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~30% income tax + cpp + EI + 12% hst + ?%gas tax + bunch other environmental tax = around 50% after tax REAL Spending is pretty accurate.

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Canada is boring for people who doesn't know how to appreciate the culture of the country.
To me, Hong Kong is even more boring, because I don't how to appreciate HK Style.

I have a list of restaurants I don't even have time to try.
Many outdoor activites I don't have enough time for.
Gatherings or cook-offs at friends' house every second weekends.
I like to have more time to walk and enjoy local small parks.
On top of that, I love to visit Seattle for even more decent restaurants.
I would like to continue my golf range practice when I have time.

Between all these, work, family, and gf, I really don't have enough time.  
Boring?  Depends on how you enjoy the resource we have in Canada.

If you think singing K, reading magazine, watch tv and shopping is fun, then you should try to open up your mind to join some Canadian activites .

Btw, I work crazy OT and I don't get paid OT, because I am on salary.
60+ hours per week, weekends, day shift + late nights.

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lo_pak 發表於 2012-8-9 23:52

我會講，但我都係只會對返香港人講囉不過又唔會懶係英文發音準囉
只係全程講英文時先會講返正~

fibbi

Yeah both my husband and I OT too but no OT paid. The most is get the day off.
Vancouver is not that boring ...it's actually not fair to compare Van to HK...different style. HK/New York is metropolitan type. but Van is lacking the glamour and it's never a big city la.

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Yeah both my husband and I OT too but no OT paid. The most is get the day off.
Vancouver is not tha ...
fibbi 發表於 2012-8-10 00:18

I used to think Vancouver was a boring place when I was still a student
but I started to appreciate this place too (putting the tax issue aside lol)

it's a beautiful place

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    yeah...Van is beautiful...
Last time I went to Calgary...i would say that is boring...
the landscape is so flat....almost fall asleep while driving...the view doesn't change for almost 3 hours ! (on our way to dinasour place)

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haha I guess cuz I started doing photography a few years back la
so I started to pay more attention and look around more of this place~

waaaa........3 hrs looking at the same view @w@;;;
I feel bad for the driver......

mcjohnjohn

香港天氣熱，出入打的
imvitasoy 發表於 2012-8-10 15:52

其實我weekend 出街通常都是打的. 我覺得的士車費真的很便宜了.

fibbi

My parents will take tram/mini-bus when they go out...rarely take taxi lor...
My Mom's reason is that taxi driver always speeding so she's kinda scared wor

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I thought mini van is the one always speed up wo, haha