What's wrong with Canada?
#181
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Canadian culture could be describe as "northern North American culture" perhaps. There is a Canadian culture, it is not very different from American culture. However no matter what it is called there is indeed a culture to be adapted to. Canadian culture is the default name. If people can blend into American culture then they can blend into "Canadian" culture rather than act like they never left home.
I disagree completely. I think the defining feature of Canada is a cultural void.
Yes, Canada shares some features with the US. Economically it's a subsidiary of the US. Politically, when Canada has a Conservative government, it's a subsidiary of the US, but Canada is different. It's different because the philosophy of the US, the melting pot, acknowledges the country's dependence on immigration and seeks to create unity from diversity, whereas the governing philosophy of Canada, multi-culturalism, acknowledges that there's not much here and invites immigrants to live in the manner to which they are accustomed.
One may argue that the result isn't very different. NYC has a similarly diverse population to Toronto. Even though more than half the popuilation of Toronto was born outside Canada, the city with the largest proportion of population born abroad is in the US, not Canada. Both countries have two main languages. I think though that there's a vast difference between inviting people to come to a country with a view to helping to create something new and inviting people to come to a country and to be semi-detached.
Don't read me wrongly, I support multi-culturalism. I support it because it enriches the country. Hyphenated Canadians bring interest to a country in which the established population has the imagination and charisma of the autistic. I think though that the reason Canada needs multi-culturalism is to give it something, anything.
#182
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
This may have been said (this thread is long and I confess I havn't read every post)
They serve donnair sauce with pizza.....sweet and yucky.
They serve donnair sauce with pizza.....sweet and yucky.
#184
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Joined: Mar 2009
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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
I can't wait to try Poutine.
Apparently it is VERY calorific!
Apparently it is VERY calorific!
#185
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Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 31
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Poutine is great-we brought some packets of st huberts mix back with us from holiday and are trying to save them for "special" times. We also have a tin of baked beans with maple syrup that we are saving!!
#187
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Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 37
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Winters that last 4-6months
-30 temperatures
Cold Weather Alerts
On the other hand summers make up for it - providing you have AC
Hot and humid - +30 temps
One extreme to the other!
-30 temperatures
Cold Weather Alerts
On the other hand summers make up for it - providing you have AC
Hot and humid - +30 temps
One extreme to the other!
#190
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Joined: Jan 2004
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 4,219
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
if you add it together, on an average, Canada has quite reasonable weather
#194
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
I disagree completely. I think the defining feature of Canada is a cultural void.
Yes, Canada shares some features with the US. Economically it's a subsidiary of the US. Politically, when Canada has a Conservative government, it's a subsidiary of the US, but Canada is different. It's different because the philosophy of the US, the melting pot, acknowledges the country's dependence on immigration and seeks to create unity from diversity, whereas the governing philosophy of Canada, multi-culturalism, acknowledges that there's not much here and invites immigrants to live in the manner to which they are accustomed.
One may argue that the result isn't very different. NYC has a similarly diverse population to Toronto. Even though more than half the popuilation of Toronto was born outside Canada, the city with the largest proportion of population born abroad is in the US, not Canada. Both countries have two main languages. I think though that there's a vast difference between inviting people to come to a country with a view to helping to create something new and inviting people to come to a country and to be semi-detached.
Yes, Canada shares some features with the US. Economically it's a subsidiary of the US. Politically, when Canada has a Conservative government, it's a subsidiary of the US, but Canada is different. It's different because the philosophy of the US, the melting pot, acknowledges the country's dependence on immigration and seeks to create unity from diversity, whereas the governing philosophy of Canada, multi-culturalism, acknowledges that there's not much here and invites immigrants to live in the manner to which they are accustomed.
One may argue that the result isn't very different. NYC has a similarly diverse population to Toronto. Even though more than half the popuilation of Toronto was born outside Canada, the city with the largest proportion of population born abroad is in the US, not Canada. Both countries have two main languages. I think though that there's a vast difference between inviting people to come to a country with a view to helping to create something new and inviting people to come to a country and to be semi-detached.
Don't read me wrongly, I support multi-culturalism. I support it because it enriches the country. Hyphenated Canadians bring interest to a country in which the established population has the imagination and charisma of the autistic. I think though that the reason Canada needs multi-culturalism is to give it something, anything.
#195
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 146
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
I wish this too, we have our Liberal Party to thank for that. All the PC and multicultural BS is taking its toll. I am not interested one iota in importing Asian, European or African cultures in Canada. That is what Asia, Europe and Africa are for. Multiculturalism is nothing more than modern day segregation. It discourages unity and creates ghetto's of single cultures rather than encourage unity and coming together. If someone from elsewhere is coming here than it is they who need to adapt, not everyone else. People also need to come to grips with what a secular society is and that nobody cares about what their religion is or whether they find something offensive or not. Some people can grasp this while it is lost on others.