Why does Canada feel like it exists 10 years in the past?

[Anonymous]

The crazy things is the 90s was almost 35 years ago!
2014 was 10 years ago: snapchat, facebook, game of thrones, apple watch, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever been to australia? or new zealand...? gasp

Yes.

I think people go to small towns like Hokitika or Dubbi and say "this is like the 1950s" because there are no huge airport or bullet trains or shopping plazas full of neon lights or Gucci/Chanel/Ralph Lauren stores. The same can be said of Front Royal, Virginia or Shepherdstown WV or any other small US town.

It might also be said about New York or Philadelphia by people coming from Tokyo or Shanghai.

Then you go to places like Paris and Rome and Madrid that work to preserve their history.

Funnily enough, an old NZ friend criticized the fact that we live in a 1950s house in Fairfax, implying we should have demolished it and built something more modern. He wondered why we were living in the 1950s.

That is funny because in NZ they tend to fix up and reuse a lot of things (cars, appliances) because it's so expensive to import new things. I highly doubt they are ripping down and building new.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever been to australia? or new zealand...? gasp

Yes.

I think people go to small towns like Hokitika or Dubbi and say "this is like the 1950s" because there are no huge airport or bullet trains or shopping plazas full of neon lights or Gucci/Chanel/Ralph Lauren stores. The same can be said of Front Royal, Virginia or Shepherdstown WV or any other small US town.

It might also be said about New York or Philadelphia by people coming from Tokyo or Shanghai.

Then you go to places like Paris and Rome and Madrid that work to preserve their history.

Funnily enough, an old NZ friend criticized the fact that we live in a 1950s house in Fairfax, implying we should have demolished it and built something more modern. He wondered why we were living in the 1950s.

That is funny because in NZ they tend to fix up and reuse a lot of things (cars, appliances) because it's so expensive to import new things. I highly doubt they are ripping down and building new.

They famously have the worst housing stock of any developed country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a NYer, and this is how I felt traveling anywhere outside the city. Fashion especially is always a couple years behind.

I was going to say the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you imagine how I felt when US had beepers while the poor old country had cellphones, or checks that never arrived there.
It is easier to set up a new system than it is to fix the old.What's a check? Home phones also were skipped as cellphones came in mid 90s.
Really depends on a place.
I find USA bars and restaurants such dumps. They put in minimum investment to meet requirements and they are ready to make money. Go check out the dumps in Adams Morgan.

This is such an interesting perspective (no snark). Where are you from where the bars and restaurants are so much nicer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever been to australia? or new zealand...? gasp

Yes.

I think people go to small towns like Hokitika or Dubbi and say "this is like the 1950s" because there are no huge airport or bullet trains or shopping plazas full of neon lights or Gucci/Chanel/Ralph Lauren stores. The same can be said of Front Royal, Virginia or Shepherdstown WV or any other small US town.

It might also be said about New York or Philadelphia by people coming from Tokyo or Shanghai.

Then you go to places like Paris and Rome and Madrid that work to preserve their history.

Funnily enough, an old NZ friend criticized the fact that we live in a 1950s house in Fairfax, implying we should have demolished it and built something more modern. He wondered why we were living in the 1950s.

That is funny because in NZ they tend to fix up and reuse a lot of things (cars, appliances) because it's so expensive to import new things. I highly doubt they are ripping down and building new.

They famously have the worst housing stock of any developed country.

Why?

[Anonymous]

I find this interesting, because Canada had tap to pay long before the US did. I was still having SIGN receipts at cashiers while able to pay so much easier in Canada. That was a little while ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever been to australia? or new zealand...? gasp

Yes.

I think people go to small towns like Hokitika or Dubbi and say "this is like the 1950s" because there are no huge airport or bullet trains or shopping plazas full of neon lights or Gucci/Chanel/Ralph Lauren stores. The same can be said of Front Royal, Virginia or Shepherdstown WV or any other small US town.

It might also be said about New York or Philadelphia by people coming from Tokyo or Shanghai.

Then you go to places like Paris and Rome and Madrid that work to preserve their history.

Funnily enough, an old NZ friend criticized the fact that we live in a 1950s house in Fairfax, implying we should have demolished it and built something more modern. He wondered why we were living in the 1950s.

That is funny because in NZ they tend to fix up and reuse a lot of things (cars, appliances) because it's so expensive to import new things. I highly doubt they are ripping down and building new.

Well, they had an earthquake that took down many houses, and a number of my friends and relatives ended up with brand new houses.

[Anonymous]

I’ve noticed this too but I really loved it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve noticed this too but I really loved it

Same. I find it quaint.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you wanted everything to look the same as it does in the US or wherever you are from, you should just stay home. Different places are going to be . . . different. Enjoy the difference instead of being judgmental. Enjoy the chill people and don't worry about what they are wearing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you ever been to australia? or new zealand...? gasp

Yes.

I think people go to small towns like Hokitika or Dubbi and say "this is like the 1950s" because there are no huge airport or bullet trains or shopping plazas full of neon lights or Gucci/Chanel/Ralph Lauren stores. The same can be said of Front Royal, Virginia or Shepherdstown WV or any other small US town.

It might also be said about New York or Philadelphia by people coming from Tokyo or Shanghai.

Then you go to places like Paris and Rome and Madrid that work to preserve their history.

Funnily enough, an old NZ friend criticized the fact that we live in a 1950s house in Fairfax, implying we should have demolished it and built something more modern. He wondered why we were living in the 1950s.

That is funny because in NZ they tend to fix up and reuse a lot of things (cars, appliances) because it's so expensive to import new things. I highly doubt they are ripping down and building new.

They famously have the worst housing stock of any developed country.

Why?

foreign investments and also costly to buy or rent, esp in big cities where the jobs are.

[Anonymous]

Still waiting to hear where OP went shopping.
I live in Toronto. You don’t go to Toronto to shop. Go to Montreal if you want to shop.
But if you insist on shopping in Toronto then hit Queen St W.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's funny, I used to think that about France for instance (where I am from), but huge contrast now: Tech stuff like Apple Pay and payments in general -this used to be very annoying- are now seamless, and they also are so much more advanced when it comes to the environment: zero pesticide landscaping everywhere on roadways and towns, no plastic bags...It makes the US look behind.

i’ve been to europe 3x this year and i 100% feel the U.S. has fallen behind. i’ve never felt that way before when i’ve traveled overseas. it’s…worrisome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I find this interesting, because Canada had tap to pay long before the US did. I was still having SIGN receipts at cashiers while able to pay so much easier in Canada. That was a little while ago.

And those credit card machines that they bring to your table in a restaurant like the have in Europe and Canada.

I hate seeing the server walk off with my card here.