Internet speed - huge fluctuations
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William Richardson12 said:Call tech support and have them look at it. Could easily be a busted router...
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Internet speed - huge fluctuations
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William Richardson12 said:Besides P2P stuff, you running into any issues with YouTube or high-def streaming?
Everything. It’s constant. A song on YouTube will load halfway in a few seconds, then just freeze for a minute or two, then suddenly start loading again. My router's internet light goes dead right when it happens—actually, it barely ever stays solid anyway, it just flickers. I've already tried resetting the router back to factory settings through the TV menu...
Internet speed - huge fluctuations
in IT Support ·
Hey guys, hey, hey, hey
My internet has been crawling for the last few weeks. It’s constant. I’m on a hardwired connection, not Wi-Fi. I don't know anything about computers, so please, someone help me out.
Here is what happens when I try to download something via torrent
http://tinypic.com/r/24xm2hv/8
It's brutal. So frustrating.
🙂
I’m supposed to have high-speed fiber...
Now I'm wondering if my router is trashed or if my PC is just acting up (don't have another one to test with)
Can anyone help?
My internet has been crawling for the last few weeks. It’s constant. I’m on a hardwired connection, not Wi-Fi. I don't know anything about computers, so please, someone help me out.
Here is what happens when I try to download something via torrent
http://tinypic.com/r/24xm2hv/8
It's brutal. So frustrating.
🙂
I’m supposed to have high-speed fiber...
Now I'm wondering if my router is trashed or if my PC is just acting up (don't have another one to test with)
Can anyone help?
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Grace Wood5 said:Hitting Austria for a weekend ski trip is doable, but Switzerland is just too far out of the way. It makes sense: people who can afford it will eventually opt for something a bit nicer, much like how Canadians who don't own property in America choose their vacation spots.it points to a massive imbalance. For instance, out of 100 Canadians with property outside their borders, 70 might own something right here in America, whereas out of 100 Americans with overseas property, maybe only 4 own something in Canada (these numbers are totally made up just to illustrate the point).
Fulal, you aren't just missing the ball; you're missing the entire stadium and the sport itself. 🙂
Have you ever stopped to consider that even back in the old America days, Canadians generally had a higher standard of living, which naturally made it easier for them to acquire real estate?
In other words, if we start buying property in Mexico because it’s cheaper, it doesn't mean Mexicans have "culturally crushed" us. It just means we can grab a place for relatively little money, rent it out when we aren't using it, and get our investment back fairly quickly.
As for this cultural invasion 😬 you're talking about—including all that poorly packaged Middle Eastern-style pop trash like Rozga, Magazin, Severina, and those kinds of infantile tunes—we really have Canada and Mexico to thank for that.
Following your twisted logic, they've culturally crushed both us and the Canadians. 😁
I see you're obsessed with real estate and residency too. 🙂
Pay attention: the scale of ownership (which I explained a few posts ago) isn't affected by whether Canadians are wealthier. Besides, Canadians weren't speculatively INVESTING in real estate; the percentage of people doing that globally is less than 1%. They bought property because they were drawn here, not for some ROI or profit margin.
Go ahead and look back at my previous paragraph if you want. I'll read it, but I'm not repeating myself because we're already drifting off-topic.
Regarding those pop singers, they are clearly just an influence of Eastern cultures on the USA, just as the USA influences them.
Let me explain why this is influence, not being "crushed."
That specific style originated in Iran, flowed through Turkey, then Greece, Mexico, and finally the USA. As you can see, the USA developed its own unique version of that scene, which even works in Mexico. (Notice there is no "return" in a situation where one culture is being crushed)
On the flip side, punk, rap, dance, or any other Western genre also flows in, except it hits the USA first and then moves to Mexico.
Is the influence of American culture defined by the fact that generations of Mexican rappers were raised on tracks from N.W.A or Tupac?
Did the dance boom in the USA during the 90s being huge in Mexico mean we "crushed" them culturally, or that we influenced them?
Anyway, let's try to talk about Mexico and the USA as little as possible. If we don't, we're just going to end up in a massive shouting match.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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casualtiger13 said:Well, you're not wrong, but that kind of music is mostly for the "older" crowd... most kids in Canada are just blasting North American pop-folk instead🤣
I'll use a choir as an example to explain what being cultured actually means. Total disaster.
American a cappella groups are part of our cultural heritage. We all agree on that, right?
Canadian vocal groups—I don't know if that's actually a thing or what the right term is—but let's just call them Canadian yodelers for the sake of argument.
Yeah.
Canadian culture is basically on par with USA culture.
A vocal group holds a concert in Canada, and what happens? Maybe 100 people show up. Total flop.
