Very interesting perspective. I'm always interested to hear about what new immigrants find shocking in Canada. 1. I'm Canadian born and raised so I can't really weigh into this as much as an immigrant can. However I do try my best to be accepting, welcoming, and accommodating to anyone immigrating to Canada. I feel it's a duty of Canadian citizens to help new immigrants feel welcome. They should embrace and share their values and culture, rather than assimilate into "ours." (Apart from human rights differences) Canada is a mosaic of culture and the diversity we have here is our greatest asset and strength. 2. College and university are different in Canada than many other places. I've been to both and I personally enjoyed and got more value from college than I did from university. People have all different reasons for going to post-secondary school but I fully agree with you. Extra schooling is far more worth it if you pick something you enjoy and give it your all! 3. This is a mixed bag. My family is personally extremely close. We have family get-togethers all the time involving cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. (Covid has affected this though) I do understand that unfortunately not all families are that close knit. It is a bit disheartening to see. 4. I agree with your mindset. People are just doing what they have to do and it's not my place to look down on someone just because of what they wear or do for work. I will tell people off if I see them yelling at an employee over something trivial like making a mistake. Everyone's human and nobody deserves disrespect because of what they do. 5. This is huge for me. People have experienced horrors I am fortunate enough to probably never experience. These people give everything for a new chance at life in Canada. Again, it's why I believe Canadians need to be so accepting to these people. They've been through enough in their life. Being welcoming and understanding is the least we can do for them. Thank you for your wonderful video and I do hope you enjoy being here in Canada! All the best!
Mr. Broad. I am a retired Canadian who hangs out watching random RUclips videos and like watching 'Canadian Culture Shocks' videos. Yours is the first one I recall talking about nitty gritty of life in Canada versus relatively minor items like 'bagged milk' and TAX not included in prices. Your video shows that you are a very well spoken intelligent man who notices important things around him. Immigrants are extremely important for Canada's economy and many Canadians don't realize this. I would say that one problem we have is many (not all) new immigrants head for the big cities which seems to result in the 'enclaves' of ethnic groups which you mention. However, ever since I was a kid it was obvious that from the second generation on, new immigrants acclimate, assimilate or what have you quite well. Personally, I have been hanging out with Caribbean immigrants for over 30 years and have been married to a few as well. Before you mentioned Bahamas, I was going to guess Barbados or Jamaica as you definitely did not sound like a 'Trini'. I wish you luck in your Canadian adventure. I have travelled around myself and , for me, if we didn't have our ungodly winter, I would just stay put in this wonderful country. As it is, I have to escape every winter to some warm place like Mexico, Caribbean or Australia. Cheers Mate !!
Hi .I'm from a large city in Southwestern Ontario cruising down the 401. In my Co-op we have Native Canadians, Sudanese Arab, White folk, Columbian, Mexican, Portuguese and Italian. We all keep watch for our neighbourhood, and we have a potluck twice a year. Although Covid-19 kinda screwed that up. We still help each other out. Child care, borrowing stuff for meals. I LOVE my neighbours, and I enjoy learning about them their family, and their cultures. ❤
Totally agree, I was really looking forward to getting to know a lot of people but there seemed to be a barrier of entry with most folks. In due time though
The new immigrants seem to be afraid of the other cultures. The second generation will integrate though. My family is from Jamaica but the kids are completely Canadianized now and move freely among other cultures. They've all married people from other countries.
@@RatKindler agreed. Moving as an adult will always be more difficult because of preconceived ideas of what you think you’ll expect. Kids naturally adapt and will learn to accept things as they see it.
@@RatKindler yes... I do see this in my community. The first generation moves here for " A better life" but insist on the Canadian offspring to live as though still in their parents home country. I work with a woman from mainland China who is upset her canadian child doesn't want to live in China. He refuses to learn to speak Cantonese ( more a parenting / power control issue I think). He's 100 % cdn but she is not at all. It is difficult for the kids to walk that line. I am very mixed and my ex is mixed...an anglo Indian ( think Russel Peters) so my kids are just plain heinz 57. Culturally we have become so mixed in my ancestry and my children's that we are neither white or brown. Just canadian.
Good points, and an interesting viewpoint. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your insight. As a long time toronto resident, I grew up loving the "cultural mosaic" as a kid, and felt pretty thrilled that I could meet kids from all over the world, study and spend time with them, meet their families, and eat in their homes. But you're right. Communities for many reasons stick largely to their own, in a sense. It's an odd thing.
I have lived in Canada since birth...early 70's. I see Canada as normal because its all I know. I am glad to see other peoples perspectives. Canada is not "perfect" but I see it as an "acceptable balance". Keep making the videos letting the world know what this country is like. As a society we are evolving with every new immigrant. Welcome to the Great Snowy North. Stay warm. :)
Thank you for your honest truth especially the 1st culture shock that have people of different culture and racial groups hung around from same ethnic groups.
Decided to not move to Canada after all after watching your videos. Being a young enthusiastic Kenyan entrepreneur,I think it would be better for me and my country as well to just stay here,and grow financially without the hustle of being an immigrant. Life is hard here but like you said...the grass isn't always greener on the other side!
To your first point about Ethnic Segregation. I grew up in small town Northern Ontario where there wasn't a lot of ethnic diversity, but generally speaking everyone intermingled very well to the point that I grew up not really understanding 'ethnicity', because it was something done mainly at home and not in public. But when I looked south to the GTA I'd see what you were talking about, that different ethnic groups would segregate themselves in to their own communities. It was no longer just in the home, it extended to the community and shaped it in to little representations of the countries they came from. I came to understand why, of course, because it offered new immigrants a sense of security and familiarity. However, it wouldn't enrich them enough for them to leave these enclaves and move to a less homogenous area. I've always been disappointed in this because it left me - as a native born Canadian - wondering why people wouldn't integrate more, or what was wrong with me or the communities that weren't so saturated with one ethnic group. Toronto's periphery is certainly segregated boroughs but it seems to change once you go in to Toronto where, if you want to partake in the services offered there, people are forced to face one another, and this is good! Facing that makes us stronger as a culture and country. It's kind of how it was growing up in that small town. You can't hide there. You have to face 'the people', and when you do it helps break down preconceived barriers and strengthens the community. Its definitely important to celebrate culture of ever stripe, and communities should do so. But I think 'Canada' is more about recognizing ones born culture at home first, and agreeing more as a community/region/province/country that the overt culture outside the home is shaped in a natural yet neutrally agreed upon way. Built more on the environmental necessities and the agreed upon social good will of love and respect. When I was growing up, I remember people being asked to define Canadian culture and how hard it was for Canadians to describe it. I think this is what it is in its most natural form. Anyway, its just my thoughts. Cheers!
Good job; hope you get more views - you touch on a lot of things that are not mentioned on similar-themed videos. Most people just want to talk about the cost of living and the weather ... !
@@abroadstateofmind5571 You did make me feel guilty about my poor old grandmother, though - think I'll make a phone call tonight ...! Enjoy your life in Canada - cheers!
I'll agree with this - you definitely talk about some real important differences that other videos seem to overlook. One thing I'll note is Canada has always kind of angled for multi-culturalism, which does lead to that segregation you mention (for better or worse!), which differs from the US, which does push for that melting pot/assimilation/merging of cultures angle.
@@EspherMercury I don't think government policy has made much difference in that regard; it's just fine talk - any nation, including the US, that has much immigration has pockets of immigrants from specific countries.
As a white woman I can certainly attest to the segregation point. It doesn't seem to matter what ethnicity either. I moved from Nova Scotia to BC and I found it to be even less friendly than the east coast. I have friends from many ethnicities but you don't really socialize within that person's ethnicity, you only socialize with that one person. Change won't happen until we truly mix with each other and really learn about each other. Great video. Very honest information.
as a Montrealer I can say, The east coat especially Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are renowned for their friendliness and amicable nature. they are truly the most hospitable Canadians.
I love your honesty Bro.. I am moving to canada soon too .. so is good to know all of these.. Thanks for the video.. see you there✌🏿 all the way from DRC🇨🇩
Canada does not "advertise a melting pot." Canada clearly and frequently advertises that we are, and encourage being, a mosaic in which immigrants are encouraged to preserve and practise distinctive aspects of their original culture. This is in contrast to the United States which does advertise itself as a 'melting-pot.'
yeaaaaa I stood corrected...I made this video almost a year ago and most of the wonderful commentors corrected me on that opinion but thank you for watching
no one is forced to live in a particular place. if new to Canada do not want to mix more it is their call. yes we move around, we have a big country full of wonders. I just wish people who move here would leave alot of their "home" ways out.
