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Most of the world associate Canada with maple syrup, niceness, and more maple syrup. But the truth is... the country stereotypes aren't that far from the truth, actually. Just with a few extra weird details. Like, super social moose or friendly police officers. Exotic, I know. To give you a better idea about the Canadian stereotypes, Bored Panda has compiled another list of funny photos that perfectly describe the Great White North. So put on your parka, continue scrolling and enjoy.
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Meanwhile In Canada
Here's a fun fact about life in Canada. Canadians like to say "sorry" so much, they passed the "Apology Act" to limit its use. In the past, lawyers in court were probably able establish guilt quite easily. All they needed to do was prove someone apologized at the time of the incident and things would start going their way.
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#2
The Things You See In A Northern Canadian Town
So Canadian lawmakers made it clear that an apology of any kind “means an expression of sympathy or regret” and not “an admission of fault or liability in connection with the matter to which the words or actions relate.”
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Another Canadian Thing
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Canadian Police Clash With Citizens
#5
Found A Pretty Cool Hat At A Local Store Today
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Police In Montreal Are Protesting A Labor Dispute By Not Wearing Their Work Pants
#7
Christmas In Canada Is Difficult Sometimes
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We’re Living 3 Seasons At Once Right Now (September 15, 2018)
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Canadians Are Notorious For Being Kind
#10
Honest Canadian Commuters. The Workers Were Missing And The Automatic Gates Were Broken. This Is The Result
#11
Police Officer Stops To Buy A Drink From A Little Girl At A Lemonade Stand In Kenora, ON, Canada
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Canadian Victims Of Theft
Réka Károsi 5 years ago
"...and if you want a divine rhubarb pie recipe please knock on the door and ask my wife for it."
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Canadian Police On The Job
#14
Everything About This Says Canada
#15
This Moose Literally Followed Me Home
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Canadian Police Officers Meditating Before They Start Their Day
#17
Meanwhile In Montreal
#18
That’s A Decent Reason To Not Drop The Package Off At My Door
#19
Canadian Parking Ticket
#20
Grocery Store In Summerside, PEI (Canada) Has "Sensory Friendly Shopping"
Fixin'Ta 5 years ago
And what a great idea for parents of kids with sensory issues who might need to take them to the store with them!
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Jenna Bois 5 years ago
That was started by kids in my town!! The grocery chain adopted it throughout the region.
Marlinspike 5 years ago
Morrison Supermarkets in the UK do this every Sunday too. A lovely idea that costs nothing but can really make a difference :-)
Benderong 5 years ago
In fact, it would net them more money due to less electricity being used!
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Sue Bentley 5 years ago
I would love this! If only they could take the scent out of the detergent aisle. I rarely go down it because of the smell and buy detergent elsewhere. Highly sensitive people shop too!
Ceri Mcclellan 5 years ago
Me too! A Co-op near me was refurbished and they've put the highly perfumed laundry stuff opposite the frozen products?! Smell is overwhelming and it's contaminated all the packaging.. weird world we live in now :(
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Char Char 5 years ago
What is that thing called when your eyes burn a little and then they leak?
Analyn Lahr 5 years ago
I need this. The reduced lighting especially. Those damn lights hurt my eyes.
Susan Gardner 5 years ago
OMG that definitely would be the day I shop! And I would be in a much better mood for sure
DoggoMomma1 5 years ago
As a special education teacher, this is 100% needed in the states. Community trips are SO important for our students, but unfortunately all the sensory stimuli cause great difficulty.
Niamh McVeigh 5 years ago
I wish my local Tesco did something like this. I hate having to ask other people to pick stuff up for me.
Marnee DeRider 5 years ago
This gives me chills. About every other time my mom took me shopping as a kid, I would end up throwing "temper tantrum" as they called it and would hide under one of the clothes racks crying. My poor Mom! I was blamed for having a bad temper because some little thing would finally set me off. I was in my early 20s before I realized that if there is a lot of clanging, too many things moving around, other noises, and even smells, it just overwhelms me, and it would finally come out as a "temper tantrum". I'm much better after having taken some anti-depressant for a couple of weeks. Toned it down permanently, though that wasn't the intention and that isn't supposed to happen. But I still get quite agitated. Why can't we just have this every day? :-)
Jane Campbell 5 years ago
There are some grocery stores that set aside a couple of hours a week for physically- challenged and blind folks to have personal assistance with their shopping. A nice touch even though there probably not a lot of customers who need it.
Naomi Scrutton 5 years ago
A lot of the shops in Australia have started introducing this too. It's a godsend.
Nikki Lee 5 years ago
We have Quiet Hour every Tuesday morning at the store I work at, not only is it great for adults and children with sensory issues, it's pretty nice for the employees too, don't have to listen to the store's radio for a whole hour.
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Katharine Lancaster 5 years ago
Why can’t we have that here? I really, really want this to be a thing in Washington State.
Jennifer Doscher 5 years ago
Ermagerd! Can I come? Pretty please? Fair warning-I might not leave.
Heather Mack-Scott 5 years ago
our local Sobeys in Fredericton dose the same thing on Sundays.
