seakomol:
Tipping is not a culture I was familiar with back in Nigeria; the practice would normally be "oga!, anything for your boy?" and depending on my mood, i give. It's not the same here; it isn't mandatory but a generally accepted and expected practice and it's normally 15-20%.

Apart from tipping, what other cultural difference have you noticed, experienced or picked up?

Another one that comes to mind is holding the door for the person coming behind you.........

Honestly that tipping thing is not in my blood and I have been to few restaurants here without tipping them..,sometimes their PoF ask for percentage first before you can go make your actual payment , I just jejely click no and yes to my exact amount . I do see that subtle look on their faces like this guy is stingy and me too look them like ain’t paying extra damn thing.

Holding door for people behind...well if u are very close I’ll definitely do it but if u are bit far from me I just leave door ajar , catch it if u can and I expect that from people too.

But for the girls here, them too they lock up o....them no know how to hold relationship at all. Let me give u a practical example , I was chatting with a lady I met on one of those dating sites. We Dey vibe prior to meeting date. I mean we talk orisisi talk (naughty talk) and we finally meet and the vibes continue...I ended up going to her house that night, Thinking in my mind that I have seen ********* following day she sent good morning text to me, we vibes a little for that day.....third day she no reply text until 5pm , fourth day she no even reply and never pick calls.
Now you guys are wondering, no u should try another one or she is busy bla bla...I have seen few girls here and the stories is similar to the above mentioned and this is not just me alone . Same stories to all the guys I have talked to.
Why is it so? I have no idea
Enough of ranting tonight...I have early morning shift jare, good night Canada good morning. Nigeria

seakomol:
Tipping is not a culture I was familiar with back in Nigeria; the practice would normally be "oga!, anything for your boy?" and depending on my mood, i give. It's not the same here; it isn't mandatory but a generally accepted and expected practice and it's normally 15-20%.

Apart from tipping, what other cultural difference have you noticed, experienced or picked up?

Another one that comes to mind is holding the door for the person coming behind you.........

Smiling at strangers

Life tips:
Always end your call with "Good bye" or "bye"
Learn to say "Please" and "Thanks" at everything.

Guys please let's be careful with our phone plan selection. Especially when it comes to data overage and long distance charges. A friend just got a monthly phone bill of $800. I am sure he is in severe pain.

seakomol:
Tipping is not a culture I was familiar with back in Nigeria; the practice would normally be "oga!, anything for your boy?" and depending on my mood, i give. It's not the same here; it isn't mandatory but a generally accepted and expected practice and it's normally 15-20%.

Apart from tipping, what other cultural difference have you noticed, experienced or picked up?

Another one that comes to mind is holding the door for the person coming behind you.........

Imo, tipping is not mandatory, but more of courtesy or is it culture?.... It's an American thing really. I would feel uncomfortable if the pos has a tip option, and I ignored it, but that is just me. The wife rarely gives a tip after a meal. I tip at restaurants and maybe when I call a cab (rarely).

Tipping also depends on the people in your circle. If you and work colleagues go out for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and they all throw in their tips when paying, you really don't want to be the guy that refused to tip. Some restaurant would even lock in a standard gratuity charge which is more or less a tip as part of your bill if you have a large table.

I was told by a former waitress that the tips helps them in making above minimum wage. Tips (mostly untaxed) supported her through her degree program at school. After grad, she got an engineering job but still worked an additional 2 years as a part-time waitress because of the extra income from the tips.

I have never said village people this or that in my life. Truth is that they exist but do they have a power over me?. The answer is NO. I actually hate how Nigerian use village people, this and that, yen, yen, yen. It's disgusting.

DatechMan:

Why didn't I expect this question to be answered. The fear of village people

DatechMan:


Smiling at strangers

Life tips:
Always end your call with "Good bye" or "bye"
Learn to say "Please" and "Thanks" at everything.

But we say all these even in naija now? abi na only me waka come?

