What's with all these foreigners?

[sclitheroe]

It's quite interesting to me what some of the trades in the competition are, including:

- web design
- graphic design
- network administration
- application development

These are right in there with what are considered more mundane trades like contruction, electrician, plumbing, car repair, etc.

I've long considered IT to be more of a specialized trade skill than a professional position; it's interesting that apparently this shift in perception is occuring for real elsewhere too. There are a lot of parallels between the two, except that your car mechanic isn't on call 24x7 I guess...sigh....

[BlackArcher101]

I took part in the Alberta skills competition doing web design back in 2000. Been part of it for a while now.

[fredr123]

Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos

I saw one guy whose laminated pass identified him as a waiter. As in "competing in the waiter competition". Now this is obviously a big deal and all and I don't mean to poo-poo it, but who would want to watch a waitering competition? How do you get your name in the hat to be in the waiter competition? And who pays for the good waiter from some far-flung place to come all the way to Canada to demonstrate waitering skills?

Then there's this one: http://www.worldskills2009.com/world...nal/caring.cfm

[icarus]

Overheard at local foreman's office: "All these foreigners coming over here, taking our jobs... Get out of here! Oh wait... they have Super Skills? In that case, the job's all yours! (Sorry Dave, but I did manage to get you an late-night internship at Tim Horton's)"

[Russic]

Apparently it's a big deal all over the world ... except here. Hell, even Bush (the crappier one) met with the American team at the airport a few years ago. Apparently Harper's participation has been disappointing.

[GoinAllTheWay]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Team Austria was on the C-Train.

One of them seriously said: "Da Bomb has been plaaanted!"

Oh that's great. Way to represent your country you turd.

[zuluking]

Originally Posted by Bertuzzied

Wow i'm pretty impressed with how many competitors there are from around the world. They are all staying at res here at SAIT.

WORLD Skills Competition - you were expecting...?

[Barnes]

So is this a wind up for the World Mad Skills Competition?

[Crispy's Critter]

I think we should put a plan in place that would exterminate all foreigners by 2015

[Bigtime]

They took 'er jerbs!

[jammies]

I was hoping the "foreigner" featured on the front page of yesterday's Sun was in the "minister to jammies' every perverse whim" contest, but after re-reading the events list, it's not even on there anymore!