Sylvia Nosworthy 4 years ago
And it is at a time that is a lot more reasonable than Walmart’s 7-8 am
Marissa Taylor 4 years ago
omg i need to move here this is perfect as bright lights bother me these days ;=;
Rob Wagner 4 years ago
They're doing this at Sobey's stores across Canada as far as I know. I stopped in to shop on a sensory shopping night in Saskatoon, SK, and it was really quite soothing.
Lurcheous Swain 4 years ago
I’m autistic I wish stores in uk would do this, Aldi wednesdays please
Robin Childers 4 years ago
This would be great for kids on the autistic spectrum to have a chance to practice social skills and life skills.
Kenna Jaques 4 years ago
Lots of places in Canada have this. My local store in Calgary had 2 nights a week that are sensory friendky
Diana Tulip 5 years ago
LOL we have this in my local supermarket (Morrisons in Coalville ENGLAND) and I was unaware and completely freaked out by the lack of sound from the self serve check out :D
Maxine Wright 5 years ago
We have one of these too at our local grocery store here in Oakville, Ontario!
Andrea Delden 5 years ago
Every store should do this , lights on low, sound down, fewer stressed shoppers = happier shoppers. The stores save money and the shoppers who enjoy your store will come back.
Steve Cruz 5 years ago
Brilliant idea! My friends with kids on the autism scale would greatly appreciate a couple of hours to accomplish their shopping without having to hire a skilled sitter.
Anneke Tame 5 years ago
The Supermarket in my town in Australia also do this, I was truly impressed. Great that we can show consideration toward others!!!
Sasha Grace 5 years ago
One of our Coles supermarkets has been doing this for about a year. Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia
Pretty Pangolin 5 years ago
I read that an airline had 'practice flights' for passengers with autism spectrum conditions. I think it's a great idea!
Nunnaur Beezwax 5 years ago
Sobeys offers this on Brampton at well. I believe it's a nationwide initiative
Vernice Aure 5 years ago
This would have been so wonderful when my two youngest were little. Both had sensory issues and shopping with them was a nightmare.
Niki Bretthauer 5 years ago
This is for the benefit of people with special needs such as autistic children, who are easily overstimulated. This is beginning to be available in the US as well.
Bárbara Coelho Melo 5 years ago
I walked into a Sobeys while this was going on and thought it was just because they were about to close. Huh, interesting...
Jasmine Meechan 5 years ago
I wish stores would do that near me! I have a hard time being in stores for too long when the lights are all on. Bugs my eyes and messes with my brain 🤷🏽♀️
Erika Drewke 5 years ago
Oh I wish this was everywhere! Groceries take most of my energy,spoons and make me into sensoryoverload-ticsing-zombie
R.s. Potter 5 years ago
I've never seen this before. It must be a Sobeys or a Safeway, if they're selling Compliments brand.
M O'Connell 5 years ago
Quite a few people have sensory issues with loud sounds, overly-bright lights, etc. I have a particularly hard time coping with crinkling/crunching-type noises which are out of my control. For instance, when my significant-other opens their mail, it sounds like the rustling of papers is INSIDE my head. It's difficult to endure if I have a choice of going elsewhere.
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Ika Carey 5 years ago (edited)
It's for people who have sensory issues, including people in autism spectrum. Some people are very sensitive to lights and noises.
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Most Canadian Thing Ever
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A Sign You're Marching In Canada
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This Is What Happens When A Canadian Parks In Your Spot
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People In Toronto Made Memorial For Dead Raccoon After City Forgot To Pick It Up For 12 Hrs
Mary Rose Kent 5 years ago
Every single time a see a dead creature on the road I want to cry—they were just going about their little skunk/gopher/raccoon lives and now they’re bio-waste on the roadside.
#25
This Bathroom Graffiti Is Positive
Mary Rose Kent 5 years ago
Your best friend is missing you enormously after Four. Whole. Hours. Apart.
#26
By Quite Aggressive We Just Mean They Become A Hell Spawn
#27
An Officer Saw A Toddler Driving His Truck, Pull Him Over & Gave Him His First Ticket. Fort McMurray, Canada
#28
I Just Got A Wrong Number Text From A Stranger That Said: “Hey Can We Use Ur Pool There’s A Moose In Ours”
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In Canada, Even The Robbers Are Polite
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Police Stop At A Canadian Half Marathon
Biopithecus 5 years ago
And the sign - Do you know how fast you were going? Cool sense of humor.
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Canadian Graffiti
#32
Only In Canada, Do The Buses Apologize For The Accident
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The Most Canadian Picture Ever Taken
#34
How To Tell You're In Canada
Mary Rose Kent 5 years ago
Also, “How To Tell That The Thermostat Wars of 2019 Are Not Yet Resolved”
#35
And Meanwhile, In Canada
#36
Police Playing Ball Hockey With The Neighborhood Kids. Just A Normal Day In Canada
#37
Why Canada
tuzdayschild 5 years ago (edited)
Looks like a map from a Dr. Seuss book. This Street, That Street, The Other Street there. Come to my neighborhood, look out for the bear.
