introductions and conversations with random strangers.

I don't know about that. When I was in Bordeaux I used buses to go everywhere and there was always some nut wanting to strike up a conversation.

 

[Smurf]

I'M TELLING YOU MAN IT IS SO HARD TO MEET GIRL ON THE BUS,BECAUSE ONLY LOWLIFES USE PUBLIC TRANSIT( I CAN'T DRIVE CAR BECAUSE OF MY ILLNES, WOULD BE GREAT IF I COULD)

I always thought that only lowlives didn't use public transport because they don't care about the enviroment.

 

[Moonbear]

I don't know about that. When I was in Bordeaux I used buses to go everywhere and there was always some nut wanting to strike up a conversation.

Well, yeah, there's always a nut trying to strike up a conversation, but that's part of the point. If you're trying to strike up a conversation on public transportation, anywhere, it's likely to get you labeled as a nut.

 

[check]

I'm serious more than you think.Not only people don't know how to flirt, they don't have any good manners here.(ever been on toronto subway) I advice you to take it once in a while to experience wild west(wear some old clothes because everything is sticky and dirt covered on the subway trains),
and try to avoid eye conntact, people here get mad quickly.
Truth hurts, I know, but you guys in the US have to know that myth of friendly,liberal and prosperous Canada is just a myth.

Maybe they don't want to flirt with you...has that ever crossed your mind?
I have taken the Toronto subway, many times. I love it.

Really Tumor, most (if not all) Canadians responding to this thread don't agree with you.

 

[tumor]

. I even wound up in Toronto's red light district, and even the people there were pretty friendly

Now that I have to know: what red light district in Toronto are we talking about here? You must be mistaken BIG time.Canadians are biggest prudes and sexually repressed people in the World, there is no red light district in Toronto,only back alleys sleaze.

 

[Moonbear]

Now that I have to know: what red light district in Toronto are we talking about here? You must be mistaken BIG time.Canadians are biggest prudes and sexually repressed people in the World, there is no red light district in Toronto,only back alleys sleaze.

Are you sure we're talking about the same Canada? Is there another one somewhere? Really, there is a red light district, this was even confirmed by one of the locals I met up with while there...a cousin of a friend, who was rather shocked I had wound up in that part of the city and apologized profusely for not warning me ahead...LOL! There was a rather sleezy motel (that I was staying in...the exchange rate hadn't clicked when I booked the room to realize just how cheap it was, but I didn't want to pay for the $200/night rooms near the convention center) and plenty of street walkers (they really weren't going to bother a woman though, so I was fine). Definitely a red light district! It's just past the part of town with all the gay bars...it was a very interesting walk back from the convention center at night...first you pass men wearing boas, then women wearing, um, not much.

Canadians, sexually repressed? I don't think so. Goodness, I really don't think so! The Canadians I know are pretty open about sexuality!

I loved Toronto! What a great city! Though, so far, my favorite is a toss up between Vancouver and Ottawa (I loved that Ottawa still has a farmer's market, everything there was so pretty, and such good restaurants...great restaurants in Vancouver too!). Next year I'll be in Quebec City. I'm looking forward to that too. I haven't really been in Quebec yet. Only drove through Montreal, never had time to stop and enjoy it.

Tumor, have you bothered to cross the border and visit the US? Do you know what you're comparing it to?

 

[revelator]

Tumor, really where are you getting this from? The Canada you speak of is not the Canada I know..

For instance, I can tell you that Montreal is definitely not sexually repressed.

 

[tumor]

Tumor, really where are you getting this from? The Canada you speak of is not the Canada I know..

For instance, I can tell you that Montreal is definitely not sexually repressed.

You are still very young, in 10-20 years you will see for yourself how strange and bizarre Canada is.

 

[revelator]

I can see for myself right now, how strange and bizarre your perceptions of Canada are.

 

[Moonbear]

You are still very young, in 10-20 years you will see for yourself how strange and bizarre Canada is.

I'm not still very young, and I seem to agree more with the other members than with you on my impressions of Canada.

 

[Polly]

Hey Tumor, this http://www.whitehouse.org/index.asp will cheer you up .

 

[Moonbear]

Polly, LOL! That site's hysterical!

