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As someone from Belgium that now lives in Columbus OH because of marriage, you're spot on with everything. Safety? Limited. Sprawl? Terrible. Rent? Eh it's not that bad. I make a base salary of $82.5k and my wife makes $50k. Our 2br 1ba apartment's rent is about $1000. It's a nice place, but it has some flaws. Our next place will be around $1500. I've told my wife I don't like the sprawl and lack of public transport here and I want to move to a place where that is less of an issue: Chicago, NYC or Boston. However, the latter two have crazy high rent.\n\nI must add, the terribly unsupported public education system in Columbus is by far the worst reason. My wife is a teacher at a Columbus City School that's almost 100% black. White families put their kids through private schools. The rest of the kids have terrible home lives and are therefore incredibly ill-behaved and under-educated. So much so that the teachers just CANNOT keep up with Ohio's learning standards. By the time these kids graduate (and that's a big IF), they would have learned about 20% of what a regular 18-year old would have learned in most of the world. This is in part due to:\n1. Parents that do not involve themselves in what their children do, and therefore do not discipline appropriately.\n2. Terrible school admins that force teachers to lower their standards to have a high passing rate for the school (otherwise it gets shut down). Also, due to the No Child Left Behind Act, admins also force teachers to teach how to pass state tests (repetitive bullshit) instead of important learning materials and/or critical thinking skills.\n3. A lot of these students are pushed into the gang lifestyle and see no future in their education. They don't even try.\n4. Burned out teachers that grew tired of the negative ROI and start giving out poor and inadequate work packets. However, I don't like blaming teachers, especially because my wife is the hardest working person I know.\n\nIt's hard to see my wife come back every day, exhausted. It pains me both for her and her kids. America doesn't give a fuck about education. The big theory is that they're purposely not giving public schools attention so they can be phased out and private education becomes the norm. And if you can't afford it? That's great, we need factory workers.\n\n\nI might convince my wife to move to Europe eventually (luckily a European marriage visa isn't as stupidly hard to obtain as it was for me to get here). Having kids in America is not something I'd like to think about. For now, I'm taking advantage of this high salary to save as much as I can and focus on advancing in my career. Sadly, that's really the only thing America is good for...

Canada cons: Justin Trudeau\n**end of con list**\nThis is not to say America doesn’t have flaws. We got too much bullshit going on.\nAlso the thing about rent in the US is insane. On my college campus in WI, I lived in a 600 square foot SHIT HOLE that cost $700 a month. I moved to a decent sized city and I pay $750 for a $1,100 square foot apartment. It’s a million times nicer than my old place too. It’s crazy to me. And $700 a month might not sound like a lot compared to LA, but in WI the minimum wage is far less and I couldn’t work full time and be a full time student. It was insane and so stressful.

Pathetic how you always blame everything on racism. Always somebody else’s fault right. Be a man and you’ll have zero problems! I’ve worked with many different people in -30 outdoors and they were there on the job site because they deserved to be there. They were outside and -30. They didn’t complain or quit. They worked! So usually people that complain just have inabilities to be hard! \nNow if you’re applying for an office setting customer service industry or critical care type job and you can’t construct a sentence nor comprehend the language of that country you’re in that’s a bit of a problem wouldn’t you say. I’ve hired the right people and I’ve also fired the right people, I’ve also worked with many different types in Canada and this racism thing is just a bullshit excuse! It doesn’t hold any great people back! I guarantee you that. Improve your skills as a Canadian that might help.

I lived in Ontario for more than half my life, and making fun of Quebec was a cornerstone of life. If you take away montreal which is a huge outlier from the rest of the province you end up with mostly xenophobic hillbillies, lower wages, dilapidated infrastructure that becomes immediately apparent the second you cross the border, highest income tax in the country offsetting their modest property taxes, and some of the most ridiculous provincial laws ever written to preserve their French culture. My previous employer literally could not sell their medical service software in Quebec because it was not practical for them to comply with localization laws even though French language was fully supported. I personally rank rural Quebec as the worst place to live in Canada because it's one of the only places in the world that prevents businesses from operating there over bullshit like font sizes on packaging or other graphics.

This is a clear bullshit by the indians. India has the best of schools and colleges but still indian people want foreign eduction. these fools should be taught the things in a tough way otherwise it wont go in their thick head

Canada is broken the Canadian government just wants more ppl here it's bullshit because these ppl end up on the streets and I end up paying for it

Cool, my 9mm is part of my religion. I have to carry it everywhere. My religion trumps the rules, laws and regulations of the country I take advantage of living in. \n\nThis is some no-brainer type shit. I don't feel bad. It's this type of bullshit that causes divides in our country. You're not special. Now masses of dumb fucks are going to Hate this officer and other officials because they are doing they're job. No weapons means no weapons. This could have turned out way uglier.

