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Efan
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people have been copying my question australia thread so some people and i decided to make one about any country. the country will be asked questions and someone from that country can answer.

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knight_34
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We do say eh


I say eh, but I'm not Canadian. Eh, that's nice you are one.

What is the worst place to live in Canada?
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What is the worst place to live in Canada?


This is a good question. I mean if you're from Ontario you wouldn't want to live in Quebec, however if you live on the East Coast your financial situation won't be the best. However I guess the Yukon would be the worst. It's out of the way and hardly ever mentioned.
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Ok in that case is there anyone from Singapore here? I'm thinking of moving over there in the next year or so. I've seen some commercial sites about things to do if you are planning on moving there etc, but nothing that was really about someone's person experience of living/moving there.

So, what is it like? What are the best and worst parts? Any weird facts?

Or if you know of a good blog of someone who has moved there can you let me know the link.


Okay, prepare for a helluva post!

I don't live in Singapore, but my cousin does, and I stayed with him for a month.

Personally, I LOVED it. I can't wait to go back. I'm from the US (California), which is fine, but you can really see the economic dynamism in Singapore. EVERYTHING is growing. There's construction everywhere. I don't know how the job market really is, but it's clear that Singapore is moving up quickly. The housing prices are inflated, unfortunately, but I think the government is trying to rectify that. I know the government does control a lot. For example, the new casino, the Marina Bay Sands, has to give at least a third of its income to the government. I don't know if this is the case for all businesses.

YES, the laws are strictly enforced (you can get arrested for jaywalking), but I see some people do it anyway. There is absolutely no chewing gum. ANYWHERE. It's illegal. ):

It's the cleanest city I've ever seen. It's less like a city, and more like a futuristic Disneyland. It's been fairly Westernized, but it is still, without a doubt, an Asian culture. This is evidenced EVERYWHERE, and you have to look hard to find Western food (unless, for some reason, it's Italian! -- they had a lot of Italian restaurants, lol).

There's a lot of respect for the elderly, and the senior citizens really seem to appreciate it if you allow them small gestures of respect, such as giving up your seat on the subway, or letting them cross first.

The subway, called the MRT, doesn't allow the local durian fruit onboard at any time! It's so smelly that they banned it from all public transportation!

Since it's a tiny country, everything is centralized. It's extremely easy to get around, you just need to prepare for it an think ahead. It also means that you come across a lot of events. (Things might have been particularly active because it was during tourist season, National Day and the Youth Olympics)

I don't want to take up half the board, so let me know if you want to heart more. ;D
Efan
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It's extremely easy to get around

what do you think of the train system.my family missed one train then got lost for half the night.
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what do you think of the train system.my family missed one train then got lost for half the night.


Trains?
Do you mean the MRT or the buses?

I used the bus only once, getting from the MRT to Jurong Bird park and back. It was always on time for me.

If you meant the MRT, well, I was never out later than 11. I don't know if they shut the system down, but I don't think they do. It's pretty much a night-city. The MRT took some getting used to, but that's only because I don't normally use public transportation.
All I had to do was plan ahead and keep a map with me, and I was fine. If I was ever concerned or lost, I'd go streetside and call a taxi (I kept the number for the cab service on me).
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This is a good question. I mean if you're from Ontario you wouldn't want to live in Quebec, however if you live on the East Coast your financial situation won't be the best. However I guess the Yukon would be the worst. It's out of the way and hardly ever mentioned.


Good to hear. Anyway... what is the best place to live in Canada in your opinion?
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@wolf1991

Denmark and the rest of Europe has the same view of Canda...hockey and "ohh, Canada? That country above U.S.A with that leaf flag..red and something, eh?"

And all those things you said...lies...mwahahaha! >:}

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Denmark and the rest of Europe has the same view of Canda...hockey and "ohh, Canada? That country above U.S.A with that leaf flag..red and something, eh?"


Really? As far as I know many Europeans love Canadians for their efforts in both world wars. Especially Belgium. Or is that a myth?
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Good to hear. Anyway... what is the best place to live in Canada in your opinion?


Vancouver, honestly we've got everything. Beaches, mountains, the city, the country just a bit away. It was good enough to host the winter games xD

As well, we've got mild weather, winter's not too cold, a bit of snowfall each year but not as much as in Quebec and basically anywhere east of us. The summer's are nice and warm, not too hot though. Only downer is lots of rain.

Although I'm just a bit biased since I live here. :P There's lots of amazing places to live in Canada. BUT NO TORONTO
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Vancouver is great. I hear good things about it. Why no Toronto? Oh, aside from Vancouver what do you think is Canada's best major city?

wolf1991
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Although I'm just a bit biased since I live here. :P There's lots of amazing places to live in Canada. BUT NO TORONTO


HEY! I like Toronto it's only an hour away!

Vancouver is great. I hear good things about it. Why no Toronto? Oh, aside from Vancouver what do you think is Canada's best major city?


Montreal or St. John's
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Really? As far as I know many Europeans love Canadians for their efforts in both world wars. Especially Belgium. Or is that a myth?


Like...no. Most people here in Europe don't even know you fought in any of the world wars...I don't know what about those who live on Greenland think about you (cause Greenland technically counts as Denmark).

But no...

And what do you Canadians think of Scandinavia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway etc?
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Vancouver is great. I hear good things about it. Why no Toronto? Oh, aside from Vancouver what do you think is Canada's best major city?


Toronto bashing is a west coast ritual. It's basically based on their generalised opinion that Toronto is the centre of the universe.

The only major cities in Canada I've been to are Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, and Montreal, so I can't really comment. :P

Calgary was meh. Really urban-sprawled. It was okay I guess... I never went downtown or anything though I was mostly there to visit some relatives.

Edmonton was alright I guess. Didn't really visit around, only stayed a couple days. The only places we went were literally West Edmonton Mall and our hotel. I had expectations for the mall since it's so hyped up as the biggest mall in the world. But kinda disappointing. It's getting older, and in the end, it's just an overpriced mall. Only thing it has going for it is the amusement park, water park, and ice rink inside. But I can get those at home, it's not like they're anything special because they're inside a mall.

Quebec City was great. I really loved that old town feel to it. Montreal was exactly the opposite though. Big city. I loved how I was in a place where I could actually use my french skills, without people looking at me weirdly... LOL.

I wouldn't mind visiting Ottawa. I think the Montreal area would be my preference since I could actually use my French but most people there speak English as well. And I'd love to stay near the big city so I'd pick Montreal if it wasn't for all the Quebec separatism shizz.
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Interesting... Thanks. I've been to some of the world's largest malls myself.

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Interesting... Thanks. I've been to some of the world's largest malls myself.


Nice, which ones?

I could see WE Mall being a big thing if you lived out in the country and didn't get to see this kind of stuff. But when you can take the train for 20 mins and get to a fairly big mall anyways, it's nothing too special. I found that there was a bunch of duplicate stores.

One time my parents wanted to go shopping around the mall, so they took my brother and I ended up sitting at a coffee shop watching the football game. But that was fine by me
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