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I am a student getting ready to apply to college. I started learning Russian on my own during the summer of 2011 and I've been practising on and off since. I've mainly been learning out of a book and a few websites but I have not progressed very far and my syntax and pronunciation are two things I really need to work on. I started learning Russian because I was initially trying to learn Ukrainian but because I had never been exposed to the Cyrillic alphabet before I found it to be too hard. One of my grand parents recommended that I try learning Russian first and leant me a couple of learning books to read. Since then I've been trying to learn in my spare time while I'm not busy with school work. I was born and raised here in Canada, so I'm fluent in English and since I'm Canadian I have one of the mildest accents in the English world. I am happy to answer questions about my language and help people who are new to it.
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    It's been a while since I was here and I apologize for my unexplained absense along with your unanswered questions. I am very busy with exams and applying to college. I am probably going to stay busy until after the holidays. Your questions might not be answered right away but I promise that I will answer them eventually. :)

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    December 13, 2012
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    Probably not, ever since Snidely Whiplash became our Prime Minister we don't see much of Dudley around these parts anymore. It's actually quite sad, really.

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    October 26, 2012
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    Recently my grandfather had a heart attack and almost died, luckily someone who was with him saved him and took him to hospital, he spent weeks in various hospitals and had to be flown to Toronto for special treatment where he got surgery on his heart and a ulcer they found in his stomach. He is recovering well at home now and it didn't cost our family at all. Down in the States a few days in hospital can cost you thousands of dollars and thats without surgery. 

    Although dental isnt covered any more but most good jobs have a dental plan so its usually not a huge problem. 

    Also people like to complain about the higher taxes but most people are fine with it, its usually people who have never needed the system who complain the loudest but thats just people.

     
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    October 25, 2012
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    Another problem with our healthcare system is that sometimes people (Americans) hear stories of people not getting the service that they need. I will admit, some people will have to wait a long time to get the service that they need but there is a good reason for that; because our system takes everyone it means that there are a lot of people on the list for certain treatments like MRI's and scans so naturally there is a wait for those who apply for high demand treatments. 

    However the best part about our system is that everything life saving that can be done for you in Canada is FREE. Every part of it, from your stay in the hospital to diagnosis to surgery. 

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    October 25, 2012
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    Our social wellfare system is a key part of our Canadian identity, it is a reflection of the Canadian peoples want to take care of communities and neighbours. Of course there are some problems but no system is perfect.

    One of the biggest problems plaguing the universal healthcare system today is that people both don't understand it and abuse it. It cost a lot of money because people will apply for treatment that they don't really need, e.g. someone gets a headache and thinks they are deathly sick and ask for an MRI and they get put on the list because the doctors can't really say no. When that sort of thing happens it cost thousands of dollars of wasted funds. 

     

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    October 25, 2012
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    I should say though, that while we want people to feel unique we also want people to feel included and appreciated in their given communities. Toronto is considered our best example of multiculturalism with so many people from all corners of the earth. 

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    October 25, 2012
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    I have to split this answer into three parts so bear with me here.

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    Canada is very multi-cultural, we welcome people of all cultures and beliefs. In Canada people are allowed to believe whatever they want and we want people to feel unique, avoiding the melting pot mentality that other countries have. In terms of where people live, people who imigrate here will usually do research to find cities that have communities of people who come from the same country that they do. I know that there are some places that have high concentrations of certain ethnic groups: British Columbia has more immigrants from Asia because of how close it is, Manitoba and Alberta have a higher population of Ukrainians and Quebec has many immigrants from French speaking countries. But usually people will move to one of the biggest cities: 

    Toronto (Population: 4.4 million), Montreal (Population: 3.4 million) and Vancouver (Population: 1.9 million)

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    October 25, 2012
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    I know I'm sorry. XD

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    October 25, 2012
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    I know a little about Turkey, there used to be a Turkish boy at my school but he moved away last year. I know that Turkey is a signifigant political power on the Mediterranian Sea and that it borders Syria and Greece. I don't know to much about the people of Turkey or their ways. I know that Turkey used tobe the seat of power for the Ottoman Empire before it's collapse but other than that I don't know a lot about it.

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    October 24, 2012
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    I live in Burlington, it's a small city that borders Lake Ontario. Burlington is mostly a residential city, people who come to live here because it is a very beautiful place to live or because it is very close to Hamilton. Hamilton is the much larger city that Burlington shares a bay with, it used to be an industrial city with a lot of steel mills but most of those are closed now. My city attracts tourists with its festivals, our biggest festivals are: The Sound of Music festival, The Rib festival and our Canada Day celebration. 

    My city's downtown at night: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/NewBurlingtonPan.jpg/800px-NewBurlingtonPan.jpg

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    October 24, 2012
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