Thank you for this, Dr. Sarah. I have been struggling with many of these ideas as they pertain to food and every other aspect of Canadian society, and I have also found myself nervous at the over the top patriotism of Canadians in reaction to the threats from the US. What's funny (not in a ha-ha way but in a well that's interesting way) is that to so many others, the US has always been a bully, and now we as Canadians are feeling a fraction of what other populations experience and we are suddenly all in on recognizing the bullying we have waved off against others for decades.
ah i so appreciate what you're saying here, Noha! i've been wondering if this feeling that is maybe newer for canadians is something that will extend into more empathy for populations that have faced political bully and its many, many consequences... but i'm not always so sure, you know? i'm nervous of the patriotism too. i read an interesting piece by Stacey Lee Kong yesterday about how she sees the patriotism as directly linked to the trucker convoy, which made sense to me in terms of how i've been feeling about it all. i'd be curious to see your take on all of this as well!
I'm a child of the 70s and moved to Vancouver from the north 30 years ago. People find it weird when I say my family never ate rice, or garlic, or chicken growing up. Mangos and avocados were something my Scottish family who'd moved to Australia talked about.
The caribou in BC (800 km north of Vancouver). We ate a ton of root veggies and potatoes daily, small amounts of meat, rye bread, fruit seasonally. My mother had a giant garden and canned a lot of beets. I often wonder if my diet was too restricted as a kid.
Thank you for this, Dr. Sarah. I have been struggling with many of these ideas as they pertain to food and every other aspect of Canadian society, and I have also found myself nervous at the over the top patriotism of Canadians in reaction to the threats from the US. What's funny (not in a ha-ha way but in a well that's interesting way) is that to so many others, the US has always been a bully, and now we as Canadians are feeling a fraction of what other populations experience and we are suddenly all in on recognizing the bullying we have waved off against others for decades.
ah i so appreciate what you're saying here, Noha! i've been wondering if this feeling that is maybe newer for canadians is something that will extend into more empathy for populations that have faced political bully and its many, many consequences... but i'm not always so sure, you know? i'm nervous of the patriotism too. i read an interesting piece by Stacey Lee Kong yesterday about how she sees the patriotism as directly linked to the trucker convoy, which made sense to me in terms of how i've been feeling about it all. i'd be curious to see your take on all of this as well!
I'm a child of the 70s and moved to Vancouver from the north 30 years ago. People find it weird when I say my family never ate rice, or garlic, or chicken growing up. Mangos and avocados were something my Scottish family who'd moved to Australia talked about.
ooh what were some of the main foods you ate? you mean like north of 60 before vancouver too?
The caribou in BC (800 km north of Vancouver). We ate a ton of root veggies and potatoes daily, small amounts of meat, rye bread, fruit seasonally. My mother had a giant garden and canned a lot of beets. I often wonder if my diet was too restricted as a kid.