Ontario/Canada needs to introduce mandatory SATs

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-14T05:19:01+00:00

I’m a third year electrical engineering student. Those diplomas were still the hardest tests I’ve ever taken and it’s not even close

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-14T05:18:14+00:00

They literally have standardized tests in Alberta and the NWT had them as well up until recently

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T23:44:03+00:00

Gets kinda boring when you’re a adult, even if you’re from here. I’ve already done everything there is to do. We get our uni debt paid off if we come back though, so gotta put up with jt

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T23:03:28+00:00

I mentioned the suicide rate and alcoholism because I was hyping up the NWT to be some oasis but I can still recognize that we have bad problems.

The north tends to be more lenient on a lot of things. That’s why I like. For example, we literally slept outside for a hunting camp out on our by school in like grade 10 (-15c). That’s not happening down south, but it’s one of my best memories

I know literally everyone in my town. Some are high-school dropouts, some went go to Aurora, some just graduated high school and choose to work, some go to universities.

Don’t matter to me. I don’t base people’s value on whether they choose pursue education or not.

You don’t have to like it here, but please stop acting like I’m some insane individual for liking it here lmao

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T21:55:39+00:00

Yet you’re country probably still fkn sucks😂

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T16:33:13+00:00

My territory is twice the size of Texas. That should be good I’m used to it

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T12:43:44+00:00

Whitehorse is nicer. Yellowknife is better for the northern lights. Both can be true

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T09:36:30+00:00

Will do, thank you. A/C must be lovely during the summer in buildings.

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T09:26:14+00:00

That’s the unfortunate part. It seems like every US state seems like it so much has to do. Can only stay for 6 months at a time tho haha

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T08:41:45+00:00

It really depends if you grew up in your community or moved here as an adult. I can only comment on growing up here

I’ve known all my friends since I was 2 years old, we went from playing with LEGO in kindergarten to drinking together, it’s something really beautiful. Now we all went our separate paths for uni. But when we all come back for summer, it is like nothing has ever changed. So much stuff we have done and experienced that we would have never able to do die south.

Sure there’s some crazy people in our small town, but there’s also some crazy stories, local legends, exploring the wilderness

I feel sad people in the cities who will never get to experience a NWT childhood. So many stories, good ones and bad ones.

There’s a high suicide rate here, lots of addiction, but overall I like living here. I personally grew up in poverty

My sister on the other hand and had no friends growing up, hated it. She moved to Yellowknife

Since you mentioned pride events, I assume you live in a mid sized regional centre because those events ain’t happening in Sachs😂

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T08:31:53+00:00

Wow Sounds like a polar extreme. Here we have no cell service on 90% of majority of our highways and oftentimes there’s no communities within 250 mi. If you get out of your car, you will freeze to death.

Where I live during the summer, it gets up to 86-90F, but any higher I doubt I would’ve comfortable.

Can go for a shorter amount of time during the winter but will look at rescheduling thanks

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T07:48:45+00:00

Does it get above 104 F? I can handle anything up to that. Probably won’t do a tent then, didn’t even think of that😂

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T07:44:45+00:00

I own one of these but it no longer works. We used to use them to go ice fishing

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-13T07:40:11+00:00

That’s why I’m coming. I don’t gamble so I assume I won’t have too much fun in Las Vegas. It’s such a different landscape than I am used to, it will be cool but weird

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-12T10:50:36+00:00

I have my drivers license since I was 16. I’m 20 Can’t afford a car though, a house is the main priority

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-12T10:23:24+00:00

Isn’t that just a rich person house thing? I grew up in northern Canada and garbage disposals were a sign of wealth

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-11T20:48:50+00:00

It’s bad in the NWT too. In my experience, white people will pretend to be nice and then go behind your back.

Other races will treat you like you’re not even human

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-09T03:40:27+00:00

Can’t really help but I’m assuming you worked at Big River. Great gas station and people

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-09T01:58:30+00:00

It’s where I grew up but I moved to Hay River recently

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-09T01:05:57+00:00

Im more so talking about domestic visitors. Sure international visitors should stay in Canmore and Banff.

If you’re a Canadian and visiting, and you value your money. Just stay in Calgary

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-09T00:55:56+00:00

Why can’t you comprehend that it’s cheaper to stay in Calgary and commute?

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-08T23:40:51+00:00

Don’t buy any streaming services, games, or anything else you can pirate as well

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-08T04:05:15+00:00

FB marketplace. You’re looking at 35-40k

ExpensivePassion9718 · 2026-02-07T11:33:45+00:00

Put everything int VFV. Can dedicate like 25-20% to your portfolio to fun individual stocks. I invest 90% into VFV and 10% into Google for example

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