Americans ideas of living in Canada
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FutureBreeder2013
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no different that livin in the midwest to me
afhm
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Bitter cold, long distances between places, mountains and lots of trees come to mind for some reason. Don't know why as I've never been there.
justintime
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Interesting topic.... I hope some more will post what they think living in Canada is like. I will just say that some years the mosquitos get so big that they breed the geese!
knabe
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potash
hockey moms instead of soccer moms
hockey moms instead of soccer moms
Bawndoh
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There certainly are areas (typically more north) where there ARE long distances between places. Although, in general, there is not a lot of space between towns. There are certainly not a lot of places that are "50 miles from nowhere" IMO.afhm said:
Yes, to the bitter cold, yes to mountains, but only in 2 provinces. Yes to lots of tree's (but certainly not where JIT lives). Yes to kindhearted people everywhere. Yes to SUPERB cattle
, and yes to hockey moms....crazy hockey moms. Not a whole lot of soccer around my parts. Some pretty sick big bugs, but really, honestly not that bad. I too, would love to hear what others have to say...or what others "assume".
OH Breeder
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The accent word out sounds like oot.
Ay there
Don't ya know.
Cold....
Kilometers vs MPH
Lots of French speaking people
More culturally liberal- thats okay don't mean that in a negative way
Lots of Land
Oil
Bears
maple trees
Celine Dion- What a gift.
Mounties
Shania Twain too...such a pretty lady
Michael-Bublé
Pam Anderson
John Candy
Jim Carey .....
Big cows
Larger Birthweights
Big Farms
Isolated areas
Cold and Cold
Evergreens
Ay there
Don't ya know.
Cold....
Kilometers vs MPH
Lots of French speaking people
More culturally liberal- thats okay don't mean that in a negative way
Lots of Land
Oil
Bears
maple trees
Celine Dion- What a gift.
Mounties
Shania Twain too...such a pretty lady
Michael-Bublé
Pam Anderson
John Candy
Jim Carey .....
Big cows
Larger Birthweights
Big Farms
Isolated areas
Cold and Cold
Evergreens
knabe
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i remember hearing some awesome renditions of oh canada. there was a girl/gal, that sang pretty high without all the extra whitney houston notes. i know she's semi famous and it became sort of a signature song for her. love to get the link on youtube.
for some reason, lots of comedians/actors per capita, come out of canada.
for some reason, lots of comedians/actors per capita, come out of canada.
justintime
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knabe said:
Yes, Canada has produced a lot of comedians over the years. Could it be that you need a sense of humor to live here? Actually, there are probably more differences in climate and topography in Canada than there are in the US.
JbarL
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justintime said:
now thats funny (clapping)...was wondering if a) is recycling there a "nation wide" effort or individual/providnece issue >...or even a issue?
b),,,,,do you have seatbelt and motorcycle lhement laws..? thanks jbarl
DLD
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Guess I've always pretty much assumed that living in Canada wouldn't be terribly different from living in the U.S. I know there are bound to be differences, but I never thought alot about the specifics.
I do think of it as a place with alot of pretty and interesting scenery that I'd love to see some of someday. I'm sure it has nice cities too, as far as cities go, but none of them interest me much (unless they're having a cattle show there ), whether they're in Canada or the U.S. or anyplace else.
I have no particular desire to live there, but please don't take that personal. I'd consider pretty much any place north of I-40 to be too cold a climate for me...
I do think of it as a place with alot of pretty and interesting scenery that I'd love to see some of someday. I'm sure it has nice cities too, as far as cities go, but none of them interest me much (unless they're having a cattle show there
), whether they're in Canada or the U.S. or anyplace else.I have no particular desire to live there, but please don't take that personal. I'd consider pretty much any place north of I-40 to be too cold a climate for me...
aj
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Good whiskey.....great beer.......is fargo in Canada or Russia? Hell in the winter?Naked summer bliss(anything over 30 degrees........I heard Sarah may run for office up there. Not sure the Florida and hollywood people understood her here. Never been there. Far north as I have been is Cherry county Nebraska and I think of that area as cow heaven.
box6rranch
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I don't know if this has been discussed or not so please forgive me if it has, with everything going on with our health care debate I'd like to hear from some Canadians what their opinion is on their existing health programs. I haven't heard much good. Out of 34 million people 1 million are waiting for surgeries another million are waiting to see specialists? I really don't think any of us are going to have a choice in the states whether Obama care passes or not. It's getting rammed through. Pretty scary times. Hard to believe our democracy is falling apart right in front of our eyes.
