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Originally Posted by Nite
Stopping them from creating their bastardized version of France in the first place.
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Comment faire dérailler un thread qui aurait autrement été intéressant.
That's the kind of sh*t that I am tired of reading everytime I log in here. It is honestly insulting and shouldn't be tolerated.
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Back to the real thread, an observation I had since 2 of my (relatively)close friends came back to Quebec after 10 and 13 years abroad respectively, is that they tend to have an idealized view of our country, as if it was frozen in time during their absence, and seem to live quite a shock coming back, as things have moved on here. Part of the shock seem to be for the better (for example, my friend realizing the huge increase in korean food in Montreal after living 13 years in Seoul) or for the worse (the healthcare being even worse in Montreal now). Il y a un décalage entre l'image qu'ils ont gardée du Canada et ce qu'ils vivent en revenant.
I did not experience this after only +/- 4 years in Europe.
However, it made me realize that :
- Canada, or at least the part of Canada I know (the french one, you know) is really family-oriented, rather than work- or friend-. I don't know where I stand in that regard.
- Quebec and Quebecers have a less competitive mindset, and it was hard to adapt to this when living abroad (I cannot speak about other parts of Canada as I don't know them enough)
- Making friends is harder here than in french-speaking Europe, where everyone becomes your friend but won't help you if you have to move
- Quebec and Canada in general are regarded as very progressive and peaceful places
- There is a real gap between the image that Canada projects internationally and what really happens in our country (the First Nations situation is the best example of this IMO).