Why do you think we leave? Northerners can be thought of as Maritimers with better winter gear. We have kitchen parties and we’re polite and friendly and we always, always stop if someone’s car is broken down in the winter on the highway - if you don’t, they might die. But we’ll do that in the summer, too, regardless of the blackflies and mosquitoes OF DOOM.
Well, yeah. We have the oil and the beef and the big boots and hats in Alberta. The similarities in the culture seem to go along with the economical similarities. However, outside of Red Deer, the big hair isn’t a common feature. (See, that’s a joke. I didn’t have big hair when I lived in Red Deer, but my sister does.)
My comment about being prejudiced was because I’m from Saskatchewan stock back to the settlers on both sides of my family. You can take the girl out of Saskatchewan…
It’s interesting to read this thread and then realize just how little difference there is. Really, Canada must be the world record holder for the largest ratio of geographic space to regional similarity.
I get all around the country, and really, there isn’t that much difference. There’s some, but England, with 1% of the geography, has twenty times as much regional variation. The U.S. is vastly more regionally distinctive, though of course they have a lot more people. There are slight differences in accent (except in Newfoundland, where in can indeed be very pronounced) but east of Newfoundland the differences are minor, certainly far, far less so than in Britain or the USA.
Ontarians are not more arrogant than other Canadians; that’s stupid, prejudiced bullshit. British Columbians are not all surfers; that’s stupid bullshit. Quebecers are just as friendly and accepting as anyone else, no matter what anyone tells you.
The truth is that most of the time it’s nearly impossible to tell the difference between someone from Guelph, Kimberley, Brandon or Truro.
The OP was looking for regional stereotypes, not a thesis on exactly how Canadians are and act. If she wanted that, I would have referred her to Will and Ian Ferguson’s book “How To Be A Canadian.”
