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The Price Of Doing Business

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the they're-not-even-a-real-country-anyway dept.

8127972 writes: "It seems that a ton of high tech companies are leaving cities (like San Fran) with high costs of doing business for cheaper cities (Washington DC is mentioned due to new government spending) or even cities in Canada. Sounds like American high tech workers are going to have to learn to say the word "eh?" a lot."

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  1. It's True by suckwhat · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I live pretty close to the Canadian border, and every time I go over there, I get 150% richer and 200% smarter. Canadians are nice, but you can't play hockey and drink beer your whole life and expect to be smart, too.

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    1. Re:It's True by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      For all you international readers, what we have here is an American bragging about how smart he/she is. So the next time you are in Amsterdam and get asked by an American "What time do they fill up the canals?" or in Victoria, B.C., Canada, and have one mention they want to make a day trip to Quebec, just remember this guy.

      News flash: Americans are, by and large, good natured and notoriously dumb, especially when they cross the border. In Canada, there is an entire cottage industry dedicated to laughing at these very traits (see "Talking To Americans" on "This Hour Has 22 Minutes").

  2. Re:other related news by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    are getting sauvey (sp?) to the fact that 2+ Suavey is not a word you idiot.

    The correct word is "KEEN"

    I HATE FOREIGNERS!!!

  3. I bet... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    ..that if this happens, "US workers losing jobs to Canadians!" doesn't become a rallying cry for the Nader/Buchanan types as "US workers losing jobs to Mexicans!" has. Why? Because most Canadians are white.

  4. Re:Hmmm. by forkboy · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Denver has enough of California's rejects. Tell them to go somewhere else that isn't already over-inflated and over-crowded. They're turning this city into a crazy left-wing Republik just like they did the entire state of Kalifornia.

    Go somewhere like Texas where it's so right-wing that the two will even out into a reasonably sane place to live.

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