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Old May 20th 2014, 4:15 pm
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Oink, always a glass-is-half-full kind of guy.
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Old May 20th 2014, 4:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Souvy
Why bring Syria into this and leave out other nations? My two nicest neighbours (both left) are from Lebanon and Iran.
My neighbours to left are British, not very friendly. The others all very friendly and all Canadian. Some of them came from Oakville. I've been told by Albertans that Albertans are friendlier and more laid back. I've been told by Newfoundlanders that they are the most friendly. I'm not sure on which side they all live in relation to each other. Oh and NWT is very friendly too, allegedly.
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Albertans are weird and, in my experience thusfar, are very insular people

that said, i don't meet many...possibly because they're all hiding in their own houses avoiding contact with the outside world and trying to decide if they're going to support the Flames next season or pick a team from California.

The friendliest people i've met are all FOBs tbh
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Originally Posted by SchnookoLoly
It's not so much being thick and/or ignorant, it's that it's entirely subjective. It's not like you have all the grumpy people congregate in one city, and anything anyone WOULD say would be entirely generalising.

Vancouver has a reputation for that.
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
'Lard 'tunderin jaysus missus, da by's from da Rock are da best kind of people. Sure, and you being from the old country, you'll feel right at home. Luh."

Yep, Newfies and other Maritimers.
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Old May 20th 2014, 5:12 pm
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Originally Posted by colchar
Yep, Newfies and other Maritimers.
Mainlander. Newfoundland isn't part of the Maritimes.
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Old May 20th 2014, 5:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
On the other side was a very friendly Syrian family
Originally Posted by Souvy
My two nicest neighbours (both left) are from Lebanon and Iran.
No wonder the Middle East is in such a mess. Canada is stealing all the friendly ones.
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Old May 20th 2014, 5:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Irishlady
Schnookololy,

Thanks so much for this honest and polite reply!

I agree with you, you can find all types of people everywhere.

I did hear from my Canadian friends though that Canadians in the East (Newfoundland and Nova Scotia) were friendlier.
In the East they are like the Irish. Give them a few beers and they don't shut up. It would be fine if they didn't share the same irritating accent.
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Old May 20th 2014, 9:34 pm
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Well my neighbours to my left are super friendly, but that's because there are no neighbours to my right so....

I sometimes wonder whether people's perceptions of others (friendly/not) is just a reflection of how they choose to behave...
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Old May 20th 2014, 11:45 pm
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I watched that Yukon Gold programme and it shows that the Yukon is the friendliest place on earth, erm Canada, the most Un friendliest is guna be anywhere on the Gardener Expressway at 8am during the rush hour
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Old May 21st 2014, 12:48 am
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Default Re: Friendlier Candians in which province

Originally Posted by haggis88
Albertans are weird and, in my experience thusfar, are very insular people

that said, i don't meet many...possibly because they're all hiding in their own houses avoiding contact with the outside world and trying to decide if they're going to support the Flames next season or pick a team from California.

The friendliest people i've met are all FOBs tbh
Yeah, I agree, my personal view is that hiding in their basement all winter watching hockey destroys all their social skills. I also have neighbours I've never spoken to. If it wasn't for the Stampede the birth rate in Calgary would be near zero.

However I have to say we probably have a distorted view because we're all fairly new ourselves. I find in the older neighbourhoods people are a bit more friendly.

Difficult to generalize though, I met a couple once from Fort Saskatchewan when I was on vacation and they were very insular, it wasn't my imagination.

What you do in Alberta is buy a dog, therefore you can talk to people about your dog. And drag it around behind you in -20 during the winter.

All the famous Albertans I can think of are also quite insular. But having said that they're all very polite and helpful.

Imx I find Newfies are the most gregarious Canadians.
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Old May 21st 2014, 11:40 am
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Originally Posted by Oink
What's this obsession with Canadians being friendly? Friendly with Canadians in my experience, implies interfering and cadging bastards. Friendly cradles is synonymous with annoying locals. No need for them.
Can you hear that Oink? I think there's a knock starting in one of your new outboards.
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Old May 21st 2014, 12:35 pm
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Originally Posted by colchar
Yep, Newfies and other Maritimers.
Friendliest bunch I ever met was in a bar in Halifax. They weren't just being nice to a visitor to Canada. They were just plain friendly.
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Old May 21st 2014, 12:39 pm
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I think most of them are friendly. Doesn't mean they want to be your friend though. Is it really any different to the UK?
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Old May 21st 2014, 12:53 pm
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It says right on the license plates 'Friendly Manitoba'. Ours says 'Land of Living Skies'. People come here and say "I thought you people were supposed to be friendly" and I tell them that's Manitoba, piss off and read the license plates.
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