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poomar
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so, i just acquired my american nationality yesterday and can now add tht to my canadian and british passports. who else is a member of the 3-team here?
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Darkstar416
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I'm just a two-timer. I was born in Canada, but was able to get my British citizenship as my mom was a subject at the time of my birth. I could potetially also apply for an Italian one, but I doubt there's any point.
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fiendishlibrarian
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I'm in a strange position. In theory, I can get Argentinian citizenship as well, and possibly even Spanish (and thus EU).
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samsonyuen
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I've got two (US and Canada), am eligible for two more (HK and China), and on my way to get another one (UK).
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shawnmicallef
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I'm lazy and haven't got my Maltese citizenship yet - and thus EU. Now that i realize no place is better than Toronto, my desire to live in Europe somewhere has declined a lot.
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bizorky
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I have just my Canadian citizenship, and I got that because I was born here.
I feel so unworldly.
I feel so unworldly.
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poomar
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well shawn, if you really feel that way about toronto then your canadian citizenship is more valuable that most feel about it. all of the place i would love to settle down in are located in three countries i'm a citizen of. my girlfriend lives in new york right now and i'm planning on moving there in a year and a half. given all the wonderful options that lie ahead of me, toronto is somewhat low on my list unfortunately. but, since it's where i was born and raised i can't ever see myself losing my pride and unbridled interest in it. i feel a little traitorous considering i have always considered myself to be fully canadian yet as of now i genuinely feel (at least) bi-national/patriotic i have less of an emotional connexion to the UK since i have spent so little time there; i take the most advantage of my EU passport by living in France.
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Jarrek
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Canadian and Polish(EU).
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shawnmicallef
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I'm terribly attracted to a lot of places -- like New York, and London, for all the obvious (and less obvious) reasons. But the more I wander around these other places, I realize that Toronto balances actual-and-real "good living" with elements of what makes all these other places great. Toronto doesn't lack any of the "big-city" elements that I'd want in a NYC (culture stuff, anonymity , community etc.), and actually, many of those elements are more accesssible here. No mountains -- but mountains make for boring cities.
New York is great, of course, but people who make over $100,000 still have to live in tiny boxes of apartments if they want to live Manhattenish. Same with London -- must live on the periphery, past Chelsea or Camden, to live reasonably (and I think only the aristocracy in the UK have access to anything resembling civilized plumbing). All anecdotal examples, and easily disproven, sure, but they add up.
We're all on our own paths, and some paths lead to NY, so these other factors become less important in the face of personal reasons. Certainly my path/career/life/social-circle/etc is linked in many ways to Toronto, so i'm biased towards this place for sure, but I realized something in Malta and Scotland in December (two desirable and civilized places) that Toronto is still much more livable even though we have complaints, and there is so much room for improvement.
New York is great, of course, but people who make over $100,000 still have to live in tiny boxes of apartments if they want to live Manhattenish. Same with London -- must live on the periphery, past Chelsea or Camden, to live reasonably (and I think only the aristocracy in the UK have access to anything resembling civilized plumbing). All anecdotal examples, and easily disproven, sure, but they add up.
We're all on our own paths, and some paths lead to NY, so these other factors become less important in the face of personal reasons. Certainly my path/career/life/social-circle/etc is linked in many ways to Toronto, so i'm biased towards this place for sure, but I realized something in Malta and Scotland in December (two desirable and civilized places) that Toronto is still much more livable even though we have complaints, and there is so much room for improvement.
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Darkstar416
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Well said Shawn.
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building babel
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Canadian and UK/EU. The only reason I keep my UK passport is to get through customs quickly when AC856 lands me at Heathrow twice a year.
I miss those old huge hardcover cast iron British passports. "Let me into your inferior country or I'll knock you out with this damn thing!" they proclaimed.
I miss those old huge hardcover cast iron British passports. "Let me into your inferior country or I'll knock you out with this damn thing!" they proclaimed.
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Christopher DeWolf
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i'm a rube. i have canadian citizenship and nothing else. i'm also a tenth-generation canadian or something like that, so i don't even have any claim to a european citizenship.
now my girlfriend's family, on the other hand, they have an eclectic array of passports. canada, united states, portugal, hong kong, china, british national overseas...
now my girlfriend's family, on the other hand, they have an eclectic array of passports. canada, united states, portugal, hong kong, china, british national overseas...
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spasongs
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I am looking at the UK end right now. Hopefully it does not cost a bundle.
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shawnmicallef
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Chris> 10th generation Canadian? That's so.....uncanadian.
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Darkstar416
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All said, it cost me about $800.I am looking at the UK end right now. Hopefully it does not cost a bundle.