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Culturally speaking: Why does Canada have such a diversity in interracial couples while the US doesn't?

So I am in Canada right now (on my laptop), sure most people may stick within their own race but my god, in Toronto I have seen:

1. Asian guy - Black girl

2. Hispanic guy - Asian girl

3. Indian guy - Asian girl

4. Indian guy - Latina

5. Black guy - Indian girl

6. Black guy - Asian girl

7. Indian guy - Black girl

8. Middle Eastern guy - Latina

9. Middle Eastern guy - Black girl

10. Asian guy - Latina

11. Asian guy - Indian girl

12. Indian guy - Asian girl

I have been here for the past 2 weeks on vacation. I have seen more variations in interracial couples here in 2 weeks than I have seen living in the US my whole life. Funny thing? People here accept it like it is the norm, nobody cares. My Korean friend living in California tells me he gets picked on daily by White, Black and Hispanic guys because currently he is dating a Black girl. A person who is in the hotel room next to mines is a Middle Eastern guy and his girlfriend is Brazilian, and people act like its normal.

Now of course interracial dating happens in the US but other than Black guy - White girl, White guy - Asian girl, Black guy - Latina, White guy - Latina, and basically anything - White person, most interracial couples just don't happen in America. Like I have not seen a Middle Eastern guy - Black girl or Latina couple, never seen Hispanic guy - Asian girl, Asian guy - Indian girl, Indian guy - Asian girl, Black guy - Indian girl or Asian guy - Latina couple before.

I went to Los Angeles and most interracial couples I saw were White and Asian or White and Hispanic.

What makes Canada so different?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    You're judging this based on certain parts of the country, because I'm willing to bet you haven't seen all of Canada and the USA. Your argument isn't valid.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    In the US there is more fear associated with it, what society might think. An Asian guy or Indian guy (most of who are academically oriented) may not date a Black girl or Latina because they feel that they may be "downgrading" themselves in society. Also, lets be straight, I don't know about Black guys but I know Hispanic guys do this a lot. When they see a Middle Eastern, Asian or Indian guy with one of their girls, they throw such a fit that a lot of them would start getting offended and cracking race jokes, Mexicans (mostly the Americanized ones from the Western part of the US) throw these fits most often. Out of fear most people either stick within their own race or date the majority race which is more often than not, White people.

    Another problem is Hollywood, it is so racist that it gives negative stereotypes to anyone that isn't a White liberal, even White conservatives get treated like crap from Hollywood when in general they are good people. So lets say a Hispanic girl decides to fall for an Asian guy, result? Small ding ding jokes, dog eating jokes, communist jokes, and nerd jokes flying around left to right.

    I believe that the US is a great country (best in the world in my opinion) but just like any other nation, we have some things to improve on, though not as much but certainly some things that we can improve on indeed.

  • DuEcEs
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    I've seen a few of those relationships.

    My friend is Hispanic and she is currently dating an Indian guy

    There are 2 couples at my school that are Hispanic boy and Asian girl

  • 1 decade ago

    Because even though America is the self confessed (melting pot) it actually in true fact the land of the bigots. Am I the only person who notices most of the racial hatred spouted on the internet comes from America. It's not just Canada mate, same here in the UK nobody cares about interracial dating, that's because people outside the US are not race obsessed. Most people in other countries have moved on.

    Sorry if I sound anti-American that's just the way I see it. America has such a racist history, and it still seems to be affecting them to this very day.

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  • Maybe, being an Asian of Indian ethnicity, you'd be much happier in Canada and you should move there.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hey, it depends where you go in Canada! In my city, Brampton (near Toronto) we have couples of like every ethnicity, its beautiful. But lets say I go to Georgetown (10 minutes away from my house), you will only see couples of one colour. It's more common in bigger cities and suburbs around the cities. You can't go to Alberta and expect to see an Indian and a Jamaican person dating.

    Toronto is an amazing city, I was just there today! You can do anything there. I could walk the streets naked, yeeaaah son!

    Diversity is not technically part of Canada's culture. It's only part of your culture if your from a big city and surrouding suburbs (Toronto, Montreal, Vancover, etc). Trust me, we have towns/cities where like 98% of the population is white. And you feel famous cause you're always turning heads.

    Source(s): Canadian girl! :P
  • 1 decade ago

    Gotta love Toronto. It's always been like that here. I went to grab Pizza with a friend earlier today and saw a black girl and white guy, didn't think much of it and most other people don't either.

    Source(s): Born and raised in the T.O
  • 7 years ago

    Less segregation and division among races. The USA has a lot that divorce and domestic violence are high because people are still marrying within their race.

  • I could have sworn your black azz was complaining about people pushing interracial relationships down everyone's throats and now you're complaining about why there arent as many in the US?

    Please can you make up your mind? And thank you for proving once again why blacks are THE race that is THE most obsessed with race even when it comes to dating. Btw were you actually writing down every last interracial relationship you saw?

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    1 decade ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    probably because there is less concentration of one culture in a specific area

    if i moved to Canada tomorrow, it is likely that i could end up dating someone of any race because Canada's people are more spread out

    i live in southern california and i expect to probably date a latino because i live among latinos and i am latina

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