Nope, I'm on Kauai and lmao @ the link, I have such a kinky post code compared to my current one
Yes I am planning to get residency and live there from now on, I don't mind the con's of moving there at all, my family just wants to get rid of me
but also I want to be away from my comfort zone and experience new things
I'm still young and hopefully this will teach me new things since living here your limited on things you can try out.
Also thanks for this long post
I was hoping someone would post a more detailed sentence about how things work there since I'm still doing research on me being able to live there.
The "how things work here" is actually pretty easy. With all due respect to our southern cousins, most Americans think Canada is just like the US, except cleaner, more polite, safer, with a bit of an accent, and we don't sell beer in our corner stores. That said.... I've been to PG only once, so can't speak to what life is like there. But my wife had a job that took her there often. I'll bet they have a page on wikipedia, as well as their own city pages. I noticed you haven't addressed in your post how you are planning on getting residency.... if that's for privacy reasons, thats fine and I'll quit prying from here on out.... but if you think you are going to arrive at immigration in Vancouver, and get your landed immigrant papers by simply declaring that you would like to move here..... well, don't clear out your bedroom there. I'm not trying to be a party pooper, but I don't want you to have your first Canadian experience being turned back at the border. So, please do some research there and get some good advice. If you are a native (as in aboriginal) Hawaiian, you may have better luck. There are some quirky treaty rights that allow First Nations to cross the border.
'Nuff said about immigration.
British Columbia (BC) is a great place to live if you like outdoor activities. The province (like a state) has everything from sub-arctic tundra to temperate rain-forests to deserts. The bulk of the shopping and culture is in the SW corner, what we call the Lower Mainland - where Metro Vancouver is located. PG is very far away, geographically, climatically, and culturally. I think they have a symphony there. But its basically a logging town. You will notice very few PG-ers have leapt into this conversation, so I think we can assume that the Mac crowd up there is thin too.
Canada, at least this part of the country, speaks English. We drive the same cars (though sometimes the model names are different) and wear the same clothes. For the colder seasons, think "layers". That is, a tee-shirt, then a shirt, then a light fleecy or sweater then a coat. You take as many layers off as you need at any one time. For wet locations (like PG) you make sure your outer layer is water resistant. No such thing as water proof in a rain forest. Canadians love to talk about the weather, even more than hockey (except during Stanley Cup finals).
There is a university in PG, UNBC (University of Northern British Columbia). We have universal health insurance. Which means that after you have become a resident you pay a nominal fee to the province, and you are entitled to free basic health care throughout the province. You don't pay to see a doctor or be admitted to a hospital. Its great in theory, in practice there are some issues, but I wouldn't trade it for anything else. At this point a bunch of Canadians are going to jump in and list all the evils and ills of a socialized medical insurance system. That's the other thing you will have to learn, Canadians
love to complain. We complain about the Air Lines, the Government, the Banks, everything. Yet, we are listed as one of the Happier Nations. Go figure. Also, you will learn about passive aggression. Hard to explain, but you'll soon recognize it.
Beer, wine, liquor are not sold in grocery stores, gas stations, corner stores. Drinking age is 18. The length of the day changes seasonally as you go further north. PG is, by your standards, pretty far north. In June the days are over 17 hours long. Its glorious. in December, they are not quite 7.5 hours long. Look up SAD in wikipedia (seasonal affection disorder).
During the winter months it generally rains, and snows. On average PG gets a 2 or more feet of rain (or equivalent water if snowing) - per month.
See the the PG historical weather page here. Remember my previous advice about footwear.
Personally, I wouldn't move to PG (apologies to your BF), but it is central to a lot of places that I would like to go a visit. North to the Yukon - worth the trip. West to Hazeltons, Kitimat, Prince Rupert. East to the Peace Country (named for the river, not because of a philosophy.)
