johnsontade:


What if i tell you i haven't physically seen a Kangaroo since i got here . They can easily be seen in the regional/semi-rural areas or the outbacks.

WellEndowed:

The pay is good-I KID YOU PEOPLE NOT. I did student casual work on my holidays back then and I was raking $26 per hour As a naija pikin I fainted when I saw my first pay slip. I remember telling my bros to go the HR person at work and tell them that they paid me someone else's pay . At the time I was thinking how a student who did only a few shifts will be raking a little over $2000/fortnight? Oh Lawd Hammercy

maternal:
It's just friendly lil competition. Nothing personal. After all I have no plans to get up and leave for AU, neither do people living down under to come up here. I'm actually learning a lot about AU in this thread. Just a question. Please don't laugh, but how common is it to see a Kangaroo. Do you have to go to a zoo, or you can find them roaming around freely in suburban areas.

WellEndowed:


I only physically saw Kangaroo twice in regional WA when I went there to do some Locum work. In my weeks there, I only saw them twice and that was when I was driving from one regional area to another at night.

WellEndowed:

It's beautiful, you will like it. After high school my parents gave us three countries to choose from for uni studies. For me it was Canada, Australia, USA. USA wasn't even an option for me because as young as I was then, I knew it was only a matter of time before the country lost its "value". It came down to OZ or Canada. I chose Canada but my bros(in Australia) talked me out of it. He told me the land in Australia was too fertile and the earlier people got here and reaped from it the better for them. Australia is quite a distance from Africa so Nigerians only chose the US or UK but now their eyes "haff" open E remain small make I close border(just joking).
I did my undergraduate studies in Australia and stayed back afterwards and I LOVE THE COUNTRY. As per right hand drive, it never affected me and I was driving in Nigeria(left hand).
The pay is good-I KID YOU PEOPLE NOT. I did student casual work on my holidays back then and I was raking $26 per hour As a naija pikin I fainted when I saw my first pay slip. I remember telling my bros to go the HR person at work and tell them that they paid me someone else's pay . At the time I was thinking how a student who did only a few shifts will be raking a little over $2000/fortnight? Oh Lawd Hammercy

shinarambo1:




Haha....I guess it's similar to spotting moose in Canada

VickyRotex:


lmao!!!

That`s scary! Where was this spotted in CA?

These are the only ones we see on the streets here.

They call them ``Government Children`` It is illegal to kill or feed them.

shinarambo1:

I have found them almost everywhere in the prairie..from manitoba to alberta. There are places named after them too. These ones were spotted in saskatchewan. I once spotted a bison too.

VickyRotex:


Wow! I guess a place like Red Deer was named after them.

Really! A Bsion? Oh wow!

Now that's even more scary!

shinarambo1:

Yes..like Moose Jaw, saskatchewan.
I havent seen that squirrel in sask, but they are quite common in alberta.
I do a lot of travelling so i occasional spot wild animals.I have seen snakes on an oil field in estevan, saskatchewan. I was told by the locals that some of the snakes are poisonous...i am yet to see a grizly bear or polar bear though. e.t.c

ylinkz2020:
Chai!! I don die! So you guys are so fed up with my case that you have changed my serious matta to Zoo gist abi? We see, bison, who see kangaroo. Who e epp? Deris God o!

Y'all better get back to serious matta before I swear that you start seeing these animals not only in the streets but also in the dream.

ylinkz2020:
On a serious note, you guys have been awesome. Thanks a lot.

I'm getting real experiences not just wikipedia statistics. Really grateful for that and taking time out to post your opinions and links.

Lets keep it coming.

But not to be left out sha, on my way to work, me too, i saw this one:
Its called Capra aegagrus hircus, though some people call it Goat.

maternal:


A few years ago the average yearly salary for a oil-sand worker here was 130k USD per year. That's around 173k Canadian per year. I use to clear 140k easily when I use to take OT. Now with a pikin and family obligations it's around 105-110k per year. The older you get, the less you care for OT. I have a degree which has nothing to do with my work and I have no trade. Even within the city, ordinary transit drivers can make 100-130k per year. The city of Calgary is looking for a receptionist at 37 dollars an hour. That's like 76k per year without OT. These jobs only require a high school education where you can train a retarded monkey to do it. But I've met Nigerians in the oil industry with an education. That's having a red seal trade, engineering degree, or some sort of 1 year diploma. They don't make less than 150k to 300k. I've met so many Africans who came here as a skilled worker, got their PR, rushed to the oilfields, and 4 years later have bought a house and are living good. Establishing yourself and owning a house in a new country within 4 years is impressive.

RedCapChief:


Please I'm curious. How does a PR holder get into the oil sand industry? I know it's probably work that involves a lot of muscle. Is it as easy as getting the factory jobs that new immigrants often start with?

VickyRotex:

In WellEndowed's voice "Lawd Hammercy"

maternal:


My Aussie people, are you allowed to approach the Kangeroo ? I'm sure they'll attack.

WellEndowed:


Approach ke? just wave(Queen Eliza style) at them from inside your car.

They tend to run away though

WellEndowed:


The Good Lawd will Hammercy on the OP alright Me I have asked for him to Hammercy. This positive confusion is too much for one person.

@OP

I share in ya confusion

shinarambo1:
I have never been to Aus, but the 2 naijas i have met in Canada that relocated from Aus to Canada with their family (as they couldnt get Aus PR) both say Aussie is far better than Canada (pay, efficiency, social benefit, infrastructure). They also said they would return in a heartbeat if they get Aus PR. That's is their opinion though. One even said they give 5k dollars to parents of new born babies. This i still find hard to believe sha.

Left to me..the cold is enough to swing me to australia.....when the cold starts in Nov(double digit below zero, and its gonna be here till april (6month). Except you can live in expensive vancouver which has UK type of weather. Lol

WellEndowed:


The Good Lawd will Hammercy on the OP alright Me I have asked for him to Hammercy. This positive confusion is too much for one person.

@OP

I share in ya confusion

VickyRotex:


Amen my Sister!
I hope Op doesnt come back to tell us, due to the confusion, he has decided to go for "North Korea" instead.

WellEndowed:


buahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha @North Korea

I can't even

May the King Kong Un force be with the OP

Vicky tell me more about Canada....don't worry I like the cold just like you and I miss winter in Europe because of that