It's getting to that time of the year again. Wintery road conditions has arrived in AB, MB and SK. Stay safe everyone.

Hello All, please I need your advise as my date of birth on my degree differs from my DOB on other documents and WES release a report citing same . Please advise on how to go about this or if there’d be any implications Seeing that this is a group for those who have successfully completed the process

Adeime:
Hello All, please I need your advise as my date of birth on my degree differs from my DOB on other documents and WES release a report citing same . Please advise on how to go about this or if there’d be any implications Seeing that this is a group for those who have successfully completed the process

stop derailing the thread. there is a thread for this kind of question. get your school to correct it. shikena. and if it was deliberate by you bear the consequences of your actions. many people here never had such issues, cant remember or be bothered about ECA anymore

Tina26:
stop derailing the thread. there is a thread for this kind of question. get your school to correct it. shikena. and if it was deliberate by you bear the consequences of your actions. many people here never had such issues, cant remember or be bothered about ECA anymore

why so rude

Dyolahh:
Landing gist!!
We landed yyx airport 8pm via British Airways. A smooth ride. We are a family of 3 and mil accompanied us. Our little one slept all through the second leg.
We have gotten our SIN. Plan to go to CCIS, get our health card and open accounts today. Also looking for a 2 bedrooms condo with a den in NE/NW Calgary.
Also looking for jobs on weworkremotely.com thanks for the senior that dropped that link ( because of our little one I plan working from home) while hubby is looking for any kind of job to keep body and family. I also plan going into the food industry (looking at Food Safety/ Quality Control)since I studied food technology and food security management. Any pointer will be appreciated

Any WhatsApp group to join?? I’m grateful for this platform and especially to all that have dropped so many advices. May this land Favour us all.

Please, how did you guys go about taking mother in law along, I'm hoping to go with my mom too. Family of (almost) 3.

Really I know it’s quite unusually for you to attack people this way as I’ve seen your posts on how you offered advice and help to those in need and for that reason I’d ignore your response.

Tina26:
stop derailing the thread. there is a thread for this kind of question. get your school to correct it. shikena. and if it was deliberate by you bear the consequences of your actions. many people here never had such issues, cant remember or be bothered about ECA anymore

egobetatoday:


But we say all these even in naija now? abi an only me waka come?

We sometimes end phone conversation in Naija sometimes without explicit goodbyes. Everyone understand you are burning credit, so if it seems like the conversation has reached a logical conclusion, it is usually appropriate to end the call.
Ending a call without explicitly saying goodbye could be seen as been rude here. It happened to me with some of my colleagues. For example:
Me: Are you coming to the cafetaria for lunch?
Colleague: Yes, I am on my way
Me: Ok
Colleague: Yeah
Me: (Hang up)

Me ke? Lol. Na jeje my Lagos boy dey go o...

iaatmguy:
very soon you too would be dishing out gbas gbos

LANDING GIST (LONG READ)

Single Applicant

PRE-FLIGHT
In the week leading up to my departure, I discovered 24 hours a day was not enough. I had so many things to sort put, people to see, and issues to handle before I leave… It was crazy, I went to bed exhausted everyday.
Packing was a nightmare for me. I’ve always detested packing for a even a few days trip. Now I have pack up to leave the country. There was so much to do. Lucky for me, I got someone to take over my small apartment and she was wiling to buy 90% of things in it. So now, I just had to deal with clothes and few kitchen stuff. Mennn, I had no idea how many clothes I had until I started packing!!! Finally got that sorted out. Sent many to Mum to give out, and kept a few in case I visit.
Two days to trip, my friends from work threw me a small goodbye party. It was a fun and emotional experience. They even contributed money for me. I was shocked. There isn’t that much money in my office, and for them to do this, meant so much to me.
One day to journey, my Mum travlled from Makurdi to Abuja to say goodbye and pray with me. She couldn’t stay till the next day, ‘cos she had an important engagement. I’m actually glad for that, ‘cos age would have made a scene at the airport with her crying!!!

