Comments on: You behind the illness (tag)

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:12:18 +0000

In reply to Alison. I’m sure I would say England is boring too, just because it’s what I’m used to. I’d love to see your great outdoors and the formidable bears. But I’d like to learn more what you chaps are really like. I feel you’re probably closer to us than Americans as we too apologise for everything even when it makes no sense to.

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:50:48 +0000

As a Canuck, skip Canada…Niagara Falls is amazing but movies about it pretty much cover it better than real life. The Rocky Mountains are awe inspiring, but difficult to take in, in a short period of time…and I suspect with your brain injury you’re not into back country fresh powder skiing from a helicopter drop off. The Maritime provinces will remind you of the UK seaside, I’m sure. The rest of Canada…pretty boring…Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Montreal…just big cities you can see in any 1st world country. But…if you’re into a week long backcountry hiking and canoeing vacation, then Algonquin park in Ontario is pretty cool…unless you come across a hungry bear. If you really want to experience Canada, simply set your computer up to say “I’m sorry” and “eh” every 2 minutes…not kidding on that…that is the most relevant “culture” we have, since we are such a young country. Yes, we have some pretty gardens…so does every country…yes we have some old looking buildings…but they are actually not old…yes we have some great multi-cultural festivals and communities…but so do all big cities. Architecture? Mostly square buildings with no creativity at all. Yes, we have some museums that are good for school outings, but they’re not like what Europe has. Like I said, we’re pretty boring…life of us Canucks. Fairly safe and polite place to live, but boring and a let down to visit. We’re sort of like Legoland of the globe…we copy other great countries and cultures, but we’re really just a facade on a small scale. Don’t get me wrong, I love being a Canuck, but I also acknowledge our boringness from a global perspective.

By: michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk

michelle.munt@yahoo.co.uk — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:46:18 +0000

In reply to Jo's bumbling brain. Yeah I don’t think I would ever want to return to retail. It had its highs and its lows, which taught me so much. But I don’t think I’d like to revisit it.

By: Jo's bumbling brain

Jo's bumbling brain — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 13:29:34 +0000

I worked in retail too! I was a management trainee for M&S but i couldn’t handle it at all & got made redundant at 19. Oops. In retrospect, best thing to ever happen to me as I found my true vocation – teaching!
I’ve been to Egypt & was astonished by it – try to visit!