Love in Canada

Our neighbors to the north have very similar outlooks on love and relationships.  In Canada the traditions vary by communities and traditional customs often come from the native home country of where the couple is from.  Local customs and traditions in Canada were brought to the country by the millions of immigrants that were part of the native culture when these people arrived.

Canada is culturally diverse, like in United States. People from all over the world came to settle in Canada to it develop and grow in a new culture.  Today the different culture that were brought over and still kept alive and the people are encouraged to retain their cultural identities, traditions, languages and customs.

Canadians in general, are open-minded, respectful and extremely community-oriented people. Although each and every person has their own individualistic traits, their basic cultural traits remain the same.  Canadians place a great deal of emphasis on the individual's responsibility to the community and where they are from. This importance of community is seen as giving balance to a good quality of life.

Most Canadians have a strong allegiance to their province or region, sometimes more so than to the country. There are some broad differences between regions that are very visible when it comes to love and the way relationships work.  Some provinces are considered to be very old-fashioned, some friendly and relaxed and some are even viewed to be futuristic. 

Love in Canada is very similar to the United States, although you are able to recognize little traits of the French.  There are certain things that one must do in certain situations, her are a few: 

• If invited to someone's home for dinner, take a box of good chocolates, flowers or a bottle of wine.
• In Quebec, sending flowers in advance of the dinner party is proper protocol.
• In Quebec, if you give wine, make sure it is of the highest quality you can afford.
• Do not give white lilies to ones you love, as they are used at funerals.
• Gifts are usually opened immediately when received.
• The most common greeting is the handshake.
• Wait until invited before using someone's first name in conversation
• French Canadian friends and couples may greet each other by lightly kissing on the cheeks (once on the left cheek and once on the right).

The traditions in Canada are very similar to the United States with slight variations from region the region.  The way of life and finding love is quickly changing and becoming more individualized.  Find love is like wishing on a star, or in the case of Canada, like playing hockey; sometimes you have the puck and sometimes you don’t.