As a Canadian we really have to hustle to wake up drive the kids to school, get to work, deal with traffic picking up your kids , come home make supper, kids homework, put the kids in bed , by the time the days is over we are exhausted. We are polite we do want to create a friendship but it is just hard. My best friend is from Nigeria we share a lot of time together, but it is hard to find the middle ground juggling with family and friends
You are the first person I've ever heard dispel the myth about Toronto being a "melting pot". ( I can't speak for the rest of Canada cause I live in Toronto) Everyone says this about Toronto, when in fact it's not a melting pot at all. Exactly as you said, people don't assimilate. They keep their cultures from there countries and tend to hang out with people from their culture. I'm not knocking this, just saying that's not a "melting pot" which everyone says Toronto is. Your very perceptive.
An easy two line mnemonic verse (seemingly inspired by the famous Roy G Biv mnemonic) for this is: Ynn N Princeedward' Basmoq N Nova' which are the initials/first parts of: Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia. Note that Ynn (which is pronounced "in") contains all three territories, while Ynn N Princeedward' contains all of what can be called the "northern row" and Basmoq N Nova' contains all of what can be called the southern row. Note also that each line of the mnemonic follows certain rules that make recalling them correctly rather easy. First, each line is constrained to contain exactly five syllables. The line must stretch from coast to coast. The territories and provinces are represented by their initials unless they are at the end of a line, in which case it is represented by the first few syllables of its full name with spaces removed. All members of the northern row, except Prince Edward Island, include, in their mainlands, part of the Arctic, defined as north of the sixtieth parallel and all members of the southern row, except Nova Scotia, share a land border with the United States. This mnemonic is the Canadian part of the well-known (or at least known) "Woc An Tl Ma Flor'" mnemonic for all the states, divisions, and regions of the US, and all the provinces and territories of Canada. Here is a link to an article that explains the Woc An Tl Ma Flor mnemonic, that you can read for free and without registering: bartshmatthew.medium.com/easily-recall-the-fifty-states-and-nine-divisions-of-the-united-states-and-the-thirteen-e56881c38146
I am Canadian, grew up in a small town ,moved to Toronto for my adult life. Went there for the increased opportunities available in urban settings. Everything you said about your impression of moving to Canada I could have said myself. Except for the cold, which I am used to, your experience was the same as mine. I appreciated your observation about the famous Canadian niceness, it’s true that it’s only a habit and that actually Canadians as a whole are no nicer than everyone. It always makes me cringe when I hear that old stereotype repeated. It used to be at least safe here and you could rely on an honest legal system, but now we have a dictator. I wouldn’t recommend coming to Canada to my worst enemy.
I think your Canadian City experience is alittle different than a Canadian Rural experience. I live in the country and surrounded by many many generational canadians. im a 4th generation canadian and roots from the UK. its a different world and everyone helps everyone. My advice is to go to rural towns, thats where the real canada is!
Welcome to Canada! Canada is not a melting pot, we welcome all and gain from your culture! As far as friendly might take immigrants awhile! As far as Family if some move even in the country it cost a lot of money and time to visit ! St.John NFLD to Victoria BC is 6,750 km. The return flight for 1 person would be $1,200 to $1,590, maybe more. Unless you have 3 or more like 4 days off what’s the point you would have to turn around and head back after a few hours visit! Canada needs many more people in order to bring those prices down! Also Canada is very expensive to live in , so not a lot of money to spare for most of us ! Not sure about school but not hard to make friends at work and in the neighborhood where you live! 22% of the citizens in Canada were not born in Canada( highest % wise in the World, by a lot )
Just surfing and randomly came across this video. I'm a 53yr old white woman born and raised Canadian in a military family who moved every 4 yrs through Germany and one side of Canada to the other the first 20yrs of my life. I've always been a VERY proud Canadian. This past year however and having a 23yr old Son living in Toronto I've scaled back on the "VERY" proud the more I learn. There is not one thing you said that I don't disagree with and that makes me sad. Does your family want to adopt me 😁. I wish you much success here (and warmth lol). I'm glad my Son chose Toronto for all its culture and so grateful he truly has a melting pot of friends (Mosaic, tossed salad, whatever). I'm also glad a smart person like you with a big heart chose Canada, we are better for it.
Thank you so much for your comment. Apart from COVID and the initial homesickness I must say that choosing to study here was a great decision. I’m so much more culturally aware and appreciative of life and I hope to meet more amazing people like you!
I have lived in Canada for 18 years and everything you said is accurate, and I would have said it even more firmly than you. Families are not really connected and having to work long hours every day has added to that challenge. Indeed, people are not as friendly as they make Canadians to be in the news around the world, especially US. I mean on the surface, they are but it takes them a long time to treat you as a friend.
Cultural integration mostly happens with the second generation who go to school and grow up with each other. My friends were Irish, Italians, portugese, the Valdeze's lived across the street and we played street hokey together and then the Sad's moved in and played football. But our parents didn't ever mix. What you said about schooling is surprising to me, because with out a higher education your really limited. Canada is experiencing Education Inflation. You need more education all the time. The universities are relatively cheap and hard to get into. Americans and foreign students come here to study and pay twice the amount of a Canadian citizen and it's still way cheaper than in their home country. Most professional degrees or trades are not accepted from other counties in Canada, you have to start over and get your degree or certificate again.
I'm from Nassau as well (3 years here in Ontario) and stumbled across your video. Just wanted to commend you on such a great video/channel. I relate with your experience so much! keep up the great work
The type of culture shock one experiences in Canada is from multi-culturalism. You go there with the expectation of seeing anglo Canadians, but instead you run into all the different types of cultures in the world. So in Canada you might experience the same culture shock as if you were in Mumbai, Beijing, or Mumbasa (depending on where in Canada you live).
Canada doesn't advertise a melting pot (that's what the U.S. talks about,) Canada talks about a mosaic. If some immigrants/visitors don't make the effort to mix though, that's really not on the general culture, that's on the new entrants to the society who make that decision. As a Canadian, I've had this convo with various visa students and new immigrants...that they need to NOT isolate themselves to just their particular cultural/ethnic group and actually try to get to know other people outside their group. That's very important. I've always been very open to have friends from around the world myself. As for the elderly... one of the issues is that our families in North America tend to be small, with both adults working outside the home... very hard to have an elderly relative in the home and take care of them with very few people to pitch in and the stress of a hectic life. Lastly, plenty of us struggle who are no immigrants too, I think sometimes immigrants think they are the only ones having trouble getting work or finding affordable housing, etc. but that's not the case...that's a general issue for many people...
Canada is not a melting pot, most Canadians enjoy and appreciate the diversity that new Immigrant bring to towns and cities. So, be happy, participate socially and economically and don't get sick over intergrading.
We do not claim " melting pot ". That is a USA claim. We prefer to go with 'multi-culture". We want to know of others festivals, food, art, etc, not diluted by 'melting pot'.
Lol. I said the same thing. I'm a Bahamian moving to Alberta next month and didn't really think we had an accent, but I picked up on it right away when he spoke. It's beautiful.
I'm an immigrant myself and don't completely agree. It's not that Canadians are unwelcoming of different ethnicities its that ethnicities, especially newly arrived, segregate themselves. They arrive here from China, for example, and only hang out with other Chinese people because the language is the same and it's what they're familiar with. In smaller cities it happens way less as large immigrant communities don't exist. It forces immigrants to go out of their comfort zone and befriend people of a different background.
Great point I appreciate your insight, and because of that it’s almost justifiable to be less welcoming, however it’s just my personal opinion. Thanks for watching!
@@abroadstateofmind5571 We emigrated to Halifax and immigrants mix because that's the only option. They also learn about and assimilate to Canadian culture far more because there aren't any immigrant bubbles to exist inside of. In that sense, the immigrant experience is a little harder but more successful in the long run. They hang on to the culture of their homeland and adopt Canadian culture at the same time. In Toronto, immigrants tend to substitute Canadian culture wit their own. And thx.
