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[lgg 2]

man, you said a mouthful... I have been going NUTS lately with freaking Air Canada and their thousand dollar ticket to Maryland. To that I say. EFF YOU! For the love of biscuits, it's so unreal.

Taking it up the a$$ indeed.

Thanks for hearing me out on that one -- it's been making me so angry.

Luck with your interview, dutchy...

It's just like everything else in Canada it will take us a few years to catch up. And heaven forbid we would have flashy pictures on our cards that might be too much for our canadian eyes. In canada we can't even get visa debit cards - crazy.

Another point along the same lines - ever noticed how much cooler US license plates are? I mean you wanna support breast cancer? Get a cool pink plate.

Don't get me wrong - I'm Canadian but I can't wait to get out of here. We take it up the a$$ with everything from cell phone rate, air fare, car insurance and beer. And cool plates and credit cards of course . And what do we do? Nothing - we get used to other people telling us how it is and how it's gonna be.

[DeadPoolX 9]

It's just like everything else in Canada it will take us a few years to catch up. And heaven forbid we would have flashy pictures on our cards that might be too much for our canadian eyes. In canada we can't even get visa debit cards - crazy.

Another point along the same lines - ever noticed how much cooler US license plates are? I mean you wanna support breast cancer? Get a cool pink plate.

Don't get me wrong - I'm Canadian but I can't wait to get out of here. We take it up the a$$ with everything from cell phone rate, air fare, car insurance and beer. And cool plates and credit cards of course . And what do we do? Nothing - we get used to other people telling us how it is and how it's gonna be.

I've said this a million times to my wife. The sad fact is that Canadians ALLOW this to occur. Why? Canadians aren't dumb (well, some are, but every country has some idiots) and can easily see what's happening to them and how the U.S. fares a lot better. Canadians should DEMAND change.

[lgg 2]

Well, truth be told? We're also a bunch of wussie's too. Canadians, god love you, I am one through and through but we allow ourselves to just take it and with very little assuaging we're like, "Hey thanks, brother!"

It's true. I wrote to Air Canada and basically said, "Really? You really think charging these crazy fares is going to get anyone anywhere?"... Kind of thing. They wrote me teh HUGEST load of B.S. I have ever seen in my life. Basically a big F.U. person we don't give a ####### about.

Oh... they offered me 5% off my thousand dollar ticket. Which I am not buying as you all probably know...

Anyway...

Agree with you DeadPool... but we're a nation of softies...

It's just like everything else in Canada it will take us a few years to catch up. And heaven forbid we would have flashy pictures on our cards that might be too much for our canadian eyes. In canada we can't even get visa debit cards - crazy.

Another point along the same lines - ever noticed how much cooler US license plates are? I mean you wanna support breast cancer? Get a cool pink plate.

Don't get me wrong - I'm Canadian but I can't wait to get out of here. We take it up the a$$ with everything from cell phone rate, air fare, car insurance and beer. And cool plates and credit cards of course . And what do we do? Nothing - we get used to other people telling us how it is and how it's gonna be.

I've said this a million times to my wife. The sad fact is that Canadians ALLOW this to occur. Why? Canadians aren't dumb (well, some are, but every country has some idiots) and can easily see what's happening to them and how the U.S. fares a lot better. Canadians should DEMAND change.

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

I've lived my entire life in Canada, but yes...I can't deny that a large part of why I'm moving down to be with my wife (as opposed to her moving up here to be with me) is because of all the differences in America. There are downsides as well, of course, but things tend to be cheaper, faster and more accessible in the States. Whenever my wife is up here and we go shopping for...well...virtually anything, she comments on how expensive things are. And whenever I visit her, I see exactly what she means!

Okay, here's an odd allusion that some of you might not get, but...for those of you who read the Narnia books as a kid (or even as an adult), you'll remember the end of the last book, where all of the kids enter the new Narnia, which is almost exactly the same as the old Narnia, but oddly better in most ways. It's sort of like that with Canada and the U.S. Things down there are the same in many ways...but oddly better in many ways too!