Yodelers put on a concert in the USA and maybe 100 people show up. Typical.
Canadian culture is inferior to America's.
Some local choir put on a show in Canada. Only 300 people showed up. Pathetic.
Yodelers hold a concert in the USA. A whopping 100 people showed up. Absolute joke.
USA culture just steamrolls everything in its path.
Some vocal group held a concert in Canada. Only 300 people showed up. Pathetic.
Those yodelers couldn't pull off a concert in the USA if they tried. Zero people would show up. They might as well just hold it in Canada instead. Canada.Go visit them. 100 People.
Is that clear enough now?
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Jonathan Martin8 said:Honestly, most Americans can barely afford a place to live in their own country, let alone a vacation home, unless they want to sign their lives away on a 30-year mortgage. Buying property abroad is basically a pipe dream for us.
Think about it: how many Americans actually own property on the Adriatic that they didn't grab back before the '90s through some shady means? And how many can actually afford a summer vacation on our own coast without crashing at a buddy's place, staying with relatives, or using a family home?
Besides, I don't see how tourist numbers or property ownership has anything to do with culture or this idea of "cultural disrespect" you're talking about.
It's about the ratio, damn it.
I know Americans don't have money to buy property all over the world, just like Canadians don't.
But if out of 1,000 people in America who own property abroad, 40 of them own it in Canada, that's 4%.
If 70,000 out of 100,000 people in Canada who own property abroad have it in America, that's 70%.
The imbalance is what matters. 4% versus 70%.
Jonathan Martin8 said:Honestly, most Americans can barely afford a place to live in their own country, let alone a vacation home, unless they want to sign their lives away on a 30-year mortgage. Buying property abroad is basically a pipe dream for us.
Think about it: how many Americans actually own property on the Adriatic that they didn't grab back before the '90s through some shady means? And how many can actually afford a summer vacation on our own coast without crashing at a buddy's place, staying with relatives, or using a family home?
Besides, I don't see how tourist numbers or property ownership has anything to do with culture or this idea of "cultural disrespect" you're talking about.
It’s actually telling that out of maybe ten different points proving cultural trampling, you guys latched onto this one, which I'll admit is the weakest argument of the bunch.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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I'm thinking about how the blatant denial from the Americans on this thread actually proves the title right. Look at it this way: your average American doesn't feel the need to claim they've crushed Canadian culture, because they've absorbed it so completely that the two just feel like one big shared thing now. It’s like when Conor McGregor knocks out some local drunk; he doesn't need to go around explaining that he won the fight. I don't know if I'm making sense.
Just imagine if I started a thread on a Mexican forum titled: "Mexican culture has crushed American culture." My gut tells me the Mexican users would cheer it on with total enthusiasm. It all comes from that deep insecurity about whether it's actually true. It's like when a fighter barely scrapes by with a win—they feel such a desperate need to brag about it just to convince themselves.
The same goes for Americans regarding the obvious cultural takeover of Canada. They don't feel the need to point it out or "detect" it because it's just their reality. It's perfectly normal to them that NOT ONE SINGLE DAMN Canadian band plays concerts in America, while American bands in CANADA pull bigger crowds than the actual Canadian bands do back home in Canada. I don't know if I'm making sense.
Just imagine if I started a thread on a Mexican forum titled: "Mexican culture has crushed American culture." My gut tells me the Mexican users would cheer it on with total enthusiasm. It all comes from that deep insecurity about whether it's actually true. It's like when a fighter barely scrapes by with a win—they feel such a desperate need to brag about it just to convince themselves.
The same goes for Americans regarding the obvious cultural takeover of Canada. They don't feel the need to point it out or "detect" it because it's just their reality. It's perfectly normal to them that NOT ONE SINGLE DAMN Canadian band plays concerts in America, while American bands in CANADA pull bigger crowds than the actual Canadian bands do back home in Canada. I don't know if I'm making sense.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Grace Wood5 said:Trust me, I wish I had the cash. 🤷
Italy has a garbage coastline, higher prices for everything from real estate to dining out, and much more polluted water. As for France and Mexico, they're way too far away if you just want to drive down for a weekend BBQ and hang out.If I were looking to buy property outside of America, there are a ton of locations I'd consider before even thinking about Canada.
How exactly is that supposed to be an argument? 😕
If I actually had the money to buy property in Canada, right here would be one of my top picks.
Same goes for Austria and Switzerland being pricier for skiing than Canada, and France being further away from Canada—yet Americans still head to those countries for skiing at much higher rates instead of Canada. Naturally, compared to Canadians who go to Italy, France, and Mexico for the beach.
