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Disagree with this. I shop at places like T&T and eat East Asian/South Asian food about 10,000x more than my father or grandfather did back when they were my age. I also get to hear/see Mandarin or Punjabi >100x more than they did.
I do too. And I shop and eat food from places that sell all other manner of ethnic foods from all cultures that I never had the privilege to shop for 40 years ago, and I get to learn more about more people from more cultures and nations that never lived in Canada 40 years ago. And now here we go - the whole world is coming to my doorstep and bringing its world of cultures and new languages and arts and foods with it, it's very exciting and entertaining.
What possible reason could anyone have for objecting to having so much more of everything than what there was before?
So, does that mean that lovely Canada will come like the San Francisco Bay Area?
What is the San Francisco Bay Area like now? It's been something like 18 years since I was there last and I noticed then that there were an awful lot of frightened and distant people there compared to what it was like 30 and 40 and 50 years ago when everyone was a lot more inviting and friendlier. Has that changed? Is it worse or is it better now?
That remains to be seen is the only plausible answer. Obviously, Canada will still be in North America physically, but what happens beyond that is anyone's guess. I would say that it depends on what happens with the Asian population moving forward. Will they integrate and adopt Canadian values or will most of them be merely economic migrants?
While Canada was founded by Europeans, there is nothing preventing future generations from changing things if they become the majority and feel that the old ways no longer appeal to them. If tomorrow, 70% of the population comes from societies that are strongly opposed to LGBT rights, how do you think that's going to affect the country's stance on it?
This isn't a rant against immigration though. I'm strongly in favour of it, but I can see how things could change in the future.
I don't suddenly see 70 percent of the population of Canada being populated by those so against what Canada stands for. ( our immigration policies don't allow that many in ) Even the very small minority of those new immigrants opposed to certain rights, quickly find out that their views go against the law of the land. You must also must understand that gay rights have been entrenched in Canadian law years before the US. Not just equal marriage but adoption and accepting gays in the military. In others words, it's not so new to us.
I know from experience that some asian immigrants against LGBTQ2 rights came from societies that had our 1950's views. They learn. Especially parents of LGBTQ2 children soon find out that Canadian society, for the vast part, does not reject them. Which is a parents greatest fear.
One thing that seems to baffle some Americans is the " live and let live " attitude that is prevalent in Canadian culture. Saying this, knowing there are some that are not that way.
I remember going door to door for a candidate that had just come out mid campaign. Many of the people I talked to said ( this was in the early 80's ) I don't understand this whole gay thing, and I guess he can't help it, but I like what he say's so I may vote for him". Only one person slammed a door in my face. In other words, if his being gay didn't affect them, so be it.
So, does that mean that lovely Canada will come like the San Francisco Bay Area?
You make it sound that Canada won't be lovely with asian immigrants? Did you know that in the Glenbow Museum in Calgary had an exhibit of something that a lot of Canadians hold dear to their heart? That whether growing up in a small prairie town, or a big city we have a memory of. A Canadian Chinese restaurant. More like a diner. Chinese immigrants. like corner stores, ran many. It's become part of our DNA. So much so that the museum had one intact on display.
I hate to be the one to tell you, but one of the great things about SF was it's Chinatown.
That, and the fact that parts of the Lower Mainland have more asians per capita than SF.
Oh, the horrors!! An amazing night market, incredible restaurants and YES formerly oppressed Chinese who love democracy and have come here to remind us of how precious that is.
this depends on how asian maybe...later today I'm planning to watch this korean movie with my favorite Nana - if they become country with Nanas i would've moved there long before the hockey players did.
Disagree with this. I shop at places like T&T and eat East Asian/South Asian food about 10,000x more than my father or grandfather did back when they were my age. I also get to hear/see Mandarin or Punjabi >100x more than they did.
And did your father or grandfather ever attend Caribana?
The world is an expanding population with the subsequent migration patterns one would expect to countries having room and opportunities.
Canada is absorbing immigration from all over the globe; Asia being just one of those areas.
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