Possibility #1:
It is hard to leave behind a life in another country and start again in Canada where the cultures, norms, entertainment, consumer products, food, clothing, schools, jobs, laws, etc are different.
My coworker (originally for Egypt) told me that her family was excited to find that the grocery store near their home sold a kind of juice from Egypt. She said they weren’t very fond of the juice before, but they buy it and enjoy it now just because it is something familiar from back home.
And it’s not just foods and juices that you will end up missing when you come to Canada. Things that everyone takes for granted every day might not exist or be completely different in Canada. This might be hard to imagine, but it is a reality. And it might be very hard to adjust to this reality.
Possible solutions:
The internet offers plenty of forums where you can find recommendations on where to get goods from home and where the nearest cultural center might be.
Bonus! Educational Canadian food history video:
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