Moving to Vancouver in 2 months time (hopefully) and would like any impressions from people that have been there/lived there for a while
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My brother in law lives there. If you want his number ill pm you it, think he could do with some English banter.
Have you got work? He runs/soon to own an irrigation company, works hard all summer then snowboards either at Grouse Mountain (local) or Whistler (couple of hours away) all summer.
His wife owns a hairdressing salon if you need a bit of sprucing up too.
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Originally posted by Wavey Pavey View PostMy brother in law lives there. If you want his number ill pm you it, think he could do with some English banter.
Have you got work? He runs/soon to own an irrigation company, works hard all summer then snowboards either at Grouse Mountain (local) or Whistler (couple of hours away) all summer.
His wife owns a hairdressing salon if you need a bit of sprucing up too.
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They love the british
To give you an idea without going too much into detail - i have a friend whos out there who s very average looking, infact i d go as far to say borrderline ugly and he says all it takes is for a canadian girl to hear the accent and shes yours.
He says he literaly takes a home a different girl every night he's out and theyre mostly hot unlike the women we have here lol
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Originally posted by nightstalker100 View PostThey love the british.
I went on a one week snowboarding trip and all it takes is for you to say 'hello' and people - the Canadians- are suddenly quite interested in you. I had a lovely girlfriend sitting at home when I went out there abut three years ago but I can tell you, I would probably have had sex nearly every night of the week if I wasn't so attracted to my girl at the time.
Whatever happens Ghost, good luck mate!
My friend Johnny has a (girl)friend out in Vancouver; if there are any questions you would like to ask, I'm happy to answer them on her behalf.
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I've got quite a few family members in Canada, mainly around Toronto & Stony Creek.
In the most simplistic terms, it's a bit like the US but without the fear & paranoia that's in the US and they just seem to have better manners. I know I'm generalising horribly there but they seem so similar in some ways and yet worlds away from each other too.
Watch Due South, it's a documentary of some sort!!
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Time to join in I suppose...
I'm off to Calgary sometime in June with the wife (resident VISA here I come) though I've been living my life in Japanese so much it'll be difficult to adjust back.
We had planned to move straight to Vancouver but that was a little unrealistic as we don't have that much in savings.
Means I have to stock up on games before I go!
...And J-Nintendo points it seems...
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Originally posted by kryss View PostTime to join in I suppose...
I'm off to Calgary sometime in June with the wife (resident VISA here I come) though I've been living my life in Japanese so much it'll be difficult to adjust back.
We had planned to move straight to Vancouver but that was a little unrealistic as we don't have that much in savings.
Means I have to stock up on games before I go!
...And J-Nintendo points it seems...
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My overall goal is to move to Canada in teh future as half my family is there - im sure ive mentioned it here numerous times before but i go back quite often. But when i do go back, its usually to Toronto and Montreal. Ive never been to Vancover before, i should really check it out there.
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Originally posted by Ghost View PostIs vancouver the most expensive part then? Im looking to raise about $4,500CA for when I go, that should be enough for the first couple of months while I find work shouldnt it?
I've got about CDN$2000 ready and waiting, plus we'll be living with the in-laws to start with.
I'm still sorting out what I need to apply for my permanent resident VISA and worrying how much shipping all our stuff from Japan is going to cost (imagine 50kg of manga...plus my videogame collection AND the wife's clothes...).
For just you you'll probably be okay with that provided you get a job soonish.
Try http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/
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PST and GST - get used to these acronyms as you'll be seeing these lots on your receipts in Vancouver.
Vancouver was a pretty expensive City to live in while I was there in 2005, but a great one all the same (especially at night!) and the streets were super clean too! Robson Street is cool - it's like the West End of London but better and more classy. Snowboading at one of the nearby mountains in the winter is pretty good too. And come summer you can have fun at the beach and chase the fit birds
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Originally posted by Extra Terrestrial View PostYup.
I went on a one week snowboarding trip and all it takes is for you to say 'hello' and people - the Canadians- are suddenly quite interested in you. I had a lovely girlfriend sitting at home when I went out there abut three years ago but I can tell you, I would probably have had sex nearly every night of the week if I wasn't so attracted to my girl at the time.
Whatever happens Ghost, good luck mate!
My friend Johnny has a (girl)friend out in Vancouver; if there are any questions you would like to ask, I'm happy to answer them on her behalf.
At the moment Im planning on moving to Vancouver as I have a mate that lives there plus its the main place in Canada where they shoot movies, but Im also considering Toronto as well if its cheaper and similar to Vancouver in terms of the number of people there and things to do. Which would be the best to start off with for those that have already been to those cities?
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