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Quebec is simply a shithole , Mexico has better roads. Province is full of angry poor miserable bigoted people who believe its their birthright to get handouts from the government and enjoy screaming at Muslim women. Their government is corrupt to the core. The mafia built most of their roads...

What's crazy is taking the trans Canada for that long of a drive, that road is poorly maintained and very dangerous in some parts. I would assume most people would drive down and use the interstate to get across the continent( recommend by google maps). The interstate is built to a much higher...

Heard on news that some poor guy from Omaha Nebraska was driving through Winnipeg and got his car stuck in the snow, a group passing by helped get his car out of the snow then one of them drove of with it. Winnipeg has to be the shitholes of shitholes, like I've never seen a more dirty city in...

+1000000000 I agree, it's a big beautiful world out there, get out and explore. Life is too short to waste it freezing to death. All Canadians who can afford to do so retire abroad, and Thailand is one if the popular places to go, along with Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica , and Of course the good...

I personally like cars, freedom to go where you want at will. Thing with Canada is that the highways are poorly designed compared to US. Interstate is simply a thing of beauty. Toronto fails on highways and transit. In US you have cities that at least exceed in one area. Dallas has a sweet...

Calgary impressive public transport?? Maybe compared to Kabul, certainly not to Europe. Calgary is a poorly planned city with horrible roads and transit. Deerfoot is studied by civil engineering students as an example of awful design.

FKL I agree with you, actually Canada needs smart people like you and needs you to succeed. It's smart immigrants who come in and pour their talents into the economy, bring fresh ideas, and help create international business contacts. I want smart young immigrants in Canada to succeed and build...

FKL since you have a job offer I think God willing you will probably have a better experience. Main issue immigrants have is not finding work in their industry, but since you've got one things should be easier for you. Everyone has their opinions and perspectives. I'm glad you've mentally...

It's insanely cold in Calgary, brrrrrr, what a miserable climate this is. Crap will go on until April. Who the hell wants 6 months of winter? Weather alone is reason enough to move outta here. Bloody Americans took all the nice livable parts of North America, left us to freeze our ass off and...

Look I'm happy for you and I'm glad you like my country so much, good for you. Some people really like living in Africa, or Bangladesh etc whatever country works for an individual is obviously a very personal thing. It's good you've found your groove in Canada. It's actually kind of nice to hear...

You must really have no time on your hands in order to dig through old posts. But yes I did write that and yes I totally take it back. Who says I can't change my mind! US is not limited to hot and humid Texas, SoCal has the best climate on Earth. US economy has also started booming again, and...

LOL Montreal is a craphole, they have language police for Gods sake. Quebec is so badly in debt, bank of Canada governor Mark Carney (ex governor) expressed many times how concerned he was about Quebec. Quebec taxes are brutally high, highest compared to any US state or province. All they do is...

Hi FKL, For better and more accurate information please see http://www.city-data.com/forum/canada/, great forum with people who are currently in various cities and can give you up to date information. In terms of Montreal, the corruption and gangs its very different from other North American...

I will be honest. Montreal is a very crappy city in general. Tourist parts are nice but mostly it's a very dirty city and the roads are broken. Lots of gangster mafia corruption in Montreal too. Very cold and heavy snow. French are very racist and tend to not like Muslims. Taxes in Quebec are...

US has a reserve currency, pretty much means they can borrow as much as they want. US is also about to have a massive oil boom, in short US is fine. Ontario Quebec BC are in real bad debt too. Most well educated professional immigrants find far more opportunity in US, just go to Silicon Valley...

Basically the overall reality on the ground is far different from what people perceive abroad. Just in talking to foreigners abroad I get an impression that they still hold the false notion that soon as they get here they'll start making tons of cash, everything is perfect etc. Lots of well...

Agreed, glad your son is ok! I think in terms of US only issue is many immigrants find it tough to get a greencard, process is very complicated and long. If tomorrow US opened up a skilled worker program, I think you'd find immigration to Canada decrease in a heart beat, essentially no well...

Agreed 100%, poor infrastructure, cheap ethnic driving schools plus tons of 3rd world drivers is a recipe for disaster, and the GTA is a disaster no doubt.

Very sad to hear about your son, that is just awful. Unfortunately I can't say that I'm surprised. I don't live in Mississauga but have visited Toronto and the GTA many times, my opinion is it's a complete *censored word* hole with the worst kind of people there. Was in Mississauga around...

You must bring enough savings , there isn't system like Germany. There is EI but people pay in to that, so you have to work first. Find a job before you come or bring enough savings for minimum 6 months. Calgary is Not cheap, rents groceries are high. If you run out of money you can lose...