"Easy" and "Difficult" of Studying in Canada

I have lived in Canada for nearly ten years. I have lived in both big cities and small cities. After living for a long time, the freshness gradually faded, and daily life gradually became procedural. You can also look at the daily life in Canada more objectively. Especially after returning to China during the summer vacation, compared with the daily life of China people, what is the difference between Canadian life and Canadian life? Difficult? With what? A relaxing place? It's also quite touching. It's easier to live than to spend the holidays. As far as life is concerned, Canada is really a country blessed by God. Not to mention war disasters, even natural disasters such as tsunamis and hurricanes often make detours, so that Canadians can enjoy family life with peace of mind. The elements of daily life are naturally food, clothing, housing and transportation, both at home and abroad. Let's talk about clothes first. Compared with the big cities in China, the clothes of ordinary Canadians seem a little too casual. As for why, I think it has something to do with their lifestyle. For example, the life of Canadians is relatively discrete, and there is no frequency of close contact between people in China, so there is much less comparison and show-off. Fashion or conservatism has nothing to do with people. As for housing and transportation, in view of Canada's vast territory and sparse population, everyone has been endowed with unique space resources: not only do they rarely queue up for public toilets, but they don't have to grab seats by bus, and even ordinary working-class people often have luxurious garden houses. Canada's superior medical and social welfare system has also relieved the worries of ordinary citizens. It can't be said that Canada is a paradise for home life. The difficulty lies in the festival. Why? Don't say? Think twice about your family during the holiday season? So, for us immigrants who take shopping as their only pastime, for the major shopping malls during the festival? The gate is closed? It's really unacceptable, but we don't have to buy anything. For China people who are used to walking collectively during festivals, holiday shopping centers symbolize joy, prosperity and celebration, which is an atmosphere and spirit. Without them, it would not be a festival. In Canada, there are only two places to go during holidays: the park and home. In the cold rain and snow, only at home. Every household? Take care of yourself? Some friends invite people to get together, brag and make a big fuss; And those who don't have many friends can only feel at home alone? Holiday phobia? Yes It is easy to buy things, but difficult to buy gifts. Canada is also a shopping paradise. Although new york in Hong Kong is more famous, it is hard to imagine that new york and Hong Kong, a tiny place, can have such a generous shopping environment as Canada. Canada's shopping environment is luxurious, not to mention the number of shopping malls and the grandeur of buildings, the richness of shopping malls and the thinness of people, but the vast parking lot makes people fondle it? Shopping? This kind of entertainment. Especially those who often return to China, probably feel deeper. I remember being in Beijing last summer, and I wanted to visit IKEA in Beijing. What was the result? I can get in, but I can't get out. All I can see are people. As for furniture, only? Looking out? Sharing, not at all? A pro-Fang Ze? Opportunity. Another pain in Beijing is parking. The big shopping mall is still good, and there are layers of spiral double parking lots. It's impossible for a small shop. Remember when we walked by the roadside again? Beef noodle restaurant? After dinner, even if there is? A tour guide? It took ten minutes to guide the car before it could get out of the dense car; So whenever my sister sees the gap between pedestrians and hollow trees, will her car? Insert? After that, her husband always gave her a thumbs-up and praised her as a superwoman. No wonder my parents visited my home. The first thing they lamented was that the parking lot in Canada was really big, just like Tiananmen Square. When my parents came back to China, we made great efforts to buy gifts, but in the end we didn't think it was done well. The reason is that most of your favorite things are? Made in China? My parents shook their heads again and again, saying that if I gave such things to others, others would laugh at me. But? Made in Canada? Yes, only maple syrup and American ginseng are totally thankless gifts for people who don't like to eat; As for luxury goods that Chinese people like, such as some brand-name bags, it is ok to buy a few. It's really too much for us working-class people to buy a batch of gifts. Finally, I bought a variety of vitamins (for quality assurance), chocolate (good chocolate at home is not cheap), tea (for the freshness of foreign tea), cosmetics and perfume (some brands are more expensive at home), and some clothes (even those made in Thailand and Malaysia) are easy to eat, but difficult to eat out. Although China is very modern now, housework still occupies a large proportion in people's lives in China, and even the breakdown of many marriages is caused by the uneven distribution of housework. In Canada, although there are many divorces, they are rarely caused by housework. On the contrary, as far as housework is concerned, many Canadian housewives seem to enjoy it. Through my observation, I found that an important reason why Canadian housewives complain less is that