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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:10 PM Original message |
If you had a chance to move to Canada, would you go? |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why? |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Canada. A whole country north of Minnesota. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
85. Fail. Windsor, Ont. is directly *south* of Detroit. |
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FloridaJudy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
3. Depends on where |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Kingston, Ontario |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:19 AM Response to Reply #27 |
44. Kingston is quite lovely. MHO, of course. n/t |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 02:58 PM Response to Reply #27 |
63. OMG, TAKE IT...Gateway to the Thousand Islands |
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kaiden (811 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #63 |
68. Kingston was founded in 1669! Totally cool. Totally liberal! |
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Shell Beau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
4. Nothing wrong with Canada, but no. |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. If it were somewhere like Calgary, yes I'd go. |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
39. the texas of the north |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:54 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. other than oil what makes it Texas north? |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:21 AM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Self-delete. n/t |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #42 |
61. yes, it is |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #61 |
71. No it isn't |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 09:25 PM Response to Reply #42 |
69. Rodeo is big in Calgary. As is country music. And in the province, cattle. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 09:28 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. uhh... thanks, I live in Calgary. |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Well, you asked what makes it Texas north (besides oil). |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #42 |
74. I call it that because |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:39 PM Response to Reply #39 |
54. Other than the oil I don't know why they call it that. |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. In a heartbeat. |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. I lived in southern ON for seven years. Highly recommend the experience. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
28. Thanks for your perspective. |
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leftyclimber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Warm snow boots with good treads. Preferably with Thinsulate or similar lining. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:25 AM Response to Reply #33 |
46. How few times I completely agree with someone on DU... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. No. |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
9. I've already checked out Winnipeg ........ |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:29 PM Response to Original message |
10. Yes -- especially if it's a sure, temporary thing. What a blast! |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. It's definitely temporary. |
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ogneopasno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:11 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. I'd do it, then. Why not? |
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kentauros (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. No |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
12. no but if California does fall into the ocean i would consider it. Banff would be nice. |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. I probably would. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. I'd move to Victoria in a SECOND |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
15. Yes, but not in the prairie provinces |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. I think I'd like the prairie provinces. All that open space. |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #15 |
78. What is it about the prairie provinces you don't like? nt |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:12 PM Response to Original message |
16. Make sure you live in the right neighbourhood in Kingston. Its main industry |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
30. Where can I find out that kind of information? |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #30 |
58. South of Princess Street is safe but that is where the students are. The students |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
17. I did! |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
18. Sure. I went to school there for four years |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:45 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Hehehe... |
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harmonicon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
19. probably |
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jeff30997 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. Er..well... |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. Fucking A |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
24. Yes. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
25. It's the 51st freaking state. It's not like you'd miss anything living there |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. Probably not |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Dh said he'd like to move to Ireland... |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
34. I'd be happy to move to Canada |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:32 AM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Yes, the weather is quite different. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 09:09 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. We've not always lived in FL... |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. If you've lived in NH, then you'll do just fine. |
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New Dawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
35. Yes, provided that they remove Neocon Harper from power soon. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
36. I have been working in Canada for going on 3 years |
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Tuesday Afternoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 11:46 PM Response to Original message |
37. Go for it. |
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MadLabrador (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-27-09 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
38. BC is beautiful |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
40. Take me with you? |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
41. Hell, we are looking at Lynchburg as an alternative |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:11 AM Response to Original message |
43. i'd only move to vancouver/victoria. |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
48. I've never met a Canadian I didn't like, but no. |
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Lethe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:40 AM Response to Original message |
49. i thought about it, but i was always scared of the cold weather |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
51. Absolutely. I'd get every medical test and procedure I needed while I was there too. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
53. In a New York minute! |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
55. I did - one year ago today |
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Forkboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
56. I'd live in the middle of the Yukon like Grizzly Adams in a heartbeat. |
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LisaL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
57. Yes I would. |
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old mark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
59. No. I can see it would attract a lot of people, but I don't think I'd be |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
60. I would move there just for the health care. |
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DarkTirade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 02:51 PM Response to Original message |
62. I ain't that far from where I am now. |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
64. I think I'd do it for my kid's sake. |
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Zavulon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
65. Not while my father is alive. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
66. I wouldn't mind living on either Nova Scotia or PEI. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
67. if i were younger i think i would... |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
73. In a heartbeat. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
75. Another hurdle cleared today. |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
76. I'd move to Toronto or Vancouver PDQ |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
77. I couldn't pack fast enough. |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
79. Maybe a Summer home...in or around Osoyoos, B.C.... |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 11:18 AM Response to Original message |
80. Hell yes ! |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
81. Only if I had no other choice. Way, way too cold, even along the border. |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
82. I checked the map, and Kingston is further south than Minneapolis |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
83. Well think of it this way - after we invade and conquer Canada you'll be American again |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 06:56 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. "Surrender her pronto, or we'll level Toronto!" |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-06-09 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
86. Sure |
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