#38
Happy Canada Day! Here Is The Most Canadian Photo I Ever Took
#40
Saw A Beaver On His Way To Assassinate Someone
Roger Haywood 5 years ago
You misunderstand officer. My teeth are blunt, so I'm using this instead.
#41
Only In Canada
#42
Fashion At My Small Town Canadian Bar
#43
Meanwhile In Canada
Mary Rose Kent 5 years ago
Does Canada have special flocks of Snow Goats? Inquiring minds want to know!
#44
They Waited At The Corner On The Side Walk For Traffic To Stop. Then Used The Buddy System To Cross When The Walk Signal Flashed. Overly Polite Animals?
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What do you think ?
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Decent country, decent people. Decency matters, at the end of the day.
Guido Pisano 5 years ago
I live in Italy. Some things showed here seems coming from another planet...
Roger Haywood 5 years ago
I love Canada's sense of humour. I really want to visit now. Everyone seems so polite.
Sardonic Scribe 5 years ago
Choose your cities wisely, my son. A LOT of big cities have a large amount of a##holes (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal). Smaller places are much nicer. I highly recommend places in British Columbia's Okanagan area (Vernon, Kelowna) - absolutely gorgeous to visit in winter or summer! Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park is one of the most beautiful places in the world (IMO). kal_lake-5...53-png.jpg 
2WheelTravlr 5 years ago (edited)
I love Canada, we've ridden motorcycles all the way across to Newfoundland, and up through the Northwestern side to Alaska and we've met some of the greatest people along the way. That said, we've also stayed in some oil and industry towns in the Yukon that were downright scary. No police presence for hundreds of miles and a general feeling that things could go really bad really quickly if you said or did just one thing wrong. I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, just pointing out that not every part of Canada is populated by the Nicest People on Earth.
Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago
I think it's like that in many countries. I've had brilliant experiences with US when I visited twice, but my colleague absolutely hates the place. Depends where you go I think.
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D. Pitbull 5 years ago
... and this is why I don't understand why some Canadians whine about our stereotypes. I kinda love it. Geez murphy, did you watch the 2010 Winter Olympics? Our closing ceremony was one big finger-poke at ourselves! Never complain about being known as "the nice people" - it's better than the alternative...
Katie Hayes 5 years ago
Right... I am from USA. And can no longer handle reading our news cycle.. school shootings, mass shootings, abhorrent racism, not to mention the rich have no rules while the poor and minorities are treated like second rate to the rich white power in this hellhole of a place. Police kill at a rate of massive gang violence. And the drugs... The meth and heroin are so easily obtained kids are enthralled at a young age. Education is bleak unless your rich... And don't be sick in the USA they bankrupt you for diabetes, you'll die of cancer because the screenings are so expensive and insurance companies are saying I have to pay out of pocket 12,000. Before they even help with a dime... Its not going to end well for me my chronic disease I can't treat or my twin son's with chronic disease... I'll take Canada and all it has to offer because ya know the alternative is absolutely terrifying. ( I'd move there in a second if I was able)
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Foxxy 5 years ago
Loved all the honesty and manners used. Canada is one place I would love to visit one day.
Wena Wanderlust 5 years ago
Message me if you ever do. I'd be pleased to give you advices from a local perspective, since you gave me so many insightful comments about Australia.
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Eden-Rose Huntsman 5 years ago
I'm supposed to be visiting Canada in a few days so I hope I can see some of these things...
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
I am not homesick for shovelling snow and scraping off my car, though. When we move back in a few years, it's going to be somewhere that it doesn't get that cold. Mind you, that's pretty easy. I grew up in Edmonton.
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Gotta wonder how Canada and the U.S. evolved to have such different attitudes on so many things. Both were colonies of the Brits.
Susan 5 years ago
Among other things, they abolished slavery thirty years before America did.
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Daria Z 5 years ago
It's so heartwarming! I'd never move to another country but it's so nice to know that there is a place full of kind people! My deep respect to all Canadians, and to everyone reading this comment - please have a great day! :-)
Just a Purpler 5 years ago (edited)
There's a police officer in my local news who helped a beaver cross the road in Halifax today haha. We're not perfect, but I love my country :P
John Louis 5 years ago
Americans are a rougher, more individualistic, take easy offense breed. We need to embrace our high crime rate, high incarceration rate, politically divided, low social safety, bragging about making money through dubious means, racially polarized, military glorified, patriotism-as-a-weapon of intolerance society, because a large percentage of the people want it that way, and politicians are not going to change anything.
2WheelTravlr 5 years ago
I think your view is what we see in the news, but on the ground most US citizens are pretty nice people.
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Helen Haley 5 years ago
Many branches of my family tree lived in Canada for generations, going back to the beginning of Canada. Then they came here. WHYYYYYY? And how can I go back?
Alexander Brior 5 years ago
I can tell you’re not lying about being Canadian.
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Douglas Campbell 5 years ago
Beautiful country with a much better class of society VS. Southern California weather. I guess I'll tolerate the anti-social SOCAL troglodytes....
Full Name 5 years ago
Sorta. The winters make you appreciate the nice warm summers that much more. In SOCAL it'll be nice out tomorrow, in 3 weeks and in 6 months so it's no big deal.
