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In reply to the discussion: My dream is probably to get my sons to Canada, [View all]
argyl
(3,064 posts)16. I've got a favor to ask also. How about you shut your sanctimonious yap?
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Are they studying French? Last time I looked, there was a strong preference for French speakers.
patrice
Oct 2012
#2
I have one favor to ask of anyone who gives up on this country and leaves it for another
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#3
I'm a moderate asking people not to selfishly put their personal interests over those of my country
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#7
I'm glad we live in a country where you are free to be so fucking rude without fear of reprisal
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#18
You really don't have any room to complain given your introduction to this thread. (nt)
Posteritatis
Oct 2012
#20
My ancestors bailed out of Germany in the 1870s and came to the USA for a better life
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#48
If you weren't fighting greater educational funding in our state, fewer would give up on us
CreekDog
Oct 2012
#40
Natural-born Canadian workers have been paying into Canada's support system their entire lives
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#47
BTW, what is your basis for claiming that I'm "fighting greater educational funding in our state?"
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#49
I hope you have some sort of demonstrable skill or trade education....
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Oct 2012
#4
Does Canada Just take in anyone who wants to go ? how about things like job, a home etc ?
JI7
Oct 2012
#8
What precisely do you think is so different in Canada? I lived there for twenty years. Do believe:
ohiosmith
Oct 2012
#9
Interesting you should mention that. I worked for a Canadian corporation for five years in the USA.
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#10
I worked for two Canadian companies. Twenty years in Canada and ten in the states. There was no
ohiosmith
Oct 2012
#11
I must say that my personal experience with Canadian people is that they are generally nicer
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#12
It's reasonable for residents/landed immigrants. Not so much for those who do not meet the
ohiosmith
Oct 2012
#15
As an example my wife's niece went to the University of Toronto. An Arts and Sciences major
ohiosmith
Oct 2012
#23
The solution to that is simple. Have the kids go to California illegally for college.
slackmaster
Oct 2012
#21
Not me. This is where the fight is and I'll not let them take my country from me.
Hamlette
Oct 2012
#25
My dream is to get my daughters to fight all that bullshit right here in America.
Throd
Oct 2012
#39
Yours is a plea for a civilized country and in that measure, the USA is sliding
CreekDog
Oct 2012
#41