I lived in a better area in the UK than I do here. BUT when I walk to work here and young men are walking towards me wearing the notorious hoody I don't feel "threatened", unlike in the UK. I think the hoody argument is a very valid one!!
Maybe the fact that you're too old to be a hoody makes you unthreatening even if you have the hood up?

Agreed that there are idiots everywhere. But on the whole people are more back laid here. Or maybe it's just in my little part of NS. (So whilst NS is glamorous like some suggested in another thread it does have it's upsides!!)

It has been validated by the media in the most part. How do you feel it's valid? Did you feel threatened in the UK where you lived because you'd been attacked verbally or physically? Would you feel the same where you live in Canada if you were attacked by youth wearing a hooded top?

I would wager the vast majority of people in both the UK and Canada who wear hooded tops do NOT commit crime.

Perception is all about what we want to believe through media and/or what we experience. The fact that most people on here have more experience in the UK than Canada, and the Canadian media doesn't sensationalise the clothing of those commiting crime helps sway the perception.

And who are you calling old. I'm young enough to get away with a hooded top and a menacing look

Funnily enough, the time my cousins wife was racially attacked for being Indian, the Asian youth were wearing hooded tops. It doesn't make me look at youth wearing them any differently than i did in the UK where i didn't experience any issues at all with people clothed that way.

Pregnancy has made you far too sensible.

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I disagree with the woman in their place comment. (joke or otherwise) I am often surprised by how many women you see here working in the transport, warehouse and construction industries compared to the UK

I hadn't noticed really but there is a woman whose job it is to hold one of those stop signs they use when there are roadworks to control the traffic. She wears a pink security helmet. I think that is kool. She might do a man's job but she still asserts herself as a woman! lol

That's a woman's job - 99% of the people that do that are women.

I could mention that the existence of that job says something - why not use portable traffic lights like you get in other places? Cheaper and safer.

Well she's the only woman around here who does it.
I agree though about the traffic lights. It could be that they haven't thought about it yet. Saying that it would increase the unemployment so maybe we shouldn't suggest it!

They're all lesbians

Do you think? They are a bit butch but then those stop signs are quite heavy...

I think it's a union thing. At least it is here in BC.

bingo and reality is here in NS, for a large majority of the population their working philosophy is based on seasonal work, bring in what the safe/practical/economical thing to, = X% not working at all, will be interesting to see how the changes with the EI reforms impact NS, my opinion there will be a lot more people out of work permanently, culture/mentality here is very different, outside HRM, a lot of people base their life on x% year work, rest of the year dont, its a way of life here, for some individuals this is the only way they can get by

I've seen those traffic lollipop people waving the sticks and then running.
Maybe I should have slowed down??

I think much of it is based on the Canadian ideas of "this is the way we have always done things so why change", and that Canada is perfect so has no need to change or improve.

After being here 6 years I don't notice it as much as when I first came. I think I'm pretty much assimilated now.

They should emigrate for better opportunities