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Moving to BC

SinusSinus Registered User regular
edited January 2011 in Social Entropy++
So I am an American college student in Florida and I am growing tired of the States. In the military I got to travel Europe and the middle east and I understand the world is a whole lot bigger than MSNBC and FoxNews would like to admit. Therefore I am seriously considering moving to the Vancouver area. Unfortunately my only contact with anyone from Canada comes from an old WoW guild were a few folks lived around Toronto, One had a cow as a pet. So I am just wondering if anyone who has lived around the area could tell me what to expect as an American Expat making a permanent move to Canada. I've read up on the requirements to become a citizen, but I am looking for more information on the In's and Out's of the surrounding area of Vancouver.

My major is Education and minor in Physics. (I'm looking for a high school type teaching position)
I have no additional language skills other than some not so useful Arabic.

Thanks in advance.

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  • SoaLSoaL fantastic Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    choom choom smoke BC weed

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  • GreenGreen Stick around. I'm full of bad ideas.Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    How are you moving back in time

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Welcome to the forums Sinus

    You might have more luck with your question in the Help & Advice subforum, rather than here in SE

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    You're moving to an overly ambitious canceled video game?

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  • SinusSinus Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I'm not going to lie the name that follows BC had a lot to do with it. Along with why I posted here. I figured this was my best chance to meat "real" people from the area.

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    There are a number of PAers in and about Vancouver, and yes it's quite possible that at some point you'll interact with them

    But if you're looking for constructive input rather business as usual: cocks and dicks, you definitely want to post in H/A

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  • SinusSinus Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    fair nuff. I'm not a big forum poster type guy to be honest. I really blame the vodka for this nights endeavours lol.

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  • Sara LynnSara Lynn I can handle myself. Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I am moving to before Christ

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    vancouver is a great city, but i'd hold tight a bit before moving back there. there's going to be a housing crash soon due to the oversupply of condos, but the economy hasn't quite caught onto it yet. look into it, keep your eyes on the property market and be ready to strike while the iron is at its coldest

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Sinus wrote: »
    fair nuff. I'm not a big forum poster type guy to be honest. I really blame the vodka for this nights endeavours lol.

    Vodka is always a welcome social lubricant

    Lurk for a bit and see how thing shake around here, SE is full of delightful, sarcastic and smart people

    Also, butts

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  • TrillianTrillian Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
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  • SinusSinus Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    My favorite.

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  • TrillianTrillian Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    hey Usagi ought we to hang out sometime in the near-ish future?
    I am in DESPERATE need of vacations.

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Have my babies Trill <3

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Oh come on you people, you knew he was talking about British Columbia. It's not that hard to decipher!

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  • TrillianTrillian Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Usagi wrote: »
    Have my babies Trill <3

    Okay! <3

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  • ThreadbareSockThreadbareSock Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Sure seems like there are more of these threads lately

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  • UsagiUsagi Nah Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Yessssss

    Def should have hangouts soon, but now I am off to sleep. Night homps!

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  • GreenGreen Stick around. I'm full of bad ideas.Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    I really don't see the appeal in moving to an unfunny newspaper comic strip

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    p.s. today at value village i found a radical old-school vancouver millionaires logo t-shirt

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  • As7As7 Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Millionaires?

    A millionaire is like the best mascot in the world.

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  • TrillianTrillian Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Cooool!!!
    Man it was totally rad meeting you the other day, and I hope you have more spare time, in which you are not beyond Hope.

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Trillian wrote: »
    Cooool!!!
    Man it was totally rad meeting you the other day, and I hope you have more spare time, in which you are not beyond Hope.

    :^:

    sadly i'm mega locked up for the rest of the week but the good thing about me and vancouver is that i'll always be back. soon enough, i'll be back.

    i've gotta get back to sydney so i can start redesigning my home decor to better replicate the morrisey's interior

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  • TrillianTrillian Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    bsjezz wrote: »
    Trillian wrote: »
    Cooool!!!
    Man it was totally rad meeting you the other day, and I hope you have more spare time, in which you are not beyond Hope.

    :^:

    sadly i'm mega locked up for the rest of the week but the good thing about me and vancouver is that i'll always be back. soon enough, i'll be back.

    i've gotta get back to sydney so i can start redesigning my home decor to better replicate the morrisey's interior

    right with you there.

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  • DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    do you guys ever go to the Naam

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  • KochikensKochikens Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    bsjezz wrote: »
    vancouver is a great city, but i'd hold tight a bit before moving back there. there's going to be a housing crash soon due to the oversupply of condos, but the economy hasn't quite caught onto it yet. look into it, keep your eyes on the property market and be ready to strike while the iron is at its coldest

    I don't think the market will crash. I think people have been saying it will crash ever since the olympics, and it hasn't yet, so it won't. It is ridiculous and the ridiculous bubble isn't going to burst.


    I really fucking hope it does though jesus christ

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  • TrillianTrillian Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    even Ladner is expensive it's getting ridiculous.

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    Kochikens wrote: »
    bsjezz wrote: »
    vancouver is a great city, but i'd hold tight a bit before moving back there. there's going to be a housing crash soon due to the oversupply of condos, but the economy hasn't quite caught onto it yet. look into it, keep your eyes on the property market and be ready to strike while the iron is at its coldest

    I don't think the market will crash. I think people have been saying it will crash ever since the olympics, and it hasn't yet, so it won't. It is ridiculous and the ridiculous bubble isn't going to burst.


    I really fucking hope it does though jesus christ

    nah, it will. supply is far greater than demand and it can't last, especially when there's still so much construction going on. yeah, it's a very desirable city, and people have grown used to living in a place with a strong economy due to this desirability, so they are holding on to the notion that they can still wield dangerously high figures. but i've got a friend who has now had their pad on the market for a year without significant bites. that's a hell of a long time for a spacious and chic apartment new west. at some stage, something's gotta give

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  • bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    can you tell that i've spent the majority of my trip in the presence of semi-retired accountants, lawyers and business investors

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  • TrillianTrillian Registered User regular
    edited January 2011
    and not nearly enough time drinking beer with us!

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