United States, a country where a lunatic can carry AR 15, Granade Launcher to school by stating it is his/her Bullshit 2nd Amendment right but when he/she sees a religious man with a symbol of his religion which is knife that too a small one pisses of in his/her pants is beyond ridiculous. \nUnited States of America should fall and be disintegrated forever

This is such bullshit. nothing you say makes sense . All countries have the ups and downs . There's no reason why you can't save money in Canada maybe you should read the book The Wealthy Barber and you should learn more about money. I am near retirement and it is such a treat not to have to worry about paying for anything and having a guaranteed income when I re— . Embrace the climate and learn to do things that are compatible with the climate if you need to play overseas for short periods of time to get extra warmth in the winter if you need it . this constant bitching is not helpful to anyone . Even in the United States the wait times could be 8 hours in emergency . I am a surgeon so I know. What you doing have is your private insurance company denying you coverage and you have to refer to them every time when you need a particular blood test done. I can have my patients have MRIs or CT scans within 2 days if they need is there a giant . What you need is Doctor Patient Advocates. If your doctor cares he can pull the strings to get you earlier appointments if needs be . there is nothing about this video that makes sense and I would not trade this country for the world Allen speaking from the point of view that I have lived in the Prairies where it gets to minus 30 degrees Centigrade interior with muggy in the summer Newfoundland where did the fog is so thick you can cut it with a knife and I know live in Vancouver an embrace the rain when it comes I don't even notice it . Learn to live and learn the ins-and-outs of monies and you'll be much happier you are way too frivolous about this this country I consider to be if not the best country on Earth pretty close to it and we do not have the reason that you have in the United States . Furthermore there are many communities in Ontario where you seem to live with your ethnic from Little Jamaica Cabbagetown . Therefore get your act together peace

I’m tired of this bullshit kind of videos that people that don’t even live in this country or even understand there’s a city in Canada that barely gets any snow for several of them I ever cared to think about it or even learn about it you find out it’s not cold or wet it but it’s about time set an American studies think this is a tough

I guess I'll be the one to keep it real...\nWhile geographically, Canada is the most beautiful country on the planet, full stop.\nThe people are not as friendly as the stereotype would infer...housing is criminally overpriced. Taxation is laughably bad. Seriously do the math its approaching 40-45% tax. Meaning after income taxes(23-28 cents on the dollar) then you got sales taxes, excise taxes, provincial sales taxes(another 10-15 cents on the dollar, after tax income on every purchased product). The economy was not that great before trudeau, now trudeau and his bullshit have decimated our national economy and is spending Canada into generationally deep federal deficits of 100s of billions of dollars. Don't believe the hype surrounding Toronto or Calgary or Vancouver, there are catches and trade offs for every plus.\nBtw, I'm born and raised in Toronto and live in Calgary. Canada simply as not as good as the rhetoric would try and sell you

This is fucking bullshit! I was born and raised in Saskatchewan and it should be *thee* worst!! \n\nIm so offended haha

cananda is basically america \nwhen it comes to this bullshit \n\nall lies \n\nits the wh*te way

This is bullshit, it's not that bad, all the immigrants I know love it here, taxes are better in other provinces and pay is better in the higher tax provinces. It's the same stuff in the US. Like British Columbia has a tax of 15% but better pay, Saskatchewan has a provincial tax of 11% but lower pay and it works like that, we let people keep their country and culture here and alot of this is more untrue than true. We want people to teach us their culture and we teach them ours, Canada is a country built off of other cultures and original cultures into 1

This is just the thing I’ve been afraid of and No Go Zones and verbal abuse physical violence and this was not what this country wanted but this has taken over so if it can happen there it can happen everywhere . There should Not be Any Place Anywhere that any citizens can not go they are kept out! No go is bullshit this must End!

As someone who has lived in Quebec for 24 years this is the biggest bullshit for so called number one I have ever seen. It is literally the trash of Canada. I am moving to Ontario officially in December. Also calling bs on safety as the crime has sky rocketed in the area and I am in downtown Montreal.

Why those people do nothing? In the future it will be impossible. This law is bullshit. It must have a end. Send those people back to their countries then.

It is expensive in Canada to live. And to fight. Apparently Trudeau loves terrorists, more... I apologize that you were mislead. He gave 10.5 million to Omar Khdar. What more can I say... It's bullshit, man... And now he owns a daycare, right across from a school... I don't know how many tears I have left, but they keep coming.... for real.

Come on England, end this bullshit. This is YOUR country.Remember? Yes it stirs up hatred. What, civil war next? That is what they want.

All these and all the comments below just showed how Canada dealt with this and showed how easy it is to manipulate the system and get away with it. Canadian judiciary is ineffective and needs to be updated because it's bullshit.

