I'm typing this from somewhere in the air between Montreal and Boston. Over the past two weeks, I've visited Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. Throughout all the conversations I've had, people inevitably speak about how friendly, how nice, how helpful Nova Scotians - and indeed all Atlantic Canadians - are.
They say things like "People are so friendly there, not like here (Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal) where everyone is rude and in a rush".
Couple of thoughts:
1. I think people can be pretty hard on where they live. I've had rather friendly, helpful exchanges in all of the aforementioned cities.
2. If they crave friendliness so much, why not start being friendly and nice to each other? Seems easy enough to me....
Why is being nice and friendly just something to do while on vacation?
Very interesting bro... and a very truthful insight. Maritimers are awesome... that being said...there is a significant number of Maritimers that have made their way west to those cities...wonder what happened to them upon their arrival???
Posted by: Crina | June 21, 2007 at 09:04 AM
good question.... well, for what it's worth, I'm in Boston now and the pattern still holds.
Posted by: cpirie | June 21, 2007 at 02:21 PM
I feel the same every time I hear those words about London versus the English countryside. In my experience I've met many more friendly and helpful people here than unfriendly or rude ones. No doubt, the pace of life can be quite crazy but it's down to individuals to be friendly amidst all the chaos. The contrast actually makes it much more valuable.
Posted by: Hrishi | August 09, 2007 at 11:51 AM