Thinking of moving to Vancouver BC CANADA... Any Tips? - GoFuckYourself.com

G Sharp · 05-19-2002, 08:07 PM

I grew up in Los Angeles but after a 3 day stay in Vancouver, I just fell in love with Canada. Imagine, no smog, no bullshit "you are what you drive" Los Angeles attitude, plus the snow capped mountains and clear water fuckin' rocked. I am really debating whether to move there. No dis against the US but Canada seems like more my speed.

I'd like some tips re immigration to Canada [I'm a US Citizen] and where is a good district to live in in Vancouver. Besides adult-related businesses, I'm also bringing in my other businesses. I am single so I won't need to petition my whole family.

Any links or advice would greatly help.

G Sharp

Pipecrew · 05-19-2002, 08:08 PM

Live on the Island man, Its even nicer then the mainland.... Nanaimo or Victoria are incredible, I go skiing out there whenever I get a chance

allsops · 05-19-2002, 08:15 PM

I live on the island and it definetely is super nice, though there's less to do here than in Vancouver.

As for where to live in Vancouver, well it really depends on how much you want to spend on a place. I can tell you some really nice places to call your home but they're priced accordingly. It's all dependent upon how big your cheque book is really.

[Labret] · 05-19-2002, 08:23 PM

Moving to Canada?

Lower your IQ in half and you should be ok.

Pipecrew · 05-19-2002, 08:29 PM

Whats Labrets Idea of Foreplay?

Scream And I will kill you

[Labret] · 05-19-2002, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by Pipecrew
Whats Labrets Idea of Foreplay?

Scream And I will kill you

You took that from my ****** jokes thread.

unoriginal.

Pipecrew · 05-19-2002, 08:35 PM

Yeah, but I am canadian, dont I get a 6 for originality then?

mijoon · 05-19-2002, 08:40 PM

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Originally posted by [Labret]
Moving to Canada?

Lower your IQ in half and you should be ok.

Maybe you're right...
Your ancestors stole land from Indians while our dumb ass ancestors stole land from Eskimos....

( Yes i know it's Inuit , but i'm talking to a yankee)

DrewKole · 05-19-2002, 08:41 PM

Lol, good luck gettin a visa... seriously, good luck.

Brown Bear · 05-19-2002, 08:43 PM

If you move to Vancouver here are some tips.

1. Live on the westside, not the eastside.

2. Don't live in Surrey, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Langley, Richmond, they are all boring areas.

3. Living downtown is good too if you like living in high rise apartments. The closer you live to Stanley Park, Robson Street, or Denman, then nicer it is. Don't live on the east side, its crap.

4. If you choose to live in North Vancouver, be prepared for lots of traffic jams getting over the bridge every day.

[Labret] · 05-19-2002, 08:45 PM

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Originally posted by mijoon

Maybe you're right...
Your ancestors stole land from Indians while our dumb ass ancestors stole land from Eskimos....
( Yes i know it's Inuit , but i'm talking to a yankee)

Uhh... we have Alaska. And not all Eskimos are Inuit. Some are Siberian Yupik and Inuit-Inupiaq smartass. I used to work in Alaska.

Brown Bear · 05-19-2002, 08:47 PM

By the way, if you can't get a visa or citizenship or whatever, you should go and live in Point Roberts, WA

its only a 30 minute drive from downtown Vancouver to Point Roberts. So you can still live in the US and be within 30 minute drive of Vancouver!

Brown Bear · 05-19-2002, 08:49 PM

mijoon · 05-19-2002, 08:54 PM

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Originally posted by [Labret]

Uhh... we have Alaska. And not all Eskimos are Inuit. Some are Siberian Yupik and Inuit-Inupiaq smartass. I used to work in Alaska.

My apologies..If you worked in Alaska you deserver not to be called yankee.

dizank · 05-19-2002, 09:05 PM

i too have been entertaining the thought of moving to vancouver, my brother, and both parents were born in canada. so i dont think that citizenship things would be too much of a problem, anyone know of any websites about vancouver, possibly to help find housing and the likes. and any canucks know the url of your immigration service, as id like to find out what i would have to do to get my greencard.

spanky · 05-19-2002, 09:19 PM

if you're highly skilled as defined in nafta a work permit will be no problem... you'd have to check if you meet the tn2 status. nafta made it pretty easy for US and Canadians with skills to get back and forth across the border for work. If you're not then expect a huge hastle. If you have US business interests you might consider just keeping property in Canada without getting citizenship.