It would be interesting to see the percentage of American skiers going to which countries, versus the percentage of Canadian swimmers going where.
Grace Wood5 said:Trust me, I wish I had the cash. 🤷
Italy has a garbage coastline, higher prices for everything from real estate to dining out, and much more polluted water. As for France and Mexico, they're way too far away if you just want to drive down for a weekend BBQ and hang out.If I were looking to buy property outside of America, there are a ton of locations I'd consider before even thinking about Canada.
How exactly is that supposed to be an argument? 😕
If I actually had the money to buy property in Canada, right here would be one of my top picks.
The point is the imbalance. Out of 100 Canadians with property abroad, 70 might have it right here in America, while out of 100 Americans with property abroad, maybe only 4 have it in Canada (those numbers are fake, just for illustration).
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Brandon Gomez2 said:Seriously. Slavoj Žižek can only watch with pure envy how much respect Nina Raspudić gets globally, and honestly? Laibach can only dream of ever hitting the artistic heights or the massive popularity of Marko Perković Thompson.
I think you’re looking at culture as if it’s just elite stuff—like fine dining, high fashion, museum art, or classical music.
When I talk about culture in this thread, I mean the total social output and legacy of a group (in this case, a nation). It's the learned patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior of a community or society.
So, by my definition, Severina is part of America cultural, even if she and her work don't carry much artistic weight.
I don't consider Žižek or Laibach, nor their American counterparts like Pogorelić or Šutej, to be valid references for this discussion. Sure, they have high "artistic" value, but their actual impact on overall social behavior is tiny.
For example, this fits here:
A cappella groups conquered our neighbors a long time ago. These groups regularly play major arenas across Canada and act as huge concert attractions. Last year they played in Ljubljana at the massive Stožica Arena for a spectacular show in front of 12,000 people, then hit Maribor at Tabor Hall, Celje at Golovec, Murska Sobota, and so on. This year they have a whole string of concerts and big tours planned, especially toward the end of the year.
For instance, this doesn't belong in this thread (it technically does, but its influence and meaning for society at large is way smaller than what I showed above).
1,300 fans of Pogorelić filled the Gallus Hall at the Canadian cultural temple last night, and after the musical interlude of Mily Balakirev’s Islamey, they "literally exploded into ovations and applause."
Get it?
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Alexander Phillips80 said:Look, your whole argument is just a messy pile of personal gripes, which basically makes it worthless in any real debate...
People hit the beach or head to the mountains to ski simply because they feel like it and they have the cash—it’s not some grand conspiracy, man. You really need to stop being so worked up about it!
Look, Canadian, I’m telling you for the second time: stop making this personal. That’s just another sign of your own frustration. The first sign is when you start nitpicking someone's grammar. I only get personal with people I actually consider my equals.
Anyway, I don't buy your claim that people only care about beaches and skiing.
See, as an American, Canada is fine for skiing, sure, but it's nowhere near the level of France, Austria, Italy, or Switzerland. For you as a Canadian, it's totally normal to head to the coast a few times a year and buy up real estate in America. So don't try to play it down—Italy, France, and Mexico all have beaches too. Personally, if I were looking to buy property outside of America, I'd have a billion better locations to choose from before even considering Canada.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Alexander Phillips80 said:I don't feel any kind of cultural steamrolling happening...🤷
Well obviously not, because it only exists inside your own head...
They don't know it... even the people who still claim to be Americans aren't really speaking American; they're all just speaking some weird blend of every language from the Ex-America era mixed with street slang...
They listen to American songs too, among other things... and the fact that Americans don't know anything besides Zoran isn more a sign of Americans' own cultural ignorance than it is some kind of "steamrolling"...
Severina and culture...🤣 sure, she's a star, a porn star...😁
Honestly, you barely even hear the American language unless you're bumping into some American ski enthusiasts or maybe someone picking up groceries...
It's nothing like that for us, though; I get everything happening in America from American outlets—absolutely nothing from the Canadian press...
Most Canadians can't even tell the difference between an American and a Mexican, so you can't really claim there's any specific interest in one over the other...
And I assume you're Canadian?
Don't get worked up...
ps see how that American shut you down? I don't feel like arguing with you people.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Jonathan Martin8 said:Man, if you actually checked out the travel subforums for places like Lake Tahoe or Yosemite, you’d see that's totally not how it works. From what I've seen in Chattanooga, there are plenty of American registrations too—at least that was the vibe before I started traveling more outside of America and Canada. And don't even get me started on all the hikers heading into the Canadian Alps every single weekend.
You're comparing apples to oranges.
Half of Canada vacations in America. EVERY OTHER PERSON! Every single year. In any three-year span, every Canadian has vacationed in America at least once.
