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I plan on traveling to Canada, but I do have this worry.

To be more specific, I'm not kinda black, my skin's somehow white, but I have black relatives, which means I got wavy hair and some other things.

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[–] droopy4096@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

alberta politics is awkward but people are friendly in larger communities. Some remote small communities may be awkward but not always.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I was frequently harassed and the rest just stood by and did nothing. I won't be going back.

[–] GrindingGears@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

I would actually say Alberta politics are insane, but disregarding that, people here are still usually friendly enough. Yes racism and bigotry is still (baffling) a universal experience, something you could possibly come into contact with, well, just about anywhere in the world.

Are you going to get a sideways look somewhere? I mean maybe, can't say for sure you won't. But are you going to get run out of town by people bearing pitchforks and torches? Well no. I can almost say for certainty that won't happen anywhere in our country. A Canadian, even the goofy ass hillbilly ones that shout at clouds and vaccines on Facebook, would file that under something pretty god damn weird. And we collectively largely ignore those ones. Behind their backs we point and laugh at them too, so fear not.

Come see our country OP. It's beautiful, and almost universally welcoming and accessible. Don't forget your coat this time of year, it sure is beautiful but it's also cold as shit in certain areas. Personally I think the atmosphere adds to the beauty.