So... How the frick do you post a new poll... I have done it before and suddenly I can't get it to work.
Mods/Mr. Mayor please delete this thread once I get an answer. I didn't mean to post this as a thread without the poll, but in trying to get it to work this thread was generated in error and I have no way of deleting it.
Not to put too fine a point it, but they do not always shout, lest it disturb other passengers.
PS Are you saying that passengers elsewhere do NOT thank the driver?! How uncouth! It is time for them to visitVictoria and learn some proper Canadian manners.
Something is wrong with the vote tabulator in this poll.
It's hard to summarize why this country is great, but I voted for #4 because it reflects how I feel. For any one particular factor, there are other 'better' countries, but Canada is hard to beat when evaluated across a wide variety of indices.
As another person who chose to live in Canada, there are lots of things I *could* mention, but there are primarily three that brought me to this great country:
1. The ability to be closer to nature. Some might scoff, knowing I live in a "city" (Victoria, and right smack in the middle of it too I might add!), but we have so much more nature here than we did in Florida. I see wild animals of all sorts, all the time, plus a turbulent ever-changing sky with seasons, plus the flora, the mountains, the sea. I can see the stars again, and I'm not far from places where I could see the rest of the Milky Way go by. I feel much more connected to the earth, at the risk of sounding like a damn hippy.
2. Civility. I was sooooo tired of the hate and fear and simple RUDENESS of the US. Sure, Canada has its squabbles, but the people here (at least on this island of ours, but I think it's quite prevalent outside of Vancouver Island) act like they're on a boat together ... there's a real sense of community in most of the places in Canada I've seen. Respectful disagreements, even! Amazing.
3. History. For a country that only really finally officially came together in 1982, this place has history. First nations and immigrant and settler history. A real respect for the heritage, and an interest in where we've been. This reminds me of my years in England (and being in BRITISH Columbia and particularly Victoria helps that a lot) way back when, the England I partially grew up in, and of course I find that terribly comforting.
You'll notice I didn't mention the health care. I didn't come here for that, and in fact only just recently got my care card (I was paying out of my own pocket before that). I will only say that for my wife, myself and everyone we've met here, the system has done its job and done it well (maybe it's a different story in other parts of the country, but we have NO complaints!).
chas_m, there are too few people who actually take the time to connect with nature, something we have done all our lives. We began in our younger years tenting, then a tent trailer, then a truck camper, a small motor home and currently a larger one. We've spent many a night around a fire with friends and relatives all across this great land, fished it's lakes and photographed its beauty. I hope to continue the practice as long as my age allows.
Amen, Brother Sinc. Other than day trips to Niagra Falls, my first real experience with Canada was camping from Quebec to Manitoba. We drove in a little VW Bug, and stayed at provincial parks in each province. It was the first time this city boy heard the call of a loon, sat and watched the sun rise over a small lake, or cooked outdoors on a small fire I made. While we got to meet a great many great Canadians along the way, it was getting in touch with Nature that I recall the most, even to this day, 41 years later.
I like living in a country so big that Dr. G. can post something when he wakes up in the morning, and I can post a response 15 minutes later before I go to bed. (This happened in the St. Patrick's Day thread today.)
I can heat my home with incandescent bulbs. For now. No wait. Wrong thread.
I enjoy the Change of Seasons. I like the ability to walk on the beach and go skiing or rock climbing in the same day.
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