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very constructive...

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And very informative and entertaining...

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This whole thread counteracts the point about integreting into Canadian culture by mixing in with different ethnic societies. It is healthy to step outside the boundaries of your own culture.

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Eh? There is no "Canadian culture", the central point about Canada is that everyone is a semi-detached Canadian. One would certainly hope that a British resident of Canada would not have need to dabble with cradles. Similary, one hopes an Indian in Canada could be happy without learning to skate and swat seals.

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hmm - I smell troll - only post !

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I smell troll too, except that this one has of course many thousands of posts...

I think Canadians might disagree with this observation.

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Staying clear of ethnic silos: I do understand that moving to a new country like Canada can be very scary and hence many immigrants tend to move into an ethnic community that matches their own background. While this maybe comfortable, I personally believe your true growth in a new country will come from moving out of your comfort zones. With friends of all nationalities, you will learn and experience alot more. Within your own ethnic communities many of your discussions and experiences centre on the past or from back home. You need to look at the future and at Canada.

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That we've no need to dabble with them? Depends where you live, in Toronto you can go for years without meeting one.

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Canada is unique in its own way. Its subtle, that much is certainly true. Yes, there are many similarities with the US.

But the psyche is different. There's a decency about this place and its people, a moderation, a pleasant under-confidence as opposed to the strident over-confidence of many of those south of the border. And I like that.

The politics is very dull, but it isn't infused with religion, hatred, and ethnic divides like a lot of what we see in the US.

Of course a strip mall in a Canadian city does look like one in the US, but it isn't the architecture that makes the countries different.

A Canadian colleague said to me this week that she always forgets how different Americans are until each time she goes there and starts talking to them.

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I've spoken to an American. And a Canadian. Several of each, in fact. Come to that, I lived for years with one of each (sequentially, that was not the era of the menage a trois), knew their families, visited their home towns often, drove across their countries. I've worked with dozens of Canadian and American companies, though these days the staff are usually Indian. Buggered if I can tell the difference between the anglophones in each country, buggered if I can even tell which country I'm in. Good luck to those who can tell.

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Respectfully, maybe its you?

Although I can't imagine Canadians having a menage a trois. Except maybe in Quebec.

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West Abbotsford, BC has a HUGE Indian community!

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Here is the Hindu or Sikh temple in Abbotsford:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2050/...76a969fc14.jpg

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Inside the temple:

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It's more the case that my wife does not want to leave her roots behind entirely and that we don't want our children to grow up not having experienced Indian weddings, Diwali (Happy Diwali btw) etc which are celebrations that you cannot imagine until you have experienced them. We are delighted at the prospect of new experience, new people and new cultures, but there is always a balance to be drawn.

I come from Irish/Scottish stock and have lived in England all my life so I am by definition a mongrel who is quite happy wherever I am.