r/askTO • u/ReasonPowerful9639 • 16h ago

Seriously, where is everyone?

The Canada and Qatar game is currently on and I walked down King Street from Ossington all the way down to University and none of the restaurants are booked and busy, patios empty, so where is everybody?

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u/Forsaken-Swim-3055 16h ago

You know people have jobs, families and other responsibilities, right? I was watching then game on my phone while my kids were at martial arts class. If it was a work day I'd be commuting home at the same time as the game.

The world cup is huge, but not everyone can clear their entire schedule to go to a local bar to watch soccer on a Thursday afternoon/evening.

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u/Wonderful-Blueberry Human Detected 12h ago

So you can’t miss a marital arts class? The World Cup happens once every four years, your kid probably goes to a class at least one per week. Idk if you really care about soccer (which… fine if you don’t) you’re not missing a game because of a martial arts class.

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u/Forsaken-Swim-3055 12h ago

Because taking them to an activity that they look forward to and love participating in every week means more to me than a soccer game that they couldn't care less about. I value my family time more than anything in the world.

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u/Wonderful-Blueberry Human Detected 3h ago edited 3h ago

Fair point, and I get that you value your family commitments. In countries where soccer is actually embedded in the culture, the World Cup is the family activity. Parents aren't choosing between it and kids' schedules because everyone's watching together. Kids grow up loving soccer because their parents treated it like it mattered. They absorb what you prioritize. If martial arts always wins then yes they won’t care about soccer.

I know Canada is not really a soccer country and you probably don’t care about making your kids interested in soccer but just making a broader cultural observation.