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RavenPuffPanda 5 years ago
I live in Canada, but right now I'm in China. Compared to Canada, China Sucks. ( No offense China ) In China, there is no Google, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Wattpad, Pinterest, Gmail and other websites. Plus, Many bad people here poison the food we eat so we only eat the food we cook. Also, when the people are walking across the streets, the cars just go by. It is super easy to die in China. I almost got hit by a car twice. But.... China is also beautiful with lots of places to go to. Oh yeah and also, the toilets are the type you have to squat to pee in.
Katie Hayes 5 years ago
😂😅. Omg dude get out of there and may I suggest go straight to Canada not stay overs no delays get to Canada 😁
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Elizabeth Gardner 5 years ago
I was in Canada four years ago and absolutely loved it and vowed if anyone ever pulled the plug out of Australia ( Uluru) and it sank that is where I would live. The people the places the humour the sheer niceness of the Canadians they just take the cake. Another trip in the near future I hope.
Full Name 5 years ago
I know Canadians that moved to Australia. They said it was the only other country they would live in.
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C. Peirce Terry 5 years ago
To see the difference in the country's and just the kindness is amazing.
RavenPuffPanda 5 years ago
I live in Canada. Its pretty decent. Like, if there's a missing kiddo, they get found in a few hours or a day. But Canada still has some up and downs.
Hermalyn Iaukea 5 years ago
Would love to go see & visit ALL of Canada at least once in my/our (I'm married 19+yrs) life time. Especially while we still can. We all know life throws curve balls our way and we just cannot get put the way or catch em quick enough and sometimes the repercussions/consequences can be such a hard ball to swallow but we've been through many of these things before and always have came up on top. Not Without lots of time, energy, stress, arguments, depression, financial turmoil, many other hardships, hurt, anger, pain, o overwhelmed, discouragement,depression and doubt, guilt, and shame. There is always good after the bad and without these dark times in our lives, we wouldn't appreciate the light when it came. So WOW! YEAH! Ok. I got deep there for a minute maybe just a little TOO DEEP, TOO LONG, & Absolutely lost in some serious thought & flashes of things past but anyways, after all said and done, the point is still the same. We would love to go visit beautiful Canada because that's what we've heard about it, that it's BEAUTIFUL, NICE, WARM, FRIENDLY, & most important to us not as much B.S, MF, INTOLERANCE, PREJUDICE, HATE, IGNORANCE, VIOLENCE, WAR, CRIME, INJUSTICE, POLICE BRUTALITY, UNJUSTIFIED & FALSE ARREST & JACKED UP CHARGES, RACIALLY PROFILED WHEREVER YOU GO BY WHO YOU'RE WITH &/OR WTF WE LOOK LIKE!!! So yes here my a*s goes again on a long rampage in t@
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Canadian geese are illegally migrating to my area. They've terrible. They're noisy, aggressive, consume our resources and leave messes everywhere. We need stricter border controls and maybe a really tall fence. Current methods aren't working because they don't really taste that good.
Mark Mccreadie 5 years ago
One of my favourite stories to tell people about about being Canadian is the time about 15 years ago, some friends and I were jamming in our garage and lost track of time. The neighbours called the police and said there was some wild party going on next door. Two officers on bicycles showed up and found 3 20-somethings very stoned and kind of drunk, playing instruments. The one cop laughs and says they thought they were coming to break up a highschool party. They say nothing about the huge bag of weed on the table (this is 2003ish, so it wasn't legal yet,) and mentions that he plays drums. So we apologized for the noise, grabbed the acoustic guitars and the brushes (to quiet the drums) and jammed with 2 bike cops for a good half hour before they got a call and had to leave, and wished us a good night.
Gonzalo Terán 5 years ago
Lived there for two years while studying from Argentina. The people, places and multicultural society were, are and will be amazing for sure. Best country in the planet, period.
Coco LeMay 5 years ago
I live in Ottawa, Canada. It is prety accurate haha police is usually very nice too.
Jo Choto 5 years ago
One of the things I loved about Canada was that even though the weather was cold and wet and icy, there were so many people walking outside (like I was) and I noticed three things. 1. A lot of them were out walking their dogs. 2. A lot of them were holding hands with someone. 3. Pretty much all of them smiled or nodded when they passed me. Just random strangers, smiling, holding hands and walking dogs. Talk about a perfect place.
Judith Beaudry 5 years ago
Wait for me,Iam moving there too.I thought this was so interesting, please tell us more.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Life seems so comfortable there, even in the cold. That’s crazy! In a good way. I’m a really patriotic American and there’s no doubt we are insane and insist on doing everything as if it were a death match. But my Iranian heart loves that about USA. Still, Canada is like what America would be if America grew up, settled down and raised grandchildren. Right now America is like an angsty teen.
RavenPuffPanda 5 years ago
It is not always cold! Summer time- it can be quite hot. Winter- It can be quite cold Spring- Weather is usually perfect. Fall- Like Spring but a bit colder!