DEPARTURE DAY
Friday 25th Flight was Emirates, 6pm. I had sent a taxi to pick up my brother from Law school straight to the airport to wait for me, while a friend would take me from town to the Airport. He was the only family member with me at the airport.
I got to the gate, and being a Friday, the queue was crazy. Anyway, finally got in, weighed my bags and boom- 26kg, 29kg!!. These were bags I had checked on my bathroom scale and they were showing 18kg each oo. I had to offload things from the lighter bag into the heavier bag, so I will have only one excess luggage and pay for it. I gave my brother some of the remaining naira I had with me when it occurred to me I wouldn’t be needing it for a long time, but left a little in my wallet for nostalgia sake.

ON BOARD
I had pre-booked my window seat online. I loved window seats. And I knew I may cry when we take off, so I wanted a place to hide my face. Only for me to go in and see some children occupying the whole line. I said no, maybe I’m in te wrong place. The air hostess looked at my ticket and said, yes that’s you seat. Only then did one man on the isle role now start smiling at me saying I should please let all his children stay in the same place, and come and take the seat in the middle isle where the boy would have been. I was so angry. But I couldn’t say anything, emotions were already welling up in me and if I talked, I may have said something bad. I just quietly went and sat beside his wife in the middle row, while fighting to push back tears ‘cos there was no where to hide my face at this point.
The flight was smooth, 8 hours to Dubai. We were fed one and a half times (second time was just a burger and drink). In flight entertainment was fantastic, too many movies, music, games to choose from.

DUBAI
We landed at 4am Dubai time. There was a 23 hour stopover, with hotel accommodation. This was my first time in Dubai, and I had specifically chosen this airline and flight so I would get a feel of the city, ‘cos I had always wanted to visit. I had to first print my connecting flight boarding pass at the Emirates stand and get a hotel voucher. There was a slight delay here, when the system refused to recognize my details or something. Oh boy, I had to wait for almost an hour, while they called Emirates Canada, started asking me question, asked for my COPR form, blab la bla, before I finally got my pass and left.
We were taken to Copthorne Airport hotel. It was almost 6am, and I just when in to crashed into a deep sleep. The hotel is a nice place, free fast Wi-Fi (no calls), the food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) was good too. At least there was rice and chicken, didn’t really understand the other things on the buffet!
At about 11, I asked about going to town, and was told there will be a tour by 1pm, a the cost of 32 Dollars. I gladly paid. Just what I needed instead of going out alone in a strange land. We visited the Jumeira Beach, Burj Khalifa, Blue Mosque, Atlantis, and one place they sell expensive Dubai artworks like that, cant remember the name. The tour ended at the Dubai mall, but I didn’t return with the bus. I went in to look around and while away time. I made friends with one Pakistani guy when I got him to take a picture for me at the aquarium. I ended up taking me round, connecting me to the mall WiFi, and telling me more about the city. Turns out, he works in Dubai and has been trying to come to Canada via Express Entry too!! I enjoyed the tour in Dubai, and I’m glad I paid that extra money to fly Emirates. Was the best part of the journey for me.

