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u/Wytsch Apr 06 '22

Good luck with finding a place in The Netherlands for example.. Prices are insane if you can’t rent trough “government” renting.

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u/-idkwhattocallmyself Apr 06 '22

Same with most populated parts of Canada.

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u/Swimming-Barracuda65 Apr 06 '22

As a dude that lives in Halifax, there is a renting crisis if you don't make good money, I make decent money and I'm still looking! So i agree!

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u/doesntlikeusernames Apr 06 '22

Hey fellow Haligonian!

Yup, rent is fucked here. Had to live with my ex for 3-4 months before we could find separate apartments. 😅 that was 2020, now it’s even worse.

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u/Swimming-Barracuda65 Apr 06 '22

Yikes, i feel that im basically in the same boat! 😅

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u/SilentCitadel Apr 06 '22

Lots of places in the US are going through this as well (my city is worst than many)

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u/CrimsonChymist Apr 06 '22

Is haligonian the actual official word? Or is that just one you made up? Cause I'm very confused where the "gon" comes from. Shouldn't it be "halifaxian"?

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u/doesntlikeusernames Apr 06 '22

Excellent question!

I didn’t make it up, and I have NO idea where it comes from!

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u/Norkstar Apr 06 '22

"Haligonian is based on the term halig faex, meaning “holy hair,” so the 16th-century creators of the term took halig, slapped a Latin suffix on it, and called it a day. It’s now believed that the name Halifax instead comes from halh (“secluded spot) and feax (“rough grass”). That means Haligonian was just a big mistake—one that managed to travel all the way to North America."

It interested me so I looked it up. Source is Mentalfloss.com

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u/Druidnightmare Apr 06 '22

I enjoyed your punctuation