What's it like living in your country?

If you live in a country other than the US, I'm curious to what it's like living there.

What country do you live in?
What do you like about it?
What don't you like about it?
What's the culture like?
What is dating like there?
What would be your signature foods?
What is your government like?
The countryside? The city?
Etc, etc.

I would be fascinated to hear from everyone and all the differences.

I know what it's like in the US, so please don't comment here unless you've lived in another country for any length of time. Thanks for respecting that.

I'll post another thread for US residents.

Posted by stillwat3r
What country do you live in? The true north, strong and free: Canada.
What do you like about it? People are open minded. Mostly free health care. Justice system is good. Very safe.
What don't you like about it? High taxes. People are not passionate about the Government. Lack of pride in the country. Somehow Canada and people Canada lack that pizzaz that US and Europe has in fashion and taste.
What's the culture like? Easy going. Diverse. Polite.
What is dating like there? Lots of games. Hard to find people who are serious about dating.
What would be your signature foods? so diverse...not sure but I guess a Thanksgiving dinner with cranberry sauce and all that is the closest thing.
What is your government like? Mild. All they do is support US and UK and doesn't really have its own strong agenda.
The countryside? The city? Lots of open fields, nature etc. Has a main city in all provinces. Most popular ones: Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal.
Etc, etc.

Sounds like a very relaxed place. Would love to go visit sometime. I hear it's beautiful!

.South Africa

. It's more liberated compared to other African countries. People just don't have their heads surgically implanted up their rectums.

.Crime, violence & madmen raping babies.

. We're known as the "Raibow Nation" so the culture is like a mosaic that when put together, it creates something that makes sense only to us & leave others intigued. We have the vuvuzela which we play to make soccer more interesting. It's like a plastic trumpet lol. We LOVE to sing + dance (even when pissed lol. We toyi-toyi) & have different dance genres/ style s such as pantsula, s'bujwa, s'khothane, indlamu (traditional dance), etc.

. Dating is alright. Nothing exciting about that. Guys usually holler at girls with the biggest bums.

. We have 11 different tribes so each has their own staple when it comes to food. Ex, I belong to the Xhosa people & our "signature" dish is samp & beans. Braai is loved by everyone, though. Braai = BBQ.

. Our govt is corrupt & criminal friendly. Our very own president is a rapist.

. The countryside has huts (not mud huts lol), brick house, kraals to put cattle in, plantation. Usual country stuff. The cities are like any other cities, bright lights, highrise buildings, etc. And then we have the "skwatta camps" aka shanty towns where it's all vibey & noone cares about a things. Drinking, fighting, loud music because there police are nowhere in sight or it takes them too long to locate the area because skwatta camps have no street names or house number lol.

Posted by WaterCup
.South Africa

. It's more liberated compared to other African countries. People just don't have their heads surgically implanted up their rectums.

.Crime, violence & madmen raping babies.

. We're known as the "Raibow Nation" so the culture is like a mosaic that when put together, it creates something that makes sense only to us & leave others intigued. We have the vuvuzela which we play to make soccer more interesting. It's like a plastic trumpet lol. We LOVE to sing + dance (even when pissed lol. We toyi-toyi) & have different dance genres/ style s such as pantsula, s'bujwa, s'khothane, indlamu (traditional dance), etc.

. Dating is alright. Nothing exciting about that. Guys usually holler at girls with the biggest bums.

. We have 11 different tribes so each has their own staple when it comes to food. Ex, I belong to the Xhosa people & our "signature" dish is samp & beans. Braai is loved by everyone, though. Braai = BBQ.

. Our govt is corrupt & criminal friendly. Our very own president is a rapist.

. The countryside has huts (not mud huts lol), brick house, kraals to put cattle in, plantation. Usual country stuff. The cities are like any other cities, bright lights, highrise buildings, etc. And then we have the "skwatta camps" aka shanty towns where it's all vibey & noone cares about a things. Drinking, fighting, loud music because there police are nowhere in sight or it takes them too long to locate the area because skwatta camps have no street names or house number lol.

Is it dangerous there?

Posted by seraph
Canada's "strong agenda" is to foster and support diversity, and social justice, and rule as close to centre as possible: brokerage politics. There is no "strong agenda" other than to support the above. Cultural diversity and openness aren't conducive to specific agendas unless these agendas perpetuate it.

There is no singular strong identity. And really, nor does there need to be one.

And yes, it's a relaxed place that's very keen on social justice, which is as good an agenda as any.

And what I paid this year in taxes was infinitely cheaper than what my family's medical bills would have been. And we (not me, but those close to me), had a substantial need for our healthcare. This isn't everyone's experience, but is of rather my taxes actually go somewhere (like they do up here) than into a black hole (like down south.)

Does it bother you that there isn't a strong identity among the Canadian people? Has there ever been a time when the country rallied together (like Americans did after 9-1-1)? I don't recall very much being mentioned in school history classes regarding Canada. Has there ever been a major conflict involving Canada? Just seems like a peaceful place, a to each their own philosophy.

Posted by truecap

Posted by WaterCup
.South Africa

. It's more liberated compared to other African countries. People just don't have their heads surgically implanted up their rectums.

.Crime, violence & madmen raping babies.

. We're known as the "Raibow Nation" so the culture is like a mosaic that when put together, it creates something that makes sense only to us & leave others intigued. We have the vuvuzela which we play to make soccer more interesting. It's like a plastic trumpet lol. We LOVE to sing + dance (even when pissed lol. We toyi-toyi) & have different dance genres/ style s such as pantsula, s'bujwa, s'khothane, indlamu (traditional dance), etc.

. Dating is alright. Nothing exciting about that. Guys usually holler at girls with the biggest bums.

. We have 11 different tribes so each has their own staple when it comes to food. Ex, I belong to the Xhosa people & our "signature" dish is samp & beans. Braai is loved by everyone, though. Braai = BBQ.

. Our govt is corrupt & criminal friendly. Our very own president is a rapist.

. The countryside has huts (not mud huts lol), brick house, kraals to put cattle in, plantation. Usual country stuff. The cities are like any other cities, bright lights, highrise buildings, etc. And then we have the "skwatta camps" aka shanty towns where it's all vibey & noone cares about a things. Drinking, fighting, loud music because there police are nowhere in sight or it takes them too long to locate the area because skwatta camps have no street names or house number lol.

Is it dangerous there?

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It depends on the area & the time of day it is. But the streets are watching & the community usually prescribes a huge dose of mob justice to troublesome people. We like burning criminals alive. It's a sad fact but what can we do when the police are greedy lazy fucks.