By the way you don't have to live in Canada to be a hockey mom :O) I did it for years with my son in Colorado!
By the way you don't have to live in Canada to be a hockey mom :O) I did it for years with my son in Colorado!
shortyjock89
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I think that the Obamacare is kind of falling through (hopefully). Even the news stations are saying that some major Democrat party leaders don't back it and would need Republican votes to get it through. My girlfriend laughed when she went to England and they told her how their government was after WWII. But she still voted for Obama....
shortyjock89
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Ooops...back to Canada! There's a chance I might get to go to Agribition, so hopefully you all you Canadians are as friendly as the ones I've met. I'd like to go up there to visit, and I think I could live there if I had a reason to move.
justintime
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JbarL said:
Yes we have seat belt laws and I think we were some of the first places to make seat belts mandatory. I remember there was a major debate about this, as some people thought that the government passing such a law was about as close to communism as you could get. Same thing with motorcycle helmet laws. Both these have been law for many years. The reason I think these were legislated before many places in the US is I remember trips to the US where we wore our seat belts until we got into the US and then took them off when we got across the border. It is amazing we made it home alive!! Now seat belts are a habit, and riding in a vehicle without wearing a seat belt, feels like going to town without your wallet... you don't feel right without it on.
In regards to recycling, we have had recycling for many years. It is provincially regulated, and there are some differences between provinces. It seems like the provinces that rely on tourism the most have the best recycling programs. Maybe Worthabit will respond to this, as his province, Prince Edward Island, on the east coast of Canada, has some excellent recycling programs.
There seems to be recycling programs for many different things, and some are more successful than others. A friend on mine started a computer recycling business a few years ago, and I can hardly believe how big a business this is. His company sends several semi loads a year of computer screen glass to some place in Minnesota. I would think it would take a big bunch of computer screens to fill one semi trailer, let alone several loads a year. They dismantle the computers into different parts and there is literal mountains of different pieces that are hauled to various recycling depots all over Canada and the US. There are several other computer recycling businesses as well, and I find this almost mind boggling to think of how big this industry must be, especially when we have such a small population compared to many other places. The computers that are sent to recycling every day must be huge in some of our major cities.
Royal Winter Fair. Toronto. Very open and crazy city. I loved it. Really cold in comparison to Oklahoma in November, but it was nice. People were amazing and supportive, even if they got beat by an American! They even took the time to gather up enough money for me to switch my flight so I could stay longer and enjoy their parties. Have never done that for anyone down here.
Lots of darkness in the winter. Would be great for a sleeper like me, but I am not currently running an operation! Would have to be stong folks to wake up in the dark and bitter cold and tend to the herd.
Lots of darkness in the winter. Would be great for a sleeper like me, but I am not currently running an operation! Would have to be stong folks to wake up in the dark and bitter cold and tend to the herd.
justintime
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Olson Family Shorthorns said:
I hope it works out of you to come to Agribition. It is one of the very few places where all breeds are on display at the same time of 8 days. I think this is one of the reasons this show gets so many international visitors. Last year there were visitors from 62 countries. There usually are over 3000 head of purebred cattle on display at the same time, along with a large commercial show. There is also a huge trade show that covered many acres indoors. I have yet to see the entire show and I usually am there for 10 days. The Swamp is internationally famous, and it is something to experience if you come. It is the atmosphere, not the facility. If you want to see more about Agribition, check out www.agribition.com.
We would certainly welcome more American exhibitors to come to Agribition. This year, it butts up fairly close to Louisville. We are hoping to get to Louisville, but will have 4 days to get back to Agribition, so it will be a marathon for the cattle, as well as the people.
