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Originally posted by Jayx1 In Argentina, grocery delivery was free. They would even come into your kitchen and put it away for you. And my tips were always refused.

same thing in India, and the UAE...hell i hear they have free home delivery in alot of countries in europe too....

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Originally posted by El Kay Dee same thing in India, and the UAE...hell i hear they have free home delivery in alot of countries in europe too....

we think we have high standards here but in reality a lot of things are very low standard. Yes we have bigger houses and bigger cars but do we really live comfortably?

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Originally posted by Jayx1 1 more thing... i never buy axe or red bull in canada. We pay almost double for both of what anyone else pays anywhere else. I buy a lot of it in the states and import it.

Yes, a lot of toiletries are cheaper in the US. Target & Walmart are your friends for that.

As for Red Bull- cans are sold at convenience stores for $1.99 ea. Isnt that about the same? Only plus in the US is being able to buy a case of it at Costco ($37). < Only downside to that was Graham and other friends coming by and drinking it, only leaving me 5 cans from the case.

Rachel- Costco has a cheap book section. If you dont have a membership there, maybe I can take you. Books are quite cheap there, tho the selection is small in comparison to a major book store.

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Originally posted by tatgirl Yes, a lot of toiletries are cheaper in the US. Target & Walmart are your friends for that. As for Red Bull- cans are sold at convenience stores for $1.99 ea. Isnt that about the same? Only plus in the US is being able to buy a case of it at Costco ($37). < Only downside to that was Graham and other friends coming by and drinking it, only leaving me 5 cans from the case. Rachel- Costco has a cheap book section. If you dont have a membership there, maybe I can take you. Books are quite cheap there, tho the selection is small in comparison to a major book store.

$2US a can. I believe here after tax its $3.44 cdn

if the US pays 6% sales tax then its 2.12 plus exchange of about 20 cents makes it 2.32.

Compare that to the 3.44 we pay here. Ridiculous!

Axe is 3.69 US in the US and here i would pay 6.99 plus tax at its cheapest

FYI wholesale red bull case price here is $48 plus tax. And thats only if you are a supplier.

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Originally posted by Jayx1 also in many countries, laundry service (pick up, wash, dry delivery) is a common service for MIDDLE CLASS people. Only the very poor would be forced to do their own laundry.

WHAT? Where'd you get THAT from?

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Originally posted by starsearcher WHAT? Where'd you get THAT from?

experience. Based on where ive lived and where ive travelled. Try finding a do it yourself laundry mat overseas. It doesnt exist. Very Poor people wash clothes by hand. Middle and upper class use laundry service.

This was the case in South America, Thailand, and Europe.

I went to the non touristy parts (and lived in) the places mentioned above and there were laundry service places everywhere.

another rip off i thought of. I always go to buffalo to fly anywhere because its usually 1/3-2/3 cheaper than the same flight from toronto would be.

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Originally posted by Cro_Addict lets say a teacher makes about 3000 a month, after taxes is left with about 2400 or so.

LMAO. I know exactly what teachers make. I've seen the paycheques... They keep about 50% (just like the rest of us) after all taxes , union dues and pensions are removed.

funny how this thread went from attempting to talk about the high cost of moving/living here and about basic necessities to complaining about the price of fucking Red Bull, airline flights and the latest novel.

LOL

(support our libraries and independent used book stores!)

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Originally posted by MarkT funny how this thread went from attempting to talk about the high cost of moving/living here and about basic necessities to complaining about the price of fucking Red Bull, airline flights and the latest novel. LOL

As an 'immigrant' to Canada, I need my cheap flights home and Red Bull. Go Buffalo!!

Jay, next time I take my car over the border, I'll grab u a case of Red Bull from Costco (around X-mas time).

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Originally posted by zokissima If things were so happy and stable and fine from wherever immigrants are comming from, why move here at all? And if there is so much to complain about, why stay here?

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Originally posted by zokissima As for the costs of living in Canada, yes, they are high. You don't like it? Get the f*** out of Toronto, out of the bigger urban areas. It is not nearly as expensive in the more 'remote' regions of Canada. This is just how it is, for a multitude of reasons. Deal with it.

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Originally posted by zokissima The cold hard reality is that Canadian-born citizens, immigrants, and first-generation citizens are paying taxes, equally, and covering a lot of the basic infrastructure of the country that they seem to have no problem with taking for granted.

Thanks for writing this, the whole time reading this thread I was sitting here pulling my hair out thinking to myself the exact things you've written. It really pisses me off hearing people complaining about what it's like to live in Canada when they have made the decision to move here. If you don't like what it costs to live here move somewhere else, I'm getting tired of hearing all this bullshit. I have absolutly no problem paying the taxes that I do knowing that I live in one of the best countries in the world. And yes it is one of the best countries in the world, if it wasen't then why would you want to move here in the first place.

-Tim

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Originally posted by Hantu Thanks for writing this, the whole time reading this thread I was sitting here pulling my hair out thinking to myself the exact things you've written. It really pisses me off hearing people complaining about what it's like to live in Canada when they have made the decision to move here. If you don't like what it costs to live here move somewhere else, I'm getting tired of hearing all this bullshit. I have absolutly no problem paying the taxes that I do knowing that I live in one of the best countries in the world. And yes it is one of the best countries in the world, if it wasen't then why would you want to move here in the first place. -Tim

Pfft

I love it here, I loved it in England too - doesn't mean I have to be happy about half my wages disappearing on tax, does it????

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Originally posted by tatgirl As an 'immigrant' to Canada, I need my cheap flights home and Red Bull. Go Buffalo!! Jay, next time I take my car over the border, I'll grab u a case of Red Bull from Costco (around X-mas time).

