Love Canada, not sure about the people
Apr 27th 2010, 7:17 pm
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Re: Love Canada, not sure about the people
I prefer the canadian way to be honest, although I dont think there is really a million miles between the way most brits behave in person and the way most canadians behave in person. Im not even sure what a canadian is now anyway, is it a cradle 4th generation WASP, and second generation chinese immigrant, is it me, my neighbours, an ex vietnamese boat person.... its a pointless empty label really.
Apr 27th 2010, 7:21 pm
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Re: Love Canada, not sure about the people
I think that moving anywhere different exposes one to a lot of new people & as a result one is sensitised to aspects of society that seemed unimportant previously. I made a statement I believe to be true. You will have to forgive me but I'm a little preoccupied to get involved in yet another BE bullying session.. Let's just say that you are very tough, realistic, popular & successful & leave it at that..
Apr 27th 2010, 7:40 pm
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Re: Love Canada, not sure about the people
The way to really get on with a Canadian is to love hockey and know millions of stats about games and players. To think going to Tim Hortens is a real treat and Denny's is a gourmet delight. To shop in Walmart with them and marvel at the deals and to own George Jones cd's and love nascar.
More Swiss Chalet than Denny's though.
Apr 27th 2010, 8:56 pm
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Re: Love Canada, not sure about the people
My experience of cradles has been that they keep an obedient woman and unctuous children. The children I've met are compliant to the extent of never growing up, they live with their parents into their thirties and follow their parents' hobbies (iced hockey in particular). The women do not work outside the home but volunteer, with cats or similar, nothing that might spark controversy. The cradle families don't seem religious but have that excessive closeness one associates with Christianity, there's an air of ever diminishing gene pool about them.
(Note that these observations are based on cradles in the Beach and High Park areas of Toronto. Out in the country they're flagrantly inbred xenophobic beaters which is, at least, simple and overt.)
Of course, British immigrants often cite the "back to the fifties" feel of Canada as being a reason to move; grubby urchins playing in the street, houses left unlocked, all of that. The status of women here is just another side of that coin.
(Note that these observations are based on cradles in the Beach and High Park areas of Toronto. Out in the country they're flagrantly inbred xenophobic beaters which is, at least, simple and overt.)
Of course, British immigrants often cite the "back to the fifties" feel of Canada as being a reason to move; grubby urchins playing in the street, houses left unlocked, all of that. The status of women here is just another side of that coin.
Now I come to think about it my Canadian friend's boyfriends had great problems coping with her having a good job and being able to cope without a man. They did tend to be rather patronising towards us but I thought that was just her bad choices rather than typical of cradles.
Your description does sound very middle class home counties Mrs Miniver stuff.
Apr 27th 2010, 9:21 pm
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Apr 27th 2010, 9:36 pm
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Apr 27th 2010, 10:02 pm
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Apr 27th 2010, 10:06 pm
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Apr 27th 2010, 10:10 pm
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Apr 27th 2010, 10:11 pm
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Apr 27th 2010, 10:13 pm
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