I also have dual citizenship & both a social insurance number and a social security number. I tend to stick up for the US when Canadians shit on it, and Canada when Americans do. Maybe I just love the underdog?
Also, I have been to Cuba (on my US passport, as my Cdn one had expired) & had no problems. Well, next to no problems. I don't consider being escorted through security as a problem.
I love being an active part of both countries (voter, tax payer, worker, etc.)... I don't plan on renouncing citizenships any day soon.
Pfft, I worked as a waitress for almost 8 years at almost every kind of resto you can imagine: family-owned Italian, snooty white-linen steakhouses, soul-sucking chain restaurants, etc. I learned never to count on getting a tip (although when you do your job properly you usually get one). If someone does stiff you, let it go & move on.
It's one thing to complain & commiserate to your coworkers, but threatening to spit (or worse) in someone's food is gross & pathetic.
In NS there is no server's wage, which exists in other provinces & means that anyone who works in a job where they serve liquor makes about $1 less per hour than other minimum wage jobs. Here, you make the same amount as people who work in most retail stores, coffee shops, etc. Is your job really any more demanding than theirs? They also have to stand/run around all day & be nice/attentive to their customers. I don't see anyone at Dynamite threatening to spit on the next shirt that I buy.
Hmm, after reading some of these comments, I think I should amend what I said: it's not the super-nice people that bug me, it's the ones who are so hyper and bubbly you wonder if they're closet speed freaks. Like, Pretty much what nevermind described.
Then again, I'm American, so maybe I just expect everyone to be an asshole ;)
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There's not a lot out there for late-night eats.
-Jean's Chinese at Spring Garden & Robie is open until 10ish, I think. It's pretty tasty and has lots of veggie options.
-Pizza Delight on Spring Garden (I know someone already mentioned this & it's not too exciting, but it's also a pretty nice interior)
-Freeman's on Quinpool is pretty hit or miss (usually miss, IMO) but also open late
Those are all that I can think of, and none of them are really "gems".
Also, I have been to Cuba (on my US passport, as my Cdn one had expired) & had no problems. Well, next to no problems. I don't consider being escorted through security as a problem.
I love being an active part of both countries (voter, tax payer, worker, etc.)... I don't plan on renouncing citizenships any day soon.
It's one thing to complain & commiserate to your coworkers, but threatening to spit (or worse) in someone's food is gross & pathetic.
In NS there is no server's wage, which exists in other provinces & means that anyone who works in a job where they serve liquor makes about $1 less per hour than other minimum wage jobs. Here, you make the same amount as people who work in most retail stores, coffee shops, etc. Is your job really any more demanding than theirs? They also have to stand/run around all day & be nice/attentive to their customers. I don't see anyone at Dynamite threatening to spit on the next shirt that I buy.
Then again, I'm American, so maybe I just expect everyone to be an asshole ;)