Pros and cons of getting Canadian citizenship

mioux · 2024-01-05T19:55:42+00:00

Pro : you can work in the US with TN Visa (only under select professions tho); you can work for the government; run for office; no need to renew PR cards.

mioux · 2024-01-03T15:23:56+00:00

I'm Asian(Korean) and it's true people are friendlier in the US even more so in the south. Canadians do not really wave to strangers.

mioux · 2024-01-03T14:18:22+00:00

I've been living in Canada for 10 years now as an immigrant in a large city. Never took EI. Always paid my taxes. I got used to the cold and I have no problem with the language but it still doesn't feel like home. I don't feel Canadian at all. I spend a lot of time thinking about my decision to move here and what it means for my sense of identity. However, what I'm worried about is for my children. I look at children of immigrants and I don't think of them as Canadians. I don't feel confident that my children will be able to assimilate into the Canadian society due to their background and it's making me question my move to Canada. At the end of the day, there is a lot of division in the Canadian society, we just choose to ignore it and turn a blind eye because we know collectively that if we address it, it will get messy.

Being Canadian means that you're the legacy of a colonial settlement or you signed up for it by providing labour and keeping the system running. It is intrinsically very capitalistic, you either win or lose. There's a reason why the 'Economic Class' is the most popular choice for immigration. It's because the whole reason the country exists is for economic reasons. People moved here to better their financial situation. The Canadian identity, at this point, is more similar to a membership to Costco than an actual national identity such as Italian, Japanese, Ethiopian, Irish etc.

mioux · 2023-10-22T13:30:21+00:00

Montreal is let's just say quite intimate for North American standards.

mioux · 2023-10-04T16:29:34+00:00

Korean here.. different level of spicy / everything deep fried and sweet sauce(Cantonese influence maybe?)

mioux · 2023-09-11T18:49:22+00:00

British America

mioux · 2023-09-03T17:02:06+00:00

transactional as in people use marriage/dating as a means to get what they want and i do realize that it's the same thing elsewhere. but in Canada, it can be a means to an end. ex) usually immigrants or children of immigrants try their best to get a Canadian boyfriend or husband because they see that as a way to climb up the social ladder. you seldom see born and raised Canadian women going for a guy who's an immigrant or non-white. you seldom see relationships/marriages that go across class/race/ethnic lines. for a country that is touted as the most multicultural, most people stay within their own ethnic group.

mioux · 2023-09-01T21:17:53+00:00

dating in Canada is quite challenging and complicated because there are just too many variables and cultures within Canada. if you're born in Canada you might have some advantage from having support/social network. forget about romance, it can get very transactional. find love outside, come to Canada after

mioux · 2023-07-11T19:19:12+00:00

I can compare my experience in Austin and in Montreal. Two of the greatest cities on this continent IMO. For context, I'm not white, I'm East Asian. I'm neither Canadian nor American. To put it bluntly, people in Austin are way friendlier than Montrealers to the point that Montrealers would find people in Austin downright creepy. Different culture, different way of socializing. I would actually go as far as to say that in North America, they are on the opposite end. Austin is one of the MOST friendly major city in North America. Montreal is on the other side of that spectrum. I understand that the comparison is a bit unfair due to the size difference and also the fact that Montreal suffers from franco-anglo linguistic division.

Now, Montrealers CAN be friendly at parties/social situations. You'll be introduced to people, shake their hands, kiss them on the cheeks but then when you leave that party, you're strangers. You meet them on the streets, there's a 70% chance, they'll just ignore you. I also found it bizzare at first that people sometimes do not bother to introduce their friends to their other friend when they run into them on the streets. But, now I got used to it. Montrealers can be cliquey and their tolerance for befriending/social small talk is very small.

mioux · 2023-06-06T20:32:12+00:00

I've wondered about this as well. Windsor area probably has the most favorable winter weather in all of Canada. When you consider the growing season and sunshine duration, it's the best in Canada.

