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Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by peeters »

I don't really get the mindset of "if Trump wins I'm moving to X country." The citizens in all of those countries are much more scared of a Trump presidency than Americans seem to be. It stands to reason that the best place to weather a Trump administration is from within the U.S.

I mean, when your guy is threatening to disband NATO, tear up NAFTA (and rejects free trade as a whole), reinstate torture as official policy, etc...would you rather live in the U.S. or in one of its allied countries?

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by anguswithgusto »

rayval wrote: post #71
M_Grey wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Canada would be an odd choice for many reasons, but is probably attractive for the combination of proximity, and cultural/linguistic similarities. For me, I've been looking at Ireland, Denmark, or the Netherlands for a while, and I'd say they're looking far more attractive today than yesterday. Besides, money isn't everything. There is something to be said for not having to deal with the insane evangelicals, bitter u…

Looking at Reykjavik, Taipei, Lisbon, Santiago de Chile and Valencia (Spain). In addition to well-known places like Sydney, Copenhagen, Amsterdam.

Haven't been to the other cities on your lists but Valencia is AMAZING!

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by freshflowers »

colmvp wrote: post #5

Canada seems appealing to Americans until you realize you could be earning more in the U.S. while spending less on a bunch of other things. Don't get me wrong, I love living in Canada and I mostly don't miss living in Bay Area, but most of my friends lament the fact that their salary and career opportunities are a joke compared to what they could have in the U.S. (even adjusting for cost of living).

And somehow I have little sympathy for people who want to leave the US for political reasons but have a problem with countries where wealth is distributed more evenly.

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by mck- »

vkou wrote: post #100
M_Grey wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are you glad to have moved? Any recommendations on cities to look at?

Stay away from Vancouver. Between the cost of living, low wages, and (What passes in Canada as an) extreme right-wing provincial government, it's a horror show.

To give you another data point, I love Vancouver. It's simply beautiful.

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by raquo »

nhebb wrote: post #52

I don't even know how to respond to this. People die trying to make it into the U.S. I'm not a flag-waving jingoist, but the the United States is a f'ing great place to live.

That depends on what you compare it to. Plenty of first world countries are ahead of the US in many important aspects. But if you're setting the bar on the level of Russia or some third world countries, then yeah, it's pretty great.

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by hawngyeedun »

M_Grey wrote: post #60
hawngyeedun wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Those who have not lived outside of the US (or NA) don't realize how hard life is for the rest of the world; most will just move right back within months. Been there myself. Life ain't easy out there. Edit - A little bit of context here: I am speaking as someone who was born and raised in a developing country rife with racial and political problems. My point is, a lot of people who are yelling about immigrating due t…

Are you kidding? I've lived in Ireland, Kuwait, Holland, Greece... and only Greece was "hard" in any meaningful way.

Added an explanation to my comment.

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by Scoundreller »

dba7dba wrote: post #13
retreatguru wrote: post #2

I wonder how this might affect startups in Canada? Will it be easier to hire American programmers? Will more investors come up north?

How long does it take for paper work to be completed? 1-2 years? And than what? Trump will almost certainly mess up enough (which Dem have warned about) to be out of office after just 1 term. And will they go through the paper work to return to US?

If you can get your paperwork for a TN-1 visa, you just show up at the border with your application and it's approved on-the-spot. It's not a permanent visa, but it gives you time.

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by anigbrowl »

empath75 wrote: post #109
nhebb wrote: post #52

I don't even know how to respond to this. People die trying to make it into the U.S. I'm not a flag-waving jingoist, but the the United States is a f'ing great place to live.

It is. It won't be next year. My original plan was to move and telecommute, but that's kind of fucked because the dollar is crashing.

email me

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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Post by giarc »

kylestlb wrote: post #96
anguswithgusto wrote: post #41

Montreal startups hiring: -Transit (transitapp.com) -Unsplash (unsplash.com) -Hopper (hopper.com) -Breather (breather.com) -Sonder (sonder.com) -Busbud (busbud.com) -AmpMe (ampme.com) -Fuzzy AI (fuzzy.ai) -Frank & Oak (frankandoak.com) You can get a pretty nice 1 BR apartment in Montreal for ~$600 US/mo. Incredible bars, beautiful people, great schools, bike paths, and lots of outdoor rinks to play hockey in the wint…

I'm a lifelong Californian hockey player. This sounds nice! The winters would be tough, though.

A US president that thinks climate change is a hoax might help alter the North American weather.
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