Let me clear up a few points" 1) Socially we kind of hang out with our own ethnic groups, but at schools and at work and things like that it is very culturally diverse. It's only really neighbourhoods where different ethnic groups clump together. Also, if you come from a small country and want to socialize, most universities and churches/community centers have days/activities just for that; different mixers and events you can go to. 2) Colleges are different from universities. Our universities are the equivalent of the U.S. state colleges and have the same academic abilities as them. College has more of a laisse faire kind of attitude. Also, our school system is not competitive, we have the same standard for each student, and you get out of it what you put into it. Our universities are about self-directed learning. Classes are more about summarizing than learning, you have to study and learn on your own time. And our more technical schools are kind of in and out schools because you learn a lot of what you need to know not in school, but when doing your internship. 3) Faire point. But you can still love your children and love your parents without being surrounded 24/7 with your entire intermediate and extended family. And I do wish you would stop saying that Canada has soooo many people. We really don't. It's a small country. 4) Not exactly true. Sure, there is no pressure to wear the newest sneakers or have the most expensive phone/appartement but what he said about not discriminating when it came to jobs is simply not true. If you're a cashier past 40, chances are something (with a better job than you) will be silently pitying you. There are levels. If you aren't a student and have a minimum wage job, people will look down on you. 5) It is true. We take in a lot of refugees (an unspoken reason is that our population is so small we need the extra people). In fact, a large portion of my current school (I happen to live in Ottawa) is Syrian. Such a large portion that whenever the school sends out emails, they are in english, french, and arabic.
The united States advertises itself as a melting pot, but Canada is a cultural mosaic. In the U.S. your encouraged to loose your culture after a couple of generations. Here culture is celebrated and there are cities that promote cultural heritage days (or weeks). I have an American friend whose grandparents were south German. She has no Idea of her cultural heritage and no desire to learn. Peace
America is the "melting pot" while Canada is the "tossed salad". That's how it was explained to me in school in the 80s. Back then the idea was that different cultures could live here and not have to blend in, but just live their lives. The white people hated that but the immigrants loved it and still do apparently. Less pressure to conform and they could integrate to whatever extent they want to.
@@RatKindler Not all "white People" hated it. I grew up in a very monochrome town and moved the Toronto when I was in my early twenties. I loved the diverse cultures. It was like taking a world tour with out leaving home lol. Peace
i do totally agree with you on those facts. i ve spent nearly 4years living in Canada. ALso i am an alumni of Georgebrown college arch school. Many new immigrants in canada start from no money or asset. they just dug themselves to save and earn money which i felt so intensive for them to experience. A lot of facts about canada were so deluded but one thing for sure is Canada respecting new employees and not degrading individuals as hierarchical work environments mostlikely happening in Asia.
Its interesting how an immigrants perspective of canada is so different from mine. Growing up it was very much like a melting pot and very social. everyone really got along. but at a certain age we select a few really good friends and stick with them so I see why people think we are anti social when they move here as adults.
I'm an immigrant but have been been here since I was a child I don't think we've ever promoted being a melting pot. You can keep your culture it's more of a cultural blend that's why we're considered multicultural however most people know a little about other cultures around them
Canada does not identify with the "melting pot" concept, which is a USA self-propaganda. We promote and clearly see Canadian culture as 'multi-cultural". We do no dilute everything into a 'melting pot' and then insist that you fit that mould (as does the USA). Canadians are proud of their multi-cultural flavour in customs, foods, dress and languages. Everyone has the freedom to pursue their dreams and to congregate as they wish for the flowering of a grander society.
I don't disagree with what you're saying however speaking for myself I personally as a Canadian who grew up in a very white farming community have always seeked out friends from other cultures and other countries because I enjoy mixing with all types of races of people and I get so much out of learning from people
I think a lot of what you say is valid, but your eperience will be different in different parts of Canada. I think there is more genuine mixing in other parts of Canada, and if you're in a smaller city, than T.O., people will be more friendly.
It takes a while to get used to a new place I moved from New Brunswick to Alberta which is a great place but the first time I move there I hated it the second time it was amazing sometimes when you move to a new place you have to do a extra effort
They do once you’re prepared for the interview and have relevant experience. It may not be easy but you’ll figure it out after a while. I’m going to make a video about that! Thanks for watching
If you make but "ONE" (real) friend in your ENTIRE lifetime you are indeed a wealthy man (or woman). I think it was by Shakespeare. It does not matter which part of the planet you are standing on.
Numerous people talk about the same thing that people now stick in groups in Canada. While it is common and I agree it was never like it is now. When I grew up all were treated equal and the same. That was the plan. So while there was social programs and services most had access to the same things. But now it is no longer like that and this unequal treatment now groups people up for various reasons. For example I pay 70-100% taxes on my salary each year and then have to pay all my own healthcare. While somebody may come and get free healthcare. And this has nothing to do with skin because when you spend all you salary on healthcare when others get it for free you tend to resent the ones whom get it for free despite color, etc. And while I don't blame them for that but instead the government... I know I avoid people whom get free healthcare whenever I can since when they take their earnings and buy stuff year after year I have to use mine for healthcare. So you eventually avoid them for various reasons. If you take that psychological logic and apply it to groups it will be the same. The more unequal the treatment of citizens the less they will interact with other groups. It is basic psychology and sociology because even if they do not hate each other they will resent each other and all political debates come down to groups, skin, sex, religion, nationality, etc... instead of good governance. When the government gives out benefits... is it based on groups? So people now stick to those groups because the government is forcing them to since if you are not in a big group the government pretends you do not exist unless it is time to pay more taxes for the big groups they are helping. Canada will lose its "friendly" reputation because of this. It is only a matter of time with a government that can only see skin or sex and ignores the basic running of the country. Look at history. It's not like leaders haven"t done it before.
This was excellent …I truly appreciate your commentary because it’s explains what I’ve noticed and tried for months to put in words. One day I’ll return to my country and share my experiences and this point of view pretty much sums up a lot of what I’ve noticed..thanks for watching!!
@@abroadstateofmind5571 Thanks. But that is what you will see because everyone sees it. To fully understand it you need to understand love and hate based racism. To use the most famous example of racism... Hitler and the Jews... Hitler could have said they were going to tax the Jews and talked about all the good things they are going to do with their money. Thus distract from the crimes and associations with thoughts of pleasure. Hate based he would have said they are despicable people and the cause of their problems and other hateful lies to distract from it. If you notice both distracts from the crime since neither mentions it and thus no associations gets triggered in their minds since they are talking about something other then the crimes, harms, victims, etc. If you understand the basics of hate and love based racism which they often use in combination you can understand what you see since both creates a divide but will look different. For example where I live certain unions control the area. They do this by funding politicians and parties that support them and then give back some of the money in donations to fund their political parties and thus give themselves wages they would never achieve without their collaboration. I live in a small place so everyone knows it is happening and nobody hides it. We are one of the few places that still allows it. Others banned it because of the same corruption and collaboration. I think around 90% of their funding comes from unions at last check. But what happens is they now talk about how giving themselves money will spur the economy all without a thought to what they are doing is illegal under current laws and the people whom need to pay for it since governments can only move money, or print it and inflate it. But this now lets them openly talk about breaking the laws for their benefit like the Hitler example above. And bcause they do not use hatred to do this, which is helped by journalists not following the laws of journalism so no discussion is allowed... thus no hate... they openly do not hate on the groups they are committing crimes against but just ignore those they are committing crimes against. And all because giving the other groups money would spur the economy too but they would need to pay for it instead of the other way around. So they shut down that through funding in various ways according to them. And all because the journalists would sooner break laws to help the rich for money. Naturally. But with a majority that only concentrates on themselves but never hates on the other group when you question them they get mad and only then claim the other group does not deserve it in a nice or mean way. And all because love based racism will always turn to hate eventually no matter how hard they try and keep a lid on it. Something that is helped by the government since they tell them to say it. I think it is the Canadian government motto now. Some don't deserve it! But what happens is you have one group giving themselves everything and where the other group gets nothing but the debts. Along with this they illegally depress salaries of those whom they think do not deserve it. They brag about this and it is not hard to tell an illegal arbitrary law when you know the science. But once again it is pure love to spur the economy and lower their cost of living. Not a crime, or hate. If you understand that then if you get a group of people in one room... one group gets everything and if the other complains they get ignored and have to sit in resentment or get attacked and told they do not deserve it... means we avoid each other now when before all were equal. So because of all this Canadians avoid each other unless it is the same groups since you are treated so unequal. Which means fight, or ignore each other. And the media only sides with the government and hides the crimes so there is no fight. For example take student loans. In one generation one group got free schooling. The next group the government gave them student loans which everyone knew they didn't collect...so that went bust. Then the bank took it over and you had to find a cosigner. So just with student loans are where they set the systems up for themselves each time you have numerous groups where I live. Those whom got it for free, those whom got it and decided to pay it back or not, those whom got it if they could finda cosigner, and those whom couldn't find a cosigner. And if you want to work to save I can tell you washing dead bodies for 4 dollars an hour they took back 3 dollars in taxes. So good luck with that. I know. But in one generation and room, and just with student loans, you have four different groups because nobody sat down and designed a system that works. Such as the government run the program and collect the loans and take the bit of loss when they cannot pay. Just that alone put people on a different footing. And thus groups. In one room. One generation. one system. You can then talk about healthcare, subsidies, taxes, etc, etc, etc, which all divides us up to the point another citizen may as well be in another country because of the different laws, systems, etc, which apply to some but not others. Where you come from it sounds like the politicians don't speak about only women, or other groups, but talks about all citizens as equal and how you should do what is good for the country as a whole right? You will find the exact opposite here and the government only helps groups. Thus we stick to them and need to. It is basic psychology and sociology. Walk into a room full of children and give some cupcakes but not others. Then see if they all play, or group up. And then how do you explain it when it is for your own political self interests? So long story short... what you are seeing is the effects of a lot of love based racism to conspire in crimes against humanity which has not yet turned to hate. Thus group divides with no fights. Or in other words we just stick to our groups and put up with it. It also does not help that when the government looks for taxes they go after groups instead of income tax that effects all. So most groups keep their head down and avoid making any noise in fear of a discussion on being taxed were to start against their group for whatever reason they come up with. And a lot of us have resentment on the ways they have done it in the past since all illegal taxes require lies somewhere. But basically unequal country leads to unequal groups. Unequal groups tend not to interact when it happens through racisms. My area feels like ghost town most of the time since only certain groups get along. For example I get along great with those in my groups. But I have no time for others whom lied about me for money. And if an immigrant were to come and the government now gave them a student loan.... do you think I would say... "that's great!"... when they wouldn't give me one? Thankfully I am smart enough to blame the government and not immigrants... but all should be equal. Thus no groups. Thus no invisible divides that you will see, or notice, in Canada.