DUBAI TO TORONTO
The flight to Toronto was at 2:45am on Sunday, and by 12 midnight, I got a wake up call from the hotel. It would be a 14 hour flight, no stops.
Our plane this time was MASSIVE. It was an airbus, my first time in a double decker plane. The seats were also noticeably bigger than the plane from Nigeria. Business and First class people were upstairs, separated from the masses and closer to the heavens!!
This time, no one took my window seat. We were given two hot, full meals and some snacks.
When we landed, it was raining heavily, but we barely felt any turbulence. At the immigration, we newcomers were sent to a different stand. My passport was stamped, they asked me if I had any food, I said yes, told here what it was- Egusi and Ogbono. My host had specifically requested these. From, into the large hall where there was a long queue for more landing formalities. One of the immigration officials attending to us suddenly raised her voice querying the man in front of her, “Why are you in Canada”? What brought you here? What business do you want to do here? Where is the evidence of the business? All this time, the man, who’s from Lesotho was just mumbling. He couldn’t speak English well, couldn’t express himself, and was obviously intimidated by the woman, who looked really unfriendly.
The woman told him to go to one corner, and when he;s ready with another story, he should come. I said shuo, is there interview session here?? I didn’t even want the woman to call me, and started praying any of the other officials should attend to me, not her. For where. When it was my turn, na she call me!! Immediately, she snapped, “ why are you in Canada,?” Before I could talk, she looked at my passport and said, oh you’re a new permanent resident, I said YES. She calmed down. Turns out, the Lesotho man had come on a Business Visa. But mehn, I pity that man.
Within three minutes, I was done signing the paper and she told me, You’re Set. It was Sunday, so I couldn’t do SIN registration. My friend who was to host me, was already waiting outside, and we took an uber to her place in North York.

FIRST STEPS
That same day, my host took me to a nearby Walmart to get a Presto card, get Chatr line, shop for winter clothes, and other things.
When we got back, I ate and went to bed immediately. Jetlag was dealing with me and my body was literally shaking.
Next day, I went to do my SIN, but instead of going to Service Canada, I don’t know how Service Ontario entered my head and that’s where the uber took me. I got there and was redirected. I just ordered another Uber and came back home. Today, I went to the get the SIN done and open an account with Scotia Bank, deposited some Dollars with me.
For now, I will stay with my friend and try to build my credit score, as I hear it’s difficult to rent a house without one. We plan to move to a bigger house, where I will have my own room, and I will pay part of the rent. She has been really wonderful since I got here, and I can imagine how difficult things may have been if she wasn’t around.
Uber has been chopping my money ‘cos I’m finding it difficult to understand the Bus schedules. I hope I get it right soon though. The Uber drivers seem really nice, and they always try to have a conversation. One of them was a Nigerian. He was so happy to see me!
Job search starts this week, and I will be contacting YMCA and COSTI. I intend to register for my PhD in Ryerson University, already in touch with them and they’ve booked me for a consultation and open house in November.
Its good to be here, finally.
I hope I'll meet some Nairalanders soon.

The End.

Torkwase1:
LANDING GIST (LONG READ)

Single Applicant

Its good to be here, finally.
I hope I'll meet some Nairalanders soon.

The End.

Aww congratulations, and all the best in your new home!!!

DatechMan:
Guys please let's be careful with our phone plan selection. Especially when it comes to data overage and long distance charges. A friend just got a monthly phone bill of $800. I am sure he is in severe pain.

He should call and tell them he didn’t know that they automatically activated long distance calling, and continued use of data after exhaustion for him.

He should express his displeasure well, and threaten to move to another service provider.
They will most probably reduce it for him, and turn off overages and other things that may not be in his plan. It happened to me, and they reduced the amount...mine wasn’t upto that amount sha.

Hmmm... i think dts nt wat he's doing. I dunno if u read his post some pages back(frm d electn day). I think u ll understand wat he's trying to say.
All d best in maple land.
Hoping to join u soon.

iaatmguy:
lol

he is being equivocal on his stance. the same martenal who talked down on a guy who asked a simple question, on this thread, terming him and his agent 419, lol. is now having a soft spot for improvised and deliberate illegality. lmao

Hello house would it be good to buy winter jackets and sweaters , and cols cloths from the uk ? Or wait till we are in canada

Ligxy:


Please, how did you guys go about taking mother in law along, I'm hoping to go with my mom too. Family of (almost) 3.

She applied for visiting visa. Accompanied with she had enough money in her account and ties going back to Nigeria basically.

klexycole:


Congratulations, wishing you the best in the Mapleland.

