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2008 Jul 13, 1:46am   8,586 views  360 comments

by Patrick   follow (60)  

Some observations of Canada from my 10 day house-swap with a Canadian family in Toronto:

Native Canadian people are helpful, but Canadian immigrants don't talk to strangers.
Most things are more expensive than in the US, like $6.50 Canadian for a Hagen Daas ice cream bar in Toronto Island park.
The Lindt chocolates are all forgeries, just crap in elite wrappers. Canadians are unaware of the fraud, since they've never had good chocolate.
Via Rail beats Amtrak by a long shot. Via Rail is clean, on-time, and cheap.
Tap water tastes pretty good.
There are two sales taxes instead of just one: provincial and federal.
Beer and wine in Ontario are sold only by the provincial liquor monopoly, at twice the cost as in the US. BYOB/W
Public pools are free, though run-down.
Immigrants in Toronto are the largest percentage of any city in the world.
The subway system in Toronto is efficient and inexpensive.
Milk comes in a bag rather than in a gallon jug.
Prostitution advertising is brazen and cheap.
There are many Muslim women, some completely covered in Burqas.
Women have more tattoos than in the US.
Marijuana can be smelled in the air on many major Toronto streets.
There is a visible gay population in Toronto.
There are a surprising number of Canadian flags on cars and houses.
The Canadian accent becomes more noticeable the more you hear it.




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320   MolotovCocktail   2025 Oct 15, 7:01pm  

Beef in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia:


322   Patrick   2025 Oct 15, 7:14pm  

MolotovCocktail says

Beef in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia:


Well, Canada lacks the wide open spaces required to raise cattle... oh wait.
323   Misc   2025 Oct 15, 7:25pm  

Patrick says

MolotovCocktail says


Beef in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia:


Well, Canada lacks the wide open spaces required to raise cattle... oh wait.


It is a good price just what you'd expect from Costco.

It comes to about $20 per pound in US dollars. I doubt if anyone can find ribeye at a better price in their local Supermarket.
324   Patrick   2025 Oct 15, 7:30pm  

$61.99 / 2.2 lb/kg = $28.17 / lb
325   Misc   2025 Oct 15, 7:38pm  

Patrick says

$61.99 / 2.2 lb/kg = $28.17 / lb

1.403 Canadian Dollar to the US puts it at about $20 per pound US.
326   Patrick   2025 Oct 15, 7:40pm  

Good point!

28.17 / 1.4 = 20.12
327   WookieMan   2025 Oct 16, 8:26am  

MolotovCocktail says





In my neck of the woods kind of. That's good news. Not an unreasonable commute from where I work with no traffic. 35-40 min. If you speed even faster. I'm a geezer driving wise.
328   HeadSet   2025 Oct 16, 6:05pm  

Misc says

It comes to about $20 per pound in US dollars. I doubt if anyone can find ribeye at a better price in their local Supermarket.

Wife just bought Angus beef chuck roast at Sam's Club for $7.98/lb. Not sure how that compares.
329   REpro   2025 Oct 18, 12:32am  

Angus made in China - beef like
331   HeadSet   2025 Oct 20, 7:43am  

REpro says

Angus made in China - beef like

It did say "American Beef" on the label.
333   MolotovCocktail   2025 Oct 25, 7:18pm  

Carney announced an economic alliance with China to replace the US as its main trade partner.

The Net responds....


334   stereotomy   2025 Oct 25, 7:29pm  

Carney is a chief acolyte in globomomo. He probably personally signed off on the $75 million fake Reagan speech that drew Trump's ire. He wasn't even legitimately elected. He's just there so that globohomo can dig itself deeper into the present hole they've dug.

All I know is to regularly water the roof of my house and take my family to the gun range so that we can defend our residence once the EBT riots commence.
341   Karloff   2025 Oct 29, 3:24pm  

Sounds like the smug levels in Florida will be dropping with all the Canadians leaving!
342   Patrick   2025 Oct 29, 4:59pm  

https://slaynews.com/news/study-praises-canadian-euthanasias-real-impact-organ-harvesting/


A disturbing new medical study is raising alarm over Canada’s euthanasia regime after researchers praised the Canadian government’s “assisted suicide” program for boosting the organ-harvesting industry.

The study revealed that organs taken from people killed under the country’s “Medical Assistance in Dying” (MAiD) program are now being used in liver transplants, with results comparable to regular donations.

The findings, published in the Journal of Hepatology, are being hailed by liberal medical officials as a “success.”

However, the study is being widely condemned by critics as a chilling step toward normalizing organ harvesting from the euthanized.
343   Misc   2025 Oct 29, 5:08pm  

Well...he said he wanted to die. I pinky swear it.
344   Patrick   2025 Oct 29, 6:29pm  

(While she pockets $20K for his two kidneys.)
345   AD   2025 Oct 29, 6:46pm  

Patrick says

However, the study is being widely condemned by critics as a chilling step toward normalizing organ harvesting from the euthanized.


Canada has a kinder version of organ harvesting compared to Chicoms and Mexican cartels.

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346   Misc   2025 Oct 29, 6:53pm  

AD says

Canada has a kinder version of organ harvesting compared to Chicoms and Mexican cartels.


I dunno, being killed or being left in a bathtub of ice with a missing kidney ???? - Tough to say.
347   AD   2025 Oct 29, 7:00pm  

Karloff says

Sounds like the smug levels in Florida will be dropping with all the Canadians leaving!


Hopefully the operators and owners of the condos and motel rooms that were occupied by the Canadians had nailed down coffee pots, nailed down LCD TVs, and they made sure the Canadians didn't raid their supply closets of toilet paper, bar soap, etc.

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349   WookieMan   2025 Oct 30, 7:56am  

MolotovCocktail says





Clearly Canadians don't understand math. If you don't come to the US it's probably something like 0.0000001% of GDP... for Florida. The wealthy Canadians go to the Caribbean, Mexico, not Jamaica now, but I don't think FL is number 1 outside of people that drive down and stay for 2-3 months with fixed income. Really boosting the tourism #sarcasm.

Canada has 41M people and CA has 39M. Canada is not a big deal and has no leverage. It's comical when you think about it. Neighbors with the worlds super power and they think they'll stick it to us? It's like being a senior in high school and a freshman thinks they can kick your ass.
350   AD   2025 Oct 30, 10:36am  

WookieMan says

If you don't come to the US it's probably something like 0.0000001% of GDP... for Florida.


There was nearly no effect as far as Panama City Beach area based on examination of bed tax or tourism tax numbers for 2025.

This is because the Canadian tourists just get replaced by equally budgeted-minded senior citizen tourists from Illinois, Minnesota, etc.

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