What, he sells cut up ants & grasshoppers ?

a by-product of “liberalisim” which in it self is a form of mental illness.

Exactly. Say what you will about the tenets of National Socialism, dude, at least it’s an ethos. Damn those corrupt sodomite and exhibitionist liberal freaks.

IMO, a PhD is awarded to a person for having demonstrated the critical thinking to solve a specific problem in one’s field of study. it trains a person to examine an issue in multiple ways to come up with the optimal solution. while it can help, it need not be linked to a profession.

Good point, Khoofia.

But how many people actually work in careers that have anything to do with what they studied or based on their university/college or a PhD/ Masters thesis? (the exceptions to that I have noticed include physicians, nurses, accountants, etc) I don’t have any statistics on hand, but most of my relatives and friends w/PhD’s go into completely fields that are completely different (from their studies) after graduating. Of course getting a PhD is very difficult and prestigious in my opinion. One PhD friend of ours beg to differ and called it a “poor hungry dog” degree. If that is the case, is an MD a “money dog”?

Quite similar in Australia. Sometimes, I wonder if Oz & Canada are twins separated at birth. Same mother – Britain.

f a person wnts to build a life as a tradesperson, he/she can enjoy a very good quality of life.

many tradies in Oz make well over 100K a year.

integrating new canadians into the workplace into roles consistent with their education is definitely a challenge. there is an element of racism – it is not overt – but a matter of perception. people make judgements based on perception and then play with facts to justify their decisions. so, when india/africa are generally regarded as cesspools of disease and poverty, it is hard to believe for a 9-to-5′er to believe that someone from those regions could be a skilled marketing professional or a manager or similar white collared professional. the barriers placed to getting a medical professional from these countries certified to practice in canada also reflect the same perceptions.

That said, there’s a basic disconnect here in your personal beliefs and life in Canada.

A butcher is a skilled tradesperson. Though I am not sure how well trained the husband was in this area, it is definitely not a ‘basic job’. it takes a fair bit of skill to slaughter an animal, to drain the blood and clean its entrails so as to not pollute the meat with faecal spillage. it is not an easy life, as with any tradeperson, but in canada you can enjoy a good life as a butcher.

to take this further, if a person wnts to build a life as a tradesperson, he/she can enjoy a very good quality of life. it is not a comedown to become a butcher or a plumber or a cook or a carpenter. IMO, a PhD is awarded to a person for having demonstrated the critical thinking to solve a specific problem in one’s field of study. it trains a person to examine an issue in multiple ways to come up with the optimal solution. while it can help, it need not be linked to a profession. I am suggesting that if baljinder and neelam didnt get a job directly aligned with their field of interest – it is not a come down for them to work as a tradespersons. in fact, that would be superior to working as a ‘basic clerk’ or a paperpusher. I feel ‘desk jobs’ are spiritually regressive. a guy needs to (physically) sweat a little in his daily life anyway. it keeps the steel in the spine. if he can do it by swinging a hammer or a cleaver, good for him.

In addition to your excellent suggestions, I could have added something about the tenaciousness and persistence of Mrs. Vir (a reference to the 200 emails sent over a few months) . Then again, she sounds like she is not in the best mental state and I certainly don’t want to add to her or anyone’s grief. Looking back, I probably should not have dabbled in limerick composition in the first place.

There once was this Canuck lass from Punjab who had a mix of jamun flavored with gulab The box was lovingly sent to McGuinty along with innocent emails aplenty literally translated from Hindi (so she really isn’t guilty) yet it sent coppers into a frenzy The Gits pack serves only four Pray the lass won’t serve twenty (to life or more)

Hah, nice one! Some suggestions, jamun is actually a fruit, and is used in the name of the dessert as a visual description. How about “Jamun-e-gulab”? Also, the Liberals (party of Dalton McGuinty) are colloquially knows as The Grits. You could couple that with Gits. The 5th and 6th lines are the weakest parts and should be reworked.

Also, does anyone else here watch Flight of the Conchords? Neelam Vir reminds me of the character Mel.