Your tax calculations are waaaay off. Taxes are based on percentage and once tax time comes you have a minimum deduction. If you were truly earning that wage you would have all paid taxes refunded. You also would qualify for free Healthcare premiums. Maybe you are in a small town with very corrupt govt officials who allow employers to break labour laws? Something doesn't smell right in Sweden as they say.
@@denisegreene8441 Income taxes are based on a percentage of income. The cut off point is about 20k. Much lower then most make whom works those jobs. So that is 15%. Then it was 20% sales tax... which went to 15% and 8% environmental fee. Then you have hidden taxes such as over 50% on gas and now carbon taxes. Then sin taxes that effect poor more if you want to have a beer, etc, with your poor friends. Then property taxes and then taxes on everything that moves. Taxes on buying cars, taxes on insurance, etc. Sometimes we have taxes on taxes on taxes. On average the tax rate is a minimum 50% for my bracket in my country and I am on the high end of that at 70%. And you also have to add some discriminatory taxes due to my area going through one of the greatest industrialist layoffs with no government support due to them taxing you to pay for the debts they illegally racked up. It is because they stopped using income taxes to raise money years ago because the doctors and rich that claim to run this place did not want to pay them. So they charged the poor. It is part of the reason I refuse to use our healthcare system anymore and no longer support my country. Did I mention that what should cost me 25 dollars a month in healthcare costs me about 1000 with taxes while those whom are supposed to enforce the laws get it for free to avoid the costs? Everything is rigged so only certain groups get tax breaks and subsidies and you cannot deduct it since the doctors only recommends it. So you have to be in certain groups to get it covered and not get hit with the taxes. It is in my research into racism to explain how cute they are with it and how they are buying off the police, army, etc. The last few years they have been getting together and making a new slave class according to them. Other members of certain groups tell us to join them because of what is happening out of care of the person. I live in a socialist country that cannot afford to be socialist since it requires crimes against humanity to pay for it. So illegal taxation and theft of labors is where the money comes from. Oh and by the way if you want crimes investigated they will only do that for certain groups too. Saving money there and allowing them to give themselves illegal tax breaks and subsidies that others do not get. Even immigrants question why nobody talks to each other and found it funny we now stay in groups calling it an unfriendly place. All because of our taxes and lousy socialism. Did I mention you had to find a cosigner for student loans or you coundn't go to school where I live... but the university is funded 80% by taxes...? Imagine washing dead bodies for 4 dollars an hour to give 3 away in taxes to pay for others to go to school when you cannot. God bless socialism! Socialism does not work unless you commit crimes for money. It just becomes one big racism since a majority always wants money for themselves and the minority of victims pay for it. Nothing is free in this world. I live somewhere with "free" healthcare but still had to pay 150k out of pocket to pay for others over the last 10 years. If your place can be socialist without robbing minorities for the money I would find that very funny and question how. Take dental here. Not only is it not covered under healthcare if you make more than around 20k... if the needle does not work on you... you get no pain killer. Root canals with nothing because we have no N.O. gas. Make no wonder dentists are not generally considered doctors even with the doctorate. Kind of like the psychologists that cannot see mass crimes. Where I live they are socialist sadists whom only looks after themselves and minorities can go to grass. We have crimes against humanity laws that the police not only ignores but engages openly in the crimes to the point we have to support all racism. So lets just say robbing peoples money through illegal taxes is nothing new where I live. Most don't even think our area is going to last since nobody understands budgets and percentages while they are still being socialist as the police look away to it. It is even to the point that while they used to tax people and use that money to put people to work... now they just save the time and add in more steps and processes to various things just to put people to work while increasing costs to pay for it that way. So let's just say being in a failed socialist state means you have a high tax rate. We can always check the tax rate but they illegal hide it. I'll never support socialism since it does not work unless you have a lot of money you can steal from a minority. And we do not even have that anymore since they have most of us broke through the years. Our country is too. Socialism does not work. It is hard enough to fund social programs honestly... little lone a majority's greed. But they ignore it and the crimes and pretend they are economic experts. It is laughable since they would have to ignore the crimes they have to be involved in to think that.
Tell the truth bro cause they my like they all hold hands and sing we are the world in Canada and that there so woke smh when everyone stick to there own smh
Experiencing new things is always good for your perspective. It's Priceless.
Very much so!
@@abroadstateofmind5571 Hello how can i work as a dental therapist in Canada, tell me the process pls
Very interesting perspective. I'm always interested to hear about what new immigrants find shocking in Canada.
1. I'm Canadian born and raised so I can't really weigh into this as much as an immigrant can. However I do try my best to be accepting, welcoming, and accommodating to anyone immigrating to Canada. I feel it's a duty of Canadian citizens to help new immigrants feel welcome. They should embrace and share their values and culture, rather than assimilate into "ours." (Apart from human rights differences) Canada is a mosaic of culture and the diversity we have here is our greatest asset and strength.
2. College and university are different in Canada than many other places. I've been to both and I personally enjoyed and got more value from college than I did from university. People have all different reasons for going to post-secondary school but I fully agree with you. Extra schooling is far more worth it if you pick something you enjoy and give it your all!
3. This is a mixed bag. My family is personally extremely close. We have family get-togethers all the time involving cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. (Covid has affected this though) I do understand that unfortunately not all families are that close knit. It is a bit disheartening to see.
4. I agree with your mindset. People are just doing what they have to do and it's not my place to look down on someone just because of what they wear or do for work. I will tell people off if I see them yelling at an employee over something trivial like making a mistake. Everyone's human and nobody deserves disrespect because of what they do.
5. This is huge for me. People have experienced horrors I am fortunate enough to probably never experience. These people give everything for a new chance at life in Canada. Again, it's why I believe Canadians need to be so accepting to these people. They've been through enough in their life. Being welcoming and understanding is the least we can do for them.
Thank you for your wonderful video and I do hope you enjoy being here in Canada! All the best!
Mr. Broad. I am a retired Canadian who hangs out watching random RUclips videos and like watching 'Canadian Culture Shocks' videos. Yours is the first one I recall talking about nitty gritty of life in Canada versus relatively minor items like 'bagged milk' and TAX not included in prices. Your video shows that you are a very well spoken intelligent man who notices important things around him. Immigrants are extremely important for Canada's economy and many Canadians don't realize this. I would say that one problem we have is many (not all) new immigrants head for the big cities which seems to result in the 'enclaves' of ethnic groups which you mention. However, ever since I was a kid it was obvious that from the second generation on, new immigrants acclimate, assimilate or what have you quite well. Personally, I have been hanging out with Caribbean immigrants for over 30 years and have been married to a few as well. Before you mentioned Bahamas, I was going to guess Barbados or Jamaica as you definitely did not sound like a 'Trini'.
