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

submitted 2 days 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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[-] kahnclusions@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Canada is very welcoming and people are friendly. After living abroad for a decade I can say it pretty confidently. Nowhere is perfect but the level of racism in Canada is very low compared to the things I’ve seen in Europe and Asia.

Not sure how it is where you’re from but don’t get caught thinking because Canada is safe that you can be careless with your stuff, don’t let your guard down with personal belongings. Don’t leave your things unattended in cafes or shops, don’t leave your mobile phone on the table, and especially don’t leave anything in your car if rent a car. Canada is safe but there is still a lot of petty theft... you won’t get mugged but someone might try to swipe your backpack at a cafe when you aren’t looking.

[-] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Racism seems to be getting worse in Canada, but right now it's mostly directed at Indians (or south Asians in general).

[-] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

I'll add that over the past few years the homeless situation has gotten out of hand. For my small town (pop 46k) this is the source of our rise in crime. Garbage, abandoned tent encampments, vandalism, B&E, etc.

We get tourists to the beach near us but very few international tourists.