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Any Canadians here?

Diatribe said:
Let's have a thread for each nationality. And after that, to please ~shard~,we can have a virtual MR model contest :D :p

Well, thinking about it, that would please Lee too :D
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Even though I haven't done any modeling for almost a year now and have only been doing acting, that still sounds like a great idea to me! :D :cool:
 
Another shout from Toronto.
Other towns I love in this beautiful country: Victoria, Vancouver, Jasper, Banff, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. (Sorry - we have not made that big summer trip to the east coast yet!)

Yes Toronto is expensive but anywhere desirable will have this drawback. If you are thinking of moving here from London or another large European city, you will probably be slightly better off here after the move, considering salaries, taxes, housing costs and transportation costs.

The grass is always greener somewhere else. If certain circumstances were different, we'd move to Vancouver in an instant. I’d love to live in London if I could afford it. But I’ve always seen it as a guest, not a resident who has to deal with the daily grind, and so my perspective is rose tinted.

I grew up in the burbs and truly fell in love with Toronto when I was studying at UofT. My wife is American (actually she would say Texan) and she moved here because I was working here and she had just graduated when we got married. She wanted to move to the states eventually but over the years she has changed her mind. Now she has a T-shirt that says “Canadian Chicks Kick Ass”. Seeing her wear that shirt is like seeing the Snow Birds at the air show – true patriot love.
 
Diatribe said:
Let's have a thread for each nationality. And after that, to please ~shard~,we can have a virtual MR model contest :D :p

Well, thinking about it, that would please Lee too :D
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Hmm, well since ~Shard~ and I seem to be the resident actors/egomaniacs/showoffs and have lots of pics on this site, I think YOU should be the one to start first. :) You know we think you're one sexy b**** Diatribe. ;)
 
spicyapple said:
I'm curious about other Canadian mac geeks like me. Sorry for sounding like a jerk, but please only Canadians respond. :)
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I'm a proud Canadian, grew up in a small town ~100Kms east of Toronto, lived in St. Catharines for Universtiy and I'm now living/working in downtown Toronto. It seems like I haven't been anywhere out side of Ontario from that description, but when I was young my family drove one summer to the east cost, then drove to the west coast next summer. The only regions I have yet to visit is the three territiories!

lamina said:
Canadian here. I live in a small city called Thorold, near Niagara Falls, Ontario. It's a 10 minute drive to the falls.
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Ahh good old Thorold. My place in St. Catharines wasn't that far away (the white appartment buliding accross from the Pen Centre). I didn't usually have much call to go to Thorold, but I fondly remember seeing The Pursuit of Happiness" play at Front-54. I hear that place has changed... hopefully they've improved the place.

Dynamyk said:
Am I the only one from Toronto ? :confused:
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Abstract said:
Torontonians can't read.
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It's not that we can't read, it's just that when you're the centre of the universe it's hard to care about what anyone else says. <jk> :p
 
~Shard~ said:
I fixed your statement for you. :p :cool:

(and yes, I know you were j/k ;))
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Ok, ok, yes your statment is more accurate. :) I actualy noticed that living here there's this odd sense of local importance... it's not that Torontonians think this is the centre of the universe, but many seem to have the view that everything outside of the city limits is second rate, so why would they devote a lot of time thinking about it. :rolleyes:

One sad thing about Toronto is how people here keep calling it a "world-class" city; it certainly tries to be, but it's not quite at the same level as London, Paris, or New York. Don't get me wrong, it's not due to a lack of effort, but it has to do with scale in terms of population and economy, and the speed that real improvments are realized. Honestly I think there are many Canadian cites that could be greatly improved, but in a lot of cases we don't have the scale to make it affordable.
 
leekohler said:
Hmm, well since ~Shard~ and I seem to be the resident actors/egomaniacs/showoffs and have lots of pics on this site, I think YOU should be the one to start first. :) You know we think you're one sexy b**** Diatribe. ;)
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If we ever have an MR model contest I might even be tempted to put up a picture again. We don't want you guys to dominate by sheer quantity right? :D

BTW, saw your short movie recently, it was pretty cool. Good job on that. :)
 
Raid said:
One sad thing about Toronto is how people here keep calling it a "world-class" city; it certainly tries to be, but it's not quite at the same level as London, Paris, or New York. Don't get me wrong, it's not due to a lack of effort, but it has to do with scale in terms of population and economy, and the speed that real improvments are realized. Honestly I think there are many Canadian cites that could be greatly improved, but in a lot of cases we don't have the scale to make it affordable.
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Yeah, I know what you mean, it does end up being a bit of a "wannabe" city in that respect. It's definitely no world capital (except for the high costs)!
 
