Hey the USA is a great place to live if you make good money. Not a great place to be poor though.

What U.S. News believes doesn’t change reality either. These rankings are and always have been subjective BS

I have been to a lot of first world countries for extended periods as a digital nomad. Canada is not even in the top 5 imo

Titles like this make me more confident that it won’t be a soft landing

"Canada’s population growth outpaced job gains in the month, according to the agency."

lol

Typically you’d be right but as a DN I actually spent most of my time in North America and western Europe—mostly in countries people would compare Canada with (UK, France, Spain, Norway, Germany, USA, Australia, etc.). I never went to Asia or South America as a DN. Actually the only time I stepped foot in LatAm was in Panama for a month this past winter.

It really changed my perspective on Canada. I don’t think it’s a bad country at all but I don’t hold it in as high regard as I once did. Every country has its strengths and weaknesses. What those are is different for everyone. Canada is squandering immense potential in my opinion. If it wasn’t for family, there are several places in the USA I would consider living long term instead.

I went to high school in Norwich so I’ve spent a fair amount of time there, although not in well over a decade. There are definitely a lot of religious people there and the community definitely feels split in two in some ways. There is a very similar feel in nearby communities like Otterville and Burgessville. That being said this article makes it seem like there is a war going on but they more or less just seem like normal small towns if you were to visit. It’s not like people are being harassed in public and they’re miserable places.

That being said the closing on Sundays thing is real. I’ve heard of the pressure from the religious community to close on Sundays from people who have owned businesses on Main St.

I have a couple large customers (as in $billion+ companies) and I got the contracts because I knew people at the company, or knew someone who knew someone. Remember the foundation of business is trust. Getting a referral is basically a shortcut to them trusting you. If you then go on to do good work for them you can get a very good thing going for yourself.

I guess “worst wildfire season in 23 years” doesn’t have the same ring to it?

I have lived all over the world and I agree. It’s one of the better places in the world but it’s not as great as a lot of Canadians believe

Why don’t you just get paid in USD?

I’m not technically an expat but I’m almost never in Canada. In Menton, France at the moment

I use voip.ms

My card has a $150 annual fee but I get like $800 in cash back per year. Pretty easy one to say yes to

Two that immediately come to mind are “NAND to Tetris” and “Crafting Interpeters”. Both are free and excellent.

I just use Excel, but I also don't track my spending at a very detailed level. I have a budget for the month, and I sort of adjust my spending as I go to make sure I meet that budget.

I spent this summer in France and I had a great time. I will concede that France has a piss problem though.

I’m not sure I really have a favourite. Every country has good and bad. There are some parts of the USA (ex. Colorado, Washington) that I really like. But also the USA has its own issues that we all know about. France is beautiful but there can be civil unrest, taxes are high, etc. I spent some time in Singapore and it’s very safe, clean, great food, but it’s also stale and far from a lot of places. Culture comes into play a lot. I can recognize that somewhere is a great place to live but it’s not for me. I didn’t grow up there, I don’t speak the language, etc. In Europe I feel most “at home” in the Netherlands.

Different things matter to different people. So saying things like “this country is #2” are meaningless. Countries I personally would rank above Canada: USA, Netherlands, Norway, Australia, New Zealand.

Honestly if I worked at YouTube and they asked me to implement this I'd quit.

At least your country actually has real business competition and your per capita GDP is going up instead of down

Lemmings