Kitsilano by the beach is where you want to be if you have a little money.

cheers

BrettJ · 05-19-2002, 09:35 PM

Move to seattle. same climate. same mountains. same socio-economic state -

but we can own and carry fire arms =) and you don't need to hassle with emigration issues

dizank · 05-19-2002, 09:56 PM

brett, i went to college in seattle, and my father still lives there, it is an incrediably expensive smuggy shithole.

CDSmith · 05-19-2002, 10:00 PM

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Originally posted by G Sharp
Thinking of moving to Vancouver BC CANADA... Any Tips?

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Wait, don't do that. Yes, I agree, if you got bucks, for sure grab some real estate in Vancouver. Those that I know that live on the island all swear by that, so if I were you I'd take a tour of some outlying areas like that as well before I made the move.

Immigration to Canada info can be found here: http://www.cisr.gc.ca/

hyper · 05-19-2002, 10:06 PM

move here

dizank · 05-19-2002, 10:24 PM

ok better question. anyone recommend any nice places to live out side of washington but still on or near the west coast? this state is outrageously overtaxed, standard of living is LOW, our government is spending way to much money on senseless bullshit and they want to higher taxs even more. living expenses are some of the highest in the nation. we have lower test scores then the average mean. above average obesity, above average hunger rate. what is this telling you? oh, maybe, washington is slightly f*cked with an overtone of a bleeding heart liberal state government.

Brown Bear · 05-19-2002, 10:28 PM

I was in some nice towns on the west coast of Oregon. They aren't very big cities, but they were nice little communities.

BrettJ · 05-19-2002, 10:42 PM

I don't know what you're talking about Diz -

Our taxes aren't bad - and compared to Canada - we are doing pretty good. Especially business taxes.

the other western states? are you kiddin me? utah (not on my life), nevada, montana, colorado (okay maybe colorado), new mexico, california, oregon (okay, maybe oregon), idaho - maybe cour dalene but not boise. You sound fairly conservative - idaho or wyoming. ya like wide open spaces?

GTS Mark · 05-19-2002, 10:48 PM

Hey G Sharp, I am moving to Vancouver (From Toronto) at the beginning of September. I have visited Vancouver many times and love that part of the country. I am going back to school and am taking business at UBC.

I am going to be living in Corporate housing in West Van for a few months until I find a place that I like.

Hit me up on ICQ, I would love to meet up and have a beer with you if you end up going out there.

Have fun and good luck getting your VISA.

DH

m0rph3us · 05-19-2002, 10:54 PM

Vancouver rocks. Just hope you like rain =)

dizank · 05-19-2002, 11:06 PM

well when it comes to stairing at mountains daily or stareing at buildings all day, id choose the mountains hands down any day of the week. althought the city is a beautiful thing to look at on some days, the mountains are all the time. i mean have you been to downtown seattle lately, do you like crackheads?

hell yeah im conservative(if thats what you want to call it), i think any american should be able to own any damn gun they want and shoot anyone that comes on thier property with prejudice and no warning, i think i should be able to drive my 4 wheel drive any damn place i choose as long as its american soil, and its not private, i believe in killing murders and rapists', i think we should bring back the chain gang, i think that weed ought to be legalized, i mean damn, let people do with thier lifes as they want. if they want to get strungout on coke by al means let them. we dont need uncle sam telling us what we can and cant do. i also think that english should be the american language, if you cant speak/read/write it dont freakin come here. i do not belive in welfare, these whores punching out kids every which way ought to go get jobs and stop getting knocked up.

i want less goverment in my life, and more freedom in my life. i dont like to see blacks, asians, and mexicans going to college before me because of what damn color my skin is. or what my nationality is. i do believe in equal rights for all however. f*ck affirmative action and the mofo who though of the idea. i dont think we should have censorship of any kind on tv or otherwise. i think what we need are parents. its a good thing that pansy al gore didnt get elected, or we would have been over ran by arabs a month after 9/11.

i live on the other side of the moutains from you, i see orchards and wheat fields going dry and people losing thier livelyhoods because of sissies on your side of the mountains bitching about how we are screwing with the salmon, well then you come here and live, and tell people they cant water thier crops and feed thier kids. you come here and tell people they cant go camping in the wilderness because they might cause erosion. its horsecrap and we all know it. well anyone with half a brain can see it. i sat and looked at the rainbows(caused by oil) in lake union a few weeks ago and though to myself, "and they say we are the ones screwing up the environment." tha power your running your stove on, that was made by people like me fomr this side of the mountain with damns that your people want to be shutdown.

at this point i think a red-blooded american is the smallest minority left anymore.