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Annie Tremblay 5 years ago
To Aunt Messy: Don't you think that you may be generalizing a bit much? I'm from Quebec city, I speak both languages and I DO NOT WANT to separate from Canada. My opinion on this issue must be shared by many people since the separation has not happened (and will not be happening, I'm sure). You can call me a frog, a quebecoise, a french, what ever make you happy, but I still love my country. Please don't make the actions of a few ruin a good place. Have a great day!
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Amy Stone-Chandler 2 years ago
I'm born and bred in Ontario Canada. Verbally/online the only people that are consistantly(and for decades)rude to Canadians -would be..Americans. Those ones, highly underestimate Canadians. Particularly those of us that live in cold cold crazy weather. They think because we are friendly and say sorry alot makes us weaker then them. Canadians have accepted in approx 9.5million refugees in crisis the last few decades yes, but during attacks eg:911 or tragedies like the Titanic, we have opened our homes(for free) to stranded families all over our country. Literally, in our homes, beds, clothes etc. Most of us believe, "I hope if I ever got stuck like this that someone would take my family in." I think some people don't realize we are the first to volunteer to help people in trouble. Heck we haven't had conscription(the draft) since 1917. America was 73. The reason? We volunteer immed. That being said, now I must say sorry. Sorry for typos or bad grammar. I don't have my glasses on! 🤗😉
Trent Hughes 2 years ago
Great attitudes great people.......wish some of that would drift south we NEED IT!!!
Carew Martin 4 years ago
It's things like this that encourage the smugness i've encountered so often, particularly in relation to out neighbours to the south
Monique Deckers 4 years ago
My favourite country now is Canada. I will live there in the future.
Peter Ransome 4 years ago
Just lovely! You are our soul-siblings. Gruezi and love from Switzerland on (nearly) your special day.
Wilma Kennedy 4 years ago
Am so proud to be a Canadian especially on this Canada Day. I loved each and every picture, some I laughed out loud and am still smiling. Thank you for posting this
Cynthia Elliott 5 years ago
Canada will actually pay you to move there and be a normal working person. I forget what all the stipulations are but I think it's cool they are proud and secure enough to invite people to move there
Joan Rogers 5 years ago
“My bags are packed, I’m ready to go.... Just not crazy about the winters and moose down Main Street. But it all seems so civilized, especially in comparison with the c**p we’re living in here.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
Some people from my cold area, move to British Columbia, however their winter consists of much rain, therefore they move back, well, you don't have to shovel rain, and require no heavy winter clothing, also B.C. is beautiful !!!
Jane Dorothy Warner 5 years ago
Most of these kind posts brought a tear to my eye. Even we 'supposedly' polite Brits can't match up to Canadian courtesy and kindness.
Ruth Beaty 5 years ago
And yet, can we just talk about the treatment of the indigenous people by...shocker...Canadians? Yes, many other cultures are to blame for the same thing but if you promote how nice you are you really need to address other things.
Kikka io 5 years ago
let's say that what these photos show are details, which stand out in the whole. because if really all of Canada has this kind of behavior, this attitude towards justice, loyalty, compliance with laws and rules, then it really is a piece of another planet transported to earth. and in any case I would really like to be able to move to a place where crime has its moral, however, where the police have the time and the numbers, to be able to start playing with children on the street, and above all where the children don't pull molotovs on the machines of the police shouting ACAB, acronym of "All Cops Are Bastards"
Serena Larsen 5 years ago
I live in California, USA and this stuff is a little weird, but I admire the kindness.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
Some parts of Canada, the winters are not so bad, our winters here can be severe !!!
Maricel Piercey 5 years ago
Not where I live on the west coast - Vancouver Island. We moved here from Alberta to get away from the freezing cold winters - had had enough after 44 years! Love the winters here - hardly any snow with temps averaging 47 degrees. Can still sit out on a patio and drink yummy coffees. And the summers are spectacular with the temps averaging between 72 and 85. Just thought I'd let you know.🙂
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Stephanie Wiseman 5 years ago
So Moving to Canada. My son tells me I am too friendly/polite to be a New Zealander lol. Once I get rid of the kids here I come :)
Nicolas Longpré 5 years ago
Now how about talking about all the indigenous communities that don't have access to clean water? What about the enormous disparities between rich and poor? What about the tar sands witch we continue to exploit in the name of "economic growth" even tough it's the DIRTIEST petrol of all? What about police brutality or systemic racism? What about dental care and eye care being out of the free health care system? No, canada isn't all fun and games all the time.
Shelagh Dennis 5 years ago
Nicholas, our healthcare system is NOT free. It's paid for through our income taxes and covers basic hospital and doctor fees. In most provinces eye care is covered for children up to 18, and seniors over 65. It is up to you to buy additional coverage for your needs. If you are that unhappy living here, you would be hard pressed to find somewhere better. No country/city is perfect. Good luck in your futile pursuit for perfection.
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Elizabeth Wilkins 5 years ago
I actually discussed moving with my husband. Except I've lived in The deep south for my entire life, out winter is like 45° and I'd prob die if we moved
Missy Barton 5 years ago
I'm moving to Canada. But not Quebec cause then I can't have Critical Role.
