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Subject: Re: My Canadian Experience Posted on: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 19:39:49 +0000 (UTC)


hmmm.........


cindy04sherman@yahoo.com wrote:
> just to add with your opinion about the Canadians:-
>
> "they (most of them) are ignorant - snobbish - rude in many cases -
> worse than people from 3rd world - they think they are civilized but
> they are not".
>
> This is a place where:
>
> if you work you will earn $x - if not you would be paid $y by the
govt.
> $y is greater than $x! what a stupidity !!!!
>
> Now after reading this many (the ignorant, snobbish) would ask the
> stupid questions:-
>
> - so why you are here ? if you don't like this country you can leave
> this place etc etc.
>
> My answer is (in advance): don't ask this kind of stupid questions.
> this country is not your personal property. this is a land of
> immigrants. so be quite in asking others to leave this country - you
> don't have any right to do that. Peace loving civilized and educated
> people have every right to make this place better than it is now.
> that's why they should stay and teach the ignorant, arrogant people
how
> the civilization works! this country needs more educated (not the
> strippers for dance club) immigrants to blow out the uncivilized
> arrogancy.
>
> distortionist187@hotmail.com wrote:
> > Hello all.
> >
> > This is my first post and I would to point out few of my
experiences
> as
> > an Immigrant in Canada.
> >
> > First, the weather is extremely cold but that's really not the
> biggest
> > problem you'll come across. The job market is dismal and you could
> > spend months/years looking for a job - any kind of job, even the
> local
> > grocery store demands the imfamous CANADIAN EXPERIENCE. Your
> education
> > is irrelevant here so you will most likely be living in poverty as
> > study after study have shown immigrants earn far less than their
> > Canadain-born counterparts.
> >
> > If you're an immigrant people will give you the cold shoulder so
> you'll
> > have to find your own kind (hence, why most new comers move to
> Toronto
> > immediately). This certainly is not a country people can easily
> > assimilate, they constantly blame immigrants for many of their
> problems
> > and if you're a person of color/visible minority you're in for a
> > surprise! You'll find that complete strangers giving you dirty
looks
> > when you walk down the street. I've heard of people say that the
only
> > thing colder than the weather in Canada are the people.
> >
> > Along with the lack of opportunities, the taxes are through the
roof
> > 15%, housing is hard to comeby and rent is expensive, everything is
> > expensive while you make below average income and be taxed to
death.
> >
> > My Canadian experience may be different from yours but it's also
what
> > many of my fellow immigrants have been through. It's been noted
that
> > being an immigrant in Canada has become a liability and social
> problem
> > (you may have heard of immigrants suing the government for ruining
> > their lifes). You should seriously think through before coming to
> this
> > cold and miserable country as my experiences aren't uncommon.
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > L. Yuri