</rant>

Rod · 05-19-2002, 11:26 PM

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Originally posted by Pipecrew
Live on the Island man, Its even nicer then the mainland.... Nanaimo or Victoria are incredible, I go skiing out there whenever I get a chance

same here....it just kick ass

G Sharp · 05-20-2002, 01:14 AM

Thanks everyone, esp. CDSmith, Pipecrew, and DH. I appreciate the info. Looking forward to applying for the visa.

Best,

G Sharp

SNOW · 05-20-2002, 01:49 AM

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Originally posted by [Labret]
Moving to Canada?

Lower your IQ in half and you should be ok.

LOLLLLL fucker

Jamie · 05-20-2002, 02:13 AM

Richards on Richards... Great place to party

Go see the band "Dr. Strange Love"
I forget which club they frequent..Anyone know?

Brown Bear · 05-20-2002, 02:14 AM

Dr. Strange Love is at the Roxy

hyper · 05-20-2002, 02:18 AM

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Originally posted by hyper
move here

i forgot to mention this is boston's water supply
this is where i pee

also if you fly your plane over this resovoir you either get a military escort or shot down

LoveAsianChicks · 05-20-2002, 02:35 AM

I'm in Vancouver, its a great city.
Here is a tip: Stay away from East Hastings street.
Nothing but bums & crack whores.

LoveAsianChicks · 05-20-2002, 02:45 AM

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Originally posted by Brown Bear
If you move to Vancouver here are some tips.

1. Live on the westside, not the eastside.

4. If you choose to live in North Vancouver, be prepared for lots of traffic jams getting over the bridge every day.

Not all "East" Vancouver is bad. Downtown East is absolute shit....but I live in East Vancouver (close to 49/knight) and its fine. West is very expensive.

I agree that North Vancouver is annoying cause the bridge gets traffic jams and is very slow to travel.

Richmond isn't boring but its packed Asian malls/stores/bars... If you don't care about that thing then Richmond does kinda suck.

Milton · 05-20-2002, 04:24 AM

canada looks nice !

michaelFAL · 05-20-2002, 06:33 AM

Hey hyper are you pissing in my water?? Are you out there in central Mass?
We just bought a plot of land about 5 miles from the Quabbin, the house should be done in August

Bobo · 05-20-2002, 06:35 AM

Don't move there. I hear they eat babies and cod for breakfast there...fucking frightening as fucking hell OMG!

LoveAsianChicks · 05-20-2002, 06:43 AM

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Originally posted by Bobo
Don't move there. I hear they eat babies and cod for breakfast there...fucking frightening as fucking hell OMG!

no no silly. Its a Canadian law that females must give head every morning & swallow. Women do sortive eat babies & fish for breakfast.
The daily blowjob is wonderful. When a guy is happy he works harder & doesn't cause fights or commit crime.

Funbrunette · 05-20-2002, 07:32 AM

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Originally posted by G Sharp
I grew up in Los Angeles but after a 3 day stay in Vancouver, I just fell in love with Canada. Imagine, no smog, no bullshit "you are what you drive" Los Angeles attitude, plus the snow capped mountains and clear water fuckin' rocked. I am really debating whether to move there. No dis against the US but Canada seems like more my speed.

I'd like some tips re immigration to Canada [I'm a US Citizen] and where is a good district to live in in Vancouver. Besides adult-related businesses, I'm also bringing in my other businesses. I am single so I won't need to petition my whole family.

Any links or advice would greatly help.

G Sharp

Think about it man, the weather isn't that great!

HeadPimp · 05-20-2002, 08:42 AM

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Originally posted by dizank
brett, i went to college in seattle, and my father still lives there, it is an incrediably expensive smuggy shithole.

