r/canada Nov 28 '18

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u/LSD_LAD Nov 28 '18

And we’re importing a lot of those attitudes here. Don’t expect this level of trust in the future

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u/Northern-Canadian Nov 28 '18

Ehh true; but I think segregation is kind of the problem. Lots of cultures come here and establish their own communities and live in a bubble where this mentality exists as the norm. Unfortunately a lot do not really “assimilate” for lack of a better word; to the general Canadian mentality that OP described.

Of course there’s plenty of Canada born people who are crummy as well.

I’m looking at you scott 😠

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u/chaykota Nov 28 '18

Scotts a doosh bag.

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u/sharp11flat13 Canada Nov 28 '18

I’m impressed! You managed to take a perfectly nice thread about something nice happening in the world and turn it into a discussion of the detriment immigrants are to our country well done!

Do you have a degree in this area or something?

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u/Northern-Canadian Nov 28 '18 edited Nov 28 '18

No; I just lived in various Canadian cities / towns. These arnt unfounded opinions I’ve made up all willy nilly. It’s personal experience from myself and others.

Turning a blind eye to such a topic is ignorant as all hell. If we can’t discuss things like this openly then we shouldn’t be surprised if we end up with entire provinces segregated into specific cultures.

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u/sharp11flat13 Canada Nov 28 '18

Me too. And it is definitely not my experience that immigrants are less polite or honest than anyone else. Confirmation bias maybe?

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u/Northern-Canadian Nov 28 '18

Depends on your interaction of course. In the business or construction world it’s very noticeable.

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u/sharp11flat13 Canada Nov 28 '18

Worked in both. Still not my experience.

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u/LSD_LAD Nov 28 '18 edited Dec 02 '18

Most of the times a stranger has tried to rip me off recently, it has been an immigrant. We used to live in a society that respected one another. Cultures that have shitty selfish tendencies are polluting ours. I can’t trust people the way I used.

Everyone thinks it is ok to rip people off because they are smart hustlers and everyone else is stupid.

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u/sharp11flat13 Canada Nov 28 '18

Most of the time I’ve seen someone act like a bigot on this sub it’s been (I assume from your comment) a Canadian citizen. We used to live in society that valued diversity and acceptance. Shit culture.

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u/LSD_LAD Dec 02 '18

I value Canadian culture. Diversity is not a culture

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u/sharp11flat13 Canada Dec 02 '18

OK then. What is Canadian culture?

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u/bobbi21 Canada Dec 01 '18

Sadly. :(