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Europe vs USA (pg. 6)
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| Cyrus King |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
Mediteranian is mostly southern Europe by the way. |
Palestine/isreal, lebenon, Syria and half of Turkey is on the meditterenean
| quote: | | And I'm sure a total white guy in Syria and Iran would be MORE than welcome and made feel at home (as part of their family)...especially at this day and age. :rolleyes: |
HAve you been to iran or syria? Watch the show lonely planet. Hes a white guy that was made felt at home in these countries. It even surprised me. |
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cyrus King
HAve you been to iran or syria? Watch the show lonely planet. Hes a white guy that was made felt at home in these countries. It even surprised me. |
I watched a CBC show where the reporters needed special protection and guides just in case they go into "bad areas" and in case there's any trouble
You might be ok if you look Eastern European :p...but i would definitely not recommend anyone "north american" looking to go to an Arab country for now |
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| starsearcher |
| Turkey is considered part of Europe tho and Israel is the intersection point of 3 continents... sort of kind of |
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| Cyrus King |
| There are bad areas in every country. Even in Ibiza.. there were parts of san antonio that Armin told me not to walk alone in. |
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| nycionx |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cyrus King
There are bad areas in every country. Even in Ibiza.. there were parts of san antonio that Armin told me not to walk alone in. |
seriously? wut reasons? |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by nycionx
agree with everything. the msn thing..lol its so true. and its usually the italian/portugese that do that. i dont see like norway,iraq,russia,etc or something like that. |
there's a certain sense of showmanship and bravado when it comes to cultures in TO i notice. a lot of people here try to flaunt themselves based solely on their background when they've lived a large majority of their life here in Canada. i think it's a byproduct of having such a diverse society in this city. you're always going to end up having people who think they're 'better' than the other guy for whatever reason. personally, i found Europeans in Europe to be far friendlier, and much more humble than Europeans living here who have immigrated. western culture corrupts ? it's arguable..
| quote: | Originally posted by Chris T. Dot
When people ask me what I am, I always say Canadian. But they always want to know what decent you are, so then I say Polish. No one here is of Canadian decent. We or our ancestors all came from somewhere else so I don't see why people get mad if you say you're italian or polish or whatever. Canadian isn't a race.
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i suppose, unless you classify yourself as someone belonging to an aboriginal group of Canada. but some of them don't even classify themselves as 'Canadian' rather First Nations people. in any event, they too got here somehow through land migration, but then if we make that argument, i guess we're all 'African' in someway .. :wtf:
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| starsearcher |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
there's a certain sense of showmanship and bravado when it comes to cultures in TO i notice. a lot of people here try to flaunt themselves based solely on their background when they've lived a large majority of their life here in Canada. i think it's a byproduct of having such a diverse society in this city. you're always going to end up having people who think they're 'better' than the other guy for whatever reason. personally, i found Europeans in Europe to be far friendlier, and much more humble than Europeans living here who have immigrated. western culture corrupts ? it's arguable..
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Oh man that's so true...I get so pissed off when I see Italians here, all the ginos and all the bull...they think they're all that and THE ...drive me nutts - especially the ones born here lol :haha: :stongue: buncha morons...but the Italians in Italy are SO different...after living in TO I'm starting not to like most of the cultures that I see here lol (j/k) :stongue: :haha: but I know they are completely different in the "outside world".
And I think that whole assosiation of oneself with a culture (like those hot portuguese, or italian, or macedonian...the usual suspects basically) is like a trend these days. This lady at the caffeteria told me her son was born here and when people asked he always said he was Canadian (young kid), now he's a teenager and if anyone asks he's Macedonian lol...so I guess he changed his mind :haha: :stongue:...either way I think it's just a trend going on now...most of them are full of themselves anyway cause all their passposts say - CANADIAN! |
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| dEsidEL |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
And I think that whole assosiation of oneself with a culture (like those hot portuguese, or italian, or macedonian...the usual suspects basically) is like a trend these days. This lady at the caffeteria told me her son was born here and when people asked he always said he was Canadian (young kid), now he's a teenager and if anyone asks he's Macedonian lol...so I guess he changed his mind :haha: :stongue:...either way I think it's just a trend going on now...most of them are full of themselves anyway cause all their passposts say - CANADIAN! |
i notice it's usually a phase too (more or less a highschool thing - which makes me wonder why we're even so concerned about it).. once they grow older they don't tend to flaunt is as much. atleast they might identify themselves as 'Macedonian-Canadian' or something which paints a much more accurate picture..
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| infinity HiGH |
When people here ask me where I'm from, I tell them I'm from Poland because I was born there. After that though, I add in that I've lived here for 16 years though, so this is home to me just as much as Poland is. I consider myself to really be Polish-Canadian because both countries are my home. That, and I truly feel like I'm a mix of both cultures. I guess spending summers in Poland really helped me keep in touch with my roots even though I was raised here, around Canadian values and culture.
As for those people who consider themselves Italian/Portuguese/Whatever else even though they're born here; I know a lot of people like that. And I don't think a passport is the sole basis on who you are. How you were raised has a lot to do with it as well. A lot of Italians probably consider themselves "Italian" because they were raised in a more Italian fashion, but that doesn't mean they don't consider Canada their home. Still, I do find it funny how none of them can speak the language, they've never been there, but they all act sooooo hardcore [insert nationality here]. It is kinda sad. |
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| edski |
YEa when I first came to Canada two things I found very strange.
Fist off everyone asks you how are you. Like so fake
who gives a how are you nobody cares anyway.
That is so stupid. How are you here, how are you there.
another thing I found strange was these water fountains for drinking water... What if someone put like arsenic on the tip of it or someone
spit on it or some . That was strange.
And then also I realized the chicks are a lot harder to talk to and more conservative in how they dress.
I'm not bitchin here just pointing out strange things or things that suck. |
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| ShadoWolf |
| quote: | Originally posted by starsearcher
Oh man that's so true...I get so pissed off when I see Italians here, all the ginos and all the bull...they think they're all that and THE ...drive me nutts - especially the ones born here lol :haha: :stongue: buncha morons...but the Italians in Italy are SO different...after living in TO I'm starting not to like most of the cultures that I see here lol (j/k) :stongue: :haha: but I know they are completely different in the "outside world".
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http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...32&pagenumber=2
scroll down to my post
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| Jayx1 |
Yes women in Toronto ARE stuck up..
anyways:
If you were born in another country and came here then of course you are a part of that culture. If any of us moved to another country we would always have Canadian in us. However it is that persons duty to try to become part of the new country's culture and not just seek out their "own people".
If you were born here you are Canadian. I dont care if your last name is gagliano and your family makes a mean pasta sauce the fact is that you can only say 5 words in italian and you've never set foot in the country. Sorry to rag on Italians but they are the poster boys and girls in Toronto for this kind of showmanship. Not to mention they actually have the nerve to insult Canadians (themselves) with put downs.
Not ALL italian decendants are like that but way too many are. Runners up in that dept are the "portuguese", "greeks", and "macedonians".
Recently "polish" have gotten into it too. |
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