LISTEN UP these people what they are doing is not right okay but it doesnt mean ISLAM has to pay for it what do you guys know about islam huh tell me if you so clever and educated people do you think islam should be responsible for this or the people whos actions are wrong because islam does not teach this and ONTOP OF THAT CNN IS BULLSHIT SPICE THINGS UP SHARIA LAW THIS THAT I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY WITH WHITE PEOPLE BLACK PEOPLE CHINESE ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE IVE GOT FRIENDS WHO ARE BLACK WHITE AND ARE NON MUSLIMS AND THEY RESPECT US AND WE RESPECT THEM MEDIA IS JUS TRYNG TO PUT POISON IN YOUR MINDS THE POINT IS ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THAT POISON ? MAY ALLAH HELP US ALL AND GUIDE US ALL TO THE RIGHT PATH AMEEN.....

It burns thier Ass to lose money. Yet they know how tough it is. They expect for prices and bills not to exist. Then they were here already a good amount of time. When they don't like the way things are going for them they pick up and start the Bullshit all over again. Meanwhile there are many people waiting to do things legal. LEGAL!

Most of this is bullshit...I hope people are smart enough to recognize it.

The quran only says women should dress modestly, it does NOT say women need to cover their head or face, this is Islamic bullshit.

Anti-Islam sentiment, a growing concern? Hello, that's putting it far too mildly. They are violent freaks. Putting their women in tents is gross. You have an intro like that w/ terrorism abroad and in Canada and you wonder why we hate them? Gee, that's not difficult. They tried to pass sharia law in Ontario. Yes, we hate them and we do NOT want anymore of them or their intolerant, racist bullshit, because that's what they bring.

It happened in europe now it's Canada and U.S. turn,Global bull shit, news even in Canada is so biased it is disgusting to watch, bullshit in gov. from fed. to prov. and even local, democracy is done,welcome to the will tell you whats best for you and you'll like it if not here is your label, thats your label, better like that label because we could give you another label, one big bullshit plan that has greatly execellerated in the last year, speak-up let sanity rule, say no to communism, maxists big brother bullshit,if not for you then your children and grandchildren, we are stewards of their future!!!

This is bullshit. One year ago only conservatives were anti Muslim. The Syrian refugees were a election topic here. I was silly and said we MUST let some in to save them. Now that I have met one and he is the janitor of my building and according to HIM .. I must now follow HIS religious laws. SO .. Itès easy to be or not be a bigot when they are4 in need of life saving .. Thing is .. IF you are stupid enough to do it .. Better get use to some new arrival in Canada telling you how you MUST live.

They come here and then get angry that we didn't really want them here, so go home then for fuck sakes. Their country is the one ravaged by war and bullshit, and that's their own faults because their religion is so fucking archaic and they're so consumed with annihilating anything that's not in line with Sharia. This isn't just about being Anti anything, it's about appreciating the freedoms and rights I do have, and not wishing to relinquish them to make others who aren't at home feel that way.\n\nIf someone comes over to your house uninvited do you invite them with open arms? Fuck no, you send them home or begrudgingly accept the circumstances forced upon you , and they have no right to be angry with you because of it.

more white guilt propaganda bullshit. Im not a racist so don't brand me one, what I want is true equality which means that I'm not going to pander to minorities for the sole reason that they are minorities. The incessant complaining about stereotypes towards blacks is ridiculous, all races have their own stereotypes. If someone saw a well dressed black person heading into an office building they wouldnt think twice but if someone saw a young black kid dressed like a gangster,smoking dope and acting shady theyre going to think suspiciously of you and there is nothing wrong with that. stop making it about race when it has a lot more to do with how you behave and act. The drive to get more black people in positions over authority for the sake of diversity is itself racist, the best person for the job is the person who should be in office if 8/10 judges are white and they are in fact the best people for the job then their should be no desire to change such things, we need to evaluate the character of a person and not their race. So much bullshit in this video it would take me hours to pick it apart.

if i was walking down the street and someone said some shit about muslim petrol to me i would smack him in the face and tell him this is england!\n\nthey wouldnt like it if we forced them to eat a bacon sandwich, dont force your shit on us and we wont force our shit on you. youre guests in our country, when we go to muslim countries such as dubai we have to respect the laws of the land. its about time you lot did the same and shut up about your sharia bullshit\n

Islam will always be here?\n\nYour bullshit religion is only 1400 years old, just a little blimp in the entire history of the human race.\n\nGet the fuck out of our countries, we don't want your bullshit religion in europe.\n\nAlso: Religion of peace? My ass. You can't even agree between your different cults (shia-sunni especially) and kill eachother, how the hell is islam a religion of peace when it orders to kill all non-believers.

How long ago was that then seekknowledge9? \nGet real you ignorant idiot this now and this is the present and we will not stand for this bullshit no matter what has happened in the PAST.\nGot it?