Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Health Insurance?	I was on my wifes Student coverage. Certainly a lot less than $400, she was doing her Masters at the time. For us not a bad deal as she was a mature student and they did not age relate the costs. I have also had catastrophe cover, in my case $5,000 out of my pocket, should be $100 or so a month. Fortunately I have never had a ny medical costs, I do know that it costs with or without Insurance. Probably pay you to get and prescriptions from Canada. We stocked up for a friend in Mexico, 10% of the US cost.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2007-01-22 00:30:00
Canada	Does illegal immigration upset you big time too?	I rad on a board that a lot of Undocumented Americans frequent that it was not a good idea to go to Canada as they have much stricter Immigration laws and enforce them. The US does not.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2007-08-04 02:38:00
Canada	Canada - Assylum rejections	Middle class wants to escape drug cartels, corrupt authorities Aug 05, 2007 04:30 AM Nicholas Keung IMMIGRATION/DIVERSITY REPORTER Manuel Lanveros could have come to Canada through normal immigration channels as a skilled immigrant. Instead, the Mexican citizen simply hopped on a plane and asked for refugee asylum here because, he says, he couldn't afford to risk his life on the two-year wait. An architect with 15 years of experience, Lanveros represents a new wave of Mexican refugees who contradict the desperate day-labourer stereotype: educated, upper-middle-class professionals who claim corrupt authorities are failing to protect them from drug cartels, abusive spouses or gay bashers. According to the Immigration and Refugee Board, Mexican asylum claims have skyrocketed in a decade, from fewer than 1,000 a year to 5,000. For the past two years, Mexico has been Canada's top source country for refugee claims. With the defeat this spring of a U.S. immigration bill that would have provided a path to citizenship for undocumented migrants – and the increasing hostility of many Americans – observers worry that Mexicans hoping for a safe haven will instead file claims in Canada. Francisco Rico-Martinez, of the Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ) Refugee Centre, says 85 per cent of the advocacy group's clients are now Mexicans. As many as 15 new cases arrive at his door each week. "My concern is we're going to be swarmed by Mexicans in the U.S. who don't have status there and can come to the border because they don't need a visa to come to Canada," says Rico-Martinez, himself a refugee from El Salvador. "We're starting to get calls from Mexicans in the States, five to six a week, hoping to file refugee (claims) in Canada. But we may not even know half of the Mexicans here who are without status, because they don't need visas to come." Anticipating a continued influx, the refugee board is now treating Mexican cases as a top priority. Some cases are heard within six months, compared with the more typical 12 to 18 months. Last November, the board even sent a fact-finding mission to Mexico, "to address information gaps related to witnesses of crime and public-sector corruption, women victims of violence, and victims of discrimination or violence based on sexual orientation." In February, the researchers issued guidelines to help adjudicators make decisions. Advocates argue that most Canadians view Mexico through the benign lens of a tourist – as a free, democratic country – and fail to recognize how corruption there can leave people vulnerable to crime. That blind spot, they say, is reflected in the high rates of rejection for Mexican refugee claims. "Our concern is whether Mexicans can get a fair hearing, when most people simply assume they are economic migrants," says Janet Dench, executive director of the Canadian Council for Refugees. "And we've seen our share of prejudice against the Mexicans." Lanveros says he, wife Trisya and daughter Andrea, 8, fled to Toronto in March last year after a drug-trafficking ring demanded at gunpoint that he help them smuggle cocaine into the U.S. "This bad guy paid me to build a big house for him in Hidalgo. One night, I left my laptop in the house (still under construction). When I went back, I caught them moving bricks of cocaine. There were more than 100 of them in many plastic bags," Lanveros recalls. He went to the state police for help, "But the cops said they needed me to bring evidence to them. That's impossible for me to do," explains Lanveros, whose son, Ruben, was born in Canada last year. "And they asked for $150 to protect me. They just wanted my money and were not interested in protecting me." Though he even provided immigration authorities with a copy of a police report from Mexico, Lanveros's refugee claim was rejected earlier