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    Puravida2016Kate Knibbs
    3/02/16 4:16pm

    If you think a Trump America will be racist, wait til you get a fucking load of Quebec!

    Fun fact: There is actually a fucking language police. Imagine an official agency that went around charging businesses who aren’t using English in absolutely everything they do. That’s what Quebec does except for French. One of their most dominant political parties is literally a left-leaning Republican Party where the blame for not being able to separate from the rest of the country was “the ethnic vote”. Racism is fucking everywhere, even against white people (if you aren’t “pur laine” Quebecois, meaning they can’t trace your lineage all the way back to the French settlers in the 17th century, you aren’t worth shit), municipal and provincial (think state) politics are more corrupt than Illinois and the moronic electorate pretty much vote with blindfolds on (http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/nd…).

    So, yeah, don’t do Quebec. If you’re career-oriented, try Toronto. If you want warmer weather and better scenery, choose Vancouver.

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      Doofenschmirtz, Inc.Puravida2016
      3/02/16 4:24pm

      What business in America would last if they had all their signs and all their workers speaking a language that’s not English or Spanish?

      What college is going to take your homework as legit if it’s written in a language other than English or Spanish, for anything other than a foreign language class?

      Pretty much all countries have official languages and use the metric system. You’re the weirdos who do neither.

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      Kate KnibbsPuravida2016
      3/02/16 4:29pm

      i lived there man

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    brajgregKate Knibbs
    3/02/16 5:28pm

    Imagine my surprise when I read that an English Literature major (1) ran away from her home country because her candidate didn't get elected and (2) couldn't find a job upon graduating from a university with an ENGLISH LIT major... Truly shocking.

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      Kate Knibbsbrajgreg
      3/02/16 5:29pm

      im full of surprises

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      dtrethbrajgreg
      3/02/16 5:40pm

      Yeah, and all those Syrian refugees don’t like ISIS’s stance on assessment tax.

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    dothedewKate Knibbs
    3/02/16 4:19pm

    Toque? Wtf, I thought they spoke in English in Canada. No one told me I’d have to learn a new language. I think you guys should just say hat from now on.

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      collexdothedew
      3/02/16 4:22pm

      It’s actually written Tuque, and it is a French word. Fun fact - 1/5th of Canadians have French as a mother tongue.

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      det-devil-ailsdothedew
      3/02/16 4:30pm

      Sit down on the Chesterfield and relax, guy.

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    ThidrekrKate Knibbs
    3/02/16 4:16pm

    Three things as someone who has done the same:

    1) Consider getting an immigration lawyer. I entered through the “falling in love” route—and combined with the “Defense of Marriage Act” at the time, it was either me moving to Canada or giving up on the relationship. Having a lawyer made this process much easier for me (as in, I filled out everything just once and the government gave me zero hassles). Also, I filled out all this paperwork while living and working in the U.S., so don’t think you have to live as an unemployed bum in Canada while all this bureaucratic dance plays out.

    2) U.S. taxation and filing requirements still apply to you, no matter where you live in the world or where your income is sourced. You may not owe a single dime to the U.S. government, but they still want you to file U.S. tax forms every single year until the day you die. And one of the “fun things” about being an expat is that you essentially get to experience the “worst of both worlds” when it comes to taxes. If Canada doesn’t tax you on something (taxation on housing sales comes to mind), the U.S. will tell you “tough shit” and expect you to cough up the money to them as if you were still living in the U.S. Foreign tax credits and tax treaties go a long way to preventing double taxation, but if you start making too much money, the U.S. will also start demanding money from you too, in addition to all the taxes you pay in your new country. In other words, make sure you have a good accountant.

    3) Canadian Netflix is, dare I say it, becoming better than U.S. Netflix! It’s not divided up between Hulu and Amazon Video the way it is in the U.S., it has a much better film selection, and some things that have dropped from U.S. Netflix still exist in Canada—I’m looking at you, Doctor Who.

    Also, one footnote: I believe the Immigrant Investor Visa program was ended last year, so the rich can’t buy their way into Canada anymore.

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      JustWhatTheDrOrderedThidrekr
      3/02/16 5:04pm

      I’m a Canadian currently working on importing my (non-American) fiance via the falling-in-love route. I always appreciate hearing success stories like yours! With the new Liberal government, the immigration procedures have changed a bit. The laws about working while applying have changed too, but I’m not sure how that will play out when we actually get to that stage of the process.

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      Zsa Zsa GaborgThidrekr
      3/02/16 5:05pm

      If you’re not coming back to the US, can’t you just skip filing taxes? There might eventually be a warrant out, but since failing to file is only a misdemeanor(?) they’ll never try to extradite you unless you owe oodles of money (and even then, has anyone been extradited to the US for tax fraud in recent memory?)

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    Vanguard KnightKate Knibbs
    3/02/16 4:08pm

    If you are planning on leaving the United States for friendlier places its also very important to be white.

