pavandeep

One of the things I used to find annoying about Americans is something I now admire.

Canadians are way too friendly. I wouldn’t even call it friendly… it’s more like they're “fake”. In Canada you often hear people saying stuff like: thank-you, please, that’s okay, how are you? excuse me, sorry, and other things that I can’t remember. It’s not so much the words that bother me, it’s how frequently they're said… it could drive a sane person crazy. Oh yeah… I forgot to mention how you have to smile at everyone and act like you care about their day. Only clinically insane people smile for no reason.

I’m not against social pleasantries completely. I just don’t think you should have to pretend to care about how the cashier at the grocery store is doing. I also don’t enjoy that he/she acts like they are genuinely interested in my life… I’m just a random person buying milk... are they really thinking "hmmm, I wonder what she's doing this evening? I'll ask her". If that's the case, then maybe Canadians are just a nice group of people who sincerely care about the well being of fellow Canadians.

Americans don’t pretend like you matter, and that’s how it should be. I would much rather have someone treat me with genuine rudeness over fake friendliness.

Thanks for reading this, and I'm sorry if anyone was offended... please accept my sincerest of apologies. :-D