Ain't no 'smuggy' shit around here! We let the offshore winds blow all our crappy air over to the real shit holes like the Tri-cities and Spokane. As for expensive.. Big whoop, houses cost a little more but everthing else is no more expensive than anywhere else. What am I saying? Seattle sucks ass! Stay away from here!!!

Daymare · 05-20-2002, 09:44 AM

I've got a tip for you, when you get to BC, buy a cabin in the woods and smoke weed all day

05-19-2002, 08:07 PM	#1
G Sharp So Fucking Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,343	Thinking of moving to Vancouver BC CANADA... Any Tips? I grew up in Los Angeles but after a 3 day stay in Vancouver, I just fell in love with Canada. Imagine, no smog, no bullshit "you are what you drive" Los Angeles attitude, plus the snow capped mountains and clear water fuckin' rocked. I am really debating whether to move there. No dis against the US but Canada seems like more my speed. I'd like some tips re immigration to Canada [I'm a US Citizen] and where is a good district to live in in Vancouver. Besides adult-related businesses, I'm also bringing in my other businesses. I am single so I won't need to petition my whole family. Any links or advice would greatly help. G Sharp

05-19-2002, 08:15 PM	#3
allsops Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 36	I live on the island and it definetely is super nice, though there's less to do here than in Vancouver. As for where to live in Vancouver, well it really depends on how much you want to spend on a place. I can tell you some really nice places to call your home but they're priced accordingly. It's all dependent upon how big your cheque book is really. __________________ "You're just a big bear"

05-19-2002, 08:43 PM	#10
Brown Bear Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,982	If you move to Vancouver here are some tips. 1. Live on the westside, not the eastside. 2. Don't live in Surrey, Coquitlam, Burnaby, Langley, Richmond, they are all boring areas. 3. Living downtown is good too if you like living in high rise apartments. The closer you live to Stanley Park, Robson Street, or Denman, then nicer it is. Don't live on the east side, its crap. 4. If you choose to live in North Vancouver, be prepared for lots of traffic jams getting over the bridge every day. __________________ Surrender all your independent thinking and Click Here for re-programming.

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Brown Bear Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,982	By the way, if you can't get a visa or citizenship or whatever, you should go and live in Point Roberts, WA its only a 30 minute drive from downtown Vancouver to Point Roberts. So you can still live in the US and be within 30 minute drive of Vancouver! __________________ Surrender all your independent thinking and Click Here for re-programming.

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Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	Live on the Island man, Its even nicer then the mainland.... Nanaimo or Victoria are incredible, I go skiing out there whenever I get a chance

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[Labret] Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: Са́нкт-Петербу́рг Posts: 10,945	Moving to Canada? Lower your IQ in half and you should be ok.

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Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	Whats Labrets Idea of Foreplay? Scream And I will kill you

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Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	Yeah, but I am canadian, dont I get a 6 for originality then?

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DrewKole Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,193	Lol, good luck gettin a visa... seriously, good luck.

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dizank So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: out west Posts: 55	i too have been entertaining the thought of moving to vancouver, my brother, and both parents were born in canada. so i dont think that citizenship things would be too much of a problem, anyone know of any websites about vancouver, possibly to help find housing and the likes. and any canucks know the url of your immigration service, as id like to find out what i would have to do to get my greencard.

05-19-2002, 09:19 PM	#16
spanky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 231	if you're highly skilled as defined in nafta a work permit will be no problem... you'd have to check if you meet the tn2 status. nafta made it pretty easy for US and Canadians with skills to get back and forth across the border for work. If you're not then expect a huge hastle. If you have US business interests you might consider just keeping property in Canada without getting citizenship. Kitsilano by the beach is where you want to be if you have a little money. cheers

05-19-2002, 09:35 PM	#17
BrettJ ol' timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 4,715	Move to seattle. same climate. same mountains. same socio-economic state - but we can own and carry fire arms =) and you don't need to hassle with emigration issues

05-19-2002, 09:56 PM	#18
dizank So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: out west Posts: 55	brett, i went to college in seattle, and my father still lives there, it is an incrediably expensive smuggy shithole.

