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Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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No one mentioned Tel-Aviv. We have excellent weather, food and beach. Google and Facebook have engineering offices in Tel-Aviv, and there are lots of start-ups here. I'm not sure what's the process of getting a visa though. Jewish people can get citizenship relatively easy (Jewish state yada yada yada). Disclaimer: I work at Facebook Tel-Aviv

> No one mentioned Tel-Aviv People that fear Trumpist racism are very much the same people that understand Israel as a racist country.

I'm not going to get into this discussion. You're welcome to have your opinion, but I don't think all Trump's objectors are against Israel.

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You did not look close enough. French and German culture are very different. How work is done, how meetings are held, being on time, eating, restaurants in general and the food and the drink. Also how friendships work. I'd say french and german culture is one of the most distant in all of (western?) europe. You have more english speakers in Germany, and the lifestyle is similar, but the lifestyle is similar in all of…

> How work is done, how meetings are held, being on time, eating, restaurants in general and the food and the drink. Also how friendships work. I'd say french and german culture is one of the most distant in all of (western?) europe. Would love to know more. I like to think I know a little about French culture (or could make a guess at it) but I've never been to Germany.

When talking about culture like this, it is always easy to venture into the ordinary, meaningless differences. But I will provide some examples. Together they maybe form a picture.

Germans have that klischee about being punctual and organized, no? Well, it is true, and it is very different in France. Meetings don't start on time, even in the workplace. But also when you meet up with friends, you don't have to be there on time, and it is seldom expected. It is not as crazy as in Africa or latin america, but if you meet in a bar at 7pm people will arrive 7:15 or 7:30. That was difficult in the beginning. Of course, also happens in Germany, but to a lesser extent.

This translates to other things: I was the first PhD student of my french professor who actually finished his thesis before the deadline. We made a plan, I sticked to it. She fully expected we would run late and was quite surprised. Also, in the international project I was working on, our french colleagues had the tendency to not fully respect the deadlines. That was actually a positive thing, because the deadlines were crazy and instead work was always done when needed, not when the plan saw it fit, leading to a better work distribution.

Food. The coffee is different in France. Meals take longer, also the lunch break does. Entrée, main course, dessert – way more common to have it all. There is a whole restaurant culture in France that is way different than in Germany, with people of the middle class eating in restaurants every week at least once, and with many many more restaurant than in an equally sized german town.

There is also a difference in how people dress. Depends on the place and setting of course, and you can't easily compare Berlin and Paris anyway. But still, it is noticeable also in other cities. There is another standard.

The thing with friends is hard to describe and it also changes anyway depending on age and setting, no matter where you are probably. And I won't go into the topic of women. Something else then: You have in France these really friendly french men who really talk a lot. Very easy to talk to, as they will just start the conversation and help you along, which is quite nice when you meet new colleagues. But in Germany that would mean that someone is really interested in becoming a friend. Here it is just the default for some, it means nothing special.

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It's funny how people think Trump lies about everything, except the promises they hate.

Trump has said many things that contradict reality. These are clearly lies. Trump has said many things that contradict other things that he has said. These indicate more lies. Trump has made many promises regarding policy. There is no reason to believe these to be lies. I am hopeful that they are, but it is just a hope.

Come on, be realistic. The guy would say anything to get votes. He is just like my Swedish politicians [0]. So what will the US and the rest of the world get? I don't know. You don't know. I'm not even certain that Trump knows.

I hope, as an European, Trump will be pro NATO enough to keep Putin from invading more countries...

Let's hope that Trump will look at who buys US stuff and who doesn't. And Russia is too badly managed to have a good economy and be a good partner for trade.

Nothing positive about Clinton implied, either.

[0] The Swedish ex communists have declared themselves a feminist party -- but stamp it as "racist" when immigrant women have problems with oppression in the immigrant areas... :-) They are courting the intolerant immigrant votes. I would dare anyone to find any more hypocritical political example anywhere, but... sadly, there certainly are.

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People are not going to move. After every single election in France people say they will move to the US, or to germany, or to... I've never seen anyone moved anywhere. ps: parts of my family moved out of Hong Kong when it became Chinese again. But that was quite a different situation.

It entirely depends on how bad a Trump presidency turns out to be. If you hold him to his campaign promises, at least 11 million Americans will leave.

It will be interesting to see if people leave specially if announcements were made on FB/Twitter. The convenience of online medium and harshness of offline life can't be beat.

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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).

Notably, the Canadians in my various social media feeds were not talking about moving back.

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People are not going to move. After every single election in France people say they will move to the US, or to germany, or to... I've never seen anyone moved anywhere. ps: parts of my family moved out of Hong Kong when it became Chinese again. But that was quite a different situation.

It entirely depends on how bad a Trump presidency turns out to be. If you hold him to his campaign promises, at least 11 million Americans will leave.

They'll try, but I don't think very many countries will be interested in taking them.

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Corp tax in Ontario is 15% and free health care. Dev pay also comparable. Come over :)

Cool, how welcoming are they to non Western immigrants? And also recent graduates?

My wife is a non-Western immigrant (English is her third language). She says she's never faced any discrimination and many people assumes she was born here (in Toronto). Non-white people are very common and very accepted in Toronto.

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crazy is relative ;)

The OQLF (aka "Quebec language police") is relatively in the Trump class. (No personal experience, but this is what my French-speaking relatives in Quebec say, and the occasional news seem to match it.)

It's really not that bad. It's mainly there to make sure companies don't alienate Quebec's native french speaker. You can do fine in the Qc tech industry even if you barely understand french (Source: personal experience)

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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The US has tax treaties with just about anywhere good want to go, so no double-taxation. (And no, paying income tax in two countries is not double-taxation.)

Unlike just about any other country in the world, the US will tax you even if you don't live or derive your income there. Furthermore, also unlike every other country in the world, the US will only deduct the paxes you paid in the other country from the taxes it thinks you owe it on income you earn+spend while living abroad. Every other country considers your tax obligations fulfilled.

Yes. And because of the tax treaty you get a tax credit for the foreign income tax paid, hence it's not double-taxation.

Re: Canada's immigration website crashes on election night

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My girlfriend and I (Both software devs) would gladly move to Canada with the help of a company employing us. Almost immediately. We have little to no attachment to our current city of Portland.

You may want to come check out Toronto before moving here. A great event to see what the City's tech scene is like is HackerNest. It's once a month. You could probably also line up some interviews for your trip.
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