I've lived in Calgary, Vancouver, and Kingston. But I've only lived as an adult in Kingston and Calgary, and both mostly as a student where my lifestyle and the culture is basically the same. I'll be moving to Edmonton pretty soon, and I expect it to be once again quite familiar.
I've lived in NZ, 'murica, Canada and France. It's fun. I throughly enjoyed it all. Makes it really hard staying in one place though.
Five months after I moved there was a water alert. We couldn't drink or bathe because there were parasites in the water. Also the food blows and the weather is how I would imagine Finland to be. Everyday I am also reminded that I am walking across the school chordate went to.
i just imagine him turning up in the full cowboy. Stetson, chaps and spurs. The lot. Smoking a Marlboro, he notices you approaching and greets you with a hearty "Howdy, partner!", blasting his dual S&W500s into the air like Yosemite Sam. He pulls you in for a firm hug and whispers "this is for the screaming chicken!" as he plunges his Gerber MKII into your epiglottis. Fin.
French, with a heavy German influence. And just a subtle 5 o'clock Hitler stubble graze, as he kisses your forehead while whispering "gute Nacht süsser Prinz"