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i think the younger generation is increasingly more Americanized. There are many US subcultures though (preppy/ cheerleader-Varsity/ African-American etc) that stay within the borders and thus, you dont really see there in the younger ppl sphere or "style"
The older people are noticeably different from the US counterparts.
I've spent sufficient time in Canada and it has a different feeling, imo people also look a little different (there are certain "looks" you see in Canada that you dont really see in the US, and vice versa). The older people tend to look much more "British"...the people in general tend to look a little earthier. I people-watch alot.
Toronto and Vancouver are different parts of the country but they have a collective "feeling" that say Vancouver and Seattle do not have despite being closer together. No matter what, nationality ties things together. Hard to describe..if you're perceptive and have spent lots of time in both countries, than you'd know what I mean.
Earthy? You mean natural? I've never heard of the term being used as an adjective...
Does Canada have cheerleaders, football culture, proms, rednecks etc these days? I think of all of those things as being extremely American.
Cheerleaders? Yes, but I don't think the scene is remotely as big or as overblown as it appears to be in the States.
Football culture? Yes, particularly in Western Canada, but again, I'm of the impression that it's somewhat more subdued north of the border.
Proms? They were called grads where I grew up, but, yes, they existed. Depending on the part of the country, they might be calling them proms with increasing frequency or they could have been calling them proms or something else all along.
Rednecks? Yep.
Canadian culture is an awful lot closer to American culture than many Canadians are willing to admit.
People are doing Yoga, driving Japanese cars, talking on South Korean cell phones, listening to British music, watching American movies, eating Chinese food, shopping at German grocery store chains.
People are doing Yoga, driving Japanese cars, talking on South Korean cell phones, listening to Britishmusic, watching American movies, eating Chinese food, shopping at German grocery store chains.
I would sort of agree on generalizing most of them, EXCEPT for the bolded ones, as they're much more based on individual preferences than others. i.e.) Not everyone listens to metal and rock ; German store chains? Haven't got a clue which ones are actually German other than some of the auto companies
Does Canada have cheerleaders, football culture, proms, rednecks etc these days? I think of all of those things as being extremely American.
please please keep those tacky things out of Canada.
And all the "sex" which is everywhere in TV, movies, music. I don't know why pop culture has to be filled with sex.
Do Canadians students have proms and act like they are the highlight of their entire life?
Other than the Grey Cup, I have never heard that football is big here the way it is in the US. Do we even have high school football? I never have heard a thing about cheerleaders here. The sport I hear about is hockey. All my nephews and some of my nieces belong or have belonged to hockey teams.
I hear about 'grad.' Not proms. I don't think that it is quite as big a deal as in the US although it seems to have grown more in importance but these days, unlike in my day, they have 'grads' from kindergarten and from junior high.
Every country has a version of rednecks, at least what I understand rednecks to be.
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I never have heard a thing about cheerleaders here. The sport I hear about is hockey. All my nephews and some of my nieces belong or have belonged to hockey teams.
