where do we live?

[bunny_kid]

i was just wondering, as a majority of the users seem to be from america, canada and england. i live in france, what about everybody else?:bunnydance:

Also what is life like in a different country? here in france, we do 4 1/2 days a week of school, wednesdays are our half days, and we start at 8:30 and finish at 5:00. also on a tuesday there is the market, which is the biggest veal market in europe. anything else interesting in another place?

 

[thor]

Morning! I live in Canada, but in a border city, bordering Detroit USA. It's extremely polluted here, very industrialized, factories, etc. The one good thing about my city is easy access to the US. Other than that, I live close enough to Toronto to take a weekend trip, and generally speaking, Canada is a great country. It's wide, diverse, beautiful, peaceful.

 

[Pipp]

Wow, France sounds very civilized! (Except I'mnot a big veal fan). I'm not in school anymore, but I like that system.

We (me and my bunny, Pipp) are in Vancouver, Canada. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't snow here -- at least rarely -- although it does inlots of other places in Canada. (The 2110 winter Olympics are in Whistler in the mountains about 90 minute north of us). In those places, the wild brown rabbits turn white in the winter. (I think Pet_Bunny has some pictures of them, he's from Alberta, in the prairies).

I think school is from 9 to 3 now, five days a week, but I could be wrong. (it was 9 to 4 or 4:30 when I was in school).

Welcome to the forum! :welcome:hello

sas and pipp :bunnydance:

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

I live in Durham which is up in North East England. Here we do 5 days a week of school. It's a pretty boring city and not much happens here but our claim to fame iswe have a cathedral where they filmed some of the scenes for 'Harry Potter'.

 

[naturestee]

I live in Sheboygan, WI USA, which is right on Lake Michigan. There are over 50,000 people here but it tends to feel like a small town. School is five days a week, but the hours depend on the school. My old high school went from 8-3. In summer, there is a farmers market that I think is on Wednsdays and Saturdays. That's where local farmers bring in veggies and crafts to sell in a park. I haven't been to ours yet, but in Green Bay and Madison you can find more organic veggies and unique varieties at farmers markets. Sheboygan is known for making lots of sausage- Johnsonville and Old Wisconsin, among others, and lots of cheese. Not exactly healthy.

I grew up in Reeseville (population 700, 2 hour drive for me now), and there was an indie film made there and named after the town. I haven't seen it yet, but I heard it's pretty cheesy. I can't even buy it in the US, I'd have to import it from the UK. I'd like to see it because there are scenes in the local grocery store, bowling alley, etc., but anything made recently that has Mark Hamill in it has to be bad!

 

[bunnylover78642]

I live in Texas (US). We have school 5 days a week from 8 AM to 3:45 PM. I get home at 5 and do homework and take care of the animals. Then I usually clean the house, make dinner, and watch TV. There isnt really anything interesting here because we live so far out in the country. It takes about an hr to get to a big city (Austin). The weather is almost always hot but a cold front is here (lasting this week only) and it has yet to stop raining. I love rain and have no problem with this, its the freeing water for the animals that is the problem. Everyone around here owns some sort of animal (usually dog, horse, or cattle) but almost everyone HATES cats. People around here say "If ya dont like tea, yah aint really no texan." But I despise tea and I am not a Texan. I am a Arizonian.

 

[Dwarf_Angel04]

I'm from dear ole' Ohio and about 15 miles from the Indiana boarder (middle of the state). I live in a town of 100 people with 2 four way stop signs. So when refering to directions it goes by "The stop sign" go to the "next stop sign".

The next 'town' is3 miles up the road andhas about 2,000 people with 2 stop lights. (Won't say the town namefor 'security reasons' as it's the onlytown in the world with this name.) It's got a grocery store, gas stations, laundary mat, a "Dime store" that we call Ben Franklin's, about 4 pizza shops, and its got many antique shops, flower shops, bowling alley (calculate your own score) and a car wash. The 'business part' of the town still has brick roads and we still play music over a PA system in the 'town down' part of town. Oh and the 'school' is in that town as well.

There are about 6 or so towns like that in the county with about a dozen towns the 'size' of my town. The 'county seat' is the home of Annie Oakley and Matt Light (guy who plays for the football Patriots team). That town has about 25,000 people and it smack in the middle of the county. It's got a Lowes(just added last year!!), Super Center Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Krogers, McDonalds, Wendy's, Taco Bell, Burger Kingand a few other 'big' name places. But majority of the stuffare'home town'businesses. It still has a 'broad way' where people hang out. :shock:Oh it also still have a drive in root beer stand, you know the kind that you sit in your car and eat with a tray attached to your window.

The towns still have little festivals where they bring in rides and people set up booths. They close down a part of the town and have the festivals in the 'down town' part of town.

So now ya know about my whole county, just not the 'town' I live in LOL!

 

[Greta]

I live in Aptos, California, about 5 minutes from the beach, and 10 minutes from Santa Cruz. The climate's awesome (it was 60 degrees (F) for awhile in January!:happydance), but everything's really high-end and there's lots of tourist-ey crap :rollseyes:. So it has it's ups and downs, just like any other place I guess...

 

[TinysMom]

What a fun thread! I live in Southwest Texas - and am 3 miles from the Mexican border. Unless I want to go to Mexico - to get out of Texas - I have to drive 8+ hours in any direction....

