Nobody will know you’re a traveller unless you tell them. And most likely they will welcome you if you do tell them.

I was debating on calling it 5.5 but just because Newfoundland.

Well, they do.

I would say that Canadians are friendly especially from other countries. But it depends, and it’s a massive asterisks on It Depends*.

In general Canadians keep to themselves and don’t like starting things. So we are either very friendly or at a bare minimum indifferent. Depending on the individual they may say things behind your back. (I’ve found some people here to be passive aggressive).

However the further away from cities you get, the more people who you’ll find that are not so friendly. They won’t be actively hostile towards you but you may feel unwelcomed. The company I work with has a multinational workforce that assist older people in rural communities. And while most will not say it to their face (I hope). The racist/sexists/homophobic phrases I’ve heard come out from their mouths was surprising to me and is disgusting. This is sadly true for both rural Southern Ontario and the Maritime Provence’s.

I can’t say much about the larger urban areas. From what I’ve heard, and seen blasted on social media, some people bring their baggage with them when they come to Canada. But outside of the rare aggressive/dangerous drivers in the cities, I haven’t witnessed it myself.

In general be respectful, be kind, and don’t go too far off the beaten tourist trail and you’ll be fine.

Thanks, buddy.

I’m not gonna pretend everything is fine and dandy here. Not an Alberta native, and a lot of things still shock me even after 3 years here (how dominant religion is in some segments of the population, all the fucking trucks everywhere all the time, people keep on voting conservative despite, well, everything they’re actually doing…). But I don’t think it’s as big of a majority as one would think. FPTP politics will distort reality and make the place look more conservative than it really is. All that to say - I get the negative image, and the reality on the ground will vary based on where you are and who you meet. Hopefully we can get the place into a state where people feel safe coming here.

Canada is not a progressive shangri-la that media portrays. Cities are very multicultural, but those groups hate each other. Rural Canada is all white and full of hate. Quebec is fine in Montreal and Quebec city, but the rest of the province hates immigrants.

However, you will not encounter open hate and violence like the USA shithole.

Nice blanket generalization of a whole population.

Also, the most racist anti immigrant shit I see is from Ontarians and Albertans and about Indian-Canadians.

So, in other words; fuck off, asshole.

Rural Canada is all white and full of hate.

Yeah, I’m here. We have minorities (for some reason - you crossed an ocean, why Buttfuck, AB?) and everyone seems to get along at least in public. Not sure how much worse it is than the city on race issues, honestly, although I’m white and it makes it hard to tell. You’ll have a lot more trouble if you’re gay, and I try very hard to hide my politics.

Interestingly, Evangelicalism has been hit especially hard with a demographic shift as their missionary converts come back, and their white members leave.

Like everywhere except maybe an uncontacted island we have racism, but I’m not sure what country would have less. Multiculturalism is part of our national ethos.

Thanks, gonna keep an eye open.

Stay out of Quebec and you’ll be fine.

Alright, off Qebec, off Alberta, off islands and off rural zones. This post’s getting helpful.