I wish you luck in your Canadian adventure. I have travelled around myself and , for me, if we didn't have our ungodly winter, I would just stay put in this wonderful country. As it is, I have to escape every winter to some warm place like Mexico, Caribbean or Australia. Cheers Mate !!
"chances are you're just trying to stay warm" lol SO TRUE when winter hits it's just whatever is warm, doesn't matter how it looks. Layer it on lol.
Hi .I'm from a large city in Southwestern Ontario cruising down the 401. In my Co-op we have Native Canadians, Sudanese Arab, White folk, Columbian, Mexican, Portuguese and Italian. We all keep watch for our neighbourhood, and we have a potluck twice a year. Although Covid-19 kinda screwed that up. We still help each other out. Child care, borrowing stuff for meals. I LOVE my neighbours, and I enjoy learning about them their family, and their cultures. ❤
My experience as a Canadian is that so many of the ethnic groups don’t seem to ‘want’ to merge
Totally agree, I was really looking forward to getting to know a lot of people but there seemed to be a barrier of entry with most folks. In due time though
The new immigrants seem to be afraid of the other cultures. The second generation will integrate though. My family is from Jamaica but the kids are completely Canadianized now and move freely among other cultures. They've all married people from other countries.
@@RatKindler agreed. Moving as an adult will always be more difficult because of preconceived ideas of what you think you’ll expect. Kids naturally adapt and will learn to accept things as they see it.
@@RatKindler yes... I do see this in my community. The first generation moves here for " A better life" but insist on the Canadian offspring to live as though still in their parents home country. I work with a woman from mainland China who is upset her canadian child doesn't want to live in China. He refuses to learn to speak Cantonese ( more a parenting / power control issue I think). He's 100 % cdn but she is not at all. It is difficult for the kids to walk that line. I am very mixed and my ex is mixed...an anglo Indian ( think Russel Peters) so my kids are just plain heinz 57. Culturally we have become so mixed in my ancestry and my children's that we are neither white or brown. Just canadian.
Im from BC and its true,especially with asians.
Good points, and an interesting viewpoint. Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your insight. As a long time toronto resident, I grew up loving the "cultural mosaic" as a kid, and felt pretty thrilled that I could meet kids from all over the world, study and spend time with them, meet their families, and eat in their homes. But you're right. Communities for many reasons stick largely to their own, in a sense. It's an odd thing.
I have lived in Canada since birth...early 70's. I see Canada as normal because its all I know. I am glad to see other peoples perspectives. Canada is not "perfect" but I see it as an "acceptable balance". Keep making the videos letting the world know what this country is like. As a society we are evolving with every new immigrant. Welcome to the Great Snowy North. Stay warm. :)
I am a 75yr. old Canadian male.Your presentation was very well done and accurate.
Thank you for your honest truth especially the 1st culture shock that have
people of different culture and racial groups hung around from same ethnic groups.
Appreciate it bro I’m just keeping it 100 thanks for watching
Decided to not move to Canada after all after watching your videos. Being a young enthusiastic Kenyan entrepreneur,I think it would be better for me and my country as well to just stay here,and grow financially without the hustle of being an immigrant. Life is hard here but like you said...the grass isn't always greener on the other side!
To your first point about Ethnic Segregation. I grew up in small town Northern Ontario where there wasn't a lot of ethnic diversity, but generally speaking everyone intermingled very well to the point that I grew up not really understanding 'ethnicity', because it was something done mainly at home and not in public. But when I looked south to the GTA I'd see what you were talking about, that different ethnic groups would segregate themselves in to their own communities. It was no longer just in the home, it extended to the community and shaped it in to little representations of the countries they came from. I came to understand why, of course, because it offered new immigrants a sense of security and familiarity. However, it wouldn't enrich them enough for them to leave these enclaves and move to a less homogenous area. I've always been disappointed in this because it left me - as a native born Canadian - wondering why people wouldn't integrate more, or what was wrong with me or the communities that weren't so saturated with one ethnic group. Toronto's periphery is certainly segregated boroughs but it seems to change once you go in to Toronto where, if you want to partake in the services offered there, people are forced to face one another, and this is good! Facing that makes us stronger as a culture and country. It's kind of how it was growing up in that small town. You can't hide there. You have to face 'the people', and when you do it helps break down preconceived barriers and strengthens the community. Its definitely important to celebrate culture of ever stripe, and communities should do so. But I think 'Canada' is more about recognizing ones born culture at home first, and agreeing more as a community/region/province/country that the overt culture outside the home is shaped in a natural yet neutrally agreed upon way. Built more on the environmental necessities and the agreed upon social good will of love and respect. When I was growing up, I remember people being asked to define Canadian culture and how hard it was for Canadians to describe it. I think this is what it is in its most natural form. Anyway, its just my thoughts. Cheers!
Good job; hope you get more views - you touch on a lot of things that are not mentioned on similar-themed videos. Most people just want to talk about the cost of living and the weather ... !
Hahaha I know right! it was fun recording and I’m glad you watched it 👏🏾👏🏾
@@abroadstateofmind5571 You did make me feel guilty about my poor old grandmother, though - think I'll make a phone call tonight ...! Enjoy your life in Canada - cheers!
I'll agree with this - you definitely talk about some real important differences that other videos seem to overlook. One thing I'll note is Canada has always kind of angled for multi-culturalism, which does lead to that segregation you mention (for better or worse!), which differs from the US, which does push for that melting pot/assimilation/merging of cultures angle.
@@EspherMercury I don't think government policy has made much difference in that regard; it's just fine talk - any nation, including the US, that has much immigration has pockets of immigrants from specific countries.
As a white woman I can certainly attest to the segregation point. It doesn't seem to matter what ethnicity either. I moved from Nova Scotia to BC and I found it to be even less friendly than the east coast. I have friends from many ethnicities but you don't really socialize within that person's ethnicity, you only socialize with that one person. Change won't happen until we truly mix with each other and really learn about each other. Great video. Very honest information.
as a Montrealer I can say, The east coat especially Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are renowned for their friendliness and amicable nature. they are truly the most hospitable Canadians.
I love your honesty Bro..
I am moving to canada soon too .. so is good to know all of these..
Thanks for the video.. see you there✌🏿 all the way from DRC🇨🇩
3:56 I am loving your videos!!! So realistic
Canada does not "advertise a melting pot." Canada clearly and frequently advertises that we are, and encourage being, a mosaic in which immigrants are encouraged to preserve and practise distinctive aspects of their original culture. This is in contrast to the United States which does advertise itself as a 'melting-pot.'
yeaaaaa I stood corrected...I made this video almost a year ago and most of the wonderful commentors corrected me on that opinion but thank you for watching
correct.
Very well said! I’ve been saying this since I got here.
no one is forced to live in a particular place. if new to Canada do not want to mix more it is their call. yes we move around, we have a big country full of wonders. I just wish people who move here would leave alot of their "home" ways out.
Heard the accent and subscribed right away 🇧🇸 all the best!
As a Canadian we really have to hustle to wake up drive the kids to school, get to work, deal with traffic picking up your kids , come home make supper, kids homework, put the kids in bed , by the time the days is over we are exhausted. We are polite we do want to create a friendship but it is just hard. My best friend is from Nigeria we share a lot of time together, but it is hard to find the middle ground juggling with family and friends
You are the first person I've ever heard dispel the myth about Toronto being a "melting pot". ( I can't speak for the rest of Canada cause I live in Toronto) Everyone says this about Toronto, when in fact it's not a melting pot at all. Exactly as you said, people don't assimilate. They keep their cultures from there countries and tend to hang out with people from their culture. I'm not knocking this, just saying that's not a "melting pot" which everyone says Toronto is. Your very perceptive.
An easy two line mnemonic verse (seemingly inspired by the famous Roy G Biv mnemonic) for this is:
Ynn N Princeedward'
Basmoq N Nova'
which are the initials/first parts of:
Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island,
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia.
Note that Ynn (which is pronounced "in") contains all three territories, while Ynn N Princeedward' contains all of what can be called the "northern row" and Basmoq N Nova' contains all of what can be called the southern row.
Note also that each line of the mnemonic follows certain rules that make recalling them correctly rather easy. First, each line is constrained to contain exactly five syllables. The line must stretch from coast to coast. The territories and provinces are represented by their initials unless they are at the end of a line, in which case it is represented by the first few syllables of its full name with spaces removed.