Raid said:
One sad thing about Toronto is how people here keep calling it a "world-class" city; it certainly tries to be, but it's not quite at the same level as London, Paris, or New York.
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There's nothing world class about overcrowded, stinking, polluted, cities like London and Paris.

One of the main reasons for our moving from the UK, let alone stop working in London, was the space and lack of overcrowding in Canada. Of course a city like Toronto or even Vancouver, BC, is seen as too overcrowded by Kootenay standards.
 
Interesting how there's so many Canadians moving to/working in Arizona. I'm from southern Arizona but have been a student in Vancouver for three years.
 
Danksi said:
There's nothing world class about overcrowded, stinking, polluted, cities like London and Paris.

One of the main reasons for our moving from the UK, let alone stop working in London, was the space and lack of overcrowding in Canada. Of course a city like Toronto or even Vancouver, BC, is seen as too overcrowded by Kootenay standards.
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Quite right, I don't want to move to another crowded rat race like London/Paris/New York.

Would you say Toronto is comparable to Chicago? Does it have the character, vibe etc. I love Chicago and if I moved back to the US it would probably be there. But, while I love alot of things about America there are a few things I'm not so crazy about (my personal opinions, please don't be offended by this).
 
Xcat said:
Mind you, the NHL team is less than impressive right now...
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Define "right now". We've scored impressively the last three games.

We are only three games into the season, right? I haven't just blocked out anything before that, right?
 
kerpow said:
Would you say Toronto is comparable to Chicago? Does it have the character, vibe etc. I love Chicago and if I moved back to the US it would probably be there. But, while I love alot of things about America there are a few things I'm not so crazy about (my personal opinions, please don't be offended by this).
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Well I've never been to Chicago (but I have seen the Blues Brothers about 50x), so I can't say for certain. However in terms of character and vibe Montreal is pretty (pardon the term) distinct ...plus the cute girls with French-Canadian accents was a highlight back in my younger, single days. ;)
 
kerpow said:
Quite right, I don't want to move to another crowded rat race like London/Paris/New York.

Would you say Toronto is comparable to Chicago? Does it have the character, vibe etc. I love Chicago and if I moved back to the US it would probably be there. But, while I love alot of things about America there are a few things I'm not so crazy about (my personal opinions, please don't be offended by this).
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Yes I would say it compares to Chicago in many ways. But it comes up a little short in many categories. I live here in Toronto and enjoy it but I wish we had more and better subways, public water front etc. that Chicago has has done much better.
 
West Coast Forever.

Born in Surrey, BC, Canada.

I identify myself as Canadian. The US State Department views me as a Natural Born American (Born Abroad) as my father's an American born naturalized-Canadian and I remained in his custody until I reached age 18. However, as I was born in Canada and my mother's a natural born Canadian and I remained in her custody until I was 18 Canada will welcome me with no questions asked at any time. Confused yet? Imagine the looks I'll get once I try to renew my American passport in a post-REAL ID America. I'm looking foreward to seeing a DOHS agent's head exploding.:D
 
mischief said:
Born in Surrey, BC, Canada.

I identify myself as Canadian. The US State Department views me as a Natural Born American (Born Abroad) as my father's an American born naturalized-Canadian and I remained in his custody until I reached age 18. However, as I was born in Canada and my mother's a natural born Canadian and I remained in her custody until I was 18 Canada will welcome me with no questions asked at any time. Confused yet? Imagine the looks I'll get once I try to renew my American passport in a post-REAL ID America. I'm looking foreward to seeing a DOHS agent's head exploding.:D
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Wow, and I thought my British born daughter, growing up with a Canadian accent was a mind bender at times. :p
 
Abstract said:
I'm Canadian, born and raised. I study in Australia though. Got my undergrad degree at McMaster/"Mac". Don't worry, Australia isn't as great as Canada is. ;)
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lol Sweet... I live in Kitchener/Waterloo and play for the MAC Volleyball Club. I also know a few people who go there too. I might go there for volleyball.

But anyways, I am Canadian.... born and raised living in Waterloo, Ontario. (About an hour from Toronto)
 
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