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Originally Posted by kool maudit
i think it's a post-colonial thing. canadians want very, very badly — to the point of interpersonal unpleasantness — to be perceived as coming from a very central, very renowned and enviable place. the reality is that many canadian places are very nice and enviable in their own ways, but the fear is that we are all on the margins somehow, or from a place that is of no real concern. this reflects canada's history.
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Which is true to a point, but it's also really what I love about Canada. We're NOT the centre of the universe. We're really nothing more than a gnat on the back of the juggernaut to the south. America Jr. to much of the world.
I *like* being on the margin. It helps keep us under people's radar, and makes this country feel a bit like an undiscovered gem. If I wanted to live somewhere "important", immigrating to the US is pretty easy when you have the right education. But I'd just feel consumed by the behemoth that is America.