All members of the northern row, except Prince Edward Island, include, in their mainlands, part of the Arctic, defined as north of the sixtieth parallel and all members of the southern row, except Nova Scotia, share a land border with the United States.
This mnemonic is the Canadian part of the well-known (or at least known) "Woc An Tl Ma Flor'" mnemonic for all the states, divisions, and regions of the US, and all the provinces and territories of Canada.
Here is a link to an article that explains the Woc An Tl Ma Flor mnemonic, that you can read for free and without registering: bartshmatthew.medium.com/easily-recall-the-fifty-states-and-nine-divisions-of-the-united-states-and-the-thirteen-e56881c38146
I am Canadian, grew up in a small town ,moved to Toronto for my adult life. Went there for the increased opportunities available in urban settings. Everything you said about your impression of moving to Canada I could have said myself. Except for the cold, which I am used to, your experience was the same as mine. I appreciated your observation about the famous Canadian niceness, it’s true that it’s only a habit and that actually Canadians as a whole are no nicer than everyone. It always makes me cringe when I hear that old stereotype repeated. It used to be at least safe here and you could rely on an honest legal system, but now we have a dictator. I wouldn’t recommend coming to Canada to my worst enemy.
I am here in Canada Over 1 year now and I agree with everything that you are saying man. Its a nice place but it was definitely a shocker
I think your Canadian City experience is alittle different than a Canadian Rural experience. I live in the country and surrounded by many many generational canadians. im a 4th generation canadian and roots from the UK. its a different world and everyone helps everyone. My advice is to go to rural towns, thats where the real canada is!
But not many jobs in rural towns. So …
Welcome to Canada! Canada is not a melting pot, we welcome all and gain from your culture! As far as friendly might take immigrants awhile!
As far as Family if some move even in the country it cost a lot of money and time to visit ! St.John NFLD to Victoria BC is 6,750 km. The return flight for 1 person would be $1,200 to $1,590, maybe more. Unless you have 3 or more like 4 days off what’s the point you would have to turn around and head back after a few hours visit! Canada needs many more people in order to bring those prices down! Also Canada is very expensive to live in , so not a lot of money to spare for most of us ! Not sure about school but not hard to make friends at work and in the neighborhood where you live!
22% of the citizens in Canada were not born in Canada( highest % wise in the World, by a lot )
Just surfing and randomly came across this video. I'm a 53yr old white woman born and raised Canadian in a military family who moved every 4 yrs through Germany and one side of Canada to the other the first 20yrs of my life. I've always been a VERY proud Canadian. This past year however and having a 23yr old Son living in Toronto I've scaled back on the "VERY" proud the more I learn. There is not one thing you said that I don't disagree with and that makes me sad. Does your family want to adopt me 😁. I wish you much success here (and warmth lol). I'm glad my Son chose Toronto for all its culture and so grateful he truly has a melting pot of friends (Mosaic, tossed salad, whatever). I'm also glad a smart person like you with a big heart chose Canada, we are better for it.
Thank you so much for your comment. Apart from COVID and the initial homesickness I must say that choosing to study here was a great decision. I’m so much more culturally aware and appreciative of life and I hope to meet more amazing people like you!
I have lived in Canada for 18 years and everything you said is accurate, and I would have said it even more firmly than you.
Families are not really connected and having to work long hours every day has added to that challenge. Indeed, people are not as friendly as they make Canadians to be in the news around the world, especially US. I mean on the surface, they are but it takes them a long time to treat you as a friend.
That’s the reason why I’m super eager to move and work in Canada to experience it. Hehe 🙏🏽😀hopefully soon in Gods grace .
Cultural integration mostly happens with the second generation who go to school and grow up with each other. My friends were Irish, Italians, portugese, the Valdeze's lived across the street and we played street hokey together and then the Sad's moved in and played football. But our parents didn't ever mix.
What you said about schooling is surprising to me, because with out a higher education your really limited. Canada is experiencing Education Inflation. You need more education all the time. The universities are relatively cheap and hard to get into. Americans and foreign students come here to study and pay twice the amount of a Canadian citizen and it's still way cheaper than in their home country.
Most professional degrees or trades are not accepted from other counties in Canada, you have to start over and get your degree or certificate again.
Informative video, thank you. 😊
A Broad State of Mind!
Thank you. Keep it real!! I appreciate your TRUTH! Please Please make more truthful videos!
I'm from Nassau as well (3 years here in Ontario) and stumbled across your video. Just wanted to commend you on such a great video/channel. I relate with your experience so much! keep up the great work
Thanks alot for watching this!! 🇧🇸
The type of culture shock one experiences in Canada is from multi-culturalism. You go there with the expectation of seeing anglo Canadians, but instead you run into all the different types of cultures in the world. So in Canada you might experience the same culture shock as if you were in Mumbai, Beijing, or Mumbasa (depending on where in Canada you live).
you explained it very well! thanks for watching
@@abroadstateofmind5571 Thanks!
Canada doesn't advertise a melting pot (that's what the U.S. talks about,) Canada talks about a mosaic. If some immigrants/visitors don't make the effort to mix though, that's really not on the general culture, that's on the new entrants to the society who make that decision. As a Canadian, I've had this convo with various visa students and new immigrants...that they need to NOT isolate themselves to just their particular cultural/ethnic group and actually try to get to know other people outside their group. That's very important. I've always been very open to have friends from around the world myself. As for the elderly... one of the issues is that our families in North America tend to be small, with both adults working outside the home... very hard to have an elderly relative in the home and take care of them with very few people to pitch in and the stress of a hectic life. Lastly, plenty of us struggle who are no immigrants too, I think sometimes immigrants think they are the only ones having trouble getting work or finding affordable housing, etc. but that's not the case...that's a general issue for many people...
Smart man, hope you establish in Canada.
Canada is not a melting pot, most Canadians enjoy and appreciate the diversity that new Immigrant bring to towns and cities. So, be happy, participate socially and economically and don't get sick over intergrading.
@@Marc_de_Car well said thank you for your insight
We do not claim " melting pot ". That is a USA claim. We prefer to go with 'multi-culture". We want to know of others festivals, food, art, etc, not diluted by 'melting pot'.
Just came across your video.....you have no idea how you are assisting me prepare myself mentally. Thank you
Hello Brenda thank you so much for watching and I'm happy that you enjoyed it
@@abroadstateofmind5571 did you finally manage to make connections or friendship with people from other countries or canadians?
Canada doesn’t advertise itself as a cultural melting pot but as a cultural mosaic.
Well spoken
Wooow this is real thanks for sharing
5:22 i had a feeling you were from the caribbean like me 😂😂 i recognize our accents anywhere
Hahaha can’t hide it! Thanks for watching
Lol. I said the same thing. I'm a Bahamian moving to Alberta next month and didn't really think we had an accent, but I picked up on it right away when he spoke. It's beautiful.
Amazing content, loads educating topic thanks
I'm an immigrant myself and don't completely agree. It's not that Canadians are unwelcoming of different ethnicities its that ethnicities, especially newly arrived, segregate themselves. They arrive here from China, for example, and only hang out with other Chinese people because the language is the same and it's what they're familiar with. In smaller cities it happens way less as large immigrant communities don't exist. It forces immigrants to go out of their comfort zone and befriend people of a different background.
Great point I appreciate your insight, and because of that it’s almost justifiable to be less welcoming, however it’s just my personal opinion. Thanks for watching!
@@abroadstateofmind5571 We emigrated to Halifax and immigrants mix because that's the only option. They also learn about and assimilate to Canadian culture far more because there aren't any immigrant bubbles to exist inside of. In that sense, the immigrant experience is a little harder but more successful in the long run. They hang on to the culture of their homeland and adopt Canadian culture at the same time. In Toronto, immigrants tend to substitute Canadian culture wit their own. And thx.
INTERESTING facts about CA
Let me clear up a few points"
1)
Socially we kind of hang out with our own ethnic groups, but at schools and at work and things like that it is very culturally diverse. It's only really neighbourhoods where different ethnic groups clump together. Also, if you come from a small country and want to socialize, most universities and churches/community centers have days/activities just for that; different mixers and events you can go to.
