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Thinking of moving to Canada..... (pg. 2)
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| fastmp3 |
| hahahaha un autre du 450 tabarnak |
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| sEpH |
| 514-50 negro dans mon réseau |
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| malek |
i'm starting to get bored of these threads... every week someone asks the same questions in here... do some research, Canada is one of the most wired country in the world, you'll find everything online.
As for the weather, guys, this couple is coming from NYC, not Hawaii... so the weather shock might not be as brutal as some people have described it. Basically the colder season is longer and the hotter season is shorter, and like NYC (which is barely 500km to the south) it snows/rain/cold/etc. So don't make it a fuss. |
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| KrinKer |
What are you talking about Malek ?
Everybody know that in Montreal it Rains Cows !!
Come on, don't let them think that it's the same as 500km south. Who could be dumb enough to think that it almost the same weather !!
KrinKer |
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| Euphorica |
Aquarian hit the nail on the head 100%!!!!!
Dont live in Ottawa though .. you need to know french more there then in quebec ;) |
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| malek |
| quote: | Originally posted by KrinKer
What are you talking about Malek ?
Everybody know that in Montreal it Rains Cows !!
Come on, don't let them think that it's the same as 500km south. Who could be dumb enough to think that it almost the same weather !!
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dude, wtf you talking about, NYC isn't miami man hehe
and it rains alot there, plus the 365days a year smog! |
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| malek |
OK just so Krinker stfu, it rains more in NYC than in Montreal in average. A full 120mm more in NYC.
in average, NYC is hotter by 9c during the winter and around 4c during the summer.... so its not the end of the world difference.
Montreal:
Maximum -5 -3 2 11 19 23 26 25 20 13 5 -2
Minimum -14 -13 -6 1 7 13 15 14 9 4 -1 -10
Moyenne -9 -8 -1 6 13 18 21 19 15 8 2 -6
days Temp. <= 0°C = 155 days
. 30 27 27 13 1 0 0 0 0 8 20 29
Precipitation: total: 940
Total (mm) 63 56 68 75 68 83 86 100 87 75 93 86
NYC:
Maximum 3 4 9 15 21 26 29 28 24 18 12 6
Minimum -3 -2 1 7 12 17 21 20 16 10 5 0
Moyenne 0 1 5 11 17 22 25 24 20 14 9 3
days Temp. <= 0°C = 82 days
. 23 20 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16
Precipitation: total: 1069mm
Total (mm) 77 73 91 96 97 91 103 95 86 77 97 86 |
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| ZzZ The Goddess |
| quote: | Originally posted by malek
i'm starting to get bored of these threads... every week someone asks the same questions in here... do some research, Canada is one of the most wired country in the world, you'll find everything online. |
Yes I know that, and I have done research, but what better way to find out how a place REALLY is than by someone who actually lives there. Do you really beleive everything you read on the internet anyway? For all I know the internet can say a bunch of great things about Canada simply because they want to encourage people to travel there. Not saying thats the case but I am throwing the scenario out there.
Thank you everyone for all your insight. Aquarian.....thank you for the great response, you seem to be very knowledgable :) and put a lot of substance into your response. I really appreciate it. |
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| house_conXion |
| I'd say the best course of action is to visit the cities you intend on living. I've lived in Toronto all my life and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else but I guess the guys from MTL can say the same thing so it's all a matter of preference. As for the cost of living in Toronto it's only considerably higher if you live in the downtown core but the great part of Toronto is it's surrounded by numerous suburban areas (Brampton, Mississauga, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Scarborough etc.) and all these places are literally half an hour or less from the downtown area. |
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| ZzZ The Goddess |
| quote: | Originally posted by house_conXion
I'd say the best course of action is to visit the cities you intend on living. I've lived in Toronto all my life and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else but I guess the guys from MTL can say the same thing so it's all a matter of preference. As for the cost of living in Toronto it's only considerably higher if you live in the downtown core but the great part of Toronto is it's surrounded by numerous suburban areas (Brampton, Mississauga, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Scarborough etc.) and all these places are literally half an hour or less from the downtown area. |
The more I learn about Toronto its sounding pretty good actually. I am very suseptable to language. I know 4 languanges already so I may as well start learning french just so I can get a head start and get a better paying bilingual job when I get there. I am not making the descision completely by myself, my hubby has to have some input on this too. So far we are leaning towards buying a house and probably need to save more $$ till we make all of this final as well as go down there at at least hit up a few job interviews. |
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| ShadoWolf |
| quote: | Originally posted by ZzZ The Goddess
The more I learn about Toronto its sounding pretty good actually. I am very suseptable to language. I know 4 languanges already so I may as well start learning french just so I can get a head start and get a better paying bilingual job when I get there. I am not making the descision completely by myself, my hubby has to have some input on this too. So far we are leaning towards buying a house and probably need to save more $$ till we make all of this final as well as go down there at at least hit up a few job interviews. |
Toronto has worse traffic than NYC. It took me 100 minutes to get from the suburbs to downtown the other day, AGAINST traffic. :eek:
It also has more smog than NYC. |
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