Are canadians friendly to people from other countries? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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I plan on traveling to Canada, but I do have this worry.

To be more specific, I'm not kinda black, my skin's somehow white, but I have black relatives, which means I got wavy hair and some other things.

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[-] ilost7489@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I’d say generally yes. Of course, there are still assholes like in any country.

Cities are generally quite multicultural with people from everywhere. Every major Canadian city I’ve visited has seemed to be quite friendly.

I’ve seen people say to avoid Alberta in this thread. Generally, unless you are going to Middle of Nowhere, Alberta where their yearly tourism consists of a single person stopping by to get gas, you’ll be perfectly fine.

[-] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

My friends who live in Alberta get racially profiled all the time, they are natives. Alberta is the most conservative province, still happens outside that province but not as extreme. You will have to learn Québécois(French Canadian) if you move to Quebec.

My parents will say it behind your back, and be very racist/transphobic, if you are not white and straight. But not everyone is like that. It saddens me, but they are in their 60's. But usually no one will be racist to your face, from my experience living in Ontario.