    Honestly, I have looked around for “someplace to go” should the shit hit the fan in the United States in the next 10 years, and everywhere seems to be really unfriendly to the black diaspora.

    White supremacy is so damn pervasive.

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      puncha yo bunsVanguard Knight
      3/02/16 4:17pm

      Someone in another article also made this point but, why should we leave our country just because Trump becomes president? If we do so, it’s exactly what his supporters want. If all minorities/LGBT citizens/sane people leave this country or give up on the fight if we happen to lose, then this country really is lost. As a black gay person I am indeed afraid for a lot of things if the Republicans—particularly Trump—win the election, but at this point I’ll be damned if I’m going to leave after we’ve fought for so long and so many of the rights I enjoy today were built on the backs of all those who came before me who didn’t just up and leave when things were really, really difficult. We should stay and continue to fight for the nation we believe in.

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      Loggpuncha yo buns
      3/02/16 4:22pm

      Word.

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    ThrumbolioKate Knibbs
    3/02/16 4:08pm

    Fuck moving. If Trump wants me out, he can kick down my front door like a GODDAMNED MAN.

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      KmuzuThrumbolio
      3/02/16 4:11pm

      Be careful for what you wish for.

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      ThrumbolioKmuzu
      3/02/16 4:15pm

      That’s cool. I have a bag of stunners at the ready. I’m a one-man militia!

      GIF
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    fully nude GOP dudeKate Knibbs
    3/02/16 4:12pm

    It’s incorrect that companies can only offer positions to Americans if there are no skilled Canadians. NAFTA offers essentially the same thing as the TN-1 to Americans seeking employment in Canada. That is, if a Canadian company wants to hire an American, it’s no big deal.

    The reason you see few Americans in Canada is that most Americans have no interest in living in a different country. Also, in general, living in Canada costs more and pays less than living in the USA so it’s rarely a savvy career move.

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      MikeATXfully nude GOP dude
      3/02/16 4:17pm

      Yeah, and it’s even worse now with the loonie being so cheap. Combine that with the insane housing bubble your country is in, and it’s gonna be ugly when that bubble pops!

      Can’t lie though, loved the basically 60% off sales my wife and I took advantage of while we were staying with her parents in TO for the holidays. 30% exchange rate + 30% boxing day sales = 60% discount and one happy ‘Murican!

      Also, it’s really fucking cold up there, most of the time. We were up there two summers ago during August, and a cold front blew in and dropped the high temp for the day to like 50*(F). August should never be that could. Ever.

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      fully nude GOP dudeMikeATX
      3/02/16 4:19pm

      The American housing bubble popped 8 years ago.

      The current housing situation is basically how it’s going to look from here on out. There’s only so much Manhattan and coastal California to go around.

      Canada has a much worse housing bubble. Maybe that’s what you meant and I’m reading your post wrong. I’m American, not Canadian.

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    HiLoSilverKate Knibbs
    3/02/16 4:10pm

    prolonged exposure to really boring conversations about the Habs

    Wait a second, I already get this whenever I talk to my old man on the phone. “They can’t score! They’re nothing without Price! They want to trade Subban!” This from a team he followed from its Yvan Cournoyer days. ... Hmmm, this alone should qualify me for Canadian citizenship, no?

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      Roll with the SquanchesHiLoSilver
      3/02/16 5:10pm

      I have a Habs sweater. Can I blend in easily?

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      Ken Yadiggit, AdiosRoll with the Squanches
      3/02/16 11:57pm

      half of us will love you. the other half will give you MEAN stink eye

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    Manolo CatastropheKate Knibbs
    3/02/16 4:08pm

    I think I’d rather end up as a muzzled hood ornament on Don Trump’s car than have to live somewhere where they put ketchup on mac and cheese (just typing that felt wrong and evil and now I need an exorcism).

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      mitchnmurayManolo Catastrophe
      3/02/16 4:12pm

      We put ketchup on Kraft Dinnah. On real homestyle MnC, no hunan does that.

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      chrlyintorontoManolo Catastrophe
      3/02/16 4:15pm

      You can drown out the feelings with our strong but delicious Canadian beers. Two or three will put you face down in the K.D., until you acclimatize.

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    opiumsmabytchKate Knibbs
    3/02/16 4:45pm

    Just so you know..... the drinking age in Quebec is 18.

    Just you know....putting that out there.

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      ArtThistleopiumsmabytch
      3/02/16 4:57pm

      Everywhere but Ontario, where it’s 19 for some stupid reason. I mean, I don’t live in Ontario and I’m older than 19, so that doesn’t affect me, but I don’t know why they have a higher age.
      Also, lottery tickets from Ontario can’t be checked in any other province because OLC.

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      Mr. Ogre of the Atlantic Canadian Ogres, of course.opiumsmabytch
      3/02/16 4:58pm

      19 on Prince Edward Island and you can speak either official language, or any other, really, we don’t care that much.

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