Watching people drive convertibles around the highway here in Toronto with sun pouring down on them, people driving with windows open during the summer, and people going to the beach for a suntan brought me some interesting thoughts on the culture in TO.
From a general observation, during some of the breezy summer days, lots of Canadians drive around without the AC in their car on, while most of the Asians (including myself) always have closed windows and the AC on.
I think that these points are what contribute to this major difference between Toronto and a majority of immigrants:
- Lots of immigrants come from countries where temperatures probably average around 30 degrees Celcius all year around, and are likely sick of the sun burning their skin every single day of their lives. (Generalizing here, because that’s what Indonesia is like 
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- Lots of Canadians don’t get enough sun year round, because of the winter months, so once they get a chance, they cherish the sun like crazy, go to the beaches for a tan etc.
Very interesting to note, that Asian culture values skin that is very light in colour (ie. whitish) and especially the ladies try their hardest to use makeup that will make them look whiter. In contrast, North American people try to get tanned as much as possible.
Now what does that say about people? It’s that we’re never satisfied of what we have, and grass always looks greener on the other side. How true, and yet if people swap places for awhile, they’ll probably realize that that’s not always the case.
Just an observation.
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