Other countries licensing?

[wrenchbender]

Originally Posted by Commander1

Which country is cheaper to live in and has a better quality of life, Canada or the USA?

I have never lived in the USA, but from visiting there and observing prices, I think that Canada is probably cheaper. It really depends on what part of the country(s) you want to live in. For instance, there seems to be lots of aviation work in and around Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, but it is incredibly expensive to live there. There are other places in the States that would be much cheaper to live, but is there work???
I feel that a much more important factor to consider is "quality of life" where you are planning to live. For that, I think Canada wins hands down. The reason I say this is that we have far, far less violent crime here. And the reason for that is the gun control laws. There are very few people carrying handguns here, where in the States you can safely assume that nearly everyone around you is armed!
You know, there are pros and cons to everything in life. There is probably more opportunity in the States than in Canada. If you search the on-line recruiters, you will see that there is LOTS of work down south. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.
Cheers!

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I stand corrected, but I also believe that per capita, Canada has far more aircraft than any other country.

That's eneough for me, but throw in the lifestyle and (for now) largely correct use of the Queen's English and that's where I am off to.

[Commander1]

Hehehe thats cool, i think you're right about Canada. Which province/town do you live in?

I agree about the US having too many guns, seemingly Texas has 3 guns to one person. Statistically speaking.

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Like you I am at the "I want to go there" stage. I currently live in South Africa, so anything with more than a drop of snow is going to be a serious culture shock.
Would love to go to Vancouver, but just too expensive to buy property there so I am considering Halifax as an option.

[Commander1]

Would you ever go to America? Im still crossed between the both. Just dont know about pay/benefits and crime there

[unstable load]

To be honest, I have never considered it as an option. Hard to decide really, as I have grown up in the commonwealth, so Canada or OZ/NZ would be my initial choices.

[Commander1]

What is the crime like in the US, is it as bad as everyone makes it out to be?