When I say change in culture, I don't exactly mean from like America to Thailand, that would more so be a change in customs and I think I'd be able to adjust to that even more than I am adjusting to this.
I have moved from Canada to America. I know what you're thinking "what the hell? what's the big deal?" Well, I'll tell you. See, I've moved from Toronto to Ocala. Toronto is a bustling city in Canada whilst Ocala is a very small rural town within Florida. I am all for the environmental change, I am a major animal lover and I am having very little trouble adjusting to the rural scenery and lack of malls (although, I wish there were some good malls around) The real problem is friends. Now, I have no problem making friends. Tons of people like me here, the problem is-I don't like them. I do not have high standards or anything, but the type of people here are dramatically different from the type of friends I had. I understand there would be some differences, but it's driving me crazy that I can't find people like myself. I'll paint a clearer picture for you. In Canada my best friend and I spent like everyday together, she knew everything about me and I of her and I could trust her with my life. We never gossiped to have fun, and we were wild and up to do lots of cool new things. All my friends were like that, trust-worthy, honest and most importantly, moral. I like friends who have morals. I had many guy friends who were also loyal and trust-worthy and fun and accepting of my spontaneity. In Ocala, pretty much every girl I have met has once been or is now pregnant. If anyone is from Canada (specifically Toronto/Mississauga) you would know how rare it is for a girl to become pregnant and it's like "OMG, SHE'S PREGNANT!?" here it's like "Oh, she's finally prego?" or "is this child number 2 or 3?" now I have morals and I am not all about guys but the girls here are all and I mean all about guys. If they are not talking about guys they are gossiping about eachother and I HATE gossip so it drives me crazy. The guys here never hit on girls, they wait for the girls to go up to them. It's hard to list all the differences here, but if anyone knows what I am talking about, you'll know how crazy it can be. I miss Toronto and the wide variety of people it has where weird people are accepted and not alllll girls are gossipy-skanks.
Does anyone have any tips on adjusting to the type of people from the type of people I am used to? I mean, the friends I've seen here don't even seem to care about eachother that much. Has anyone gone through this? I mean girls have no morals, have a lot of sex, abortions are common, fights are common and really, intelligence is rare. In the guys, all they care about is girls who will put out and looks. They are lazy and won't go up to a girl and say "hey I think you're pretty" or whatever instead they'll wait till the girl makes a move or they get em drunk. I am not used to such little culture and this is driving me crazy. I miss my amazing friends, but I will have to deal with this so I want to make the best of it.
No, I will not ditch my morals to fit in and no I will not talk smack about people and no I will not be promiscuous.
Sorry for the lengthiness. I haven't even covered half of what I wanted to say, but I guess you get the idea.
Help please!!!
I have moved from Canada to America. I know what you're thinking "what the hell? what's the big deal?" Well, I'll tell you. See, I've moved from Toronto to Ocala. Toronto is a bustling city in Canada whilst Ocala is a very small rural town within Florida. I am all for the environmental change, I am a major animal lover and I am having very little trouble adjusting to the rural scenery and lack of malls (although, I wish there were some good malls around) The real problem is friends. Now, I have no problem making friends. Tons of people like me here, the problem is-I don't like them. I do not have high standards or anything, but the type of people here are dramatically different from the type of friends I had. I understand there would be some differences, but it's driving me crazy that I can't find people like myself. I'll paint a clearer picture for you. In Canada my best friend and I spent like everyday together, she knew everything about me and I of her and I could trust her with my life. We never gossiped to have fun, and we were wild and up to do lots of cool new things. All my friends were like that, trust-worthy, honest and most importantly, moral. I like friends who have morals. I had many guy friends who were also loyal and trust-worthy and fun and accepting of my spontaneity. In Ocala, pretty much every girl I have met has once been or is now pregnant. If anyone is from Canada (specifically Toronto/Mississauga) you would know how rare it is for a girl to become pregnant and it's like "OMG, SHE'S PREGNANT!?" here it's like "Oh, she's finally prego?" or "is this child number 2 or 3?" now I have morals and I am not all about guys but the girls here are all and I mean all about guys. If they are not talking about guys they are gossiping about eachother and I HATE gossip so it drives me crazy. The guys here never hit on girls, they wait for the girls to go up to them. It's hard to list all the differences here, but if anyone knows what I am talking about, you'll know how crazy it can be. I miss Toronto and the wide variety of people it has where weird people are accepted and not alllll girls are gossipy-skanks.
Does anyone have any tips on adjusting to the type of people from the type of people I am used to? I mean, the friends I've seen here don't even seem to care about eachother that much. Has anyone gone through this? I mean girls have no morals, have a lot of sex, abortions are common, fights are common and really, intelligence is rare. In the guys, all they care about is girls who will put out and looks. They are lazy and won't go up to a girl and say "hey I think you're pretty" or whatever instead they'll wait till the girl makes a move or they get em drunk. I am not used to such little culture and this is driving me crazy. I miss my amazing friends, but I will have to deal with this so I want to make the best of it.
No, I will not ditch my morals to fit in and no I will not talk smack about people and no I will not be promiscuous.
Sorry for the lengthiness. I haven't even covered half of what I wanted to say, but I guess you get the idea.
Help please!!!