Angelus Errare
Banned
Canada is the America "patriotic" Americans think America is when they talk about how America is the best country on god's green earth.
The glass buildings that kind of look like Minecraft trees were what I had in mind when I said it was an ugly city.A lot of Toronto's older building went up in the 70s thus that industrial architecture feel. With that said a zillion condos have gone up since 2000 so glass building architecture is prevalent in the city IMHO.
Canada is the America "patriotic" Americans think America is when they talk about how America is the best country on god's green earth.
Police are unsettlingly friendly. They smile so much that it makes me feel like I'm in The Twilight Zone. (One time a cop rolled down his window to ask if he could merge in front of me in traffic (I was stopped at a light); another time after I had slid off of a highway on a snowy, windy day a cop just brushed snow and dead grass off the front of my carin the US I would have expected a ticket or something
Everything else you said, fair enough. But this one's a bit unfair, no? It's like you're used to cops being dicks that it's wrong for them to be courteous to other people. I've always had good interactions with cops here in Vancouver and I never felt the least bit unsettled
Never been to Canada but my impression from people who've visited are:
Ugly architecture and fashion
Bad weather
Kind of boring
It's not what the CRTC is intended for, but it's certainly what the CRTC is.
hey GAF, questions regarding Canada:
They do not follow environment laws, bribe our already corrupt administration just for a quick-buck, kick out locals from their lands and there has even been cases of using hitman to shut down community leaders. Do what you do best and apologize.I'm only half serious.
I don't feel strongly about Canada one way or another.
But as a Texan, it must be nice to have someone to talk hockey about. Hockey feels like a secret club here. "You're into hockey?!" we ask each other in hushed tones.
Sometimes, if you dream hard enough, you'll find a small splotch of Stars green amongst the blue, silver, red, burnt orange, maroon, and purple sports memorabilia at the Dick's Sporting Goods.
French Canadians are the lowest tier of person though, every single one I've encountered has been an arrogant piece of shit, to put it lightly.
It's not what the CRTC is intended for, but it's certainly what the CRTC is.
It's really neither. It's worst case scenario an ineffectual regulatory board.
This is good example of the difference between the US and Canada. Though I haven't visited Halifax, I imagine there's a nice park there with a respectful plaque. If this was in the States, they'd have re-enactments of the explosion and sinking every two hours.i went to the city where that ship exploded once. seemed boring
Whose board members used to work for the telecom companies (in part).
It's basically a cult at this point.
So was the FCC's Tom Wheeler. That was a shit argument that got put down by Wheeler's administrated of the FCC, and it continues to be one. If someone wants to call a regulatory board a cartel, I hope they can demonstrate it.
Most of the CRTC commissioners are former executives of the big Telecom companies.
Not sure how that is relevant.
You only have to keep an eye on the Canadian telecom system for a year or so to see how fucked up it is.
It's relevant because anyone actually calling a regulatory board a cartel can't actually demonstrate positions or rulings the board are taking to show that said board are an association of manufacturers or suppliers with the purpose of maintaining prices at a high level and restricting competition. Saying "well some of them worked for regulated companies" doesn't mean shit.
1) This is already changing in my small hometown of Winnipeg
2) That's why shitty people don't come here ;p
3) Boring people, are boring. It not at the level of America of course in terms of personalities and events, but you can always find something to do.
How about the purchase of Virgin Mobile Canada by Bell, who complained to the CRTC about unfair business practices and undercutting their pricing. The CRTC allowed it's sale for nothing more than whining about it being unfair.
How about the CRTC allowing the purchase of Glentel Wireless to both Bell and Rogers as a joint venture, allowing all sales to be split 50/50 on a purchase of all sales made at those kiosks, cutting down third party competition.
No, nothing wrong with the CRTC at all.
The worst thing that can be said about the CRTC is that they aren't willing to show their teeth as often as they should which was my point (unlike your bullshit strawment of people thinking there's nothing wrong with them)- but that doesn't make them a fucking cartel.Given their market power, it concluded that regulation is needed and it will therefore establish a process for setting the wholesale roaming rate. That move should allow the new entrants to more affordably offer national service to their customers and turn them into more effective competitors.
And the decision by the CRTC later upheld by the courts with regards to Bell Mobility's attempt to skirt net neutrality through the pricing of its vertically integrated mobile tv nonsense last year?
The worst thing that can be said about the CRTC is that they aren't willing to show their teeth as often as they should which was my point (unlike your bullshit strawment of people thinking there's nothing wrong with them)- but that doesn't make them a fucking cartel.
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Only country that is possibly better than the US.
I don't feel strongly about Canada one way or another.
But as a Texan, it must be nice to have someone to talk hockey about. Hockey feels like a secret club here. "You're into hockey?!" we ask each other in hushed tones.
Sometimes, if you dream hard enough, you'll find a small splotch of Stars green amongst the blue, silver, red, burnt orange, maroon, and purple sports memorabilia at the Dick's Sporting Goods.
I have been to Canada a few times, both East and West coast. We have more in common with them than they would like to admit. I have touched on this before, but the cultures are very, very similar.
Try enjoying rugby, or worse, team handball (I bet you never even heard of the latter).
Holy shit I just had a fucking aneurysm reading this.Tim Hortons is overrated tbh even though most people here will give me shit for saying it
The only good thing about the coffee is that it's relatively cheap and there's a Tim's on every corner. Their donuts are shit. The timbits are alright I guess