Cultural boredom in Canada
Aug 5th 2011, 2:26 pm
#92
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
Also what is cultural boredom.
Is it the fact that life here is a slower pace than London UK or just that the OP just dont get on with people who are not totally on his wave length.
Just dont get the cultural boredom shite at all.
Is it the fact that life here is a slower pace than London UK or just that the OP just dont get on with people who are not totally on his wave length.
Just dont get the cultural boredom shite at all.
Aug 5th 2011, 2:28 pm
#93
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Location: Toronto
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
More of a Sainsburys man to be honest. 
It's funny how it's assumed that if I buy alcohol from the supermarket or corner shop, I'm going to be causing carnage on the streets of Toronto. I'm just thinking of the convenience and cost rather than anything else, not necessarily chucking 10 pints down my neck (that was 10 years ago).
But my argument goes beyond having more access to alcohol here. I don't even drink that much these days. Perhaps my argument is centered around Toronto rather than Canada as a whole, but the people I've met from other parts of Canada haven't exactly inspired me to go elsewhere, especially since 90% have told me they prefer Toronto. I've just found the majority of Canadians to be very one dimensional and don't have a great deal to offer in terms of personality, which makes it hard when you're trying to make friends with people here and not be just another traveller who sticks to the travelling crowd. When I ask a Canadian "How are you? How's it going?" and the programmed response which I get all the time is "I'm good, how are you?" with no further room for conversation, it gets frustrating.
Even worse when I ask "How's tricks?" - don't even bother with this one.
It's funny how it's assumed that if I buy alcohol from the supermarket or corner shop, I'm going to be causing carnage on the streets of Toronto. I'm just thinking of the convenience and cost rather than anything else, not necessarily chucking 10 pints down my neck (that was 10 years ago).
But my argument goes beyond having more access to alcohol here. I don't even drink that much these days. Perhaps my argument is centered around Toronto rather than Canada as a whole, but the people I've met from other parts of Canada haven't exactly inspired me to go elsewhere, especially since 90% have told me they prefer Toronto. I've just found the majority of Canadians to be very one dimensional and don't have a great deal to offer in terms of personality, which makes it hard when you're trying to make friends with people here and not be just another traveller who sticks to the travelling crowd. When I ask a Canadian "How are you? How's it going?" and the programmed response which I get all the time is "I'm good, how are you?" with no further room for conversation, it gets frustrating.
Even worse when I ask "How's tricks?" - don't even bother with this one.
Alcohol in Supermarkets here would be a fine idea. Just preying that the inbreds around me bring back the Conservatives later this year so the dream becomes a reality.
Aug 5th 2011, 2:37 pm
#94
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
The thing is I'll be at a dep at about 20h00 (hows that for getting in with the locals in terms of the time of day) on a Sunday...would a supermarket in Aylmer be open then...I've found that my beer of choice (St Ambroise Pale Ale) is usually $11.99/12 pack at the dep I linked....I seem to recall that 6 packs only were at the supermarkets and it was not cost effective there....if it is just beer you want then usually Costco is the best bet especially when you get to the 55 packs.
Aug 5th 2011, 2:40 pm
#95
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
I've got two Canadian friends, which isn't as many as I'd hoped when I first came here last September, and they only have personalities because they've either lived in the UK or Ireland or have British and Irish friends, so the sense of humour has rubbed off on them, thankfully. 
Have fun back in 'cultured' britain.
Aug 5th 2011, 2:42 pm
#96
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
There is no such thing as cultural boredom, just a failure to engage with the local culture. There is a culture in Canada and whatever people say about it, there is History and cultural heritage, just not like the UK. There is a lot to discover about the native cultures if you so wish and also lots of interesting more recent history. OK, you don't see a castle or ancient cottage or church round every bend in the Highway and the graveyards do not have gravestones that are hundreds of years old, but that doesn't mean there is no culture.
As for the complacency of the Canadians, well, we are very complacent indeed about the UK's cultural heritage. It is easy to be proud of a lot of what we have in the UK in historical terms (although not everything in British history is something to be proud of by and means, but Brits tend to miss out those parts), bun't make that, we have just inherited it. Maybe we should take a moment to consider what current and future UK culture will look like through the lens of history. There may not be much about this century for Brits to be proud of.
Aug 5th 2011, 2:56 pm
#97
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
This is not really true. I am quite aware of Canada's shortcomings but when someone continually whines/complains/moans then it's time to tell them to FO back to where they came from.
It's a moot point here as he says he leaving in a month so he's doing himself and Canada a big favour.
Aug 5th 2011, 2:58 pm
#98
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
Aug 5th 2011, 3:00 pm
#99
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
This is not really true. I am quite aware of Canada's shortcomings but when someone continually whines/complains/moans then it's time to tell them to FO back to where they came from.
It's a moot point here as he says he leaving in a month so he's doing himself and Canada a big favour.
It's a moot point here as he says he leaving in a month so he's doing himself and Canada a big favour.
Aug 5th 2011, 3:01 pm
#100
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
This is not really true. I am quite aware of Canada's shortcomings but when someone continually whines/complains/moans then it's time to tell them to FO back to where they came from.
It's a moot point here as he says he leaving in a month so he's doing himself and Canada a big favour.
It's a moot point here as he says he leaving in a month so he's doing himself and Canada a big favour.
Aug 5th 2011, 3:05 pm
#101
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
This is not really true. I am quite aware of Canada's shortcomings but when someone continually whines/complains/moans then it's time to tell them to FO back to where they came from.
It's a moot point here as he says he leaving in a month so he's doing himself and Canada a big favour.
It's a moot point here as he says he leaving in a month so he's doing himself and Canada a big favour.
Aug 5th 2011, 3:06 pm
#102
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
This is not really true. I am quite aware of Canada's shortcomings but when someone continually whines/complains/moans then it's time to tell them to FO back to where they came from.
It's a moot point here as he says he leaving in a month so he's doing himself and Canada a big favour.
It's a moot point here as he says he leaving in a month so he's doing himself and Canada a big favour.
There are an awful lot of people here who are making major decisions to uproot their lives and "make their dreams come true" by moving to Canada. What's wrong with fresh posters providing honest opinions to these, and other people? Who are you to tell him to leave?
Aug 5th 2011, 3:10 pm
#103
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
Price and convenience. I don't want to make a separate trip to an offy just for 24 bottles of some every day beer. No, I have to go into a special government shop, or a proxy thereof. It makes no sense at all when you think about it - we don't live in north korea.
Aug 5th 2011, 3:10 pm
#104
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada
How, I may ask, is he "doing Canada a big favour"? What does that mean?
There are an awful lot of people here who are making major decisions to uproot their lives and "make their dreams come true" by moving to Canada. What's wrong with fresh posters providing honest opinions to these, and other people? Who are you to tell him to leave?
There are an awful lot of people here who are making major decisions to uproot their lives and "make their dreams come true" by moving to Canada. What's wrong with fresh posters providing honest opinions to these, and other people? Who are you to tell him to leave?
Aug 5th 2011, 3:14 pm
#105
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Re: Cultural boredom in Canada