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Canadians Feel Pity for the US.

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by glynch, Sep 13, 2011.

  1. geeimsobored

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    Oh its awful now. My buddy in Vancouver is constantly complaining. Just comparing McDonalds alone it was pretty shocking. A 20 piece mcnuggets (god knows why he likes that) costs 3 Canadian dollars more than what it costs here.

    He wanted to buy a paintball gun and found it was almost 100 dollars cheaper in the US. The more expensive the item, the better the deal is in the US.
     
  2. mateo

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    I am American citizen living/working in Calgary and America is indeed my Mexico.

    I drive down to Kallispel, Montana to get electronics, DVDs, booze, and cheap microbrews. The best part is that at the less populous border crossings, the Canadian border patrol doesn't make a big deal if you bring back over your limit in booze.

    It was better when the loonie was 1.05 to our USD, but we're closer to par again. I cant complain about that since all my investments are in the US, but it was fun being paid in a stronger currency for a summer.

    Everything up here is expensive as hell. Except steak and gasoline.

    However, the wages are up are nice. Like NY.
     
  3. apollo33

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    So true, I used to always drive down to Washington from Vancouver to buy everything. Since the Candian dollar's doing so well lately it is really saves a lot of money shopping in the US
     
  4. ChrisBosh

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    We have a crap load of oil, geothermal energy, and water (to name a few). We will be a powerhouse for decades to come, we are on the way up!!! Can y'all say the same thing? You guys might want to learn a thing or two from mateo and come look for jobs here.

    :grin:
     

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