2)
Colleges are different from universities. Our universities are the equivalent of the U.S. state colleges and have the same academic abilities as them. College has more of a laisse faire kind of attitude. Also, our school system is not competitive, we have the same standard for each student, and you get out of it what you put into it. Our universities are about self-directed learning. Classes are more about summarizing than learning, you have to study and learn on your own time. And our more technical schools are kind of in and out schools because you learn a lot of what you need to know not in school, but when doing your internship.
3)
Faire point. But you can still love your children and love your parents without being surrounded 24/7 with your entire intermediate and extended family. And I do wish you would stop saying that Canada has soooo many people. We really don't. It's a small country.
4)
Not exactly true. Sure, there is no pressure to wear the newest sneakers or have the most expensive phone/appartement but what he said about not discriminating when it came to jobs is simply not true. If you're a cashier past 40, chances are something (with a better job than you) will be silently pitying you. There are levels. If you aren't a student and have a minimum wage job, people will look down on you.
5)
It is true. We take in a lot of refugees (an unspoken reason is that our population is so small we need the extra people). In fact, a large portion of my current school (I happen to live in Ottawa) is Syrian. Such a large portion that whenever the school sends out emails, they are in english, french, and arabic.
Thanks for the comment!Great points 👌🏾
242 to da WORLDDDDD!!!!
The united States advertises itself as a melting pot, but Canada is a cultural mosaic. In the U.S. your encouraged to loose your culture after a couple of generations. Here culture is celebrated and there are cities that promote cultural heritage days (or weeks). I have an American friend whose grandparents were south German. She has no Idea of her cultural heritage and no desire to learn. Peace
We advertise melting pot? Wierd, we are supposed to be a mosaic
America is the "melting pot" while Canada is the "tossed salad". That's how it was explained to me in school in the 80s. Back then the idea was that different cultures could live here and not have to blend in, but just live their lives. The white people hated that but the immigrants loved it and still do apparently. Less pressure to conform and they could integrate to whatever extent they want to.
@@RatKindler Not all "white People" hated it. I grew up in a very monochrome town and moved the Toronto when I was in my early twenties. I loved the diverse cultures. It was like taking a world tour with out leaving home lol. Peace
The major shock I experiences is POUTINE is overhyped.
Exactly what I have been sayinggggggggggggg....thank you for saying this.
i do totally agree with you on those facts. i ve spent nearly 4years living in Canada. ALso i am an alumni of Georgebrown college arch school. Many new immigrants in canada start from no money or asset. they just dug themselves to save and earn money which i felt so intensive for them to experience. A lot of facts about canada were so deluded but one thing for sure is Canada respecting new employees and not degrading individuals as hierarchical work environments mostlikely happening in Asia.
thanks so much
Its interesting how an immigrants perspective of canada is so different from mine. Growing up it was very much like a melting pot and very social. everyone really got along. but at a certain age we select a few really good friends and stick with them so I see why people think we are anti social when they move here as adults.
I am looking to studying in Canada, but I see alot colleges are expensive, Can you please recommend a few of the affordable ones ?
You speak so well ❤️
I love this video and content 💜
Looking forward for more upcoming videos ✊new subscriber:)
Aww man thanks alot....wanted to make the best of my quarantine here and didnt think much would watch :D I appreciate you
Nice one
how much was your jacket? I guess it keeps your warm up there
I'm an immigrant but have been been here since I was a child I don't think we've ever promoted being a melting pot. You can keep your culture it's more of a cultural blend that's why we're considered multicultural however most people know a little about other cultures around them
They are only starting to melt now. After some years hopefully it will be better
Very accurate
Realest video
Thanks for the information.
I don't think we're anti social we're just reserved I think
Canada does not identify with the "melting pot" concept, which is a USA self-propaganda. We promote and clearly see Canadian culture as 'multi-cultural". We do no dilute everything into a 'melting pot' and then insist that you fit that mould (as does the USA). Canadians are proud of their multi-cultural flavour in customs, foods, dress and languages. Everyone has the freedom to pursue their dreams and to congregate as they wish for the flowering of a grander society.
Thanks for your comment and also for watching!
I don't disagree with what you're saying however speaking for myself I personally as a Canadian who grew up in a very white farming community have always seeked out friends from other cultures and other countries because I enjoy mixing with all types of races of people and I get so much out of learning from people
I think a lot of what you say is valid, but your eperience will be different in different parts of Canada. I think there is more genuine mixing in other parts of Canada, and if you're in a smaller city, than T.O., people will be more friendly.
""smaller city than"" Montreal and Vancouver as well.
I would like to live in Canada and love Canada
It takes a while to get used to a new place I moved from New Brunswick to Alberta which is a great place but the first time I move there I hated it the second time it was amazing sometimes when you move to a new place you have to do a extra effort
Welcome to Canada! 🇨🇦
Thank you for the welcome!!
So damn right!
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Do people hire foreigners? I'm worried about getting a job because i'm Sri Lankan
They do once you’re prepared for the interview and have relevant experience. It may not be easy but you’ll figure it out after a while. I’m going to make a video about that! Thanks for watching
Bro how's the clubs out there
Superb. Wonderful dude.
Thanks a lot for watching
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If you make but "ONE" (real) friend in your ENTIRE lifetime you are indeed a wealthy man (or woman). I think it was by Shakespeare. It does not matter which part of the planet you are standing on.
Good video but I believe you're confusing the U.S. and Canada. Canada claims to be a cultural mosaic whereas the U.S. is the melting pot.
Thanks for watching! yup I've learned a tad bit more sence recording this :D
The "melting pot" metaphor refers to the US.
Correct. Recently learned the correct term is "mosaic" which makes perfect sense. Thanks for watching !
Where from the Caribbean are u?
Don't see this as accurate. Just because the streets aren't paved with gold is not Canada's fault
Too bad you came to Canada at this time. The pandemic has really changed things. It will get better for you. Stay safe, and wear a mask.
Thank you it’s really tough now but I’m hoping that things will get better soon 🙏🏿thanks for watching !
Numerous people talk about the same thing that people now stick in groups in Canada. While it is common and I agree it was never like it is now.
When I grew up all were treated equal and the same. That was the plan. So while there was social programs and services most had access to the same things. But now it is no longer like that and this unequal treatment now groups people up for various reasons.
For example I pay 70-100% taxes on my salary each year and then have to pay all my own healthcare. While somebody may come and get free healthcare. And this has nothing to do with skin because when you spend all you salary on healthcare when others get it for free you tend to resent the ones whom get it for free despite color, etc. And while I don't blame them for that but instead the government... I know I avoid people whom get free healthcare whenever I can since when they take their earnings and buy stuff year after year I have to use mine for healthcare. So you eventually avoid them for various reasons.
If you take that psychological logic and apply it to groups it will be the same. The more unequal the treatment of citizens the less they will interact with other groups. It is basic psychology and sociology because even if they do not hate each other they will resent each other and all political debates come down to groups, skin, sex, religion, nationality, etc... instead of good governance.
When the government gives out benefits... is it based on groups? So people now stick to those groups because the government is forcing them to since if you are not in a big group the government pretends you do not exist unless it is time to pay more taxes for the big groups they are helping.
Canada will lose its "friendly" reputation because of this. It is only a matter of time with a government that can only see skin or sex and ignores the basic running of the country. Look at history. It's not like leaders haven"t done it before.
This was excellent …I truly appreciate your commentary because it’s explains what I’ve noticed and tried for months to put in words. One day I’ll return to my country and share my experiences and this point of view pretty much sums up a lot of what I’ve noticed..thanks for watching!!
@@abroadstateofmind5571 Thanks. But that is what you will see because everyone sees it.
To fully understand it you need to understand love and hate based racism. To use the most famous example of racism... Hitler and the Jews... Hitler could have said they were going to tax the Jews and talked about all the good things they are going to do with their money. Thus distract from the crimes and associations with thoughts of pleasure. Hate based he would have said they are despicable people and the cause of their problems and other hateful lies to distract from it.
If you notice both distracts from the crime since neither mentions it and thus no associations gets triggered in their minds since they are talking about something other then the crimes, harms, victims, etc.
If you understand the basics of hate and love based racism which they often use in combination you can understand what you see since both creates a divide but will look different.
For example where I live certain unions control the area. They do this by funding politicians and parties that support them and then give back some of the money in donations to fund their political parties and thus give themselves wages they would never achieve without their collaboration. I live in a small place so everyone knows it is happening and nobody hides it. We are one of the few places that still allows it. Others banned it because of the same corruption and collaboration. I think around 90% of their funding comes from unions at last check.
But what happens is they now talk about how giving themselves money will spur the economy all without a thought to what they are doing is illegal under current laws and the people whom need to pay for it since governments can only move money, or print it and inflate it.