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
WTF? You're a little bonkers. Therapy would be a good thing for you. No wonder he left.
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2WheelTravlr 5 years ago
It really is generally that good. People just seem to default to nice.
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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Decent country, decent people. Decency matters, at the end of the day.
Guido Pisano 5 years ago
I live in Italy. Some things showed here seems coming from another planet...
Roger Haywood 5 years ago
I love Canada's sense of humour. I really want to visit now. Everyone seems so polite.
Sardonic Scribe 5 years ago
Choose your cities wisely, my son. A LOT of big cities have a large amount of a##holes (Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal). Smaller places are much nicer. I highly recommend places in British Columbia's Okanagan area (Vernon, Kelowna) - absolutely gorgeous to visit in winter or summer! Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park is one of the most beautiful places in the world (IMO). kal_lake-5...53-png.jpg
2WheelTravlr 5 years ago (edited)
I love Canada, we've ridden motorcycles all the way across to Newfoundland, and up through the Northwestern side to Alaska and we've met some of the greatest people along the way. That said, we've also stayed in some oil and industry towns in the Yukon that were downright scary. No police presence for hundreds of miles and a general feeling that things could go really bad really quickly if you said or did just one thing wrong. I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, just pointing out that not every part of Canada is populated by the Nicest People on Earth.
Alusair Alustriel 5 years ago
I think it's like that in many countries. I've had brilliant experiences with US when I visited twice, but my colleague absolutely hates the place. Depends where you go I think.
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... and this is why I don't understand why some Canadians whine about our stereotypes. I kinda love it. Geez murphy, did you watch the 2010 Winter Olympics? Our closing ceremony was one big finger-poke at ourselves! Never complain about being known as "the nice people" - it's better than the alternative...
Katie Hayes 5 years ago
Right... I am from USA. And can no longer handle reading our news cycle.. school shootings, mass shootings, abhorrent racism, not to mention the rich have no rules while the poor and minorities are treated like second rate to the rich white power in this hellhole of a place. Police kill at a rate of massive gang violence. And the drugs... The meth and heroin are so easily obtained kids are enthralled at a young age. Education is bleak unless your rich... And don't be sick in the USA they bankrupt you for diabetes, you'll die of cancer because the screenings are so expensive and insurance companies are saying I have to pay out of pocket 12,000. Before they even help with a dime... Its not going to end well for me my chronic disease I can't treat or my twin son's with chronic disease... I'll take Canada and all it has to offer because ya know the alternative is absolutely terrifying. ( I'd move there in a second if I was able)
Load More Replies... Foxxy 5 years ago
Loved all the honesty and manners used. Canada is one place I would love to visit one day.
Wena Wanderlust 5 years ago
Message me if you ever do. I'd be pleased to give you advices from a local perspective, since you gave me so many insightful comments about Australia.
Load More Replies... Eden-Rose Huntsman 5 years ago
I'm supposed to be visiting Canada in a few days so I hope I can see some of these things...
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
I am not homesick for shovelling snow and scraping off my car, though. When we move back in a few years, it's going to be somewhere that it doesn't get that cold. Mind you, that's pretty easy. I grew up in Edmonton.
Load More Replies... Fixin'Ta 5 years ago
Gotta wonder how Canada and the U.S. evolved to have such different attitudes on so many things. Both were colonies of the Brits.
Susan 5 years ago
Among other things, they abolished slavery thirty years before America did.
Load More Replies... Daria Z 5 years ago
It's so heartwarming! I'd never move to another country but it's so nice to know that there is a place full of kind people! My deep respect to all Canadians, and to everyone reading this comment - please have a great day! :-)
Just a Purpler 5 years ago (edited)
There's a police officer in my local news who helped a beaver cross the road in Halifax today haha. We're not perfect, but I love my country :P
John Louis 5 years ago
Americans are a rougher, more individualistic, take easy offense breed. We need to embrace our high crime rate, high incarceration rate, politically divided, low social safety, bragging about making money through dubious means, racially polarized, military glorified, patriotism-as-a-weapon of intolerance society, because a large percentage of the people want it that way, and politicians are not going to change anything.
2WheelTravlr 5 years ago
I think your view is what we see in the news, but on the ground most US citizens are pretty nice people.
Load More Replies... Helen Haley 5 years ago
Many branches of my family tree lived in Canada for generations, going back to the beginning of Canada. Then they came here. WHYYYYYY? And how can I go back?
Alexander Brior 5 years ago
I can tell you’re not lying about being Canadian.
Load More Replies... Douglas Campbell 5 years ago
Beautiful country with a much better class of society VS. Southern California weather. I guess I'll tolerate the anti-social SOCAL troglodytes....
Full Name 5 years ago
Sorta. The winters make you appreciate the nice warm summers that much more. In SOCAL it'll be nice out tomorrow, in 3 weeks and in 6 months so it's no big deal.
