This subreddit seems to be attracting the wrong kind of people
Edit: I messed up the title in my earlier post and had to repost
I know. I know what you all have to say about people from my home country, and I don't mind any of it, because even I hate it. Even I hate how some people move to Canada and then proceed to make it like India. I hate how restrictive they are in terms of gender (I hate how they label grown adults as 'boy' or 'girl'), roaming around late at night, bringing friends over, and even what food you can bring into the house. I hate how they think that shoving a single mattress in places they are not supposed to be in and calling it a bedroom can fetch them money. I also find it difficult to navigate through the sea of garbage postings just like you all (atleast scam postings provide you entertainment seeing the scammer rage in shitty english). Even I hate how villagers who were bought here in waves on fake promises have destroyed our image.
But dear people, let us not generalize. One of the good things about this subreddit is that most posts call out specific bad landlords instead of blaming entire groups. Unfortunately (saw this in my previous post on this subreddit), some commenters jump at the chance to flood threads with racist takes (great if you are not doing it). Yes, there are bad actors. Yes, calling them out is fair (even we hate them for the same reasons you all do). But blaming an entire community or country for the actions of a few is lazy, harmful, and frankly misses the point. Fact, I have met Indian/Indian origin landlords in the KW area (which also seems like a hotspot for all the slum postings), and they were, in my opinion, the most reasonable people I’ve dealt with. They had proper, clean rooms, no ridiculous restrictions on cooking or living, and had I not been able to renew my existing contract (I am too lazy to keep hauling all my stuff), would have readily signed with them. In fact, properties owned by companies look worse in terms of the cost to living standards ratio. Now, ik you may say that the actions of a few does not speak for the whole group, but that is exactly what I am trying to say through this post.
Posted Sep 13, 2025, 10:48 PM UTC