this month. Mary Jo Leddy, of Toronto's Romero House, says the Lanveros case isn't untypical. Since last spring, the resettlement agency has received a growing number of educated, professional Mexicans who "don't fit the image" of typical economic migrants. "We've had lawyers, engineers, people working for non-governmental agencies, accountants and architects. They are the ones who do well in their country and can afford the plane tickets to Canada," she notes. "Their stories always relate to the collapse of the country to drug cartels. The issue is always about the lacking state protection due to the corruption situation there." Mauricio Guerrero, a spokesperson for the Mexican Embassy in Ottawa, insists many of the new arrivals are "economically and socially driven," and that his government does safeguard citizens against corruption and drug lords. "The reason we are seeing more Mexican refugees in Canada is related to the dishonest coyotes who are promoting Canada to people who want to immigrate here. They leave Mexico for Canada with the idea of a better experience, a better life," he says. "The government is on the right track to fight against drug dealing and corruption." Leonardo Zuniga's refugee claim – on grounds of persecution because of his sexual orientation – failed in June last year. He says Mexican authorities adopt laws and policies to crack down on corruption, discrimination and criminal activity that look good on paper. But, "the reality is we have a big corrupt government. People simply do things in front of you, blatantly asking you for money. It's not just gay people; even straight people have no rights," says the 25-year-old, who studied marketing in university and now works as a mailroom assistant in Toronto. "People think, we have a gay pride parade in Mexico City, then it's safe. They don't know many gay people get killed in Mexico. It's a very macho country," adds Zuniga, whose claim was denied because the refugee board believed the state there could protect him. "I think people here only have superficial knowledge about Mexico." Citizenship and Immigration Canada says department officials meet with Mexican authorities on a regular basis, and the refugee board is being guided by three "persuasive" decisions issued last October. But those decisions are themselves controversial, says Gerri MacDonald, president of the Refugee Lawyers Association of Ontario. All three were negative rulings, based on claims 18 to 30 months old. "It raises the perception that some in the system want to reduce the number of positive decisions for Mexicans," complains MacDonald, whose group asked the refugee board to withdraw the decisions, to no avail. "It also undermines the legitimacy of the fact-finding mission." The FCJ Refugee Centre's Rico-Martinez thinks it's only a matter of time before Canada imposes visa requirements on Mexicans, as it did on Zimbabweans and Argentines when it felt a need to curb the inflow of refugees. "But we can't have a blank-cheque solution that discriminates (between) people who need to come for protection (and) those with resources to come," he says. "To address the issue, Canadian officials need to reach out to the Mexican public and educate them about our immigration and refugee system." One key area both governments need to tackle, says the embassy's Guerrero, is the "coyotes" who thrive on the ludicrous business of selling the Canadian dream to Mexicans. Mexicans in Canada Total visits to Canada (2006): 214,000 Asylum claims in 2006: 4,948 Acceptance rate: 28% Asylum claims filed in first half of 2007: 3,036 (27% of all claims received) Pending decisions: 5,730 Why Canada? Like Americans, Mexicans don’t need visas to visit. As such, they’re exempt from Canada’s bilateral Safe Third Country Agreement with the United States, which stipulates that asylum seekers must file refugee claims in the first country they enter. http://www.thestar.c.../article/243329 __________________ I-601 waiver filed Montreal Jan 19,2005 Waiver approved June 17,2005 (expedited with Senator assistance)	Boiler	Male	Wales	2007-08-06 10:06:00
Canada	Bringing Money (Savings) to USA/Paying USA tax	Hello, If I bring my savings with me (in cash) to the USA, am I going to be taxed in the USA for it? If an answer is “Yes”, could I give my money to my fiancée so she can deposit it to her account? Does she have to pay tax on it? Any thoughts/experience/suggestions/etc…? Happy New Year to Everyone! Vox No	Boiler	Male	Wales	2007-01-03 01:48:00
Canada	Getting Senator intervention	I do not mind being rude. It was 7 months, thank you Nebraska, before my paperwork was touched. Whole process took just short of a year. And nothing any Senator etc could do, just normal USCIS F Upped processing. Get used to it. Now nearly a year waiting to remove conditions another 15 months to go. Naturalisation, how long!	Boiler	Male	Wales	2008-04-03 11:59:00
