Discussion: Does Canada Have a Distinct Culture?

Published on Jul 1, 2007   //  Discussion
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I remember my grade 8 History Teacher throwing out this question on the first day of school. At that time I did have trouble trying to distinguish our own culture from the US. Since traveling across Canada and meeting lots of people from various Canadian places it is very clear that Canada does have a distinct culture. We truly are a melting pot of cultures that live in coexistence with very little up-rise due to that coexistence.

Although that is true do you feel we are loosing our culture?

What do you feel separates Canada as a culture from the rest of the world?

3 Comments to “Discussion: Does Canada Have a Distinct Culture?”

  • Injured
    July 1, 2007 9:04 am

    MultiCulturalism defines us as Canadians. Not one Province is the same as the next. I don’t think that we could lose our culture, some regions simply change over time while others will remain the same forever.

    I think that the West seems a lot more open to change than the East, maybe it’s because we are the younger siblings and we choose to rebel.

    Now that we covered the fluff, lets talk about the real culture of Canada.

    “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Hockey Night in Canada” is the defining Canadian statement, we are Hockey crazy from the East to the West and unless the NHL keeps messing with our game, that will never change.

  • Christian
    July 1, 2007 10:43 am

    That is the single greatest asked question.
    With more varied answers then any.
    Greater then how did the universe appear. ;)

    I tried to answer this with This T-shirt

    To me Canadian culture is a feeling.

    We are a young country with out years and years of established culture….
    So we are in a whole with out realizing it, building a culture.

    And this culture is like the tshirt. Its a feeling.
    And anyone who doesn’t know our culture, either makes fun of it … or feels it and ends up loving it.

    All of that with the relief they can continue on with their own culture, their own heritage….

    But as a Canadian.

    oh. And….

    Hockey. Tonight. Eh. ;)

  • Christian
    July 1, 2007 11:02 am

    Added comment to soon….

    Yes i do feel like we are loosing this.
    But i believe we are fighting to earn it back.
    We have tasted the other side. And it’s not pretty.

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