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Originally Posted by VANRIDERFAN
I have noticed in the newer subdivisions of Regina that people will have their garage doors open and are sitting inside out of the hot sun entertaining friends and neighbours.
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Here in SE NB, people do that a lot too, though they often have huge, framed screen panels that they put up over the garage door opening to keep the bugs out. In the garage, they sit in their 3-person rocker-swings and just watch the world go by.
Some of the contradictions I notice in my own "culture"...
Maritimers are stereotypically considered friendly, sometimes overly so (see traffic thread), and that is largely true. However, some of us (the amount surprises me somewhat) have a bit of a chip on our shoulders about how we feel we are viewed by middle/west Canadians.
If someone from NB says: "I wish we had an Ikea here in Moncton..." that's one thing. But if someone from Ontario says: "I wish we had an Ikea here in Moncton..." some will bristle, thinking they are being mildly insulted. If my wife, from S-ON says, "There's nothing to do here!" I have to realize that in comparison to Toronto, that truly is the case, relatively speaking. I know the context she's considering. If someone else overhears, they might think otherwise. Even I find that sometimes we can be a bit sensitive and over-defensive about our "contentedness". The contradiction is that that can easily come across as "unfriendly", which is the opposite of the stereotype.
I'm not sure but I think some folks in pockets of the Maritimes are less likely to travel and get a wider perspective than most other areas... might be due to the higher age average. Lots of people go to Mexico/Cuba/Dominican/Florida, but not much else.