Canada	Importing Car while Adjusting Status	QUOTE (rexalite @ May 10 2009, 08:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So now that I am adjusting status I am wondering about my Canadian car that is in the US. How do I go about importing it and what does it cost I have tried insuring it with Geico and Allstate and they both refused saying they couldn't insure a Canadian registered car. Any ideas? First can it be done at all at a sensible cost. Which would depend on what it is. Registering a vehicle is a State/County issue.	Boiler	Male	Wales	2009-05-10 21:48:00
Canada	Canadian Visitors Visa	I kinda figured that it would not be easy, I know how it was with my husband to bring him to the US. I told him I would see what I can find out...	Perseverance	Female	Nigeria	2007-07-13 08:32:00
Canada	Canadian Visitors Visa	Thank You so much for taking the time to help.	Perseverance	Female	Nigeria	2007-07-12 20:17:00
Canada	Canadian Visitors Visa	wow thanks so much. I know that for Nigerians to get a visitors visa to come to the US can be pretty tough, is it the same in Canada? From what you have heard? Other peoples experiences???	Perseverance	Female	Nigeria	2007-07-12 19:45:00
Canada	Canadian Visitors Visa	Hello All, I know nothing about Canadian Immigration Policy. A friend of ours,(from Nigeria) has met a woman online, and she is in Canada. She told him that she wanted to send him a Letter of Invitation so he could come for a visit. He asked us today if that was a possibility and I have NO IDEA what to tell him. Can someone enlighten me on this subject?? Thanks in Advance Heather	Perseverance	Female	Nigeria	2007-07-12 19:35:00
Canada	Tinned Vegetables Cheaper?	This thread reminds me of a funny story that happened shortly after my husband arrived here. We went to the store to get some things so he could prepare some Nigerian dishes. He said ( I thought) that he needed 10 tomatoes to I went and counted out 10 nice Romas for him to use. (his phone has wrung he is talking and I am thinking to myself this is alot of tomatoes!!!! ) When he is finally done with his conversation, I am ready to go to the check out. He says to me, "where are the 10 tomatoes"...huh? So I hold up the huge bag of Romas quite proud of myself and say right here he says no.... I repeat...huh? " You said 10 tomatoes they are here, again holding up my Romas." He chuckles taps a can of nearby soda and says "tinned... tinned... not 10" OOOOHHHHHH I say!! Take him over to what I refer to as "canned tomatoes" where he happily gets some tomato paste.... so...uh....we dont need 10 tomatoes then I ask sheepishly?? I thought this story was hilarious when it happened to us....he however did not think it was nearly as funny as I did. That ladies and gents is my 10 tomatoes story *bows*	Perseverance	Female	Nigeria	2008-11-29 09:33:00
Canada	The Vent	QUOTE (*Marilyn* @ Dec 10 2008, 09:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Lili @ Dec 10 2008, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Marilyn, Would you be allowed to send the proof of insurance yourself? That insurance lady is incompetent! I hope you get it solved quickly! I am not sure.. I think it is something specific they want... Fax them your declaration page...that should do the trick....I have fought this battle before P QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Dec 11 2008, 05:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Perseverance @ Dec 10 2008, 10:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Just want to vent about how VJ is so rediculous sometimes!! Why do people act like bickering children on here?? And that false accusations are rediculous and so are the people who make them!! when people allow thier emotions run thier lives and not make educated well thought out decisions, that makes me angry too Thank you I feel a little better but I may be back Welcome to the vent thread! Hope you're feeling better. Stop in again should you feel the need to. We're here to listen...isn't it nice that there are threads like this? Thanks for the welcome, I am still bothered.... but I will get over it. I am sure I will be back again	Perseverance	Female	Nigeria	2008-12-11 08:58:00
Canada	The Vent	Just want to vent about how VJ is so rediculous sometimes!! Why do people act like bickering children on here?? And that false accusations are rediculous and so are the people who make them!! when people allow thier emotions run thier lives and not make educated well thought out decisions, that makes me angry too Thank you I feel a little better but I may be back	Perseverance	Female	Nigeria	2008-12-10 23:07:00
Canada	VISA IN HAND!!!!	CONGRATULATIONS!!	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-10-06 14:59:00
