Friday, January 14, 2011

Why wouldn't you move to Canada?

Apart from the dated and overused Clichés "You can't get Heinz baked beans" or "Cadbury's chocolate doesn't taste the same", if someone asked you "Why shouldn't I move to Canada" what would you tell them?

Ashes Jokes

Ring Ring.....

Hello - Australian team dressing room Hello mate...Can I speak to Ricky Ponting
please.
Sorry mate - he's just gone out to bat It's OK - I'll hold.

Q: What is the main function of the Australia coach?

A: To transport the team from the hotel to the ground.

Q: What do you call an Australian with a champagne bottle in his hand?

A: A waiter.

Q: Who spends the most time on the crease of anyone in the Australian team?

A: The woman who irons their cricketing whites.

Q: Why don't Aussie fielders need pre-tour travel injections?

A: Because they never catch anything.

Q: What's the Aussie version of a hat trick?

A: Three runs in three balls.

Q: What do Aussie batsmen and drug addicts have in common?

A: Both spend most of their time wondering where their next score will come
from.

Q: What is the most proficient form of footwork displayed by Australian batsmen?

A: The walk back to the pavilion.

Q: What did the spectator miss when he went to the toilet?

A: The entire Australian innings.

Q: What's the Australian version of LBW?

A: Lost, Beaten, Walloped.

Q: Why do Australians call their favourite drink XXXX?

A: Because they can't spell beer.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Welcome to the britclub.ca Blog

British immigrants living in Canada, moving to Canada or intending to move to Canada, britclub.ca is for you. The aim of the site is to inform you about Canada and British resources in Canada that can make the transition to Canadian life and living in Canada much easier.
Please use this blog to post anything at all that you think is relevant; your story, help and advice, questions, anecdotes, jokes, etc, etc.
I am hoping that 2011 will be a stellar year for the britclub. I am asking for your help to bring the site to life and I aim to make the site the biggest single resource for British immigrants in Canada. Please join in and help me make this happen. You can contact me at any time on mick@britclub.ca. Please let me know what you want to see on the site and I will do my best to oblige.
Once you have the start the rest is inevitable - Joey the lips, The Commitments

About Me

www.britclub.ca was conceived and designed in 2006 by Mick McCafferty who emigrated to St-Lazare, Quebec from Nottingham, England in 2004 with his wife and three children. The purpose of the site is primarily to provide help advice and support to British immigrants in, or about to move to, Canada. Mick also publishes the BritClub Gazette periodically to keep British immigrants informed.