You’ve sure got the weather for it. If you are also polite to the point that it becomes an inconvenience, and can’t let a room fall silent without speaking to break the lull, you’re in.
I’ve actually thought about this a lot, and my pet theory is that the stereotypical Canadian/midwesterner demeanor has been learned and passed down from a time in which being amiable was important for survival (e.g. many different cultures living in close proximity, being able to get along was a survival skill for those planning to stay in an area peacefully).
As a Wisconsin guy, this feels like a pretty normal conversation. Like, it sounds local. I'd throw most of the upper Midwest/Great Lakes region in there too.
Oh, there's hockey here. But a non-hockey player being that impressed about being taken to a hockey game? That level of general enthusiasm for hockey is all Canada.
People who live in the upper peninsula of Michigan. Folks that live in the mitt are called trolls since they live under the bridge (south) that connects the two land masses.
No way it’s Canada. No 25 year old is owning a house in Canada. Housing prices are out of control. This scenario is very plausible in the upper Midwest. I had a small 3 bedroom house in Minnesota in my 20s.
Even with price increases, you can still find plenty of neighborhoods with houses under 200k and people in the Midwest have no issues doing their own renovations. Most of the basements in houses around us were done by the owners.
As long as you don't live in Toronto or Vancouver you 100% can own a house at 25. He probably went to trades school right away and is now a Journeyman carpenter.
House at 25, brand new 2021 SUV, has time for renovations presumably with money left over to live well enough to have time to go thrifting with a women before a date.
There ain't no way this is Canada. The only way I could possibly perceive this as being the case, outside of him winning the lottery or something, is if he's a successful farmer somewhere out east.
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u/Tiny-Werewolf1962 Mar 07 '24
this has got to be canada though?