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Except you are now living in the States and all that comes with it. Gun violence + gun mentality, racism, ridiculous politics, and more. It's not enough of a pa

Except you are now living in the States and all that comes with it. Gun violence + gun mentality, racism, ridiculous politics, and more. It's not enough of a pay raise to make me consider the move. I'd consider doing remote work with a US based company, taking the occasional trip down, but never moving there. If you make 6 figure in Canada, those extra "taxes" and "costs" aren't really an issue any more as they are only a few hundred bucks. Maybe I'm just fed up with the US's bullshit to ever want to deal with them, but I know lots of people who feel the same. If you are a fresh grad, it's almost impossible to not go however, which sucks for us here, but that's just how it is. Not all decisions are based on big piles of money. I also live in Waterloo and have an awesome house, but if you are stuck in GTA or Vancouver, then good luck I guess no matter what you do if you want real housing. Prices here have also gone up a lot, but still affordable with a dev job.

crwfshndndls 7y ago
You're being absurd. The 'gun mentality' don't affect life for almost anybody who's not a hobbyist. I know many Canadians in the US, none of them think that the US has more racism than Canada - many will tell you that we're just better at being aware of it.
- CosmicShadow 7y ago
  ok well maybe I just don't feel comfortable walking around where everyone has a gun and could kill me for any reason possible or by accident, even if it's very unlikely. I'll take my risk management strategy to heart and you take yours. Also, what's with the constant mass shootings in the US? Doesn't seem to be a problem anywhere else and it doesn't seem to be a downward trend, so again, risk management. There are idiots everywhere, I just prefer to be surrounded by idiots without guns than idiots with.
  - crwfshndndls 7y ago
    You should relax. People can 'kill you for any reason' anywhere, and yet they don't.
strken 7y ago
From the outside it probably looks like gun violence and racism and ridiculous politics are the worst things about living in the US, but when I moved I found that the IRS's byzantine tax policy and the inherent difficulty of moving countries were worse.
endorphone 7y ago
I'm a Canadian in the GTA who turned down numerous offers to move to the US for jobs. Because this is my home. It's where my family and friends are. I have a sometimes misled sense of pride, etc. The same sorts of reasons most Americans wouldn't want to move to Canada for a job. I mean, I'd be more likely to move to Japan or France or something for a job because it's different enough to make it novel. But let's be real -- there are great areas all over the US. They have far more weather and geographical diversity. There are great cities like Portland, Austin, etc. It isn't all crime[1] or violence. And we're probably exposed to US politics more here than the average American (given Canada's inferiority complex and our profound focus on the US). And I've never had a problem with Canadian healthcare, but if you're taking a job in the US you'll probably be on a great plan that gets you great service there as well. [1] - Especially given that property crime tends to be much worse in most areas of Canada, and gun crime in the major cities is as bad as many American cities.
- geoka9 7y ago
  > gun crime in the major cities is as bad as many American cities Is it, though? I can't remember the last time I heard of a gun crime in Vancouver, but that's anecdotal, of course.

crwfshndndls 7y ago

You're being absurd. The 'gun mentality' don't affect life for almost anybody who's not a hobbyist. I know many Canadians in the US, none of them think that the US has more racism than Canada - many will tell you that we're just better at being aware of it.

CosmicShadow 7y ago
ok well maybe I just don't feel comfortable walking around where everyone has a gun and could kill me for any reason possible or by accident, even if it's very unlikely. I'll take my risk management strategy to heart and you take yours. Also, what's with the constant mass shootings in the US? Doesn't seem to be a problem anywhere else and it doesn't seem to be a downward trend, so again, risk management. There are idiots everywhere, I just prefer to be surrounded by idiots without guns than idiots with.
- crwfshndndls 7y ago
  You should relax. People can 'kill you for any reason' anywhere, and yet they don't.

strken 7y ago

From the outside it probably looks like gun violence and racism and ridiculous politics are the worst things about living in the US, but when I moved I found that the IRS's byzantine tax policy and the inherent difficulty of moving countries were worse.

endorphone 7y ago

I'm a Canadian in the GTA who turned down numerous offers to move to the US for jobs. Because this is my home. It's where my family and friends are. I have a sometimes misled sense of pride, etc. The same sorts of reasons most Americans wouldn't want to move to Canada for a job. I mean, I'd be more likely to move to Japan or France or something for a job because it's different enough to make it novel. But let's be real -- there are great areas all over the US. They have far more weather and geographical diversity. There are great cities like Portland, Austin, etc. It isn't all crime[1] or violence. And we're probably exposed to US politics more here than the average American (given Canada's inferiority complex and our profound focus on the US). And I've never had a problem with Canadian healthcare, but if you're taking a job in the US you'll probably be on a great plan that gets you great service there as well. [1] - Especially given that property crime tends to be much worse in most areas of Canada, and gun crime in the major cities is as bad as many American cities.

geoka9 7y ago
> gun crime in the major cities is as bad as many American cities Is it, though? I can't remember the last time I heard of a gun crime in Vancouver, but that's anecdotal, of course.