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Assalamualikum. You guys have become my go to ppl for naseehat. Almost like an elder sister/brother that i am yet to meet in person. Inshaallah. We are a muslim family from India. Initially we had thoughts of moving to canada. Have even applied for PR. Still in the pool. But with time my conscious does not direct me in that direction. We are also in double thoughts of where we would eventually want to move. It will be great if we can have one to one conversation sometime.

Where are you going to? You didn't mention the place. I was planning to go to a different country for couple years, but I thought education would be very expensive in other countries like Turkey. If there are any countries English schools are cheap and affordable, let me know.

I thought Malaysia was it for you all! May Allah find you the best place. I’m in the US. I am looking to leave too for all the same reasons. May Allah guide us ??

Growing up I occasionally thought about living somewhere else , as I got older I realised that I could never leave Scotland

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I thought the Palestinians were on their land.

The definition of a canadain is an american without a gun and public health care... otherwise it is hard to tell the difference.... Canada has almost 9 months of winter and 3 months of bad skating... The province of Quebec which is still part of canada (don't tell them that) has the language police to be as anti-american and any democratic as possible, they only tolerate english if it is in US$ and tax other taxes with the most expensive bloated government of any state north of Mexico. The cartels are envious... all things purchased are imported (except animals and greenhouse tomatoes)are american with the exchange rate of almost 33%... If you are a doctor or nurse or medical specialist trained in western medicine like Europe, Australia, etc. You almost have to start over.... SAD. Like América, big cars/trucks are king, public transit is not a thing... yeh there are some buses in a few major cities, more of an after thought... The only positive thing about coming from another country climate is you have something to compare with.... Personally i was born here so where do i go... A few friends have travelled to the US but have not returned... its warmer in Texas i guess... Canadians are suspicious of Asians because they come with money and buy up property esp in Vancouver/Toronto hence the concern... As for you making friends, you seem to be very Americanized, speak English well and not so traditional except for being married... you would make a lot of people comfortable among traditional Canadians... just my after thoughts...

Thought this was a Black Friday video

Opec plus could end this in a day by saying that if there is no ceasefire, then they will not sell anymore oil to Israel or do business with them at all. \nStill no ceasefire? Then they cut production globally sending the price of oil and fossil fuels through the roof. In a week after the price of gas goes through the roof in the US, Biden will stop sending arms to Israel and he and the US government will force Israel into a ceasefire. \nThat is what Opec plus could do to create the 'conditions' for a ceasefire and it would work. \n \nNo more war.\n\nBut they are not doing that are they?\nYou have to wonder why. They did it for money during the war in Ukraine, but they will not do it now. \n\nIt is very telling, isn't it.\nJust a thought or 2

Never thought I'd see the hitler mustache again

Maybe the Palestinians should've thought about this before they attacked a country

I seriously thought this was gonna be a comedy skit lol!!

Let more in! ENGLAND IS NOT ENGLISH Anymore!! How did you allow it. You said a person like me (Polish) is bad, and of course some Polish people are not good, some lie, steal,m etc. but many people all over the world are the same. But I don't have views like so many Muslims, I don't try or any Polish person to bring sharia, we don't terrorize people, we dont plan terror attacks. I working full time, pay my taxes, respect the law. But UK thought that Brexit will stop European migration, ok, but now you have Muslims trying to take over your country. Great deal you made..

He didn’t “hit back” at her question. He answered her question. She didn’t say the question were her thoughts and she could’ve only asked the question because she wanted to get this exact answer out of him. That’s a good journalist question, even if it is faulted, it produced a great response.

I thought I saw Dennis Rodman!!! WTF

Never thought i would agree with a saudi on anything political... ?

But I thought there was a genocide? Would you not want to host a people who are fleeing genocide.

Yes but is the violence not a reaction to the continued violence against Israel, The Palestinians have no desire for peace. The goal has always been the erasure of Israel which has been tried before and failed miserably. Though the Saudi FM's words are well spoken they are empty. At least Hamas is honest about its desires thought they fight like cowards hiding behind women and children. While the Saudi's play both sides, doing nothing but grow fat from their oil money. Pathetic

She thought she was smart. The media is so nasty

I thought they are finally asking the right question. When will the Arab world unite and impose sanctions on Israel, and countries supporting Israel, countries preventing ceasefire? When will the Arab world stop supplying fuel to these countries?\nOh but the western media. Will they ever ask the right questions? Will they ever think right?\nShe is asking, when will you clear the way for Israel and their allies to take over Palestinian resources. We all know there are oil reserves in Gaza.

