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A bit of a weird tangent, but Canadian civil servants are the fucking worst. They make OKish money, and have some of the most secure jobs in the country, which unfortunately means they come with some of the worst attitudes ever. Like, they've got this massive chip on their shoulders that they don't make more money, but they can't lose their jobs, so they'll be damned if they're gonna fucking help you with a problem that totally falls under their purview. I always came out of public buildings with the mantra, "My fucking taxes pay your shitty salary!" running through my head.
I moved to Korea some years back, and was amazed how helpful public officials can actually be. Not that Korea doesn't have its share of bureaucratic problems, too.
You were probably more polite in SK and positive discrimination of white foreigners is very common in Asia.
Both of those things may be true, but have you seen Zootopia? The sloth who works in the DMV? That joke falls flat here because Korean DMVs are notoriously fast, efficient, and staffed by competent, courteous people.
No, he's right, canadian government employees are the fucking worst.
Sounds like Canadian gov workers have it figured out. Who gives a shit. Its just a job. Why bend over backwards?
This also a massive over simplified and generally repeated untruth about government employees anyway. It's a good story to tell when you're trying to undermine a strong labor group. "They're lazy", "they don't care", "they have it too good". Makes for a great premise for a media company that wants to send that message too.
All bullshit.
I find that when I don't act like an entitled ass and respect what these people are doing, I have perfectly adequate interactions with them.
So, which is it? They have it figured out and underperforming is the way to go, or I'm making a generalization that isn't true? Ahh, I see. I'm an impolite media company trying to slander hard working bureaucrats.