Moving from France to Quebec: Is it a good deal?

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Subject: Moving from France to Quebec: Is it a good deal?
I am in France & plan to apply for Quebec immigration. While surfing I came across an article on the issue (The Failures of French Immigration in Quebec).
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118680079272894989.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Could you please have a look and comment.

[06-01-2008,07:26]
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Kashif
(in reply to: Moving from France to Quebec: Is it a good deal?)
I read the article and found it very interesting. Although I haven´t been to Quebec, I´d like to give my modest opinion.

First of all, I never take what the Wall Street Journal says very seriously. It´s basically the media outlet for corporate America and its interests.

Next, you´ll often find these same immigration issues apply to all of Canada with people coming from many countries. And even beyond that, when immgrating to any new country, people will always have problems and difficulties in adapting to their new country simply because it´s not what they´re used to or expected. Culture shock always occurs, but is often mistaken as somehow a failure of their new adopted country.

The comment about health care was telling. Waiting all day for a doctor´s appointment is a failure? The WSJ doesn´t mention the millions in America who can´t afford any health care and would love to wait a day to see a doctor.

Workplace heirarchy, 5pm instead of 8pm dinners, using the informal address of "you". If these are failures in imiigration to Quebec, then that´s pretty laughable. It again says much about the American perspective.

You´ll find people on both sides of this issue. Even here, you´ll see people constantly criticizing life in Canada because for one reason or another it didn´t suit them. For many more, it´s been very successful. My thoughts are that if you´ve never been to Canada or Quebec especially, you must visit first and decide for yourself.

[07-01-2008,14:09]
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Richard

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