Originally Posted by Marshal
Ha! That was very funny.
I have never met anyone like that - even if you reduce the exaggeration.
And: I find 'culture' all over the place. The problem with this kind of complaining is that it itself is focused on the superficial.
There is almost always more depth to almost all people. And, humans in general, produce culture as a matter of course. They can't help it, that's what they are designed to do.
So, if you can't find it, chances are you are looking incorrectly, or are only looking the way you are used to.
What's not funny, is this boring old shit about Canada being a cultural wasteland. You need to connect in a new way. Be it architecture, literature, philosophy, painting, theatre, dance, food, industrial design, graphics, political discourse, wine, beer, sport, participatory sport (mtn biking, cycling, climbing, running, sailing, kayaking, etc.), film, cultural theory, theoretical physics, gardening/landscape, cultural discourse, writing (so many kinds), internet connection . . . that's enough, I find our culture all around me - in the people and the environment. And then, mix in different sexual, ethnic, and age experiences of all these things and, well, its way more than enough.
Now I am lucky to live a certain life amongst certain people, but that is barely relevant. The most normal, average people I know possess plenty of culture. You just have to scratch through the veneer that seems to have you stumped.
But, like I said: very funny stuff.
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