Why Canada's a bit shit

[Monoriu]

How can you write an article about the disadvantages of Canada and not mention winter? 

Winters in Vancouver are pretty mild.

[Jacob]

Never experienced a Canadian winter but I can imagine it is fantastic.
All of the good sides (snow, being snug around a fire, bracing air) with none of the bad sides (darkness)

Josq being naively positive about something!?!?!

Trump's candidacy, Brexit, and now this. 2016 is truly a strange year.

[Malthus]

Another thing not mentioned in the article is that Canada seems to be filled to the brim with lawyers, if Languish is any indication.

And not an accountant in sight! Truly, Canada is a blessed land. 

[Jacob]

Another thing not mentioned in the article is that Canada seems to be filled to the brim with lawyers, if Languish is any indication.

And not an accountant in sight! Truly, Canada is a blessed land. 

What do you have against HVC?

[Malthus]

Another thing not mentioned in the article is that Canada seems to be filled to the brim with lawyers, if Languish is any indication.

And not an accountant in sight! Truly, Canada is a blessed land. 

What do you have against HVC?

Hush, you. 

[HVC]

[dps]

I got:
1. Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2. Vienna, Austria
3. Tartu, Estonia
4. Zurich, Switzerland
5. Singapore

Better than me.  My top 5:

1)  Sofia
2)  Skopje
3)  Budapest
4)  Minsk
5)  Prague

The only Western cities in my top 25 were Montreal, San Jose, and Berlin.  The top US cities other than San Jose were Oklahoma City, San Antonio, Austin, and Salt Lake City. 

Maybe I ought to try it again and check "low corruption" as important, but I think what's really screwing with the results is that our mortgage payment is so low.

[crazy canuck]

How can you write an article about the disadvantages of Canada and not mention winter? 

Easily if you realize that not all Canada is Edmonton 

[Barrister]

How can you write an article about the disadvantages of Canada and not mention winter? 

Easily if you realize that not all Canada is Edmonton 

Pshaw.

Edmonton has pretty wimpy winters compared to Winnipeg (lots more snow) or Whitehorse (lots more darkness).

[Brazen]

How can you write an article about the disadvantages of Canada and not mention winter? 

Because it's expected and even the most naive person considering a move there will be prepared for that. As the article says:

"It should come as no surprise that areas of Canada can get very cold in the winter - temperatures can drop to -40C (-40F) with severe wind chills."

[Archy]

How can you write an article about the disadvantages of Canada and not mention winter? 

Because it's not?
Winter = no deadly snakes, no deadly spiders, no gigantic reptiles that take a kid from the beach and drag him underwater for a late nigh snack, no white sharks near the beaches, no nothing that could ambush you in the dark and bite you until you die an horrible painful death.

you can already apply to Estonian E-citizenship to test it out ;-)
https://e-estonia.com/e-residents/about/

[Brazen]

My list comes up as:
1. Singapore
2. London
3. LA
4. Hong Kong
5. Toronto

I've worked in Singapore, visited Hong Kong a couple of times and have relatives in Toronto. Singapore and Hong Kong are tiny compared with London and its urban sprawl and I fear I'd have seen and done it all in a few years. Maybe I'll just stick with second best.

[Archy]

Grüss Gott,

I have apparently a very German taste (except for number 5)
1)Wien
2)Berlin
3)Köln
4)München
5)Kobenhavn

I've only been to Cologne of the cities above. To be honest I found it a modern boring city, i suspect a consequence of the bombings, nice Roman Museum and Cathedral though.
Would love to visit Vienna & Berlin though.

[garbon]

Well mind you, weather made things a bit odd as there was no nice choice like say SD weather (so I went with SF), here's what I got.

1) Ottawa
2) Glasgow
3) Belfast
4) Bristol
5) Singapore



edit: Weather seems to have little impact in their algorithm...

[Brazen]

Before we all set off to Singapore to set up a Languish commune, let us remind ourselves of its rather intolerant views towards homosexuality, chewing gum, smoking, litter and vandalism (for which an American was famously caned). Also:

Not flushing the toilet is more than just a breach of propriety in Singapore, you will be breaking the law if you do so. Expect to pay a fine if you get caught. Don't even think of urinating in elevators, as they are equipped with Urine Detection Devices (UDD), which detect the scent of urine, setting off an alarm and closing the doors until the police arrive to arrest the offender.

http://www.goabroad.com/articles/study-abroad/singapore-laws-to-know-before-you-go