Not Teaching In Thailand Life beyond teaching in Thailand, whether still living in LOS and making a living by other means, or living in another country, teaching or otherwise. Plus the practicalities of visas and migration there.
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24th June 2008, 22:29
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The post office is an agency of the government, right? Why the hell are they taxing people?
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24th June 2008, 22:30
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Tax was about 5%-6% on postage, I think.
I don't remember sales tax, except that there was municipal plus provincial tax.
The bf is Thai and a Canadian permanent resident (same as green card holder), but he can't visit the U.S. It's a double standard. U.S. green card holders can visit Canada, but those in Canada can't visit the U.S. Very unfair.
If he could legally visit the U.S., that would solve everything. He could spend winters in California and summers in Vancouver. Oh well.
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You don't get taxed on postage if you are sending international (on postage over $5.00).
How could you possibly find Vancouver cold? Shitty weather, yes... but cold 
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Do you know how much is the TTC monthly pass? Take a wild guess  ... hint... it's more than NYC.
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On another note....
Number of millionaire families rises to 1.1 million - Yahoo! Canada News
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24th June 2008, 23:34
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You don't get taxed on postage if you are sending international (on postage over $5.00).
How could you possibly find Vancouver cold? Shitty weather, yes... but cold
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Even intl. letters are usually less than $5.00. And most of my mail was domestic.
It snowed half a dozen times in downtown Van. this winter. I'm used to seeing snow about once in ten years. It was cold and grey.
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28th June 2008, 09:56
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^Ah....a bulletin from the Vancouver Tourist Bureau!
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28th June 2008, 12:18
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It snowed half a dozen times in downtown Van. this winter. I'm used to seeing snow about once in ten years. It was cold and grey.
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Normally once or twice.
Cold and grey. Pretty much so. It's probably a good place to live six months of the year, six months away.
Did you make it up to the ski hills? It can often be grey and cold in the downtown area and an hours drive away you're up into a brilliant sun and very cold crisp air.
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28th June 2008, 13:06
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Can't imagine living an entire year in that godforsaken tundra which explains why we have 7 Canadian teachers on staff. Funny thing is, they brag about their country. Brag about Canada???  I just don't get it.. Goofy bastards, the lot.
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15th July 2008, 01:17
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Re: Like a bad penny..
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Normally once or twice.
Cold and grey. Pretty much so. It's probably a good place to live six months of the year, six months away.
Did you make it up to the ski hills? It can often be grey and cold in the downtown area and an hours drive away you're up into a brilliant sun and very cold crisp air.
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I returned to Vancouver in late June for a one-week training session. Every day, the locals said "It's supposed to get sunny this week." Every day it was overcast. And I smiled privately that I'd be returning to California.
We took the tram up Grouse Mtn and walked around the ski area in October. There wasn't any snow yet - it was just cold. But you're right that it was clear compared with downtown.
We've been dealing with F100+ weather in Sacramento. I love it. Very low humidity and the sun is out every day. Ahhhh.
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15th July 2008, 09:22
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^I assume you're keeping your butt wet in case a brush fire springs up unexpectedly....
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14th August 2008, 11:21
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nice forum
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14th August 2008, 15:03
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^you're keeping your butt wet?
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