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Most of the people we bring in are, like, doctors, aren't they? Education is very favoured in the application process, including kinds that they'll never be able to actually use here (I think I mentioned executives).

So yeah, bring in plumbers, and get them certified to Canadian standards. Zoning needs to die too, and some cities are working on it. Apparently the high interest rates are really biting right now as well.

How often does grandpa ask you what GitHub is?

I mean, if you've ever looked into the process, I'd actually argue there's too much planning going on, and we need to start over. It's insane that we're still the easiest destination apparently, that shit's Kafkaesque.

A lot of immigrants work in construction. I'm not sure how many exactly, but I'm guessing it's a higher proportion than locals. I do agree we should prioritise that instead of executives like we are right now, though.

They aren't worth anything until you sell them again. Billionaires hoarding houses is mostly hype, we just (measurably, sources available) don't have as many houses as other similar countries do, for some reason.

A multi-material 3D inkjet printer. Most of the rest of science news too.

We have just set up a fund for poor countries effected by climate change.

Ask for scalding hot dishwater to show that you're hardcore. A bowl of hot sauce is also acceptable. /s

Inb4 the JavaScript fanboys appear and argue a bad tool is fine if you're a genius, actually. Why aren't you a genius?

Good. Not sure who Turkey expects to be outraged, they're still way in the lead on being obstructionist assholes.

Edit: Reading the article, this sounds less like whining and more like Erdogan getting ahead of the real reasons he's going to do it, and insisting the totally-independent parliament is deciding on it's own with no pressure at all, totally.

Good old environmentalism. Never define what it is exactly, and fight yourself getting there as a result. I wonder if there's a parallel timeline where global warming, species preservation, protecting the public from toxins and being anti-science all have their own separate lobbies, that occasionally collaborate when they align.

They were never renting, but yeah I'd hope the video is right the the border would have stayed porous.

If only there was a website called "StreamHub" or something.

Honestly the content vs. characteristic method of delivery distinction is subtle enough this is still a great way of explaining.

That's neat (the cultural part, sorry you got teased so much). I guess America creates enough butthurt for the whole continent, amiright? :P

Yeah, tandoori naan is apparently popular across neighboring countries too. I'd say India can still claim some co-ownership, just like Europeans and their various loaf breads, but I guess that's a matter of definition, so sure, it's not exclusively Indian.

The dal dishes are Indian, though. Curries in general are Indian - that one goes all the way back to Harrapa IIRC. Since you seem intent on keeping score, that's 2 to 1.

Gee, how far back does it have to go to be authentic? Tomatoes weren't in Italy until after Columbus brought them (of course after 1300), and didn't catch on until well after the later date mentioned of 1700, so there goes all of Italy's most famous dishes.

Hamburgers are American food. Not Native American food, but American. Next you're going to tell me baguettes are Middle Eastern food because grain was domesticated there, or that camel meat is Native American food because they evolved in America before crossing the land bridge in pre-human times.

Everyone knows it's a shitty photocopy of Tex-Mex. We eat it anyway because it's greasy, cheap food with a strong but not offensive flavour of some kind.

Do Mexicans even know how to be offended, or is it a foreign concept completely? You guys like Speedy Gonzales.

Butter chicken was invented for the British (in India), but naan bread and the various dal dishes are authentic, and those are the first things I think of. Thai food is good too, but it's different.

It gets the same jokes as Mexican food usually here. Really, some people's guts just can't handle any amount of spice, and poo jokes are always a hit.