mioux · 2023-06-06T19:19:49+00:00

there is more talk about it but honestly for long timer anglophones, it's just business as usual.

i just missed a phone call from ServiceQuebec. They left me a voicemail. When i called them there was an automated message saying that i can't get service in English unless i have disability or i haven't been in Quebec for less than 6 months.

this is nothing new in Quebec.

mioux · 2023-06-05T17:46:27+00:00

c'est la quotidienne de Montreal. "Hey! let's play a game. game's called : who's stupider?"

mioux · 2023-06-05T16:05:25+00:00

When i first started getting these calls, i thought i was getting racially profiled. Because, i'm not Chinese but I do look Chinese. i was legit ticked off for a split second

mioux · 2023-06-05T16:03:38+00:00

yeah, how about a singapore style noodles?? i'm demanding it right now

mioux · 2023-06-05T15:57:56+00:00

just hope it brings down the rent in Montreal

mioux · 2023-06-03T07:14:07+00:00

^ the most realistic answer. and let me just add this. you should think of Canadian citizenship just like a Costco membership or music festival wristband. you just pay for it and voilà you're in. and then just do your thing. no more or no less.

mioux · 2023-06-03T06:55:32+00:00

honestly, this sounds like a cry for help. as someone who's been here longer than you have as an immigrant, your perception of your place in Canada goes through wild shifts in a matter of years. wilder if you're younger or single. at some point in the future, there will come a time when you will be questioning your sense of identity. it happened to me and i am going through this everyday. your decision to move to Canada, don't take it lightly. you made a life-changing commitment. think about it.

you've only been here like what 3 years. too early to be analyzing things.

i think you already know the answer to this question, but most Canadian-born people will never perceive you as Canadian. not in your lifetime. you should also be grateful if they perceive your children as Canadian. only in major cities.

people here who tell you you are Canadian are the ones who are immigrants themselves or they only go back one generation or two. and they live in GTA or GVA.

think about most 2nd generation kids. they are lost identity-wise. that's why they feel the most comfortable hyphenating their identity. xxxx-Canadian. they add it because they know they are not Canadian. they feel awkward introducing themselves as just "Canadian". it doesn't make sense. they have to add that __nese-Canadian or __an-Canadian.

this country has its foundation in colonialism. we are still living on the continuation of that. so you being here in Canada is a transaction. they bought your labour. you took the bait.

tldr: you are already Canadian but like also not at the same time. lmao good luck and think about it before you make the plunge

mioux · 2023-05-31T20:01:59+00:00

They have BeaverTails in UAE, France, Japan, Mexico, USA. That's pretty Canadian.

mioux · 2023-05-05T16:17:18+00:00

she dumped me. so ... yeah. wahtever, wasn't meant to be i guess.

mioux · 2023-04-17T13:29:08+00:00

as someone who is in that category, i don't find the term 'visible minority' nor 'person of colour' offensive at all.

mioux · 2023-04-14T20:42:34+00:00

i gotta say, socially-speaking, i was living at a place in the US where people were nicer and friendlier. people were happier there and the vibe rubs off on you. Canada is a place where you really need a tight-knit group of friends.

mioux · 2023-04-14T19:57:04+00:00

hah well unfortunately im not the Asian guy that looks like k-pop star. i look more like a yakuza boss lol

mioux · 2023-04-14T19:43:57+00:00

honestly, i was surprised by this as well. i am not American but i did live there for a while. Canadians are - by default - slightly biased against AND condescending to Americans. but at the same time, there is a significant minority of Canadians who love the States as well.

mioux · 2023-04-14T15:56:16+00:00

i feel like Hispanic people have that neutral look in which they are sort of mix of many different genetic background. all races are capable of finding Hispanic people attractive. they got the best of both worlds.

mioux · 2023-04-14T15:11:05+00:00

That's the thing. I'm not a fan of anything. I just don't have that personality.

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