#diffrences

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It's real! Film is back!

If you’ve read the reports online, you’re probably wondering why Leica would come out with the Leica M6 2022 edition. According to them, there has indeed been a film renaissance, but it’s still mostly just a fad. I’d argue that film prices are keeping it a fad, and as a result, the Leica M6 2022 edition is a passion product. Best of all, it’s mostly the same camera as it was before being…

I used to live in the USA

Then I moved to Canada a few years ago.

Some differences:

-In Canada, we don’t do any pledge to the flag in class every single day

-We don’t have a flag literally every corner, at every house, in every classroom, or any of that.

-All my friends make fun of me for saying Z like “zee”, Carmal like “Car-mal” instead of “Care-eh-mAL”, Crayon like “Cran” not “cray-on” and things like that

-I never heard of a Beaver Tail until I moved here

-In class we just listen to the anthem and acknowledge the aboriginal communities and people like that in the morning. No looking at the flag, no saying anything, no hand on our heart, nothing.

-I also never heard of Poutine until I moved here

-we get the L E A V E the school grounds at lunch time

-So many people are so calm about stuff

-it’s called “Highway” or “The (insert a number here idk how it works)” instead of “freeway”

For ages, I honestly thought compatibility meant being similar. I figured the strongest relationships were between people who thought alike, reacted alike without differences, and just had pretty similar approaches to life. When fights popped up, I assumed something had gone wrong. If my partner handled feelings differently or made decisions from a perspective I didn’t get, I saw it as friction not just a variation. Deep down there seemed to be this idea that harmony came from being the same.

Nobody really realizes how restrictive that belief is until it starts quietly holding back both people. By seeking sameness in my relationship, I was unintentionally rejecting growth— like turning away from new experiences. Being with someone whose personality was quite different from mine challenged this belief system rather uncomfortably.

Their emotional style communication habits and priorities often felt very foreign to me. Initially their differences caused confusion and frustration— but then a transformation happened: differences aren’t what pull us apart; it’s my refusal to accept them that does! When I stopped trying to “fix” my partner and started understanding them, things between us got deeper more equal indeed much more emotionally grown-up.

Acceptance didn’t just arrive; it blossomed through numerous occasions choosing empathy over control. This shift made love feel less constrained and much more expansive.