> It feels the same in Germany, if i had to guess i'd say most western countries are going through something like this at the moment.
Yeah, that's what I think I'm seeing too. When I talk with my fellow Canadians, especially those who grew up here, they say things like "we don't have a culture"; I get a similar vibe from visiting Germans, and even (to a lesser extent) some less-patriotic Americans.
It's like the west simultaneously forgot that their greatest cultural artifact is their societies. Western society is very, very different from how people lived before, and I'd say for the better, but there seems to be a taboo on taking pride in it.
I tend to get along well with the parents of second gen. Canadians. The parents seem to know why they came here more than native-born Canadians know they want to stay.
Yeah, that's what I think I'm seeing too. When I talk with my fellow Canadians, especially those who grew up here, they say things like "we don't have a culture"; I get a similar vibe from visiting Germans, and even (to a lesser extent) some less-patriotic Americans.
It's like the west simultaneously forgot that their greatest cultural artifact is their societies. Western society is very, very different from how people lived before, and I'd say for the better, but there seems to be a taboo on taking pride in it.
I tend to get along well with the parents of second gen. Canadians. The parents seem to know why they came here more than native-born Canadians know they want to stay.