When everything is always far away
If you come to such a large country as Canada, it is obvious that the distances are also considerable. We are therefore not surprised if this means that you spend a lot of time, money and attention on bridging the distances.
For Canadians, it is nothing special to travel an hour and a half to work, to travel all day to visit family or to catch a plane to travel to the nearest city.
Some people conform to it and after a while find it the most normal thing in the world. For others it is, at some point, less acceptable. Could this really not be any other way?
Far away, that's the most normal thing in the world
For many Canadians, even a visit to the mall is quite an outing, especially for those who don't live in the city.
But for many city people it can also be quite a journey to visit friends, customers, shops or whatever activities. The cities are very spacious and that often means that many people are on the road for a longer period of time.
It is also striking that many Canadians live quite far from their work. Driving may be cheap in Canada, but it can still cost you a lot of time, attention and money.
Going to another city in Canada can be quite a journey.
Anyone who wants to go to another country is immediately faced with a huge journey. Even the transition to the US is often complicated, also because there is a rather hateful border between them.
A trip from Canada to Europe or anywhere else is always long. That's another thing you knew in advance.
It is striking that this sometimes bothers people, although it really wasn't a problem before.
Learning to deal with distances
In a country where most people live further apart, it is to be expected that travel distances will be greater.
Remarkably, most Canadians don't find this a problem - they don't know anything different.
Ultimately, there are always solutions to deal with the distance problem.
It is certain that you have an advantage if you want to use the car willingly, often and conveniently in Canada.