WOOHOO! haha thanks!

Very interesting read....

I lived in Canada for a year and would happily do it all over again.

Taxes may be way higher there than they are in Australia, for example....but it compensates elsewhere....We get ripped of hard in Australia. You guys have no idea how lucky you are.

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Originally posted by AnitA Very interesting read.... I lived in Canada for a year and would happily do it all over again. Taxes may be way higher there than they are in Australia, for example....but it compensates elsewhere....We get ripped of hard in Australia. You guys have no idea how lucky you are.

how do they nail u in aussie? ive never been..

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Originally posted by Jayx1 how do they nail u in aussie? ive never been..

Most things you buy here you can get for more or less half the price in Canada....cars, clothes, etc...especially the parties! LOL

Also the price you see here is what you pay - unlike Canada where you have to add the tax on, something I always forgot everytime I went shopping there haha

Has its pros and cons everywhere I guess.

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Originally posted by Cro_Addict lets say a teacher makes about 3000 a month, after taxes is left with about 2400 or so. if u choose to live in Toronto yes u will pay 1400 for rent (2 bedroom)... however noones forces u to live in toronto...u can move to a smaller town where rent will be much less, about 800 for same size.. Lot of the big expenses you speak of can be eliminated by moving to a smaller town.. no parking costs 50% reduction in rent cost right there ur already saving urself 800-1000 a month..

Great savings, now I can throw it all into car/gas commuting to work now that I've found cheap rent outside the city.

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Originally posted by AnitA Most things you buy here you can get for more or less half the price in Canada....cars, clothes, etc...especially the parties! LOL Also the price you see here is what you pay - unlike Canada where you have to add the tax on, something I always forgot everytime I went shopping there haha Has its pros and cons everywhere I guess.

i have to admit, partying here is cheap as fuck. Yet people still moan and bitch about it. i find clothes expensive here though. But we have a pretty good deal when it comes to electronics (except for the states which is way cheaper)

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Originally posted by Jayx1 i have to admit, partying here is cheap as fuck. Yet people still moan and bitch about it. i find clothes expensive here though. But we have a pretty good deal when it comes to electronics (except for the states which is way cheaper)

Fkn oath! Partying in Canada is dirt cheap. Like I said, you have no idea how LUCKY you are. Canadians whinge too much hahaha

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Originally posted by AnitA Fkn oath! Partying in Canada is dirt cheap. Like I said, you have no idea how LUCKY you are. Canadians whinge too much hahaha

hahah

Shhhh keep it down though..its after 11... someone might complain if you type too loud!

hahaha

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Originally posted by Jayx1 hahah Shhhh keep it down though..its after 11... someone might complain if you type too loud! hahaha

City of Waterloo has a 24hrs/day noise by law. Drove me nuts!

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Originally posted by Cro_Addict i agree with tips, why should ppl get tips for doing their job. so the waitress brought u food and drinks...thats her job. so u have to tip her for doing her job good?? how bout a guy that works in a factory? when u buy a product in a store, why not look where it was made and go there and tip the guy that made it for u?? i do give tips cuz i feel like i have to. the thing that really pisses me off is the automatic tip that is added in some restaurants..sometimes up to 19%..RIDICULUS some ppl say u have to tip in restaurants cuz the waiters are not paid enough, well thats not my problem. maybe if we stopped tipping the employer will start paying good wages.

The Ontario minimum wage for a waitress is actually a dollar less than the regular minimum wage (which is fricken pennies anyway).

If you don't tip your waitress, they are fucked.

Sure, it would be nice if they changed the rule so that tip wasn't required, but ONE person not tipping isn't going to change an entire cultures custom, and instead will take away from the money the waitress should be rightfully making.

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Originally posted by Spam We should cancel welfare, and put all that money into a new course in High School called "Common Sense and Living Basics: How not to suck, moron!"

As much as I agree that a lot of people shouldn't be on welfare, there are a LOT of people who justifiably need financial assitance. I personally think that it should be made a little more difficult to recieve it, but I don't think it should be taken away completely.

I'm just curious... does anyone know what the numbers are of country vs. country debts?

In general, I think Canadians are a little too fucking whiny about shit. We are one of the richest countries in the world; we have far more than millions of other people, we are so incredibly spoiled and yet all we do is sit around and complain about stupid petty things like the $55 dollar tranfer fee for Bell.

Guess what! There are millions of people who can't afford a phone period, so quit your whining.

These things are privelages. If you want them, you have to pay for them, and if you don't like it, then don't have a phone. Use a payphone or something.

Same with cars, and furniture. If you want it, you need to pay for it. If you want someone to cart it to your house, and have people put it in your living room for you instead of using your own lazy ass to do it yourself, then pay for it and STFU. Why should people be doing you favours?

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Originally posted by English Rachel Pfft I love it here, I loved it in England too - doesn't mean I have to be happy about half my wages disappearing on tax, does it????

Nah, i'm just commenting on the way the article and lots of people bit*h and complain about how expensive it is to live here, when they have made the decision to move here in the first place. We do pay more taxes then alot of countries, but it is worth every penny. For me the health care system is worth it itself. And I apologize if I offended you or anyone else.

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Originally posted by Hantu Nah, i'm just commenting on the way the article and lots of people bit*h and complain about how expensive it is to live here, when they have made the decision to move here in the first place. We do pay more taxes then alot of countries, but it is worth every penny. For me the health care system is worth it itself. And I apologize if I offended you or anyone else.

You didn't hun, not at all.

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Originally posted by English Rachel You didn't hun, not at all.

Just don't like burning bridges

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