 

[tumor]

Good one, thanks Polly!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I just heard a prediction for Canada for 2005 [on Coast to Coast. ]

"In 2005, Canadians will rally en masse and become a part of the U.S." Edit: The word beg was even used.

So Canada, how bad does it get before that happens?

 

[check]

I just heard a prediction for Canada for 2005 [on Coast to Coast. ]

"In 2005, Canadians will rally en masse and become a part of the U.S." Edit: The word beg was even used.

So Canada, how bad does it get before that happens?

Lmao. Not bloody likely. It would have to get real bad...I don't even want to imagine.

 

[tumor]

I can see for myself right now, how strange and bizarre your perceptions of Canada are.

If I were not traveling abroad This country in my view would be the best in the whole universe.Unfortunatelly I went and saw what could be achieved when people are less greedy,and smarter.
Small example:
Which bridge is more beautiful ? Duh !
Confdederation bridge in Canada, ugliest piece of crap ever constructed,
Or spectacular French Millau Viaduct.
And guess how much is the toll ? To cross Con. bridge one has to pay almost 50 Cdn $, French one 5 Euro.
www.confederationbridge.com
www.abelard.org/france/viaduct-de-millau.asp

This is what depresses me the most here,Canadian cheapness.

 

[revelator]

Well whatever dude. You're entitled to your views of Canada (skewed as I consider them to be). Although for your own mental wellbeing, I suggest you consider moving to a country that depresses you less.

If your into bridges, I suggest you go visit the world's longest covered bridge, in Hartland, NB. It's not a marvel of architecture, and it's not terribly beautiful. But it's free to cross.

And guess how much is the toll ? To cross Con. bridge one has to pay almost 50 Cdn $, French one 5 Euro.

This is what depresses me the most in Canada,cheapness.

Granted 50$ is excessive, but keep in mind that you also come off as cheap with the complaining about the cost of the toll.

 

[tumor]

Granted 50$ is excessive, but keep in mind that you also come off as cheap with the complaining about the cost of the toll.

I'm not cheap but schocked at naivitee of people on PE island that they accepted this exhorbirant toll.
Management or owners of that bridge should be also ashamed of themselfs.
Things like this could only happen in Canada.This is best example of brainwashing and collective submission to the will of bigbiz and government.

 

[check]

Which bridge is more beautiful ? Duh !
Confdederation bridge in Canada, ugliest piece of crap ever constructed

And I'm sure the architects were going for something that looked pretty instead of serving a purpose. Honestly Tumor, they didn’t build that bridge to be beautiful. If you can think of a more attractive, cheaper bridge that’s able to span 13km over water that filled with massive chunks of ice then please, enlighten us.
As for the toll, last time I checked it was about $38 Canadian that you only had to pay once when you left the island.


Your arguments against Canada are sooo ridiculous. Have you even given some thought as to why no one else on this forum agrees with you?

 

[ek]

Confederation Bridge is one of the greatest feats of engineering in the world. 38 bucks does not really seem like that much.

To take a car over the ferry from Victoria to Vancouver it costs like 60 bucks each way.

 

[Kerrie]

Hey Tumor, this http://www.whitehouse.org/index.asp will cheer you up .

that is so frikkin funny polly

 

[Polly]

Glad you enjoyed it .

 

[tumor]

And I'm sure the architects were going for something that looked pretty instead of serving a purpose. Honestly Tumor, they didn’t build that bridge to be beautiful. If you can think of a more attractive, cheaper bridge that’s able to span 13km over water that filled with massive chunks of ice then please, enlighten us.
As for the toll, last time I checked it was about $38 Canadian that you only had to pay once when you left the island.


Your arguments against Canada are sooo ridiculous. Have you even given some thought as to why no one else on this forum agrees with you?

They should make that bridge more beautiful,it will stand there for hundreds of years,and I only guess here but it cost to build was comparable with Millau viaduct.Or even better,instead of going the cheap Canadian way,why not build tunnel like Japanese or Europeans are doing.
Sorry about that toll, I was adding also the provincial and federal taxess to it, that would make about 50$, but maybe taxess don't apply here.
CHECK? you ask me why no one else os sharing my view of Canada hmm...maybe you are all brain washed?Just kidding