Load More Replies... RavenPuffPanda 5 years ago
I live in Canada, but right now I'm in China. Compared to Canada, China Sucks. ( No offense China ) In China, there is no Google, Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Wattpad, Pinterest, Gmail and other websites. Plus, Many bad people here poison the food we eat so we only eat the food we cook. Also, when the people are walking across the streets, the cars just go by. It is super easy to die in China. I almost got hit by a car twice. But.... China is also beautiful with lots of places to go to. Oh yeah and also, the toilets are the type you have to squat to pee in.
Katie Hayes 5 years ago
😂😅. Omg dude get out of there and may I suggest go straight to Canada not stay overs no delays get to Canada 😁
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Gardner 5 years ago
I was in Canada four years ago and absolutely loved it and vowed if anyone ever pulled the plug out of Australia ( Uluru) and it sank that is where I would live. The people the places the humour the sheer niceness of the Canadians they just take the cake. Another trip in the near future I hope.
Full Name 5 years ago
I know Canadians that moved to Australia. They said it was the only other country they would live in.
Load More Replies... C. Peirce Terry 5 years ago
To see the difference in the country's and just the kindness is amazing.
RavenPuffPanda 5 years ago
I live in Canada. Its pretty decent. Like, if there's a missing kiddo, they get found in a few hours or a day. But Canada still has some up and downs.
Hermalyn Iaukea 5 years ago
Would love to go see & visit ALL of Canada at least once in my/our (I'm married 19+yrs) life time. Especially while we still can. We all know life throws curve balls our way and we just cannot get put the way or catch em quick enough and sometimes the repercussions/consequences can be such a hard ball to swallow but we've been through many of these things before and always have came up on top. Not Without lots of time, energy, stress, arguments, depression, financial turmoil, many other hardships, hurt, anger, pain, o overwhelmed, discouragement,depression and doubt, guilt, and shame. There is always good after the bad and without these dark times in our lives, we wouldn't appreciate the light when it came. So WOW! YEAH! Ok. I got deep there for a minute maybe just a little TOO DEEP, TOO LONG, & Absolutely lost in some serious thought & flashes of things past but anyways, after all said and done, the point is still the same. We would love to go visit beautiful Canada because that's what we've heard about it, that it's BEAUTIFUL, NICE, WARM, FRIENDLY, & most important to us not as much B.S, MF, INTOLERANCE, PREJUDICE, HATE, IGNORANCE, VIOLENCE, WAR, CRIME, INJUSTICE, POLICE BRUTALITY, UNJUSTIFIED & FALSE ARREST & JACKED UP CHARGES, RACIALLY PROFILED WHEREVER YOU GO BY WHO YOU'RE WITH &/OR WTF WE LOOK LIKE!!! So yes here my a*s goes again on a long rampage in t@
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Canadian geese are illegally migrating to my area. They've terrible. They're noisy, aggressive, consume our resources and leave messes everywhere. We need stricter border controls and maybe a really tall fence. Current methods aren't working because they don't really taste that good.
Mark Mccreadie 5 years ago
One of my favourite stories to tell people about about being Canadian is the time about 15 years ago, some friends and I were jamming in our garage and lost track of time. The neighbours called the police and said there was some wild party going on next door. Two officers on bicycles showed up and found 3 20-somethings very stoned and kind of drunk, playing instruments. The one cop laughs and says they thought they were coming to break up a highschool party. They say nothing about the huge bag of weed on the table (this is 2003ish, so it wasn't legal yet,) and mentions that he plays drums. So we apologized for the noise, grabbed the acoustic guitars and the brushes (to quiet the drums) and jammed with 2 bike cops for a good half hour before they got a call and had to leave, and wished us a good night.
Gonzalo Terán 5 years ago
Lived there for two years while studying from Argentina. The people, places and multicultural society were, are and will be amazing for sure. Best country in the planet, period.
Coco LeMay 5 years ago
I live in Ottawa, Canada. It is prety accurate haha police is usually very nice too.
Jo Choto 5 years ago
One of the things I loved about Canada was that even though the weather was cold and wet and icy, there were so many people walking outside (like I was) and I noticed three things. 1. A lot of them were out walking their dogs. 2. A lot of them were holding hands with someone. 3. Pretty much all of them smiled or nodded when they passed me. Just random strangers, smiling, holding hands and walking dogs. Talk about a perfect place.
Judith Beaudry 5 years ago
Wait for me,Iam moving there too.I thought this was so interesting, please tell us more.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Life seems so comfortable there, even in the cold. That’s crazy! In a good way. I’m a really patriotic American and there’s no doubt we are insane and insist on doing everything as if it were a death match. But my Iranian heart loves that about USA. Still, Canada is like what America would be if America grew up, settled down and raised grandchildren. Right now America is like an angsty teen.
RavenPuffPanda 5 years ago
It is not always cold! Summer time- it can be quite hot. Winter- It can be quite cold Spring- Weather is usually perfect. Fall- Like Spring but a bit colder!
Load More Replies... Annie Tremblay 5 years ago
To Aunt Messy: Don't you think that you may be generalizing a bit much? I'm from Quebec city, I speak both languages and I DO NOT WANT to separate from Canada. My opinion on this issue must be shared by many people since the separation has not happened (and will not be happening, I'm sure). You can call me a frog, a quebecoise, a french, what ever make you happy, but I still love my country. Please don't make the actions of a few ruin a good place. Have a great day!