School here is 5 days per week - don't know the hours as my twins are in college. So I guess that other than the bunnies - Art & I have the empty nest (wish we had some empty cages too).

I've never really travelled outside the states so I hope others from different areas share. Well - I take that back - we drove the AlCan highway - TWICE - once to go to Alaska and once to return to the states. And I've gone into Canada w/ my mom who lives 3 miles from the Canadian border in Aroostook County, Maine!

Peg

 

[Dwarf_Angel04]

Oh as far as school..... in the next 'town'
High school and middle school students start school at 7:30 and get out at 2:30. The elementary children start at 8:30 and get out at 3:30. Now if you went to the technology school, you'd have to be at the high school at 7:20 where you thenride to the technology school (about 12 miles away) that starts at 8 I believe and ends at 2:30.

Luckily, I can say I've been out of Ohio. I've lived in Germany (don't remember any of that!), Alaska, Virginia and now Ohio. However, I've been to MANY other states. (Montana, South Dakota, Minnisota, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Kenytucky, Tennesee, Georgia, Flordia, North Carolina, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and then there's Canada-Yukon Territory, British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario) Wow! That's not even the countries I was in while I living in Germany as I don't know. :?

I guess its just the benifits of being an Army brat and having 'friends' all over the country. :disgust:

 

[Nessa1487]

My parents were military, so I've been quite a few places. But, I'm from Stafford,VA. I lived there 12 1/2 years. I'm currently living in Cassville,WI. Been here since September. (Can't say I like it all too much.) My husband and I are hoping to get to Dubuque,IA before the summer.

 

[Nadezhda]

I'm in a small town in British Columbia. My town is about two hours from Prince Rupert, a coastal city. I'm actually going to Whistler in May for Music Fest (I'm in Choir and Vocal Jazz) My school here used to be Mon-Fri 9-3 (or 8:54 - 3:15 in highschools XD) But in an effort to save money, my district has been changed to a four day school week, Mon- Thurs, 8:30 to 3:30. It sucks, and I am so glad this is my last year of public school!

It's rather cold here, and humid too. I actually live in a Boreal Rainforest The only problem is that in the summer, 30C feels like 40C with the humidity!

Internet converter says: 86F feels like 104C with the humidity!

It's cold in winter and warm in summer, but we're not as bad here as in the Kootneys, closer to the US.

 

[Garden Flowers Rabbitry]

Are you near Bacup?

 

[Garden Flowers Rabbitry]

Garden Flowers Rabbitry wrote:

Are you near Bacup?

lol whooops, sorry, I meant to ask bunnys_rule63 that..

 

[Garden Flowers Rabbitry]

I'm in Winnipeg, a city on the prairies in central Canada. Winters are cold, summers are hot. I've lived in B.C. Alberta, Quebec and Ontario, but have lived in winnipeg most of my life

 

[thor]

I'm just curious..does anyone live in New Brunswick? My husband and I travelled to the east coast last summer, and he's thinking of retiring to NB (specifically, St. Andrews).

 

[Bassetluv]

I'm in the capital city of Canada (Ottawa), though I grew up in Nova Scotia. Ottawa's a nice city...rather quiet and smallish (I think the population is around a million if you count in the entire area...all of the bedroom cities, like Orleans and Kanata). Pristine would be the word I'd use to describe this area. Very pretty, sitting on the Ottawa River, lots of parks and bicycle paths. The people are very nice too...though I find them to be a bit different than people who grew up in the Maritimes. LOL...you can tell a Maritimer from a mile away! People from NS, NB, PEI, NF...as a general rule are extremely laid-back and extremely friendly. A lot of people I've met swear they're going to retire to Nova Scotia...it's just so serene and beautiful. And as far as weather is concerned...if ya live in Ottawa ya have to have thermal undies...it gets COLD in the winter! Though having said that...this year it hasn't been all that bad. We usually get a cold snap of a week or two in January where it will hit around -35 to -40 deg. C with the windchill, but so far this year we haven't had that. My dog is my thermometer in the wintertime...if she goes out and stays out for 10 minutes or more, then the temps are mild. If she goes out and wants back in 5 minutes later, I make sure I wear my thermal undies when I go out. If she goes out and wants back in NOW, then I avoid the outdoors at all cost. And the summertime is very humid and hot - low to mid 30s (Celcius) at the peak, and with the humidex it can approach 40 deg. C. occasionally. Since I love hot weather, I don't mind that in the least.

Canada's a beautiful country to live in...

 

[Pet_Bunny]

Bassetluv wrote:

Canada's a beautiful country to live in...

I'm in Edmonton, but only 3 - 4 hours from the mountains.

I took these pictures thru the window of our car.

View of our Downtown.

Where the Rolling Stones stay when they are in town.

Rainbows! :Canada:

 

[Dwarf_Angel04]

Oh your stoplights are sooooo cute!!!

I've noticed a difference in stoplights in the US!I'd take pictures in my town, but people would look at me strangetaking pictures in a small town LOL!

 

[TinysMom]

I've only been in Edmonton twice - on our way to Alaska and on our way back from Alaska. We spent my 40th birthday on the way back to the states - but we spent the whole day at the West Edmonton Mall. All I can say is - AWESOME! We also spent the night at a really REALLY nice hotel (I forget the name now).

I've often thought about saving up for a flight to Edmonton again and spending a weekend or week at that mall......

Anyway - I've got to say that what we saw of the city - did impress us....

Peg