Anonymous
04/20/2019 12:51
Subject: Re:I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:mAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Canadians are squares. But very polite. I know a bunch of talented Canadians in different fields who came to the U.S. so they could make some money. Eh?
Canada is boring. Hardly innovative and doesn’t have that American desire for exceptionalism. Very few products or really anything invented or produced in Canada besides oil. Anyone who wants to DO something has to leave.
Have you been to a Canadian city lately? Innovative design and lots of interesting community actions/activities. Strong focus on arts/film. Not everything is about new products.
Not in years. Canada is unremarkable. Canada doesn’t have a single thing the US doesn’t have.
12 months of maternity leave!
Yes, there is paid leave but your salary will be lower and taxes higher for your entire career. If you’re a professional worker and do the math, it’s much better financially to live in the US.
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Oh wow. It’s not about the money, it’s about spending time with your kid(a). That’s a really sad yet typical American response. This here is the difference between our countries. Americans don’t prioritise family life or understand work/family balance. 18 month of maternity leave is there because it’s important to Canadians to stay home and raise their own kids for at least the first year.
Anonymous
04/20/2019 08:19
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Eh I'd much rather live in the US than in Canada, even with all of the US's problems.
I have absolutely no desire to live in Canada.
Surely, however, you could see how others might have a different opinion.
So discuss it on Canada Urban Moms?
Known by its initials as....
THANK YOU
Anonymous
04/20/2019 08:17
Subject: Re:I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:mAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Canadians are squares. But very polite. I know a bunch of talented Canadians in different fields who came to the U.S. so they could make some money. Eh?
Canada is boring. Hardly innovative and doesn’t have that American desire for exceptionalism. Very few products or really anything invented or produced in Canada besides oil. Anyone who wants to DO something has to leave.
Have you been to a Canadian city lately? Innovative design and lots of interesting community actions/activities. Strong focus on arts/film. Not everything is about new products.
Not in years. Canada is unremarkable. Canada doesn’t have a single thing the US doesn’t have.
12 months of maternity leave!
Yes, there is paid leave but your salary will be lower and taxes higher for your entire career. If you’re a professional worker and do the math, it’s much better financially to live in the US.
Anonymous
04/20/2019 07:41
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Except that your PM is a pathetic girly-man.
My PM attended McGill. The Harvard of Canada.
And how many people would know that?
Anything called the something of something isn't really the anything of anything.
-Lisa Simpson on McGill
Anonymous
04/20/2019 07:29
Subject: Re:I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
I heard Toronto guy’s are friendlier than Washingtonians and Virginians. Is it true?
Yes, and they know how to use apostrophes, too.
Anonymous
04/20/2019 07:11
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:I can send my children to top flight ranked Canadian universities that cost no more than $10K per year to attend. Compared to top 25 US universities they are easier to get into and much more diverse.
Lucky you -- no Independence War, no Civil War.
Anonymous
04/20/2019 01:13
Subject: Re:I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:mAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Canadians are squares. But very polite. I know a bunch of talented Canadians in different fields who came to the U.S. so they could make some money. Eh?
Canada is boring. Hardly innovative and doesn’t have that American desire for exceptionalism. Very few products or really anything invented or produced in Canada besides oil. Anyone who wants to DO something has to leave.
Have you been to a Canadian city lately? Innovative design and lots of interesting community actions/activities. Strong focus on arts/film. Not everything is about new products.
Not in years. Canada is unremarkable. Canada doesn’t have a single thing the US doesn’t have.
12 months of maternity leave!
Anonymous
04/20/2019 01:09
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Canada does a lot of things better. You have fewer people than California and plenty of natural resources. And yet you still treat First Nations people like garbage. You’re not perfect either.
Most notably, parental leave.
Anonymous
04/20/2019 00:47
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Canadian here-
I went to one of the best universities in Canada and it cost me $10k total. I’m very proud to be Canadian. However, I would never create a smug post like this. That is very UnCanadian. You must be from Toronto.
- Cheers from Vancouver
Yup. Op definitely seems to be from Toronto.
Op.. nobody cares.
Cheers from another Canadian
Anonymous
04/19/2019 23:09
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Eh I'd much rather live in the US than in Canada, even with all of the US's problems.
I have absolutely no desire to live in Canada.
Surely, however, you could see how others might have a different opinion.
So discuss it on Canada Urban Moms?
Known by its initials as....
Anonymous
04/19/2019 23:08
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Except that your PM is a pathetic girly-man.
My PM attended McGill. The Harvard of Canada.
And we are supposed to be impressed...how?
Anonymous
04/19/2019 22:22
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Big deal.
Anonymous
04/19/2019 22:15
Subject: Re:I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Wow a lot of classic ignorant americans on here. Anyone who lives close to the border would have a lot more nuanced insights about Canada. As far as UofT and McGill they are like large state research-intensive state schools like UC Berkeley or Imperial College in London. There are no private Ivy-league type Univerisities in Canada - the Eastern part of Canada feeds into the. New England ivies but the top students in the more rigorous programs in Canada are known to be on par with and feeders to top grad programs at HYPMS etc...
wow, the top students of a huge school ends up in top grad programs...like almost any other school.
No americans have ever stated your "top schools" are even close to the Ivies.
In fact, we argued the exact opposite, they are no where near the ivies.
Anonymous
04/19/2019 21:17
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Eh I'd much rather live in the US than in Canada, even with all of the US's problems.
I have absolutely no desire to live in Canada.
Surely, however, you could see how others might have a different opinion.
So discuss it on Canada Urban Moms?
Anonymous
04/19/2019 21:17
Subject: I am so fortunate to be a Canadian citizen
[b]Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I can send my children to top flight ranked Canadian universities that cost no more than $10K per year to attend. Compared to top 25 US universities they are easier to get into and much more diverse.
You sound like my annoying Canadian friend who made the exact same comment when visiting me. No one cares about what you think and I am amazed that you are posting here. Don't you have better things to do in Canada?
They really don't have anything better to do between October and May.
Hello, that’s hockey season.