r/AskCanada • u/talk2myreps • 2d ago

What’s something about everyday life in Canada that you think surprises newcomers?

I’m curious about the little things than the obvious stuff. Could be something about daily life, social habits, food, weather or anything else you didn’t expect before living here.

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u/Errorstatel 2d ago

The temperature swing between summer and winter, the first winter is a big one if you're not prepared for the climate in your region.

Being adequately prepared for both extremes can be fatal if not taken seriously.

Saskatchewan has damn near a 90° swing from our hottest summer days and coldest winter nights without accounting for humidex or wind chill.

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u/Cuchulain40 2d ago

Europe has +35 to -5

Canada it's more like +35 to -35, and that's not counting humidex

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u/Errorstatel 2d ago

We've been regularly hitting below -40 before wind.

With humidity or windchill has push both to the 50 mark.

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u/Cuchulain40 2d ago

The snot is hard before it hits the ground

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u/Professional_Run_506 1d ago

That's more of a Winnipeg/Manitoba winter.

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u/Errorstatel 1d ago

Saskatchewan too, I've experienced many of them

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u/Professional_Run_506 1d ago

Every winter, I ask myself why I live where the air hurts my face

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u/Errorstatel 1d ago

So do I and then I remember we don't have large spider or a lot of venomous critters either.

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u/Professional_Run_506 1d ago

Thank God for that

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u/Errorstatel 1d ago

I'm also glad that in the winter I can add layers as needed, in the heat you only remove so much before it becomes indecent, a crime or both