Stalinwolf

Was always normal in my family. Smoking and drinking indoors all day. Used to come home smelling like shit. But there were alcoholics. Good people, though.

Most of western Canada is right-wing. Especially Alberta and Saskatchewan. Outside of Vancouver (where living is beyond unaffordable for most), BC is also pretty conservative, albeit less overall I'm sure than Alberta. The tricky part is that quality of life is quite good in Alberta. Housing is affordable and we're the least taxed province, so if you can live with the occasional stupid hick with a "FUCK TRUDEAU" flag or decal, life is pretty good here. It's really your only affordable option if you want to live near the mountains. Otherwise the Appalachians do extend into the eastern maritime provinces. Jobs are just extemely scarce and often seasonal out that way.

I immigrated from Michigan back in 2017. I'm very left-wing and so is my wife who has lived here her entire life. The province nearly flipped last election so things have been improving on that front, and you're certainly not going to be the only leftist around. Well, unless you move to a small town or Grand Prairie or Fort Mac.

Lethbridge and Edmonton are the most left-leaning places in the province. Edmonton, however, is fucking huge.. So you're not getting away from the city up that way.

There is no escaping the right-wing brain rot. It's everywhere now. 2016 spread into Canada like wildfire. But when I came here my life improved tenfold. I make three times what I did back home for the same line of work (retail/produce management). I have healthcare, a daughter, bought a home with my wife this summer. It's a million times better than the States, but we are looking down the barrel of gun. I wish you the best on your immigration, and I hope you're as happy here as I am, wherever you wind up.

If you want to be near mountains, want affordable living and are progressive, Lethbridge, AB may be your best bet. The landscape there is a bit weird. Looks kind or like Iceland or something. Super hilly with big valleys and very few trees outside or the city, but definitely not a big city vibe like you'd find in Edmonton or Calgary.

Pretty mild climate too.

But the Alberta government is fucking idiotic, so I can't say what will happen in the future with healthcare and human rights.

redditors be like "r/thathappened..."

It's the best move. I started losing my hair at nineteen and when my (very immature) crush eventually saw me without a hat on, she started cracking up and said I had old man hair. That shit disappeared from my head real quick. Didn't waste much more time with her either.

What's under the hat, Tim?

Take it off, you bald, insecure bitch. I did.

I'm surprised Duncan still hangs with Joe after Joe's shift to being an absolute right-wing cunt. I guess it's hard to bail on old friendships, especially when getting on the wrong side of Joe can fuck your comedy career.

My family rescued a huge fluffy chow back in the '90s who promptly tried to bite my heart out of my chest. I still have the circular scar and it feels super good to scratch at. Dog was put down, obviously.

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It's a shame Google is going downhill so quickly because I still adore Pixel phones and their image quality/shutter speed/simplicity (they just come pre-loaded with Google bullshit). Does anyone have a suggestion for a worthy successor? I'd like one as close to stock Android as possible while actually rivaling Pixel cameras.

I remember getting talked into trying a Samsung S21 Ultra briefly (we're out of Pixels right now, but the camera, bro, I swear, bro, best on the market, bro, you won't be disappointed, bro) and that had one of the most unsatisfactory cameras I've ever dealt with, which was a bigger turn-off than it weighing more than a cinderblock and coming with an roaring Metropolis of bloatware. I couldn't even snap a clear picture of my child if she was moving. It was like snapping blurry photos of a small cryptid.

I see Pixel hate occasionally, but I've been using them since the Pixel 3 and they've been like a snappy little pocket companion. Never felt more comfortable with a phone in my life, and each one feels just like the last but with improvements. Especially with the right launcher. I don't want to move on from them, but my faith in Google has quickly evaporated.

Grass Metal!

It's unfortunately very difficult to up and immigrate to Canada. You typically need a spouse who is a citizen, or have a very valuable skillset to offer. I believe you can come here as a foreign worker and apply for permanent residency after working full-time for a year, but I don't know what the stipulations or rate of acceptance is there.

I personally immigrated here from the States back in 2017 to be with my wife, and the process was grueling. They require a lot of evidence to prove the relationship was not initiated with the intent of immigrating.