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2008 Jul 13, 1:46am   11,566 views  375 comments

by Patrick   follow (59)  

Some observations of Canada from my 10 day house-swap with a Canadian family in Toronto:

Native Canadian people are helpful, but Canadian immigrants don't talk to strangers.
Most things are more expensive than in the US, like $6.50 Canadian for a Hagen Daas ice cream bar in Toronto Island park.
The Lindt chocolates are all forgeries, just crap in elite wrappers. Canadians are unaware of the fraud, since they've never had good chocolate.
Via Rail beats Amtrak by a long shot. Via Rail is clean, on-time, and cheap.
Tap water tastes pretty good.
There are two sales taxes instead of just one: provincial and federal.
Beer and wine in Ontario are sold only by the provincial liquor monopoly, at twice the cost as in the US. BYOB/W
Public pools are free, though run-down.
Immigrants in Toronto are the largest percentage of any city in the world.
The subway system in Toronto is efficient and inexpensive.
Milk comes in a bag rather than in a gallon jug.
Prostitution advertising is brazen and cheap.
There are many Muslim women, some completely covered in Burqas.
Women have more tattoos than in the US.
Marijuana can be smelled in the air on many major Toronto streets.
There is a visible gay population in Toronto.
There are a surprising number of Canadian flags on cars and houses.
The Canadian accent becomes more noticeable the more you hear it.




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372   MolotovCocktail   2026 Jan 13, 1:41pm  

HeadSet says

That Canadian freeze on withdrawing from real estate funds will really hurt the retirees living off those funds.


See the future in America!

R/E Experts of PatNet are in total denial of this, of course.
373   Patrick   2026 Jan 15, 11:17am  

https://slaynews.com/news/airline-passengers-panic-chilling-screams-emerge-beneath-cabin-mid-takeoff/


Passengers aboard an Air Canada flight were startled by “chilling screams” coming from beneath the cabin as the aircraft taxied for takeoff.

The screams emerged from a ground crew member who was accidentally trapped in the cargo hold.

The incident occurred on December 13 aboard Air Canada Flight 1502.

The packed passenger jet was preparing to depart Toronto Pearson International Airport for Moncton, New Brunswick, according to CBC.

The aircraft, an Airbus jet carrying 184 passengers, had its cargo doors “inadvertently closed.”

However, a worker was still inside the luggage compartment.

As the plane began rolling toward the runway, loud banging and desperate cries were heard from the rear of the cabin.

The alarming sounds immediately triggered panic among the passengers.

The screaming prompted flight attendants to rush down the aisle. ...

“We could see the crew gathering around the plane, so we knew something was happening,” Caron said.

“Then, the pilot tells us that there is someone from the crew in the luggage hold.”

The aircraft stopped before reaching the runway.

The trapped ground crew member was quickly freed.

He was then brought into the cabin, where he reassured passengers that he was unharmed.
374   Eric_Holder   2026 Jan 15, 12:10pm  

MolotovCocktail says







Wasn't the collapse the result of ban on foreign (read CCP) investment into SFHs?
375   MolotovCocktail   2026 Jan 15, 5:27pm  

Eric_Holder says

MolotovCocktail says








Wasn't the collapse the result of ban on foreign (read CCP) investment into SFHs?


Only certain provinces did that. Mostly, it's because they put the brakes on the rampant immigration levels they had for 15 years.

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