Canada	work for Canadian clients while in the US	QUOTE (bradcanuck @ Oct 15 2009, 04:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I have not read anything in this thread other than the initial OP post. I worked for a Canadian company for 3 years in the US and I informed my interviewer about it (he asked how we were able to pay bills etc) he said this was allowed and expected and was NOT an issue. All forgiven. So in MY personal experience working for a CDN company in the USA while awaiting AOS did NOT hurt my application. Really? Great! Just to make sure our situations are really comparable, where you still employed by the Canadian company or considered self-employed? and that was before you got your EAD? Did you file your taxes at the IRS, Revenue Canada, or both? thanks!	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-10-17 12:12:00
Canada	work for Canadian clients while in the US	Thanks for the replies! I just got back, so I havent had time to check out the posted links or research the forum more, but definitely will. I believe the law you are talking about regarding declaration of income tax in the US and in Canada is called the "double taxation" law. If I understand it correctly, you won't pay taxes twice on your income, as long as you have paid at least what you owe the second country. i.e. if I get taxed 40% in Qc and 30% in the states, I dont have to pay taxes in the US - but still have to declare. If I get taxed 30% in Qc and 40% in the US, I would owe the US the 10% difference.	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-10-13 14:19:00
Canada	work for Canadian clients while in the US	Hi! I am wondering if anybody is in the same situation or would know anything about it. I am self-employed, work from home on my computer and get all my work through the internet. In theory, I can work from anywhere in the world. All my clients are Canadian, I get paid in CAD$ in a Canadian bank account. Am I allowed to continue this work while I am waiting for my EAD after I get my K1? I understand that I am not allowed to accept employment in the US until I get the EAD, but is earning money in Canada illegal? Thanks!	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-10-13 09:00:00
Canada	driving mothers car over border	I crossed the border with my father's car before and I had no issues whatsoever. As per insurance, mine covers me as long as I stay (or the car stays) under 183 days (6 months). Of course, you should check with your own insurance company.	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-10-20 19:54:00
Canada	Certificate re no previous marriages	QUOTE (Carlawarla @ Oct 29 2009, 07:36 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kizza @ Oct 29 2009, 07:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Somebody in a different forum was talking about things to get ready for packet 3, and mentionned a certificate attesting the beneficiary was never married before, making it sound like everybody who is single needs this. Is this true of Canadians? I had read about it for people in the philipines but didnt see it on the example of packet 3 checklist from Canada (van). Trying to get everything I can get ahead of time ready... No, Canadians don't need this. You do need however, all previous marriage and divorce certifcates if this applies. That's what I thought! Better to check! thanks Carla!	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-10-29 07:58:00
Canada	Certificate re no previous marriages	Somebody in a different forum was talking about things to get ready for packet 3, and mentionned a certificate attesting the beneficiary was never married before, making it sound like everybody who is single needs this. Is this true of Canadians? I had read about it for people in the philipines but didnt see it on the example of packet 3 checklist from Canada (van). Trying to get everything I can get ahead of time ready...	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-10-29 07:35:00
Canada	Things you do with your spouse / S.O. while apart	[quote name='Wyatt's Torch' date='Oct 29 2009, 01:25 PM' post='3449172'] Well, it's obviously a topic that we can all relate to! My wife and I have had many visits back and forth over the past year+, but in all the in-between times, what sorts of things do you and your significant others do? Some of the things my wife and I do are... -Watch movies together. We both rent the same DVD and we sync them up by saying, "Okay, press plaaaay...NOW!" Then pause/play, pause/play until I can hear through the phone that they're in sync. We've watched at least 50 movies this way, not to mention countless TV series. It is probably our main on-the-phone pastime. OMG!! Ive been wanting to do that but my fiancé says Im a dork!!! I will copy and paste this and show him it is a great idea!!	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-10-29 15:53:00
