Question to Canadabros:
Realistically speaking, is Yukon a livable place? Is it tough to find work? Do people have internet connection? It's a really appealing place, but there are some question marks for me. I'm looking for a quiet, peaceful spot, not looking for a big population center.
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The Yukon is bigger than all of Poland, yet has less than 40,000 people total.
There's no shortage of quiet, peaceful spots. The problem is that it gets real cold in the winter. The Yukon isn't as frigid as Labrador or some of those other places, in that its actually warm enough to farm, but even in the southern parts it's not exactly a place for people who enjoy the tropics.
It's icy as hell, and there's not much to do. Come to Quebec instead, I'll take you to a diner and pay you the best poutine ever.
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People do live in the Yukon, but just barely. It's not pleasant that far up north.
It's everything you say, but it's very cold
I actually love cold weather. I mean, i wouldn't move to Siberia, but -20 to -30 degrees is acceptable.
I heard that Quebec is a French language region? I don't speak French at all, it would be a big barrier.
you don't want to live there. There is nothing to do and shit is expensive.
> Yukon
XD
>Quebec
The last place you wanna move is Quebec. Quebec alone is a big reason Justin "you wanted weed so I made it legal to give your dog a BJ" Trudeau
Alright, as someone who has actually lived there and has family living there I can answer some of your questions.
1) It's livable. Whitehorse doesn't feel all that different from any other relatively modest town in Canada. It's cold as shit in the winter and the mosquitoes are a pain in the ass in the summer but it's not like you have to live in a log cabin and hunt your own dinner. Grocery prices are not nearly as bad as a place like Iqaluit and it's entirely possible to live comfortably. There are plenty of properties to rent or buy and most of this can be arranged online. 20 hours of sunlight in the summer gets a bit annoying, by the way, but it's not the end of the world.
2) Yukon has probably the best internet connection of the territories and AFAIK is the most connected part of Canada in terms of internet. This is largely due to government project back in 2005 (I think?) which made a big drive for making sure everyone had internet access.
3) Yukon fits your description. Most of the people who move there do so because they want to be left alone and enjoy nature. Whitehorse is the capital and the most populated city and has under 30,000 people. The next biggest is Dawson which is a fraction of that (and a tourist shithole).
4) Government and trades are probably the two most common jobs to have. I never had to job hunt there so I can't say just how difficult it is to find work, though.
I'll be around for a while longer if you have any other questions.
I'd assume the whole idea of being out there is so you kill your own food and are somewhat independent.
lol only the indians in nunavut do that shit here
i mean yeah there's hunters and shit but none of that quiet cabin alone in the woods stuff
Is living there basically like living in Alaska?
I'm not saying you live off it but it's something that gets you by. Also teaches the kids how to live on their own if needed.
I've never even been to Alaska but if I had to guess it's probably fairly similar. Whitehorse would be much quieter and less crowded than a place like Anchorage, I'd imagine, but would probably feel more or less the same as a medium-sized Alaskan town.
That sounds really nice actually! Except for the 20h daytime, i bet that would be tough to adjust at the beginning.
Whitehorse actually seems to have even lower population than the city i currently reside in, so i guess even Yukon capital would be an improvement. I would prefer to live in the more "rural" (if that's the right word) area than some big, loud metropolis.
And how's the population? Nice folks, or maybe less keen on immigration? Would i stand out from the crowd because of being a Slav with a classic eastern accent?
What about the smaller towns like pelly crossing or ross river (towns with about 500 ppl or less and live in the middle of butt-fuck nowhere)
Very sparsely populated. Id d
Say almost all the population is in Whitehorse and thats like 35k people, half of which being nativr americans.
Its fucking beautiful, and has open alcohol container friendly laws, but its barely considered civilization
I have been to Whitehorse and I had like 15megabit/s wifi at the hotel which is faster than my current internet.
It seems a bit underpopulated, but could be a nice place to move to when the hordes take over further south I think.
Global warming will make it habitable
The other obvious alternative to Whitehorse is Dawson, but I've never liked the place. Just Google pictures of it, it's an ugly little tourist trap that cashes in on its Klondike heritage.
>Slav
No, the last premier of Yukon was Polish diaspora AFAIK. Yukon gets loads of tourists, mostly Germans in my experience, but people aren't so insular that they'd recoil because you're Polish. If I had to guess at least half of the people living in Yukon weren't born there. Lots of Canadians from the provinces, Brits, Australians.
People are pretty nice on the whole. The attitude is more mind-your-own-business than where I live now but people are much, much friendlier than they are in a city like Toronto.
I never went to either of those places. You'll find that a lot of people really don't venture far beyond the immediate surroundings of Whitehorse and Dawson, apart from truckers and die-hard hunters. Pretty much for the reason that you said, it's in the middle of nowhere and there's nothing there but Natives.
Yeah, I never had any problem with internet there. It's been a few years since I've gone back, though, so I'm not sure if things have changed.
If I remember correctly, Canada might get colder because of global warming, because the ice melting in the north pole would cause currents of cold water to flow south, and these currents would cause colder weather. I remember reading something like that, could be wrong.
Thanks for answering my questions, i really appreciate it. So far i love what i'm hearing about the place.
No problem. Hope it works out for you. And don't do what the Germans do, wandering off into the middle of nowhere and dying.
BTW, as a suggestion you could apply for a job as a ranger with Parks Canada. That'd probably be my dream job.
>global warming will cause colder weather
fug
I knew a guy who lived up there for years. He said government jobs weren't hard to find if you could stay reasonably sober and show up to work. He remembered the place fondly, but I don't think he ever moved back.
No plans on doing that, although i love the views i would be petrified to get lost alone in the wild.
>BTW, as a suggestion you could apply for a job as a ranger with Parks Canada. That'd probably be my dream job.
With the views you guys have out there that would be an awesome job.
It gets far colder than -30 in the yukon
>It's a really appealing place
All of Canada is, just the Maritimes are a bit depressing and jobless. Too bad the stupid government isn't spending money to try and develop the vast amounts of land and resources we have.
Btw if I may ask why are you most interested in the Yukon, something special for you, or you just like the looks?
Isn't there still a shitload of data caps on internet though?
You can see some of the packages here:
Friendly yet mind their own fucking business. Sounds good but...
How does a certain amount of degeneracy go over? Nothing extreme like bondage moose porn, but more basic stuff that for the most part be kept in the privacy of one's own home?
Say along the lines of "oh, these are not my daughter's, just a couple of slightly younger females I brought with me for breeding and entertainment purposes"
Bill Clinton pls go.