The USA does. That's one thing that annoys me about Canada. I'm a night owl and nothing is open, even in a city like Calgary except bars. I don't go to bars......... even freaking Wal-Mart closes. Not that I shop at Wal-Mart, but it's good for an indoor walk in the winter.JustMarried81 said:
Fair enough. I didn't mean to sound like a total a**. I just find it interesting that you would find comfort here rather than friends or family. But to each their own!JustMarried81 said:
(He's in a foreign country with a significant time difference to his home country.)Lv.f said:Fair enough. I didn't mean to sound like a total a**. I just find it interesting that you would find comfort here rather than friends or family. But to each their own!
Exactly what I was thinking, I was in the impression he just wants to vent out he doesn't need to move to Canada because he earns more and he comes from a RICH country.moochops said:
You know what they say:gsize said:
I grew up in the country where we value marriage and family more than money. Marriage is only for love and it's not just all about the feelings. To truly love a person, there has to be respect and acceptance of each one's weaknesses. It's not just having to get along with the partner because it is not just about the joy the couple experiences but the whole package includes sorrows and trials. I maybe wrong but some don't want to deal with these. Spending so much time at work leads to stress and lack of interest to spend time with love ones can lead to lack of communication. One simple mistake gets complicated and leads to blaming or finding each other faults. The lack of time and lack of communication would eventually cause infidelity. In terms of physical abuse, I believe that childhood causes such behaviors. If we think of it, family background really matters. It matters a lot on how we are brought up by our parents who mold us to what we are now. And remember, family is the basic unit of the society. Nobody is perfect so we don't know how our marriages would end up but to know your partner better is very important. It always takes two to tango they say so when one doesn't want to make a step that's when divorce happens. Divorce has become a disease in North America and blame it in the culture. I do understand those who gets divorce because of infidelity or physical abuse. My country, Philippines, belongs to a 3rd world country but people even without money are happy as long as their family are together. I observed that a high rate of Filipinos who work abroad get separated because they work too much and there's no time left with the family. That is why I believe that time and communication is a very big factor in this matter.gsize said:
I second scos on this one! Good God! Since when has the applicant become the so called victim?scos said:
I have to disagree.. I see more infidelity tolerated among my Filipino friends then I do my North American friends. Maybe that's because North Americans are allowed to divorce and a lot of Filipinos must tolerate infidelity. Maybe it's because North American women and men are often financially independent of each other. I actually see our culture as healthier for allowing divorce and not living in denial. None of my close friends or family have near the soap opera in their lives as do my Filipino friends, inlaws and neighbours. Maybe I'm an exception but there is no divorce among my Canadian family or friends. Just so you know I'm not religious. The people I am around are honest and forthright, and I believe most Canadians are also honest people who value family.butyak01 said:
It's such a common misconception that our culture is diseased. I love Filipinos and the culture of course.. but there are some things that just leave me scratching my head. Sure there's things that could be changed about our own culture.. but I actually do like itCanadianJeepGuy said:
