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[Pyongshin Sangja]

Or nerdy Koreans moving to America to make video games for other nerdy Koreans.

[On the other hand]

[Dan]

[little mixed girl]

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[elmer]

[anae]

Elmer you are lucky. I am on the hook for 10 years.

[some waygug-in]

No. When you immigrate to Canada you have to go through an extensive health check. If you have any major illness that would cause "an excessive burden" to the health care system, you can be denied. Even if if was not your original intention. so, I imagine if it's obvious you want to immigrate to take advantage of "free health care" (haha mo fo, what's all that tax for???, not to mention Alberta and (I think) Ontario DO PAY insurance) you wouldn't get very far.

As one who has sponsored a spouse, I have promised that my husband not collect any social assistance for at least 3 years.

There ARE some guidlines to avoid what the OP has suggested. Does sound like a sweet deal if you could do it though, but I think i'd be pretty resentful as a taxpaying individual [/quote]

Thank you for clearing that up for me. At least now I will be able to respond to questions about this issue. There is a false perception throughout the world that Canada is some kind of panacea, with free everything. (yeah, I wish it were too )

Back in Saskatchewan, health care is not free by any means. There are deductable fees, and more and more things are not covered by medicare.
I have found that services here in Korea are a bargain, especially dental care,(Canada could learn some lessons from Korea), so I wonder why Koreans have this weird idea that moving to Canada would be better.

Cheers

[jaebea]

I think the case in point is the lack of specialised care for physically and mentally handicapped children. It doesn't take a genius to see that they are socially shunned in Korea, moreso than other countries, and seen more as a liability than an asset.

You see these tearful shows on Korean TV where kind hearted souls are taking care of their handicapped children, or those dumped by other, less scrupulous parents. They make it like it's a huge deal, when thousands of like parents go through the same tribulations as these people, in Australia, Canada, the US, and almost every other western country.

I'm sure you could appreciate that there's a difference in intensive care of a mentally handicapped child and crowning your teeth.

jae.

[some waygug-in]

I'm sure you could appreciate that there's a difference in intensive care of a mentally handicapped child and crowning your teeth.

jae.[/quote]

Yes, good point. But this is not the only time I have been faced with this question. It was just the latest example that came to mind.

I doubt that a lot of that specialized care you spoke of is free in Canada either, if it exists. (perhaps in Toronto and Vancouver, but not many other places)
I have heard many comments from Koreans of how they want to move to Canada where everything is FREE.

The only thing I found free in Canada was my freedom to choose any method of starvation I saw fit.

Cheers

[Alvin Stardust]

It seems that Koreans ignore anything to do with 'handicaps', those people with mental problems, etc. Especially the young ones. It may have something to do with 'a loss of face' in the family. Perhaps there aren't enough places to care for those people. How many times have you noticed certain kids in your class with obvious learning difficulties (autism, etc) that are ignored by parents/schools etc? The amount of kiddies parents I've told; 'your child really needs glasses' and next day they have 'em (to the parent's credit, but...). It's like the parents are so busy sending kids off to hogwons to notice that something may be wrong. You'd think their teacher at school would say something. It seems to be the same way with handicapped people, whether mentally, or physically... ignore it. They don't want to face the fact, particularly if it has anything to do with their family circle...

[rapier]

What is dramatically needed , obviously, is for koreans to improve conditions for disadvantaged people in their own country, so that they wouldn't have to go to some new country to find a bit of caring and support... "Asia presents a relentless assault course to the disabled".