Regarding the bolded, I think you should check Tilray Inc. job opportunities. They employ food technologists and scientists too.

However, the firm is headquartered in Toronto, but the good news is, they just bought an existing company in Calgary. So watch out for opportunities on their website, LinkedIn, Indeed, and so forth.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/four20-tilray-cannabis-alberta-nanaimo-1.5264092

Good luck!

Thank you very much.

Mumtwins2:
Hello house would it be good to buy winter jackets and sweaters , and cols cloths from the uk ? Or wait till we are in canada

Best to buy in Canada, but if you are bent on buying from the UK, then buy from a mountaineering cloths and equipment store not a regular cloth store. Look out for the down/feather ratio and down fill power. If downs are too expensive, you might want to look at jackets with alternative insulation. However, alternative insulation won't last aslong as a down/feather parka.

Since parkas are becoming more of a fashion accessory these days and don't come cheap, you can get a regular jacket and layer up. Nothing keeps you as warm as layers. Just layer up and you will be fine.

Gods blessing on you !!!!

salford1:

Best to buy in Canada, but if you are bent on buying from the UK, then buy from a mountaineering cloths and equipment store not a regular cloth store. Look out for the down/feather ratio and down fill power. If downs are too expensive, you might want to look at jackets with alternative insulation. However, alternative insulation won't last aslong as a down/feather parka.

Since parkas are becoming more of a fashion accessory these days and don't come cheap, you can get a regular jacket and layer up. Nothing keeps you as warm as layers. Just layer up and you will be fine.

Mumtwins2:
Gods blessing on you !!!!

And you too. A good store is mountain warehouse UK.

Lol the internet is where smiling and socalled polite canadians say what they really think about immigration. I took the following screenshots on the comment section of a site just a few minutes ago, comments were posted today.

Funny how this one is riddled with so much ignorance about the scheme, the govt needs to let its citizens know that immigrants work their asses off and are not spoon fed. Moreso, did anyone catch the line about "demographics" ?

einsteino:
Lol the internet is where smiling and socalled polite canadians say what they really think about immigration. I took the following screenshots on the comment section of a site just a few minutes ago, comments were posted today.

Funny how this one is riddled with so much ignorance about the scheme, the govt needs to let its citizens know that immigrants work their asses off and are not spoon fed. Moreso, did anyone catch the line about "demographics" ?

Just look at the rubbish this FOOL is spewing!

I sure say na house he dey typing this crap.

I guess he doesn't know how bad Canada needs people in their country.

einsteino:
Lol the internet is where smiling and socalled polite canadians say what they really think about immigration. I took the following screenshots on the comment section of a site just a few minutes ago, comments were posted today.

Funny how this one is riddled with so much ignorance about the scheme, the govt needs to let its citizens know that immigrants work their asses off and are not spoon fed. Moreso, did anyone catch the line about "demographics" ?

Funny thing is, he may not be a native of Canada. His grand parents or parents may have come in to Canada as immigrants.

bily:


Funny thing is, he may not be a native of Canada. His grand parents or parents may have come in to Canada as immigrants.

He/she sounds like it. The English is not particularly stellar.

Hi fam. For those that travelled recently via Lagos, pls what's the current exchange rate for CAD at the airport? . I'm considering changing at the airport or with a friend in Canada for 285CAD..is this a good rate? Any BDC contact close to the airport will be appreciated too...

bily:


Funny thing is, he may not be a native of Canada. His grand parents or parents may have come in to Canada as immigrants.

Oh well. My first prejudice experience in Canada was from a manager whose grandparents immigrated to Canada from Hungary in the 1920s. The guy showed me pepper. I am glad I passed through him, else I would think everything about Canada is hunky-dory, although I have heard of other people's experiences. Even doctors are not spared from these prejudice and anti-migrants busy bodies. Hopefully, with the changing demographics, things should get better.