Canada	The pet thread!	QUOTE (Bern. @ Oct 29 2009, 10:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is my puppy named Aries. A present from my husband before his tour overseas. I think she's the only reason I haven't gone completely insane. Soooo pretty!! I love german sheperds. Yeah thank god for my dog!! I dont know what I would do without him! Ill try posting pix...	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-10-29 11:14:00
Canada	My interview plan of attack ;)	I cant believe you have to have your interview in Montreal when you live in Calgary	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-03 19:06:00
Canada	MONTREAL P.O.E. EXPERIENCE	Ugh! sorry to hear about your experience. "Im not buying your story" WTH? Maybe I wont use Montreal as my POE When I have to deal with rude people of his kind, I comfort myself (once Ive calmed down) by thinking of how miserable they must in general to treat people like that. ... And you are getting married!! Loser 0 / Domegirl 1	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 14:24:00
Canada	A friendly rivalry	QUOTE (lgg @ Nov 18 2009, 11:57 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> yes Kizza, you may! I'd be thrilled with a habs sticker but I'll raise you one of those awesome Quebec ponchos??? QUOTE (kizza @ Nov 18 2009, 11:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (lgg @ Nov 17 2009, 12:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh I LOVE this game! MOntreal Habs sweatshirt, red Vancouver 2010 mittens, toques, lots and lots of toques, wool socks, saying ABOOT or oot and aboot any chance I get. the dollarstore next to my house sells these AWESOME quebec & canadian flag plastic ponchos!! Ive bought some as gag gifts... hehehe Can't wait to give them. May I also suggest driving around with those silly Habs flags sticking out your car window? well... plastic ponchos are always winner, but you know you can't go wrong when they are plastered with your flag!	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-18 12:27:00
Canada	A friendly rivalry	QUOTE (lgg @ Nov 17 2009, 12:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh I LOVE this game! MOntreal Habs sweatshirt, red Vancouver 2010 mittens, toques, lots and lots of toques, wool socks, saying ABOOT or oot and aboot any chance I get. the dollarstore next to my house sells these AWESOME quebec & canadian flag plastic ponchos!! Ive bought some as gag gifts... hehehe Can't wait to give them. May I also suggest driving around with those silly Habs flags sticking out your car window?	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-18 11:47:00
Canada	Good Luck on Friday the 13th!	Congrats all of you!! I get all teary reading your reviews!! Cant wait to be there myself!	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 21:54:00
Canada	Good Luck on Friday the 13th!	Good luck everyone! Dress warm! it will be nippy in the morning!	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-12 11:16:00
Canada	Good Reasons to Punch Someone in the Face	QUOTE (minnew @ Nov 21 2009, 12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I've encountered too the ignorant people one of my husbands best friends mom when I first met her said to brad " you couldn't find an American"? I left with a horrible first impression of her for other reasons as well. How rude!! When it comes to hanging out with my husbands co workers at social gatherings there are 3 types.... 1 the ones who find out your from Canada and ignore you/ they don't know what to say ( cuz we are aliens from a diff planet....lol) 2. The ignorant big mouthed that say/ask stupid things about Canada. & 3. Friendly/accepting that can hold a conversation. Totally agree. I went to Matt's work xmas party a couple of years ago and there were the 3 types of people you describe. It was really the first time I was subjected first hand to the stereotypical ignorant ethnocentrical American. Obviously the Americans I hang out with arent anything like that... [color="#0000FF"][/	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-21 12:22:00
Canada	Good Reasons to Punch Someone in the Face	QUOTE (SMOKE @ Nov 20 2009, 05:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (bowflex @ Nov 20 2009, 10:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lol I've decided I'm just going to visit my wife for lunch and ask him how living with his mother at the age of 43 is treating him, that outta do the trick without him being able to sue me haha. that could cause your wife problems at work....you know the story will be different when the boss hears it. i'd buy a subscription to a gay swinger mag in his name w/ his neighbor's address on it. I love how the punching someone in the face thread has turned into us talking about Colorado! yes! sorry about the digression! I miss Colorado! But when you move we'll have to get together and talk about Canada! There's another Canadian VJer here in the metro I see every now and then. We can turn it into a Canada party. Definitely! It'd be fun. And I love the gay swinger magasine idea. I can just imagine the awkward moment when the neighbour will bring the mag the guy's mom.	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-20 17:06:00