Canadian housewives are easily abused. For example, the most important thing in housework is three meals a day. Canadian housewives respond like this: breakfast is in a hurry and is often ignored. Buy a coffee and muffin when Tim Horton is driving by. The standard lunch for the whole family and themselves is: a bread with meat, plus a bottle of juice or milk. Only the wife of the office worker is left to eat. Is there a reason and ability to use them? Takeaway? Solutions to family dinners. Only on weekends. Do you want to show it? A loving mother? And then what? Wife? On the one hand, the wives decided to make a fire and brush up their cooking skills, and the whole family was blessed. This mode of life was quickly accepted by domestic immigrant wives, because most of them are office workers, so they have reason and ability to accept this mode. So Canada is really a housewife's paradise. Let's talk about eating out. Living in a city in China for a long time, it's easy to find people with similar appetites and tempers? Favorite? After living in Canada for nearly ten years, western restaurants are already familiar with Swiss huts. Fast food restaurants don't count, because whether it's McDonald's or Burger King, Wendy? S, that is, bread with meat and French fries, tastes the same. I like Swiss cabin, because it is the first western restaurant I have eaten since I came to Canada, and because its dining environment is unique, every restaurant is different. But this is different, which gradually dispels my enthusiasm for it. Why? Because the shops you go to are different, the food you eat is very different. Several times, we clearly ordered roast chicken, but what was served? Roasted quail? Not only is it small, but it's mushy. Even I, a China person with a small appetite, think it's really not enough. I have done this many times, and I have gradually lost interest in the only western restaurant I like. Mario from the East Side has also been there, but the quantity of seafood pasta he ordered greatly exceeded the quality. In the end, there was only one plate that I couldn't eat, and there was no sauce, so I had a bad impression. What's more, it's a castle-like building in the19th century. Please give me one. Will you leave and never come back? Feeling, so I dare not go often. As for Montana, steakhouse, red lobster and other places, the famous houses are big, but the menu is not much different: either steak or chicken wings, plus French fries salad buns, it may be more reasonable to go to Swiss wooden houses. Only red lobsters eat seafood, but if you want to eat real lobsters and crabs, you can eat more times. If you go on holiday, the wage earners may not be able to eat. It is easy to decorate, but it is difficult to tell the truth when repairing things. Home decoration is not an easy task. Among the immigrants, there are only a few skilled craftsmen who can be independent and turn decay into magic, such as Fang Chong (a network celebrity who focuses on home improvement). In fact, even Fang Chong, if he is in China, may also be unexpected? Old house renovation? This move to make a living is not entirely because domestic carpenters and masons are cheap, but because they have no tools. I am not exaggerating. Something like building a house If you want to do a good job, you must sharpen your tools first? This sentence is no longer valid. I remember when my parents' home in China was just assigned to a new house, they hired a team of people to be carpenters, which took nearly a week to complete. The carpenter leader and his team, in my mother's eyes, are just a group? Professionals? Don't underestimate, because others' technology and expertise, joint tools, are all ours? Ordinary people? Stay away from dust. With the support of Canadian tires, Rona, The Home Depot and household hardware, ordinary people can do what professionals can do as long as they are patient and willing to study. For example, I once saw on the Internet that an immigrant father built a large amusement center for his children in his yard, which contained various slides and swing game rooms. Its professionalism was really a miracle. But sometimes tools can't do it. For example, the washing machine at home refused to operate normally a few days ago. Once it starts, it will thunder. My husband put his head into the machine and studied it for a long time, then turned around the washing machine several times and saw nothing. After a night's sleep, I ran to the tool room the next day and looked at the copper and iron guys all over the wall. I've been thinking about it for a long time, and I don't know which one to use. Finally, I had to give up and say, please have it repaired. When you buy a washing machine, buying a house comes with it. Naturally, there is no warranty, so I have to go online to find Google Repairer. Who knows the magical Internet on weekdays? Somehow, I can't find a few useful names and addresses this time. It's easy to find a few. Call and ask. The quotation makes people feel more convenient to throw away the old washing machine. So I thought of the maintenance service in China. According to my past experience, the service price of China people is generally lower than that of westerners. Yes, but they are all in greater toronto area. I asked someone to drive for more than an hour to repair a washing machine that was neither old nor new. I don't think I even have the courage to make a phone call. There is nothing bad, and I don't know the difficulty of repairing things. No wonder Canadians prefer to throw away old and broken things.