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I am visiting Toronto this weekend and I wanted to find out more about the cultural differences between Toronto and a typical American city like Minneapolis or Chicago. So far, a lot of things look a lot like what we have here, I watched a segment of the Toronto local news and it is incredibly similar to our local news. What are some of the most obvious cultural differences? Thanks!
So far, a lot of things look a lot like what we have here, I watched a segment of the Toronto local news and it is incredibly similar to our local news. What are some of the most obvious cultural differences?
Seriously????
You will not be in for a culture shock. Relax....
If you look hard enough, you might even find people who listen to Rush Limbaugh, although I really doubt it.
Enjoy.
I do not think you can discern culture from a news program, at least not very well.
Come here for the sights that are different from Mpls. This thread has suggestions: Visiting Toronto in June.. Need suggestions please!! :)
culturally its a north american city where 50% of the population were born overseas.. so its more a global mosaic which is probably why it is not easy to define culture from a Torontonian context.. people correct me if you feel otherwise..
We're not too different I suppose, you'd just better make sure to spell Colour, Labour, Harbour, and Honour with a U while you're up here, or else, or else.... or else nothing.
On the surface you may not notice a difference, but when you visit, you'll definitely feel a different vibe that you're no longer in the USA. The cultural differences are more subtle - more about social values, the way people interact with one another, the way different immigrants settle, etc.
I haven't lived in TO for a long time, but been back to visit. I have heard from people from Chicago that they find that it is a much safer city to walk around in with much less danger from gangs- they were so scared walking around in the daytime - we had to reassure them that it was ok! However, that may have changed in recent years. People tend to be reserved and not make eye contact. Of course, safety depends a lot on the area or what time of day it is.
Why go then if its full of lazy socialists who will never measure up to Americans.
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Originally Posted by Repubocrat
I am going to Toronto next week for the first time and I just wanted to share a conversation I had with a Canadian friend. My friend lived in Canada until he was 20 and now he is an American citizen. He was explaining to me that in Toronto, some of the hardest working people he ever met were almost always American. While most Canadians are good people and very civilized overall, Canadians workers overall are significantly less productive than Americans and do not have the same work ethics. Don't get me wrong, Canada is a great country with great people but he was explaining that many Canadian executives are totally discouraged from working harder to move up or get promoted because they know that the more they make, the more the govt is going to take in taxes, so they would rather just stay where they are. I am using the example of Canada because it is a country that is SO similar to the USA in many ways yet, it will never reach its full potential because of socialism.
WTF? why go then if its full of lazy socialists who will never measure up to Americans. Some nerve you have.
You are so incredibly RUDE. The thread about Canada and Socialism has nothing to do with this conversation and yes, I am very excited about going to Toronto for the first time, otherwise, I would have never started this thread.
True my apologies. But when I saw that OTHER post where you were saying all the negative things about Canadians and I saw how helpful Canadians were being to you on THIS thread.. I saw red flags. Picture this, your neighbour is all nice nice to you and tells you they want to visit and get to know you. Then you find out they are bad mouthing you to the other neighbours. That is how this appeared. But true should not have used the WTF comment.
PS A weekend in Toronto will not be enough for anyone to really know and understand Canada.
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