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Moving to Calgary
Disco11
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Need a bit of advise here.
Living in Montreal (and have for my whole life) but getting fed up with the politics and state that the province is in. So a good friend of mine has offered me and my wife a place to stay out in Calgary. He has a bi-generational house that his mom gave him as his wedding gift. He is offering us the basement appartment for cheap rent and to just help him with bills and such. They have a kid the same age as ours so it would be good lifestyle wise. What I want to know is what advise would any westerners give me too adjust to living out where the cowboys roam. I am french-canadian but I speak a fluent english ( just can't spell for beans).
Living in Montreal (and have for my whole life) but getting fed up with the politics and state that the province is in. So a good friend of mine has offered me and my wife a place to stay out in Calgary. He has a bi-generational house that his mom gave him as his wedding gift. He is offering us the basement appartment for cheap rent and to just help him with bills and such. They have a kid the same age as ours so it would be good lifestyle wise. What I want to know is what advise would any westerners give me too adjust to living out where the cowboys roam. I am french-canadian but I speak a fluent english ( just can't spell for beans).
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Basically, most people out here are quite friendly, ( Again, you will probably notice this while driving.) and you shouldn't have any trouble meeting people.
A few things to watch out for... yes, you can turn right on red lights down here. People will get angry if you don't.
And even though most Calgarians are fairly hospitable towards fellow Canadians, I've definitely met a few people who absolutely can't stand anything french, which brings a tear to my eye.
I have lived here all my life, so if you have any specific questions I wouldn't mind helping you out.
By the way, what part of Calgary are you moving to?
Mostly you'll just need to adjust to the complete difference in culture out here. While there are french schools (if you choose to go that route) a lot of people can be ignorant about people speaking different languages.
All in all you really won't notice much of a difference.
If you can't find a job in this town you're either:
a)a complete moron
b)aren't putting any effort in or
c)a criminal.
You can pretty much walk down the street and be offered a job here. Pretty much every company is understaffed atm. As for night life, Montreal's is probably a lot better. If you're Asian don't expect to get in to many clubs here (theres a problem with Asian gangs and most clubs won't let in big groups of Asians).
Nope. As the great poet of our time, weird al, says: "whiter than sour cream"
I have worked for a ceramic tile and natural stone importer for about 7 years and have been a senior territory sales manager for abour 3. So your telling me jobs wont be a problem?
You won't have problem. You can drive around town and spot hundreds of help wanted signs.
Yeah, I really wouldn't worry about jobs over here right now. The job market is booming. Also, I've checked it out, and that Applewood neighborhood is right near downtown, which could be quite nice as you are near a whole ton of good restaurants and bars. It might be a little noisier than some of the more outlying suburbs, but I don't think it would be bad at all.