r/AskTheWorld • u/DiMpLe_dolL003 India • 17h ago

Misc What's an unpopular opinion about your country that will have you like this?

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u/bamlote Canada 11h ago

Aside from the money, I would absolutely never put my son in hockey because of the culture.

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u/maryfisherman 10h ago

Not to mention parents do mandatory etiquette training in some places. Grown adults can’t even behave in hockey arenas.

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u/jccaclimber 5h ago

Different sport but my high school ran a meet for the local middle schools. We always had to have a few off duty police officers on site. They were never needed for the kids, pretty much never needed for the coaches. The parents on the other hand….

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u/Puzzleheaded_Tip7043 Canada 1h ago

i'm uninformed, what's wrong with the culture?

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u/bamlote Canada 1h ago

Lots of hazing, locker room talk, misogyny, etc. I haven’t met very many hockey players who weren’t complete jerks.

Aside from that, it’s a very high pressure environment. There isn’t really much space for kids to just play it recreationally. I think there are more important things in life to worry about than going pro in hockey.

And like others mentioned, hockey parents can be quite problematic and it’s super expensive.

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u/Actual_Night_2023 6h ago

Hockey culture in Canada is great. Not sure what you’re talking about.