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I lived in the shadows in Canada a time. You're not allowed to leave - the US border blocks, among others. So "going to Omaha, Nebraska" is unrealistic. Experi

I lived in the shadows in Canada a time. You're not allowed to leave - the US border blocks, among others. So "going to Omaha, Nebraska" is unrealistic. Experiences of a foreign country where perhaps there's somewhere to go to find low end work, and be paid enough to live somewhere ... that's a dream. One not available in far too much of the world - yes including Canada these days. And the cost of living in most of Canada is higher than most of the USA, and the pay is lower.

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I was writing with a US-centric mindset, so I agree that neither Omaha or Alaska is that realistic if you're a Canadian citizen. I'm intrigued by your assertion that there is not any low-end work available in Canada, though; my understanding is that Canada is taking on millions and millions of low-end immigrants who live together in tenement-style housing and work low-paying jobs to support each other. I thought that this meant that there was abundant low-end labor. If this is the case, then Canadians who feel forced into prostitution should just go find immigrants and ask them what they're doing for work and then do that, but if there's not actually any work available that may not be good advice. However, the author of the article was getting a Bachelor's degree. I don't think she had fully explored every possible avenue for her life to take before she took a job as a prostitute.
- teunispeters 3y ago
  I've worked a lot of such low-end jobs in the past. These days it'd take 4-5 full time jobs to make rent. As for the tenement housing - never seen it - and I have been in a lot of places BC through Sask. I've known families to put up immigrants, friends, family back home to sponsor them sufficient to afford, and way more. I did spend some time in shelters once upon a time - not kind places - and certainly not a place one could hold down a job from. As for me ... I lived in a lot of "low" rent buildings and rough buildings (as well as far more often out of vehicles than actual on-the-street homeless - although did that too) ... eventually I did similar to what the writer did and moved into office work, then remotely and eventually could get my own home. The old tenements though - some are now museums.

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I was writing with a US-centric mindset, so I agree that neither Omaha or Alaska is that realistic if you're a Canadian citizen. I'm intrigued by your assertion that there is not any low-end work available in Canada, though; my understanding is that Canada is taking on millions and millions of low-end immigrants who live together in tenement-style housing and work low-paying jobs to support each other. I thought that this meant that there was abundant low-end labor. If this is the case, then Canadians who feel forced into prostitution should just go find immigrants and ask them what they're doing for work and then do that, but if there's not actually any work available that may not be good advice. However, the author of the article was getting a Bachelor's degree. I don't think she had fully explored every possible avenue for her life to take before she took a job as a prostitute.

teunispeters 3y ago
I've worked a lot of such low-end jobs in the past. These days it'd take 4-5 full time jobs to make rent. As for the tenement housing - never seen it - and I have been in a lot of places BC through Sask. I've known families to put up immigrants, friends, family back home to sponsor them sufficient to afford, and way more. I did spend some time in shelters once upon a time - not kind places - and certainly not a place one could hold down a job from. As for me ... I lived in a lot of "low" rent buildings and rough buildings (as well as far more often out of vehicles than actual on-the-street homeless - although did that too) ... eventually I did similar to what the writer did and moved into office work, then remotely and eventually could get my own home. The old tenements though - some are now museums.