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cherrycoke
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 Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject: Why are there so many Canadians in South Korea? |
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I think the numbers are ridiculous. Canada has roughly 33 million people roughly the same amount that lives in California (36 million).
There were 2 Californians and 50 Canadians at my epik orientation...why?
Can someone explain why there are so many Canadians in South Korea?
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D.D.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Many parts of Canada have a lot of educated young people but there is not much work for educated young people. Canadians like Australians usually go and travel for a year or two after university. It is also easy for Canadians to get jobs here. I visit Canada from time to time and I find it's job market the worst for me and I am Canadian. |
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asams
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Have you ever been to Canada? If you have then you know why they choose to leave. |
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poeticjustice
Joined: 28 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: Why are there so many Canadians in South Korea? |
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| cherrycoke wrote: |
Can someone explain why there are so many Canadians in South Korea? |
Met some people from Nova Scotia a few weeks ago and have kept in touch with them. I've noticed a pattern of a lot of Canadians from the East coming and not a lot from the West, so I asked the same question. Apparently there are too many graduates and no jobs there.
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| Have you ever been to Canada? If you have then you know why they choose to leave. |
I went over the border a bunch when I was 19. Toronto is pretty happening but I found the countryside was much more "spread out" than the countryside in the US. I can imagine it being pretty boring and isolated.
As far as I know (and maybe I'm just an 'ignant 'merican) Canadians don't really have much of a culture. They're not a proud people, either. They sound like Americans and have European sensibilities 
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DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP
Joined: 28 May 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Kimchi is illegal in Canada and overpriced in the States, so they have to come here for it. |
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cherrycoke
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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| asams wrote: |
| Have you ever been to Canada? If you have then you know why they choose to leave. |
I'm not all knowing so you might have to explain this to me. I met a bunch of Canadians that took immense pride in being Canadians. I just don't understand why these same people just don't stay back home and contribute to Canadian taxes to help their beloved nation.
So far all I know is that there are a lot of educated people in Canada but not enough opportunity. |
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poeticjustice
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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| DWAEJIMORIGUKBAP wrote: |
| Kimchi is illegal in Canada and overpriced in the States, so they have to come here for it. |
Not true! I ate Korean food in Toronto once.
It costs $3.50 in funny money which I think is really expensive for a little sidedish. |
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asams
Joined: 17 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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First, I was just making fun of Canada. I have nothing against Canada except that they aren't America. I'm totally cool with Canadians, and have plenty of Canadian friends, but they are the little brother and therefore need to be picked on a little bit.
Second, my friend from near Toronto said that in college they pretty much encourage you to travel after you graduate and live abroad for a year. I actually wish the US did more of that because there are too many Americans who don't get any culture and think that the edge of the world is the county border for Hickville, North Carolina |
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cherrycoke
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Second, my friend from near Toronto said that in college they pretty much encourage you to travel after you graduate and live abroad for a year. |
I think I know why they encourage students to do that. If you leave the country the unemployment figure can be kept artificially low. If you are working abroad you dont count as unemployed in Canada. Therefore the status quo is maintained - Keep studying at universities, its a safe investment in your future. |
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thurst
Joined: 08 Apr 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject: Re: Why are there so many Canadians in South Korea? |
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| poeticjustice wrote: |
| cherrycoke wrote: |
Can someone explain why there are so many Canadians in South Korea? |
Met some people from Nova Scotia a few weeks ago and have kept in touch with them. I've noticed a pattern of a lot of Canadians from the East coming and not a lot from the West, so I asked the same question. Apparently there are too many graduates and no jobs there.
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the vast majority of canadians i've met are from vancouver/bc area (that's the west right?). either way, i think the canadian demographic is probably just as scattered by region as the american one is. |
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crossmr
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject: |
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| someone posted the visa numbers a bit ago, there are actually more americans than canadians, but not by a huge margin. |
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Triban
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:09 pm Post subject: |
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| 1000 WON TO WHOEVER CAN TELL ME HOW CANADA NAMED THEIR COUNTRY. |
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roknroll
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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This question is rehashed ad nauseum. Though the OP limited it to the numbers, I'm sure it'll be a prelude to stereotyping the behaviour of a few to all.
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| Canadians don't really have much of a culture. They're not a proud people, either. |
You don't need to pound your chest and chant your nations name to have pride. Most nations, if not all, have pride even if they're extremely poor or a war-torn country. |
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pavement burns
Joined: 24 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject: It's the Canadian Diaspora... |
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Dear Cherry Coke,
I agree the numbers are ridiculous. 2006 estimates account for 2.7 million of Canada's citizens living and/or working abroad. This is proportionally nearly 10 times US expatriation rates on national population. If you were working and living in Hong Kong, or larger cities in China or Taiwan for example, you might notice more Canadians there than here in Korea.
Far from elusive the Canadian expatriate is quickly evolving into a transnational entity.
Elusive Canadian Beaver...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-aoWSpFor0
If you were to relocate to New Zealand or Mexico you would find larger proportions of expatriate Canadian populations there than here in Korea. However in absolute figures the largest numbers of Canadians resident abroad actually live over the border in the USA which makes sense as it is the nearest while not always the most accessible foreign country for work, leisure and employment.
For a more complete story of the Canadian Diaspora in Korea why not contact the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada in Vancouver.
Canada Asia, Number 41, March 2006
http://www.asiapacific.ca/analysis/pubs/pdfs/commentary/cac41.pdf
Canadians Abroad http://www.asiapacific.ca/canadiansabroad |
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cherrycoke
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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| wow, thanks for the data pavement. |
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