But this now lets them openly talk about breaking the laws for their benefit like the Hitler example above. And bcause they do not use hatred to do this, which is helped by journalists not following the laws of journalism so no discussion is allowed... thus no hate... they openly do not hate on the groups they are committing crimes against but just ignore those they are committing crimes against. And all because giving the other groups money would spur the economy too but they would need to pay for it instead of the other way around. So they shut down that through funding in various ways according to them. And all because the journalists would sooner break laws to help the rich for money. Naturally.
But with a majority that only concentrates on themselves but never hates on the other group when you question them they get mad and only then claim the other group does not deserve it in a nice or mean way. And all because love based racism will always turn to hate eventually no matter how hard they try and keep a lid on it. Something that is helped by the government since they tell them to say it. I think it is the Canadian government motto now. Some don't deserve it!
But what happens is you have one group giving themselves everything and where the other group gets nothing but the debts.
Along with this they illegally depress salaries of those whom they think do not deserve it. They brag about this and it is not hard to tell an illegal arbitrary law when you know the science.
But once again it is pure love to spur the economy and lower their cost of living. Not a crime, or hate.
If you understand that then if you get a group of people in one room... one group gets everything and if the other complains they get ignored and have to sit in resentment or get attacked and told they do not deserve it... means we avoid each other now when before all were equal.
So because of all this Canadians avoid each other unless it is the same groups since you are treated so unequal. Which means fight, or ignore each other. And the media only sides with the government and hides the crimes so there is no fight.
For example take student loans. In one generation one group got free schooling. The next group the government gave them student loans which everyone knew they didn't collect...so that went bust. Then the bank took it over and you had to find a cosigner.
So just with student loans are where they set the systems up for themselves each time you have numerous groups where I live. Those whom got it for free, those whom got it and decided to pay it back or not, those whom got it if they could finda cosigner, and those whom couldn't find a cosigner. And if you want to work to save I can tell you washing dead bodies for 4 dollars an hour they took back 3 dollars in taxes. So good luck with that. I know.
But in one generation and room, and just with student loans, you have four different groups because nobody sat down and designed a system that works. Such as the government run the program and collect the loans and take the bit of loss when they cannot pay.
Just that alone put people on a different footing. And thus groups. In one room. One generation. one system.
You can then talk about healthcare, subsidies, taxes, etc, etc, etc, which all divides us up to the point another citizen may as well be in another country because of the different laws, systems, etc, which apply to some but not others.
Where you come from it sounds like the politicians don't speak about only women, or other groups, but talks about all citizens as equal and how you should do what is good for the country as a whole right? You will find the exact opposite here and the government only helps groups. Thus we stick to them and need to.
It is basic psychology and sociology. Walk into a room full of children and give some cupcakes but not others. Then see if they all play, or group up. And then how do you explain it when it is for your own political self interests?
So long story short... what you are seeing is the effects of a lot of love based racism to conspire in crimes against humanity which has not yet turned to hate. Thus group divides with no fights. Or in other words we just stick to our groups and put up with it.
It also does not help that when the government looks for taxes they go after groups instead of income tax that effects all. So most groups keep their head down and avoid making any noise in fear of a discussion on being taxed were to start against their group for whatever reason they come up with. And a lot of us have resentment on the ways they have done it in the past since all illegal taxes require lies somewhere.
But basically unequal country leads to unequal groups. Unequal groups tend not to interact when it happens through racisms.
My area feels like ghost town most of the time since only certain groups get along. For example I get along great with those in my groups. But I have no time for others whom lied about me for money.
And if an immigrant were to come and the government now gave them a student loan.... do you think I would say... "that's great!"... when they wouldn't give me one?
Thankfully I am smart enough to blame the government and not immigrants... but all should be equal. Thus no groups. Thus no invisible divides that you will see, or notice, in Canada.
Your tax calculations are waaaay off. Taxes are based on percentage and once tax time comes you have a minimum deduction. If you were truly earning that wage you would have all paid taxes refunded. You also would qualify for free Healthcare premiums. Maybe you are in a small town with very corrupt govt officials who allow employers to break labour laws? Something doesn't smell right in Sweden as they say.
@@denisegreene8441 Income taxes are based on a percentage of income. The cut off point is about 20k. Much lower then most make whom works those jobs. So that is 15%. Then it was 20% sales tax... which went to 15% and 8% environmental fee. Then you have hidden taxes such as over 50% on gas and now carbon taxes. Then sin taxes that effect poor more if you want to have a beer, etc, with your poor friends. Then property taxes and then taxes on everything that moves. Taxes on buying cars, taxes on insurance, etc. Sometimes we have taxes on taxes on taxes. On average the tax rate is a minimum 50% for my bracket in my country and I am on the high end of that at 70%. And you also have to add some discriminatory taxes due to my area going through one of the greatest industrialist layoffs with no government support due to them taxing you to pay for the debts they illegally racked up. It is because they stopped using income taxes to raise money years ago because the doctors and rich that claim to run this place did not want to pay them. So they charged the poor. It is part of the reason I refuse to use our healthcare system anymore and no longer support my country.
Did I mention that what should cost me 25 dollars a month in healthcare costs me about 1000 with taxes while those whom are supposed to enforce the laws get it for free to avoid the costs?
Everything is rigged so only certain groups get tax breaks and subsidies and you cannot deduct it since the doctors only recommends it. So you have to be in certain groups to get it covered and not get hit with the taxes. It is in my research into racism to explain how cute they are with it and how they are buying off the police, army, etc.
The last few years they have been getting together and making a new slave class according to them. Other members of certain groups tell us to join them because of what is happening out of care of the person.
I live in a socialist country that cannot afford to be socialist since it requires crimes against humanity to pay for it. So illegal taxation and theft of labors is where the money comes from.
Oh and by the way if you want crimes investigated they will only do that for certain groups too. Saving money there and allowing them to give themselves illegal tax breaks and subsidies that others do not get.
Even immigrants question why nobody talks to each other and found it funny we now stay in groups calling it an unfriendly place. All because of our taxes and lousy socialism.
Did I mention you had to find a cosigner for student loans or you coundn't go to school where I live... but the university is funded 80% by taxes...?
Imagine washing dead bodies for 4 dollars an hour to give 3 away in taxes to pay for others to go to school when you cannot. God bless socialism!
Socialism does not work unless you commit crimes for money. It just becomes one big racism since a majority always wants money for themselves and the minority of victims pay for it.
Nothing is free in this world. I live somewhere with "free" healthcare but still had to pay 150k out of pocket to pay for others over the last 10 years.
If your place can be socialist without robbing minorities for the money I would find that very funny and question how.
Take dental here. Not only is it not covered under healthcare if you make more than around 20k... if the needle does not work on you... you get no pain killer. Root canals with nothing because we have no N.O. gas.
Make no wonder dentists are not generally considered doctors even with the doctorate. Kind of like the psychologists that cannot see mass crimes.
Where I live they are socialist sadists whom only looks after themselves and minorities can go to grass. We have crimes against humanity laws that the police not only ignores but engages openly in the crimes to the point we have to support all racism.
So lets just say robbing peoples money through illegal taxes is nothing new where I live. Most don't even think our area is going to last since nobody understands budgets and percentages while they are still being socialist as the police look away to it.
It is even to the point that while they used to tax people and use that money to put people to work... now they just save the time and add in more steps and processes to various things just to put people to work while increasing costs to pay for it that way.
So let's just say being in a failed socialist state means you have a high tax rate.
We can always check the tax rate but they illegal hide it.
I'll never support socialism since it does not work unless you have a lot of money you can steal from a minority. And we do not even have that anymore since they have most of us broke through the years.
Our country is too.
Socialism does not work. It is hard enough to fund social programs honestly... little lone a majority's greed. But they ignore it and the crimes and pretend they are economic experts. It is laughable since they would have to ignore the crimes they have to be involved in to think that.
Tell the truth bro cause they my like they all hold hands and sing we are the world in Canada and that there so woke smh when everyone stick to there own smh
I can’t figure out your accent
Weak family values is a real one
Zip up your coat its cold.
Hahahah I know man
Also, racism. Don't forget the revolting level of racism! 🤔😉
For the sake of this being one of my first videos I decided not to vent about that ...Yet 😆
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You need to watch SerpentZA's latest video titled something like, "Americans whine too bloody much!" It addresses what you said.
@@moondog7694 not merr'kan!
Racism here is huge.