It's quite nice here in the Netherlands. Cold, but hey at least when I get sick I'm insured for cheap :D!

It's quite nice here in the Netherlands. Cold, but hey at least when I get sick I'm insured for cheap :D!

You've been to all the wrong places in Canada. I can go to some places in Korea that would be 100 times worst then Canada, it just depends on what part of the country your at.

I know there's a lot of good in Canada, And I'm quire proud right now during Olympic time. There's plenty of awesome nature and the major citieshave some great culture and whatnot. But most of Canada is suburbia. Wretched plain devoid of life suburbia. The cities can be pretty pricy to live in, and the thought of living in Suburbia (or worse yet, raising children there) is too painful a thought to bear.

Korea's got it's backwoods dung heaps too, but the majority of Korea is major cities with vibrant cores, a thriving market life, Night life that actually extends in to the night and the ability, nay, the imperative to just go outside and enjoy yourself. with a 20 minute walk of my apartment I can hit up the batting cages, 2 theatres, a petting zoo, a mountain range with buddhist temples and outdoor fitness parks, a major beach, 40 bars, 100 restaurants, 20 karaoke rooms, video golf rooms, driving ranges, outdoor markets and a ton of other stuff, or I can just meet friends at the convenience store, buy some korean vodka for a buck a bottle and drink outside (while playing scrabble).

You can go to a bar all night long and get a subway back the next morning. In Canadian suburbia your choices for what to do at night are pretty damn slim. There are movies, bars that close at 1 or 2 spilling drunks out in the middle of the night faced with the choice of very expensive cab rides or driving home, or just going to someone's house. 

Canada would be a lot better if there could be urban public spaces that aren't malls. But the car has kind of wrecked that chance. How do cities like Winnipeg, Hamilton, Mississauga, Quebec City, Halifax and Ottawa not have rail transit!? Our Nation's Capital can't even get it's act together to build a subway or LRT? If Canada could get over the convenience of too much space and too many cars and actually build up instead of just sprawling out, I imagine that much of the Country could enjoy the culturally interesting and socially active life that it's most major cities currently enjoy(for a hefty price), but the lure of paying so much less to get so damned much more has kind of tainted my Canadian living desires.

-Well, I live in Chile, its pretty normal here for being in south america, you dont have much drug dealing or gang things, they are just in specific areas, a lot less if you compare to other countries in the region.

- Cops are nice and arent corrupt like in other places in the region(you cant pay a cop for pretending he didnt see you driving fast)
- Public education pretty much sucks except some emblematic schools but its getting better and private education is better in general, this is with schools, in Universities its the opposite.
- The economy is good, not at the level of the biggest countries but its pretty good.
-You get to see football(our league sucks a bit but at least people care about it).
- You have access to internet and all the services you would expect from a normal country, good public transportation too, you dont need a car to go everywere at least in santiago.
- You get to see beautiful places depending on where you go and being a llong country you get to choose which clime you like the best.
- You dont have to worry about terrorism or crazy stuff like that.

But the bad thing is that, if you have money its a good country to live, you can experience all the good the country has, but it kinda sucks for poor people because they have less education, etc..., they dont suffer that much and arent hungry or anything like that like in other countries in the region, but still they have many disadvantages when you compare.

I guess its comparative, Pastro.

Chile is a beacon for all that is right in Latin America. Whereas you do have some nutty neighbors...

Well im in Finland now and asm uch as i hated moving here i do like it here now.Still i would give anything to go back in time and just stay in jersey. :(

Yeah, I know that, but sometimes our neighbors say we are cocky about those things and many times they are right, the country is performing good and all but there are MANY things that need to be fixed, like public education and public hospitals.

er i just noticed your links on your sig .I enjoyed your cover of "i fought the law".Its a great song and you covered it pretty well.Singing was perhaps a little bit out on one or tow parts but still very good.

lol then why did u move there?