🧑‍🤝‍🧑 / 🏡 Had dinner the other night with several people from other countries.

[Rsedge72]

So I’m at a dinner (meeting) 2 nights ago before I headed home for a week to take a break.
Two of us are American, 3 from Canada, 1 from Jamaica and 2 from the UK.
After handling all the business “stuff” in casual conversation, I said (to the 3 Canadians) what to y’all think about becoming our 51st state. They both (in unison) said “I WISH!!!!!!!”
Their take home pay when working is less than 30% of the gross pay. They both started small businesses here and pay themselves minimum wage as far as Canada is concerned.
The 2 from the UK chimed in and said they’re in the process of applying for US citizenship. They do not want to go back to the UK at all.
The Jamaican said he’s not going back to Jamaica. He’s got his Canadian citizenship in the “bag”, but said he’ll never work in Canada again.
We’re all in the tech/fiber industry and put together a decent little team. We’ve just brought in some “local” ( Abilene Texas ) help to assist with our testing and prep type work.
Long story short: So that’s about 20 or so Canadians I have met in the last year or so. Everyone one of them say the same thing about Canada vs US

 

[TerryP]

Based on what I've seen over the years, especially with the UK guys, you just as easily could have been talking about the food. "I'll never eat in the UK again."

 

[Rsedge72]

Based on what I've seen over the years, especially with the UK guys, you just as easily could have been talking about the food. "I'll never eat in the UK again."

Yeah we killed some ribeyes!!!

 

[TerryP]

Yeah we killed some ribeyes!!!

I had a pizza in Canada one time when I was traveling with a drama team. It was Chicago style. I have no idea what their meals are like. I remember the money exchange and it seems like the rate favored the states that night: pizza was cheaper in Canada.

NOW...UK folk? I've met plenty and heard horror stories about their food. But I don't need to be talking about food. It's almost 3 and I've been working on my grocery order since 3 ... am.

I am curious about one thing. Is it the Federal tax killing them? Or, the tax from their Providence? I know they have an employment thing known by some acronym; a pension system as well.

 

[Rsedge72]

I had a pizza in Canada one time when I was traveling with a drama team. It was Chicago style. I have no idea what their meals are like. I remember the money exchange and it seems like the rate favored the states that night: pizza was cheaper in Canada.

NOW...UK folk? I've met plenty and heard horror stories about their food. But I don't need to be talking about food. It's almost 3 and I've been working on my grocery order since 3 ... am.

I am curious about one thing. Is it the Federal tax killing them? Or, the tax from their Providence? I know they have an employment thing known by some acronym; a pension system as well.

Both taxes I’m assuming…. I should’ve really asked.
Yeah they’ve got the “free” healthcare too.
Guy waited 8 months to get an mri on his knee then waited nearly 2 years for his surgery. He said if it’s anything serious with his kids he brings them across the border into the US for care.

 

[Rsedge72]

As far as the pension, they said that they feel like the powers that be are banking on a lot of people dying during that transition. Care kinda stops at a point.
Now there is a lot less chemicals in the food in Canada. Those guys really watch what they buy and eat

 

[alabama mike]

Well, it sounds like they know exactly what they want out of life and are going to pursue it full force.