Canada	Good Reasons to Punch Someone in the Face	QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Nov 20 2009, 02:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow, you're going to be way into the mountains! Very cool. We live in the metro but make a point to take a trip into the mountains at least once a month. We were in Vail a couple weeks back on our way through to Glenwood Springs. Part of me wants to live there but then part of me doesn't. I can imagine you get your fair share of snow! I love going to Glenwood Springs!! love driving through the canyon. Sometimes in summer we do river floats too and end up there. They have 2 great mexican restaurants if ever you're interested! Edwards gets a lot of snow, but a little less than Vail, as its already a little lower in attitude. I love the lifestyle there, but sometimes I find it a little small-town.... That's why we like to go to Denver to hang out about once a month!	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-20 15:02:00
Canada	Good Reasons to Punch Someone in the Face	QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Nov 20 2009, 03:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (kizza @ Nov 20 2009, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Nov 20 2009, 03:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I prefer kicks in the ball sack over punches. Less pressure on the hand. But yeah, that guy is so obviously an idiot. He's not even worth your time! And criminal charge... So far I haven't heard anything really insulting about Canada and me being Canadian, but I'm sure it will come eventually. People are usually fascinated like I came from outer space or something. Colorado actually has a decent sized Canadian population too, people just don't realize it because we don't wear name tags. Really? that's where I'm heading (hopefully sometime soon). Do you know if there are a lot French Canadians? Im scared of missing the French. I was surprised by the amount of French I saw in Denver in shops etc., but I wasnt sure if there actually were people speaking French. I know 2 personally, and I don't really know anyone But its funny when I tell people I'm from Canada. I either get the "wow, Canada, isn't it cold up there?!" Stuff, or I get "oh that's funny, my sisters best friend married a Canadian!" The guy who did our wedding cake has a daughter who married a Canadian and lives in Montreal, the woman who did out groomsman's tux fitting has a Canadian dad, and like 3/4 of the Colorado Avalanche? Canadian! I honestly haven't encountered ONE French speaking person in the state. Its like a nonexistent language. Sometimes I say things in French for fun, because I get strange look and literally nobody knows what I'm saying. The best part is that, I suck at French, but there is nobody around to correct me With that said, for some reason, I see a lot of products that come with French instructions or French/English labels. Maybe its the Canadian influence? Or maybe there are french people that I haven't found yet. Its all about the Spanish. Wish I knew some words to better communicate with people. But that's so cool you're coming to Colorado kizza!! Where abouts in the state are you moving? QUOTE (Dan and Ali @ Nov 20 2009, 12:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Nov 20 2009, 12:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I prefer kicks in the ball sack over punches. Less pressure on the hand. But yeah, that guy is so obviously an idiot. He's not even worth your time! And criminal charge... So far I haven't heard anything really insulting about Canada and me being Canadian, but I'm sure it will come eventually. People are usually fascinated like I came from outer space or something. Colorado actually has a decent sized Canadian population too, people just don't realize it because we don't wear name tags. LOL -- that's hilarious. If only! ;P Hi my name is "Canada" I met a few French from France but it's not the same. Yeah, it is funny how most of the Avalanche players are from Qc! I love it! I find Coloradans pretty cool and open minded in general... It seems like most of the population comes from a bit everywhere in the country! I'll be moving to Edwards, about 10 minutes west of Vail, down I-70. Im curious because Ive see little shops with lots of French on signage, but dont know if it's just to be fancy. And at the Tattered Cover bookstore (love that store!!) they have a section dedicated to French language magazines. Better than nothing.	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-20 14:45:00
