Aircool Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 12 hours ago, Mustapha said: Racism? Sorry, but no. Imagine you went to go work in Russia and everyone spoke Russian except for one other person who happens also be a Canadian who speaks your language. You don't think it might be natural to bond with this person? I mean, not only can you actually communicate with this person, but you would also share the experience of coming to work in a foreign country not knowing the language. I would think it would be stupid NOT to befriend this person. They might have some insight on how to adjust, because you know, they have already done it. It has nothing to do with 'racism', Jesus Christ. Btw, Canadians can be plenty racist. Affirmative action programs are government mandated racism, but that's a topic for another thread. Well first of all.. Yakupov speaks perfect English. So your example is not going to hold much water, and he played Junior in North America and playing in Edmonton, it's not like he is fresh off a boat. So this language barrier example is just BS. The ability to share working in a foreign country is true of any non-American and maybe non-North American at worst, so also Europeans and any NHLers from non-traditional hockey countries. I understand that calling it racism is exaggerating a fair bit, but honestly, what was being said was being said out of ignorance... And as an immigrant, I don't need you to tell me how racist (and hypocritical about this fact) many Canadians can be. Same as any other country, which is why the whole "Cultural Mosaic" nonsense irks me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksCelts Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 On 2016-10-16 at 7:06 AM, tas said: but russia is a goddamn nightmare. ship me off to st. louis on my own and pay me millions and I'll be just fine. You can't compare you going to st.louis to a Russian going to a strange far land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 4 hours ago, NucksCelts said: You can't compare you going to st.louis to a Russian going to a strange far land. fine, ship me to zurich. ship me to paris. ship me to hamburg. ship me to antwerp. the point remains the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 2 hours ago, tas said: fine, ship me to zurich. ship me to paris. ship me to hamburg. ship me to antwerp. the point remains the same. Those are much closer culturally to North America than Russia. It's still not comparable, especially since a there's a decent amount of English speakers in all of the cities provided. The problem isn't the quality of life, it's the overall culture shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 how about zagreb? would that work for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksCelts Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 2 hours ago, tas said: how about zagreb? would that work for you? Youre reaching now. The point is, the two cultures are radically different. They way we feel about Russia, they most likely feel about us. Family, friends, all your comfort, so far away. These kids ain't robots, they're exceptionally talented humans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tas Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 money buys comfort, and with the internet, family is never far away. I could live damn near anywhere with millions of dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksCelts Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 That's where you and I differ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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