Overal auto's in Canada
You do like cars and driving, don't you?
Cars may have become the scourge of every modern Western society - but Canada really takes it to the extreme in this regard.
As a Canadian, you use your car for basically everything. To take the kids to school, to go shopping, to work, on vacation, to church, to recreation ... basically for all your transportation needs.
Even if you go to a cemetery, you can drive right through it, past the graves. Parking and walking, that would be unthinkable.
The parking lots at the shops are so oversized that you can always park there. If you go to the next shop, you drive that bit. And you have to because sometimes there isn't even a sidewalk, not even when the shops are next to each other.
Many shops and eateries offer service while driving; these are called "drive-in" establishments.
But what happens if you don't want to drive for once?
You will be looked at strangely in most of Canada if you try to get anywhere on foot or by bike. It is often a perilous adventure because the roads are not suitable for it.
There are often no sidewalks and pedestrian crossings are only there when absolutely necessary. You will be waiting for a long time at the traffic lights while the speeding and smelly traffic passes you by.
If you try to get somewhere by public transport, it usually won't work. In many places it just won't work.
Timetables are often unclear and not focused on the needs of travellers.
In general, Canadians feel sorry for the poor people who have to take the "bus". It is a last resort for people who are too old or too poor to drive themselves.
The bus just sits in the traffic jam waiting for the cars to go away.
For those who don't like cars and driving
It's not unthinkable that you might get fed up with the fact that everything in Canada revolves around cars and driving.
Everywhere you see gigantic parking lots and also endless avenues with car companies. In the cities, parking garages predominate.
Canadians drive mostly very large vehicles. The pick-up truck is very popular, but also the SUV. The more cylinders, the better.
Also look at the Canadian infrastructure (link)