Load More Replies... Amy Stone-Chandler 2 years ago
I'm born and bred in Ontario Canada. Verbally/online the only people that are consistantly(and for decades)rude to Canadians -would be..Americans. Those ones, highly underestimate Canadians. Particularly those of us that live in cold cold crazy weather. They think because we are friendly and say sorry alot makes us weaker then them. Canadians have accepted in approx 9.5million refugees in crisis the last few decades yes, but during attacks eg:911 or tragedies like the Titanic, we have opened our homes(for free) to stranded families all over our country. Literally, in our homes, beds, clothes etc. Most of us believe, "I hope if I ever got stuck like this that someone would take my family in." I think some people don't realize we are the first to volunteer to help people in trouble. Heck we haven't had conscription(the draft) since 1917. America was 73. The reason? We volunteer immed. That being said, now I must say sorry. Sorry for typos or bad grammar. I don't have my glasses on! 🤗😉
Trent Hughes 2 years ago
Great attitudes great people.......wish some of that would drift south we NEED IT!!!
Carew Martin 4 years ago
It's things like this that encourage the smugness i've encountered so often, particularly in relation to out neighbours to the south
Monique Deckers 4 years ago
My favourite country now is Canada. I will live there in the future.
Peter Ransome 4 years ago
Just lovely! You are our soul-siblings. Gruezi and love from Switzerland on (nearly) your special day.
Wilma Kennedy 4 years ago
Am so proud to be a Canadian especially on this Canada Day. I loved each and every picture, some I laughed out loud and am still smiling. Thank you for posting this
Cynthia Elliott 5 years ago
Canada will actually pay you to move there and be a normal working person. I forget what all the stipulations are but I think it's cool they are proud and secure enough to invite people to move there
Joan Rogers 5 years ago
“My bags are packed, I’m ready to go.... Just not crazy about the winters and moose down Main Street. But it all seems so civilized, especially in comparison with the c**p we’re living in here.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
Some people from my cold area, move to British Columbia, however their winter consists of much rain, therefore they move back, well, you don't have to shovel rain, and require no heavy winter clothing, also B.C. is beautiful !!!
Jane Dorothy Warner 5 years ago
Most of these kind posts brought a tear to my eye. Even we 'supposedly' polite Brits can't match up to Canadian courtesy and kindness.
Ruth Beaty 5 years ago
And yet, can we just talk about the treatment of the indigenous people by...shocker...Canadians? Yes, many other cultures are to blame for the same thing but if you promote how nice you are you really need to address other things.
Kikka io 5 years ago
let's say that what these photos show are details, which stand out in the whole. because if really all of Canada has this kind of behavior, this attitude towards justice, loyalty, compliance with laws and rules, then it really is a piece of another planet transported to earth. and in any case I would really like to be able to move to a place where crime has its moral, however, where the police have the time and the numbers, to be able to start playing with children on the street, and above all where the children don't pull molotovs on the machines of the police shouting ACAB, acronym of "All Cops Are Bastards"
Serena Larsen 5 years ago
I live in California, USA and this stuff is a little weird, but I admire the kindness.
sharron lynn parsons 5 years ago
Some parts of Canada, the winters are not so bad, our winters here can be severe !!!
Maricel Piercey 5 years ago
Not where I live on the west coast - Vancouver Island. We moved here from Alberta to get away from the freezing cold winters - had had enough after 44 years! Love the winters here - hardly any snow with temps averaging 47 degrees. Can still sit out on a patio and drink yummy coffees. And the summers are spectacular with the temps averaging between 72 and 85. Just thought I'd let you know.🙂
Load More Replies... Stephanie Wiseman 5 years ago
So Moving to Canada. My son tells me I am too friendly/polite to be a New Zealander lol. Once I get rid of the kids here I come :)
Nicolas Longpré 5 years ago
Now how about talking about all the indigenous communities that don't have access to clean water? What about the enormous disparities between rich and poor? What about the tar sands witch we continue to exploit in the name of "economic growth" even tough it's the DIRTIEST petrol of all? What about police brutality or systemic racism? What about dental care and eye care being out of the free health care system? No, canada isn't all fun and games all the time.
Shelagh Dennis 5 years ago
Nicholas, our healthcare system is NOT free. It's paid for through our income taxes and covers basic hospital and doctor fees. In most provinces eye care is covered for children up to 18, and seniors over 65. It is up to you to buy additional coverage for your needs. If you are that unhappy living here, you would be hard pressed to find somewhere better. No country/city is perfect. Good luck in your futile pursuit for perfection.
Load More Replies... Elizabeth Wilkins 5 years ago
I actually discussed moving with my husband. Except I've lived in The deep south for my entire life, out winter is like 45° and I'd prob die if we moved
Missy Barton 5 years ago
I'm moving to Canada. But not Quebec cause then I can't have Critical Role.
Aunt Messy 5 years ago
WTF? You're a little bonkers. Therapy would be a good thing for you. No wonder he left.
Load More Replies... 2WheelTravlr 5 years ago
It really is generally that good. People just seem to default to nice.
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