Leaving Canada for San Diego

[tsarju]

That's my only restriction right now too...the gf. She is going down with me to check it out. She has a couple options:

1) Get a TN Visa and come with me (she's a professional too)

2) Get dumped and I'll acquire more currency and a 21yr old Cali slut


Well...off to work, time to pay my taxes!!

Yeah, I'm a Sr. Sys Admin and she's a PhD student. She also already has dual citizenship so it probably wouldn't work out if she was willing to go.

[tsarju]

Op, what are you going to do without your Dave Thomas coffee that every canadian must have?

lolwut?

strong knowledge of Tim Hortons

[mustang]

im moving to perth at the end of the year

its is known as the SD of australia

def would love to live in SD tho

[braap]

OP: ever been to East coast, Ontario, Calgary, etc? I live in Southwestern Ontario and have few complaints. Would rather have free healthcare and gun control than live in America. San Diego does sound like a nice place, though.

[Azzurri]

SD is my dream place to live, I better get kicking and make some Cash.

[buyerofmtg]

I lived in San Fran/San jose for abit and it sucked there... way too many people, too much traffic, weather wasn't that great(it was fr*ckin cold in San Fran and rained harder than Vancouver sometimes), chicks were ugly (srs). I'm sure that San Diego is alot better... but, I think everybody has this ILLUSION that California is the best place in the world, which I don't believe it is.

Every climate has pros and cons. Just adapt, shut up and live.

I'm from San Francisco, and I can tell you without a doubt that when people mention "California" they are not refering to anything above the grapevine/ valley. Monterey/San Francisco/San Jose are all vacation spots for Socallers, but nothing more. Socal and norcal are two very different places. Socal is a coastal climate, norcal is a continental climate.

[blastdoors]

I'm from San Francisco, and I can tell you without a doubt that when people mention "California" they are not refering to anything above the grapevine/ valley. Monterey/San Francisco/San Jose are all vacation spots for Socallers, but nothing more. Socal and norcal are two very different places. Socal is a coastal climate, norcal is a continental climate.

How you like Germany brah? Going to try to get my EU passport (via Italian parents) and have thought about living there. Only been to Berlin and Potsdam but quite liked it.

[collector]

I wanna move to SD. How can a Canadian citizen move there without a sponsorship and job??

This? Is it possible? How much would you need to make a move?

[gmsd]

Civil Eng.

Hey bro. I don't want to be a downer, but civil engineering isn't exactly popping down here. A few years ago I was doing office work at one of San Diego's biggest civil engineering companies (Rick Engineering). The main office is in San Diego and they laid off around 100 people. Somewhere around half of their employees. My boss and coworkers said other companies weren't fairing so well, either.

Like I said, that was a few years ago, but it's something to consider.

[wrenny420]

You guys get taxed 55% of your income? wtf.

no wonder your health care is free..you pay for it all right there

[Airos]

Welcome to Diego Canada brah.

[pointbreaker]

You guys get taxed 55% of your income? wtf.

no wonder your health care is free..you pay for it all right there

[Jxoxhxn]

Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale's vagina.

What? Lol discovered in 1904, city is only 107 years old!

[AbootDatAss]

im moving to perth at the end of the year

its is known as the SD of australia

def would love to live in SD tho

Have a cousin there. He loves it, going to school to be a pharmacist.

OP: ever been to East coast, Ontario, Calgary, etc? I live in Southwestern Ontario and have few complaints. Would rather have free healthcare and gun control than live in America. San Diego does sound like a nice place, though.

Lived in Alberta for 15yrs, didn't have many complaints. Would I go back given the option of SD? Probably not.

Welcome to Diego Canada brah.

Thank you, looking to tan my pale skin and lose the brit look. Not brit look as in teeth.

You guys get taxed 55% of your income? wtf.

no wonder your health care is free..you pay for it all right there

Our actual income tax isn't 55% but there was a local study done that accounted for income tax, carbon tax (part of our $0.44/L gas tax), sales tax (12%) and other hidden taxes. In Vancouver the AVERAGE person pays 55% tax according to this study.

[Devious83]

vancouver checking in. i would love to move to san diego or san fran.....anywhere in cali is good actually

[megaman77]

San Diego (especially La Jolla) is ****ing paradise (srs) outside of all mexicans.

ya, la jolla is freakin amazing. perfect weather. hot bishes. nice cars everywhere.

[tsarju]

stay classy San Diego

Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale's vagina.

Agree to disagree.

lol aware

[Zyzzle]

sorry guys... but you have no clue about taxes.

The corporate rate for Canadian Controlled Private Corporations (most Canadian corps) in BC is 13.5% for the next few years. The rate for other corps / public companies is 28.5% (2010), 26.5% (2011), 25% (2012)... gradually decreasing over the next while.

Personal rates are progressive from 20% if you're making under $40k, to 43% on income over $100k+. No clue where you're getting 55%.

[Bubbarossa]

vancouver checking in. i would love to move to san diego or san fran.....anywhere in cali is good actually

Lol, sadly, that's not true. Yeah, the coastal cities are great, but go inland a bit and it's a completely different state. In socal we have this "small" desert called the Mojave, or try Bakersfield or Riverside. But really, you don't even have to go very far inland from San Diego and you'd think you were nowhere near cali. In my opinion, if you don't live near the coast in cali, you might as well live in Oklahoma.

[AbootDatAss]

sorry guys... but you have no clue about taxes.

The corporate rate for Canadian Controlled Private Corporations (most Canadian corps) in BC is 13.5% for the next few years. The rate for other corps / public companies is 28.5% (2010), 26.5% (2011), 25% (2012)... gradually decreasing over the next while.

Personal rates are progressive from 20% if you're making under $40k, to 43% on income over $100k+. No clue where you're getting 55%.

Read my post above, you might want to read everything before you act smart.

So SD Brahs,

What can you recommend I visit in San Diego that is not the usual tourist trap (Sea World, Nature Park, Balboa etc.)? I want to check out La Jolla, Coronado, the USS Midway and probably shoot some guns. Are there any good gyms downtown SD?

Even the flights are far cheaper flying out of Washington state. I can get tickets for as low as $240 round trip! In Vancouver it's $400 then $200 taxes! We must be losing billions to Washington and Oregon every year. Canada......I am disappoint. Where's the competitive edge?