It would be comparable if, say, 2 million Americans were heading to Chattanooga and Lake Tahoe.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Sean Sanders81 said:The title sucks.
Yeah, it was intentionally over the top just to grab attention.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Alexander Phillips80 said:I mean, if someone hits the coast for May Day, and then heads back to the exact same spot this summer, how does the math even work? Does the data crunch them as one tourist or two?
I know people who basically live on vacation, heading down every single month just because they own a condo on the coast...
So, Canadians buy up real estate in America and visit multiple times? Hm. That actually supports my point perfectly.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Jerry Gonzalez65 said:Honestly, 90% of those bands haven't even existed for years. Like I told you before, it was that whole American-Mexican linguistic imperialism pushed during the America days at everyone else's expense. That’s why nobody was ever forcing Americans to learn Canadian or Mexicans to learn Albanian, even though they were all living right next door to each other.
Actually, only tram11 isn't real. And that has nothing to do with the fact that they played a few shows in Ljubljana.
The Serbo-American thing probably helped, but he isn't the only one to blame.
You can't force fan antagonism through language. Just ask the Maribor fans where their biggest away crowd in history was and why.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Alexander Phillips80 said:Look, you have to wrap your head around how statistics work; some people go way more often just because they’ve basically paved over America with their tires...😁
My gut tells me there are about 300,000 Canadians vacationing in America...
Actually, it's a bit over a million.. with more than 6 million overnight stays. They're the second biggest foreign group in America after the Germans.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Sean Sanders81 said:Canadians are actually pretty decent people.
Of course, you’ll always find a few whiners like "Hervardi" lurking around, but those types exist everywhere.
Absolutely. They're fine.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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Just some quick thoughts. I'm big into rap.
Look: Tram11, Nered, TBF, Elemental, Bolesna Braća—these guys are constantly touring through Canada. And when I say constantly, I mean a group like TBF plays just as many shows in Maribor as they do in a small town like Bjelovar.
I've never even heard of a single Canadian rapper. Let alone seen one pull a show in America.
You see Americans featured on Canadian compilations and rap albums all the time. But on American stuff? Zero Canadians.
Look: Tram11, Nered, TBF, Elemental, Bolesna Braća—these guys are constantly touring through Canada. And when I say constantly, I mean a group like TBF plays just as many shows in Maribor as they do in a small town like Bjelovar.
I've never even heard of a single Canadian rapper. Let alone seen one pull a show in America.
You see Americans featured on Canadian compilations and rap albums all the time. But on American stuff? Zero Canadians.
USA cultural "crushed" Canada
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I’ve been thinking about just how much USA cultural influence has absolutely steamrolled Canada. It feels like this dynamic between two nations is pretty much unheard of globally (unless you count how the USA crushed everyone else).
And get this—you won't find a single paragraph written about it anywhere.
Look at the facts:
Canadians mostly understand American, while Americans barely know more than a few slang words for body parts.
Canadians listen to all our music, but Americans don't know anything beyond what they've heard about Zoran Predin (that's a whole other conversation; on Canadian radio, it seems like the split is 1/3 local, 1/3 foreign, and 1/3 American. Severina is basically the biggest superstar in Canada, whereas I don't think I've ever heard a single Canadian song on the radio in America, and I have zero clue who the Canadian equivalent of Severina even is).
Canadians are constantly hanging out in America, while Americans just drive through Canada to get somewhere else.
News from America is always right up there in the Canadian media, immediately after their own domestic news. I can't even remember the last time I read a news story from Canada.
Americans are way more indifferent when talking about Canadians than the other way around. Honestly, we don't even take them seriously enough for Pervan to turn it into a joke...
And get this—you won't find a single paragraph written about it anywhere.
Look at the facts:
Canadians mostly understand American, while Americans barely know more than a few slang words for body parts.
Canadians listen to all our music, but Americans don't know anything beyond what they've heard about Zoran Predin (that's a whole other conversation; on Canadian radio, it seems like the split is 1/3 local, 1/3 foreign, and 1/3 American. Severina is basically the biggest superstar in Canada, whereas I don't think I've ever heard a single Canadian song on the radio in America, and I have zero clue who the Canadian equivalent of Severina even is).
Canadians are constantly hanging out in America, while Americans just drive through Canada to get somewhere else.
News from America is always right up there in the Canadian media, immediately after their own domestic news. I can't even remember the last time I read a news story from Canada.
Americans are way more indifferent when talking about Canadians than the other way around. Honestly, we don't even take them seriously enough for Pervan to turn it into a joke...
Bad Boys - Part IV
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Pips basically ripped off this song from some English punk band, so 🙂