05-19-2002, 10:06 PM	#20
hyper Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mass Ass Posts: 5,294	move here __________________

05-19-2002, 10:24 PM	#21
dizank So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: out west Posts: 55	ok better question. anyone recommend any nice places to live out side of washington but still on or near the west coast? this state is outrageously overtaxed, standard of living is LOW, our government is spending way to much money on senseless bullshit and they want to higher taxs even more. living expenses are some of the highest in the nation. we have lower test scores then the average mean. above average obesity, above average hunger rate. what is this telling you? oh, maybe, washington is slightly f*cked with an overtone of a bleeding heart liberal state government.

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Brown Bear Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,982	I was in some nice towns on the west coast of Oregon. They aren't very big cities, but they were nice little communities. __________________ Surrender all your independent thinking and Click Here for re-programming.

05-19-2002, 10:42 PM	#23
BrettJ ol' timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 4,715	I don't know what you're talking about Diz - Our taxes aren't bad - and compared to Canada - we are doing pretty good. Especially business taxes. the other western states? are you kiddin me? utah (not on my life), nevada, montana, colorado (okay maybe colorado), new mexico, california, oregon (okay, maybe oregon), idaho - maybe cour dalene but not boise. You sound fairly conservative - idaho or wyoming. ya like wide open spaces?

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GTS Mark Vrume Mark Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 20,912	Hey G Sharp, I am moving to Vancouver (From Toronto) at the beginning of September. I have visited Vancouver many times and love that part of the country. I am going back to school and am taking business at UBC. I am going to be living in Corporate housing in West Van for a few months until I find a place that I like. Hit me up on ICQ, I would love to meet up and have a beer with you if you end up going out there. Have fun and good luck getting your VISA. DH

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dizank So Fucking Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: out west Posts: 55	well when it comes to stairing at mountains daily or stareing at buildings all day, id choose the mountains hands down any day of the week. althought the city is a beautiful thing to look at on some days, the mountains are all the time. i mean have you been to downtown seattle lately, do you like crackheads? hell yeah im conservative(if thats what you want to call it), i think any american should be able to own any damn gun they want and shoot anyone that comes on thier property with prejudice and no warning, i think i should be able to drive my 4 wheel drive any damn place i choose as long as its american soil, and its not private, i believe in killing murders and rapists', i think we should bring back the chain gang, i think that weed ought to be legalized, i mean damn, let people do with thier lifes as they want. if they want to get strungout on coke by al means let them. we dont need uncle sam telling us what we can and cant do. i also think that english should be the american language, if you cant speak/read/write it dont freakin come here. i do not belive in welfare, these whores punching out kids every which way ought to go get jobs and stop getting knocked up. i want less goverment in my life, and more freedom in my life. i dont like to see blacks, asians, and mexicans going to college before me because of what damn color my skin is. or what my nationality is. i do believe in equal rights for all however. fck affirmative action and the mofo who though of the idea. i dont think we should have censorship of any kind on tv or otherwise. i think what we need are parents. its a good thing that pansy al gore didnt get elected, or we would have been over ran by arabs a month after 9/11. i live on the other side of the moutains from you, i see orchards and wheat fields going dry and people losing thier livelyhoods because of sissies on your side of the mountains bitching about how we are screwing with the salmon, well then you come here and live, and tell people they cant water thier crops and feed thier kids. you come here and tell people they cant go camping in the wilderness because they might cause erosion. its horsecrap and we all know it. well anyone with half a brain can see it. i sat and looked at the rainbows(caused by oil) in lake union a few weeks ago and though to myself, "and they say we are the ones screwing up the environment." tha power your running your stove on, that was made by people like me fomr this side of the mountain with damns that your people want to be shutdown. at this point i think a red-blooded american is the smallest minority left anymore. </rant> Last edited by dizank; 05-19-2002 at 11:10 PM..*

05-20-2002, 01:14 AM	#28
G Sharp So Fucking Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,343	Thanks everyone, esp. CDSmith, Pipecrew, and DH. I appreciate the info. Looking forward to applying for the visa. Best, G Sharp

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Bobo Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,253	Don't move there. I hear they eat babies and cod for breakfast there...fucking frightening as fucking hell OMG!

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Daymare Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,674	I've got a tip for you, when you get to BC, buy a cabin in the woods and smoke weed all day