wild goose chase
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It's a commonly heard cliche that Canadian identity is not easily defined or we have a hard time separating "our culture" from the Americans'.
Do you think, moving forward, Canadian identity will become more well-defined? Perhaps, we will start to develop aspects of culture, music, art, cuisine that we can claim to be "our own", homegrown and distinct.
On the other hand, we still have the general trend of our artists/celebrities going to or being shared with the US so that outsiders can't really tell us and our media apart, as part of a generic North American culture.
Globalization is also making cultures more similar generally worldwide with mass media, fashion etc., plus even within the US, cultures may already be somewhat less distinct (eg. among young people, regional US accents, whether Brooklyn or Texan, seem far less common than in their parents and grandparents). But a resurgence of local pride could always be a possibility.
What do you think the future holds?
Do you think, moving forward, Canadian identity will become more well-defined? Perhaps, we will start to develop aspects of culture, music, art, cuisine that we can claim to be "our own", homegrown and distinct.
On the other hand, we still have the general trend of our artists/celebrities going to or being shared with the US so that outsiders can't really tell us and our media apart, as part of a generic North American culture.
Globalization is also making cultures more similar generally worldwide with mass media, fashion etc., plus even within the US, cultures may already be somewhat less distinct (eg. among young people, regional US accents, whether Brooklyn or Texan, seem far less common than in their parents and grandparents). But a resurgence of local pride could always be a possibility.
What do you think the future holds?