[Malrothien 6]

I've lived my entire life in Canada, but yes...I can't deny that a large part of why I'm moving down to be with my wife (as opposed to her moving up here to be with me) is because of all the differences in America. There are downsides as well, of course, but things tend to be cheaper, faster and more accessible in the States. Whenever my wife is up here and we go shopping for...well...virtually anything, she comments on how expensive things are. And whenever I visit her, I see exactly what she means!

When I first moved to BC from Seattle (not a huge difference), I was shocked at how expensive everything was here. I used to be able to eat decently on $100 a month (chicken, rice, pasta, salad).

[DeadPoolX 9]

I've lived my entire life in Canada, but yes...I can't deny that a large part of why I'm moving down to be with my wife (as opposed to her moving up here to be with me) is because of all the differences in America. There are downsides as well, of course, but things tend to be cheaper, faster and more accessible in the States. Whenever my wife is up here and we go shopping for...well...virtually anything, she comments on how expensive things are. And whenever I visit her, I see exactly what she means!

When I first moved to BC from Seattle (not a huge difference), I was shocked at how expensive everything was here. I used to be able to eat decently on $100 a month (chicken, rice, pasta, salad).

I notice the gas prices the most. Granted, I came from Texas (which generally has the cheapest gas in the U.S.), but it regularly costs me over $20 more to fill my tank up. I don't drive a big gas-guzzling SUV, either!

But yeah, most things seem a lot more expensive. Video games, for instance. Those aren't a necessity, but in the U.S. they usually cost somewhere between $40 to $50, but it's rare to find a game under $60 in Canada. Some are as high as $70! I like playing video games, but I'm not going to spend $70 on one.

[Malrothien 6]

I've lived my entire life in Canada, but yes...I can't deny that a large part of why I'm moving down to be with my wife (as opposed to her moving up here to be with me) is because of all the differences in America. There are downsides as well, of course, but things tend to be cheaper, faster and more accessible in the States. Whenever my wife is up here and we go shopping for...well...virtually anything, she comments on how expensive things are. And whenever I visit her, I see exactly what she means!

When I first moved to BC from Seattle (not a huge difference), I was shocked at how expensive everything was here. I used to be able to eat decently on $100 a month (chicken, rice, pasta, salad).

I notice the gas prices the most. Granted, I came from Texas (which generally has the cheapest gas in the U.S.), but it regularly costs me over $20 more to fill my tank up. I don't drive a big gas-guzzling SUV, either!

But yeah, most things seem a lot more expensive. Video games, for instance. Those aren't a necessity, but in the U.S. they usually cost somewhere between $40 to $50, but it's rare to find a game under $60 in Canada. Some are as high as $70! I like playing video games, but I'm not going to spend $70 on one.

We're WoW'rs and I hate paying exchange on our monthly fee.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I've lived my entire life in Canada, but yes...I can't deny that a large part of why I'm moving down to be with my wife (as opposed to her moving up here to be with me) is because of all the differences in America. There are downsides as well, of course, but things tend to be cheaper, faster and more accessible in the States. Whenever my wife is up here and we go shopping for...well...virtually anything, she comments on how expensive things are. And whenever I visit her, I see exactly what she means!

When I first moved to BC from Seattle (not a huge difference), I was shocked at how expensive everything was here. I used to be able to eat decently on $100 a month (chicken, rice, pasta, salad).

I notice the gas prices the most. Granted, I came from Texas (which generally has the cheapest gas in the U.S.), but it regularly costs me over $20 more to fill my tank up. I don't drive a big gas-guzzling SUV, either!

But yeah, most things seem a lot more expensive. Video games, for instance. Those aren't a necessity, but in the U.S. they usually cost somewhere between $40 to $50, but it's rare to find a game under $60 in Canada. Some are as high as $70! I like playing video games, but I'm not going to spend $70 on one.

We're WoW'rs and I hate paying exchange on our monthly fee.

Ouch.

My wife and I play Guild Wars or we used to when we were apart. That was a great way to spend time together between visits. You need to buy the game, but there are no subscription fees. That's was (originally) the main incentive for my wife. Then she got hooked.