When everything is always far away
When you come to such a travel-like large country as Canada, it is quite 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 no big deal to travel an hour and a half to work, to travel all day to visit family, or to take a plane to travel to the nearest city.
Some people conform to this and after a while find it the most normal thing in the world. For others, at a certain point, it becomes less acceptable. Could this really not be done differently?
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 dwellers it can be quite a journey to visit friends, customers, shops or any other activities. The cities are very spacious and that means that many people are often on the road for a long 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 stuck 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 is always long. That's something you knew beforehand.
It is striking that this sometimes bothers people, even though it was not a problem at first.
Learning to deal with distances
In a country where most people live further apart, it is to be expected that travel distances are greater.
Remarkably, most Canadians don't see this as a problem - they've never seen anything else.
Ultimately, there are always solutions to deal with the distance problem.
It is clear that you have an advantage if you like to use your car often and conveniently in Canada.