Oh So Polite!

Another naysayer commented on our TikTok said that if immigrants can't be polite like Canadians, then they should leave. It is a narrow and outdated notion that the social construct of politeness isn't found in newcomers and immigrants in Canada. As if countries around the world don't have high standards of politeness, the ask is expecting immigrants to have a superhuman attitude, permitting predominantly white presenting Canadians to be impolite as often as they wish. And news flash, there are some impolite Canadians. 

A one-size-fits-all narrative doesn't reflect the diversity of people or even the world around us. But sure, go ahead and tell the sunset that it needs to look the same every single night. 

Sigh . . . . assimilation is boring, bland and honestly, really lame. Culture is exciting. And we said all of this with our pinkies in the air just to be polite. 

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