I thought that was Eric Andre for a second

I thought it was a prison? And it is hell living in Gaza? Get the story straight.

Why is Joey doing this? I thought Kamala, the Border Czar, was in charge of the southern border???????

She thought she was slick. The Palestinians should stay right were they are. The irealis have an agenda, that is to move them out and put jews on Palestinians land.

giving them their land, making borders protected by un forces WIOULD BE THE UPPERCUT knockout to the muslims and stop the lives lost both sides. i thought the jews are smart. this proves they are not...

I thought this was some kind of parody before he starting speaking…

yeah.. thought so.

Hamas honestly thought the other Arab countries want Israel's smoke. They still remember the six day war.

Funny when the west shaking voiced questions enter the ears of someone who thinks completed thoughts

I bet she hasn't thought of this possibility

Wow - and I thought only white-skinned Southern politicians were the only ones who could dance the 2-step.

Hell I thought they built a wall

Lets talk about human behavior. People idolize ideas, places, people. They only see the best possible factors and ignore the rest. Likewise after some time in a place they've idolized, they begin to forget the reasons they left where they came from, only to return and realize reality is never like they thought it was going to be.

The reporter thought she smart but FM send her with Yasin Rockets ie she keep her mouth shut????

If Israel thought they will scare Palestine by massacring,they are wrong- Palestine wont leave their land

I thought that land belonged to Israeal?

I earn only $75,000 USD per year and my wife earns around $50,000 USD per year and in Kingston JA we live really good house already fully paid off. Thought about moving to Canada and after lots of research and doing the math I realize that we were living better than 80% of Canadians. Many people from the Caribbean are running to Canada and I am clueless as to why.

Canadians what are your thoughts on a more connected and integrated system with the USA?

ethics didnt really matter , you being treated equally would prve that baeement maker. ethically they cant prove theyre for nothing n would be better off to reform many ways, they already made you dumber then Canada's hoodlum prpblem and assholes who thought they mattered through out. we're still telling them has intended how great life is n that we'll live . we have wared our childrens species with no value loss of opposition to our species dying swearing lifes still just to great indigenous then their mothers inbred slot.

Who would have thought? Trudeau ?

I thought that his response was perfect and fair .

Thought she would talk sense at first

Ok are they talking about Gaza? I'm confused, I thought the Palestinians and Hamas were in Gaza.

I visited Canada with my dad back in 2012 and thought it was amazing so after I finished my degree and got some work experience I moved to Canada from Europe with my fiancé as a fully qualified lawyer in March of this year, after just 6 months we moved back, Canada was pretty an awful experience tbh, overpriced, very hard to find accommodation, dangerous, filled with zombie like figures on every street corner, had a random women attempt to attack my wife while riding the tram in Calgary and without my interference it could’ve ended badly… gotta say I’ve got a lotta love for the Canadian people for the most part very nice, hard working people

No one is perfect. Not the USA, Canada, or Mexico! I wish we all thought in such a way

I thought thumbnail is from video game.

Well, you decided to return. Your decision. Nothing wrong or right about it. Whatever works for you. But one thing is certain. By deciding to return, you have taken your kids back to the land of extreme competition. You have robbed them of the opportunity to spend a comfortable joyful teen age. You have driven them back to extreme academic competition which will continue all their life. It is surprising that though you found a job and were able to manage without your husband, you decided to return back because you couldn't adjust with the food or with your Canadian colleagues. I would say that if you are moving to a new country, you should be more adaptable. And yes good IELTS score doesn't mean good English. We Indians can at best have business proficiency of the language. In order to gain cultural proficiency (lack of which was botgering you), it takes lot more time and effort. I would say you should have put more thought into your decision.

Who would have thought a country run by a part time drama teacher that doesn’t think about monetary policy, a useless journalist, and a bench of activists would have financial problems. Weird.

He identified the problem, but he didn’t address it. This is the case with most Arab countries right now, they don’t want anything to do with Palestine because they don’t want to risk war with USA. It’s a shame this disloyalty is happening considering how Arabs are strong followers of Islam, that says to help each other. I’m a Muslim, not an Arab though, but I always thought Arabs were the purest form of human as they closely following Islam and Prophet Muhammad established Islam in Saudi Arabia. But now it seems as if they are mocking the Quran by not helping.

I never thought about the reason why Canada would allow the monopolies, and your explanation makes sense (it doesn't make sense we pay this much for groceries though ?). Your explanation about the housing market also makes a lot of sense, thank you for sharing these ideas with us. And yes, I decided to leave Canada after a year ?