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I'm an immigrant too. Actually, more like a refugee. I've moved from one country to another twice. Once escaping from Islamic nationalists and once more fleeing

by sakopov 10y ago

I'm an immigrant too. Actually, more like a refugee. I've moved from one country to another twice. Once escaping from Islamic nationalists and once more fleeing from Russian nationalists and skinheads. Have I ever seen people looking weird at me in my 16 years in the US. Sure, plenty of times. Have people ever talked down to me because of my heritage or the way I spoke English and etc? Yep. That happened too. Has it bothered me? No. Believe me this is nothing compared to the shit me and my family have gone through. This country has built me from ground up and given me and my family unbelievable opportunities I'd never otherwise even dream about. There is nothing that I've experienced here that will outweigh the good things. Good luck with your move, but If you're looking for a land of cupcakes and rainbows you'll be very disappointed.

charlesism 10y ago
There's no cupcake shortage in Canada. We have the occasional rainbow, too. The most unpleasant thing I can think of about life up here is that occasionally some YouTube video you want to watch is region-blocked. It's not "being chased by a mob of nationalist vigilantes" bad, but it's still annoying.
- copperx 10y ago
  Aren't ISPs really bad too?
  - charlesism 10y ago
    Yes, but he's moving from the States, so he's used to that. If you want decent internet, you basically have to move to Northern Europe, or Asia. It wouldn't be hard to compile a list of things are slightly worse in Canada than in the US (product availability, weather). But, it wouldn't be hard to compile a list of things are slightly better, too (infrastructure, crime rate). I can also think of things that are better in Europe (architecture, mobile telephony, travel) but taken as a whole, I think Canada strikes a pretty decent balance.

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I'm an immigrant too. Actually, more like a refugee. I've moved from one country to another twice. Once escaping from Islamic nationalists and once more fleeing

by sakopov 10y ago

charlesism 10y ago
There's no cupcake shortage in Canada. We have the occasional rainbow, too. The most unpleasant thing I can think of about life up here is that occasionally some YouTube video you want to watch is region-blocked. It's not "being chased by a mob of nationalist vigilantes" bad, but it's still annoying.
- copperx 10y ago
  Aren't ISPs really bad too?
  - charlesism 10y ago
    Yes, but he's moving from the States, so he's used to that. If you want decent internet, you basically have to move to Northern Europe, or Asia. It wouldn't be hard to compile a list of things are slightly worse in Canada than in the US (product availability, weather). But, it wouldn't be hard to compile a list of things are slightly better, too (infrastructure, crime rate). I can also think of things that are better in Europe (architecture, mobile telephony, travel) but taken as a whole, I think Canada strikes a pretty decent balance.