If Canada is directly compared to the United States I beg to differ. Considering the steps Canada is taking towards Europe I say ‘Oh Canada we stand in guard for thee’

Upvoted for non-forced use of metric system

Okay so get to work on climate change

You could also use the infant’s blood to revitalize a shareholder

It’s probably due to some cultural differences but the meat on a spin unit is called döner kebab here. Shoarma is little strips of pork with a certain herb on it. It’s more like gyros in a way.

Shoarma is popular in my country on pizzas. I was never a fan but it grew on me.

To me, shared experience is always an easy ice breaker. Stuff like mainstream media is a quick win. And yeah, sometimes if people are a bit more underground or indie as far as their media is concerned grants them an image of having a distinct personality, but that usually only works if they’re socially strong and have other stuff they can connect with other people over.

I’m not saying you should consume anything that gets promoted massively, but keeping an eye on what’s popular and seeing if anything floats your boat might give you an easier time striking up a conversation with someone.

I used to be really dismissive of anything with a huge advertising budget. If something gets promoted everywhere all the time, it’s unlikely I’d give it a chance. Somehow I felt more interesting than others because of this. Turns out you’re not, people lose interest really quickly when they can’t talk to you about anything.

I have something similar with mothers-in-law. My wife gets along with my mother fine and vice versa. It’s all good. I feel like there are just generations out there that are hell-bent on being antagonistic because they think they’re the best thing to happen to society.