Canada	Good Reasons to Punch Someone in the Face	QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Nov 20 2009, 03:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I prefer kicks in the ball sack over punches. Less pressure on the hand. But yeah, that guy is so obviously an idiot. He's not even worth your time! And criminal charge... So far I haven't heard anything really insulting about Canada and me being Canadian, but I'm sure it will come eventually. People are usually fascinated like I came from outer space or something. Colorado actually has a decent sized Canadian population too, people just don't realize it because we don't wear name tags. Really? that's where I'm heading (hopefully sometime soon). Do you know if there are a lot French Canadians? Im scared of missing the French. I was surprised by the amount of French I saw in Denver in shops etc., but I wasnt sure if there actually were people speaking French.	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-20 14:23:00
Canada	Good Reasons to Punch Someone in the Face	QUOTE (bowflex @ Nov 20 2009, 11:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Lol I've decided I'm just going to visit my wife for lunch and ask him how living with his mother at the age of 43 is treating him, that outta do the trick without him being able to sue me haha. I like that!! ask him very pleasantly. My fiancé's 40-something-misogynistic-loser-step-brother was telling everybody in the family to watch out because I was just using Matt to get a GC. It really p!ssed me off at first but then I realised everyone was getting quite a chuckle out it.	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-20 12:00:00
Canada	I'm curious about something...	QUOTE (Kathryn41 @ Nov 21 2009, 09:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I know that there are dual US citizens with other countries - I am one - a dual Canadian and American citizen - but the US does not recognize my Canadian citizenship. As far as the US is concerned I am no longer a Canadian and only an American citizen - officially, the other doesn't count anymore. I am not allowed to use my Canadian passport to enter the US although I am allowed to use my US passport to enter Canada. Canada recognizes both my citizenships; the US only recognizes my American citizenship. The US basically turns a blind eye to dual citizenship not because they accept it but because legally there is nothing they can do about it. So, while there are dual American and other country citizens the US does not recognize the individual as being a citizen of the other country anymore - only the US; they don't accept it - they just pretend it isn't there. Interesting! So, once I get a US passport, if I were to come back from a trip and tried to use my Canadian or European passport, they would refuse me entry if I couldnt show my US passport?	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-21 21:40:00
Canada	I'm curious about something...	How about triple citizenship? Anybody know?	kizza	Female	Canada	2009-11-21 19:07:00
Canada	Holy! $42 for a *basic* home phone w Verizon???	QUOTE (liz_legend @ Dec 15 2007, 04:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey all.. We've got: Comcast for our Cable & Internet Verizon for our home phone & cell phones. Just got the Verizon home phone bill and it's $42 for a BASIC LINE. When we signed up, it was supposedly $16.99 for a basic line and all the rest is surcharges and fees and bullsh!t! For this much, we should at least be getting long distance in the US and Canada.. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT!!!! Is Vonage good? Does it cover everything without all the ####### fees?? What about Comcast? or will we just run into the same fees with them? Hi! sorry to hear that your having BS deal....I am using vonage 24.99 amonth plus tax something like, that and end of being $30 amonth...unlimited call free call in canada and there some other country are free too.. you need to have a broadband internet, one thing that I dont like in VOnage is when I talk on the phone while at the computer my internet connection on the PC disconnect.. but that is rarely happen...	Joyce	Female	Philippines	2008-01-06 23:17:00
Canada	Tax Question	Thank you soo much!!	Canadia	Female	Canada	2008-03-04 22:31:00
Canada	Tax Question	Wow I had no clue I had to file b/c I went to school...I asked the international student advisor and she told me she had no clue ! If I do my Canadian Tax Return and file there and claim my school tuition I shouldn't do it in the us right?	Canadia	Female	Canada	2008-03-04 22:03:00
Canada	Tax Question	a leaving canada return ??	Canadia	Female	Canada	2008-03-04 16:15:00