> I just don't like Canada. It's an inferior backwater. Worst of US and Europe.

Empty Maybe wrote:

Talented singers

Maybe we should join Eurovision.

I disagree.
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death2me wrote:

Don't care for it and I wouldn't go there if I had a choice. I've attempted to live in four other countries.

Our migrant friends aren't helping things either.

For once, you actually right - it is the worst of Europe and the US.  That's a very apt description.  It's decadent and unserious like Europe, with absolutely no charm or aesthetic value. Conversely, it has all the worst of the States - chain stores, bland architecture, and car dependency, while working overtime to suicide its old stock with brown immigrants. 

What other countries have you tried to live in?

Assclown Mini Tacos wrote:

Since it seems that you don't like any place you have tried to live in have you ever considered the possibility that your problem lies between your own ears?

I quite like Britain and the Netherlands; I just don't qualify for a visa because I'm too much of a failure.

I love British culture and just feel at home here. Everyone is so nice! I love digging out the local history.

I appreciate how well-run the Netherlands is. (E.g. they don't have to add chlorine to tap water because they simply fixed all the leaks in the distribution system!) Everything is run in the smartest way it could be, except the neo-liberal approach to homebuilding has been a failure.

Though, I agree; ultimately the problem does lie with me, even if is also true that Canada is a shyt country.

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The good news is that we're going to annex Canada as our 51st state, so you'll be an American soon.
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I shouldn't say this, but both my parents support this, as do I, though I suggest a Compact of Free Association as a first step instead.

death2me wrote:

I quite like Britain and the Netherlands; I just don't qualify for a visa because I'm too much of a failure.

I love British culture and just feel at home here. Everyone is so nice! I love digging out the local history.

I appreciate how well-run the Netherlands is. (E.g. they don't have to add chlorine to tap water because they simply fixed all the leaks in the distribution system!) Everything is run in the smartest way it could be, except the neo-liberal approach to homebuilding has been a failure.

Though, I agree; ultimately the problem does lie with me, even if is also true that Canada is a shyt country.

You liked the UK? It always felt a bit off to me, sort of like a fossilized theme park desperately clinging to memories of how it used to be actually relevant.

According to my parents who lived there in the '60s for a while it was a much nicer and more interesting place back then.

Right now, I'm living in Munich - it's quite pleasant although the incredibly slowness of all official processes is a significant annoyance and German is an over complicated nightmare..

Assclown Mini Tacos wrote:

You liked the UK? It always felt a bit off to me, sort of like a fossilized theme park desperately clinging to memories of how it used to be actually relevant.

According to my parents who lived there in the '60s for a while it was a much nicer and more interesting place back then.

Right now, I'm living in Munich - it's quite pleasant although the incredibly slowness of all official processes is a significant annoyance and German is an over complicated nightmare..

Have you spent any time in Berlin?  It's nice as well, but very different from Munchen.

Why do you think that of German?  Aside from the silly gendering of nouns, the structure is straight forward (for a native English speaker).

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Have you spent any time in Berlin?  It's nice as well, but very different from Munchen.

Why do you think that of German?  Aside from the silly gendering of nouns, the structure is straight forward (for a native English speaker).

I honestly like Berlin - it has that underlying edge of craziness that Munich really lacks.  I don't really know why I'm having problems with German - grammatically it's sort of like Latin, but with less cases, but I seem to have a lot of problems internalizing the rules. Could just be because I'm old and learning anything is getting harder I guess.

I should try and speak German more often, aber ich schäme mich für mein schreckliches Deutsch.

Oh, and that "reflexives have to be specifically included pretty much all the time" is a bit weird too.

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Canada used to have a major film studio (Lionsgate), but they moved their headquarters to Los Angeles.

Canada is a failed state.

Too troo.

Canada > USA

In any comparison

Assclown Mini Tacos wrote:

I honestly like Berlin - it has that underlying edge of craziness that Munich really lacks.  I don't really know why I'm having problems with German - grammatically it's sort of like Latin, but with less cases, but I seem to have a lot of problems internalizing the rules. Could just be because I'm old and learning anything is getting harder I guess.

I should try and speak German more often, aber ich schäme mich für mein schreckliches Deutsch.

Oh, and that "reflexives have to be specifically included pretty much all the time" is a bit weird too.

I'd be happy to spend a month on holiday in Berlin. So many museums.

Munich is better