Hello guys,. .. .Jetgate, I never said multi cultural/racial environment is a bad thing or I wouldn't consider Canada at all as the population of this country is based on hundreds of different nationalities who live perfectly well together. My point was just to emphasize the fact that it might be difficult to feel integrated when the majority of your fellows have the "same" cultural background, especially when it is quite different from yours. It's just what you've illustrated with your experience in Quebec, when people are in majority they tend not to make the same amount of effort to help others feel at ease than they would if they were themselves a minority. . .I don't know how to explain that but to me it's better to train with a mix of canadians, americans, europeans, africans, asians and so on than with a majority of one or another cause everyone has to consider others differences and adapt to them, the result being much more interesting relations and interactions with the other students. . .Right now I work in a company that boasts at least 25 different nationalities among its employees, speaking over 20 languages from German to Japanese, Swedish to Spanish and it’s working very well because noone is left aside.. .. .I just emphasized that point cause I think it’s important to consider such things when you choose a location to train…you have to be 110% into it and the better you feel the easier it’s gonna be. I hope you’re getting my point, I favor cultural mixes and I think Canada is the perfect example that different races, religions, can live together in peace but some people may not feel comfortable if they’re not part of the gang (especially when you’re far away from home). Anyway, I didn’t mean to offend anyone and if I did I apologize!. .. .I’m looking at the East coast more because my gf is from New Brunswick than because I think it’s a better place, I actually love the west much better. But you made a good point Jetgate, training on the east coast might require some knowledge in French, not for ATC or training matters but to be able to understand the guy who announces himself at 1500 ft, just like you, but on the opposite direction! It can be scary. Being a frog myself I don’t have any problem with French but I’m looking at training in an english speaking environment and I think NB is the perfect place for that. For those who are looking at staying in Canada however, I think that being bilingual gives them a real advantage.. .. .As for the conversion it would be great to have some feedback as I’d like to combine a Canadian CPL/IR Multi with its JAA equivalent…. .. .Anyway, I hope I cleared things a bit and once again I didn’t want to make a bad impression on anyone, although my message was a bit ambiguous. The funny thing is that I’m learning Chinese, have been practicing Kung-Fu for a few years and HK movies are my favorites…I just tried to tell potential students to look at every point and see if they can cope with it.. .. .Cheers,. .. .Clear, citizen of the world <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />