A Canadian man stirred debate online after criticising an Indian family for playing loud Punjabi music at a beach in Barrie, Ontario.
In the video, shared on Instagram, the man- who goes by @truenorthlooper- described himself as a one-man band and said city authorities had once stopped him from performing at the beach and fined him.
He alleged the same authorities now allow others to “blast whatever kind of music they want.”
While speaking, he stopped in front of a picnic blanket with bags and a speaker playing Punjabi music. “This is another example of coming down to the beach and blasting whatever kind of music you want and at whatever volume you want. These people are not even here, yet everyone within 150 feet has to listen to this. Great job, City of Barrie ,” he said sarcastically.
He continued by criticising the authorities for penalising him for playing guitar. “Heaven forbid, I play guitar and raise money for the Barrie Food Bank. That’s a no-no. But yeah, come here and blast whatever music you want, you don’t even have to listen to it, go play in the water while everyone else will have to listen to it,” he added.
The video, originally titled “The good, the bad and the ugly reality of the City of Barrie,” resurfaced after being shared by a Canadian Instagram page.
The post drew mixed reactions in the comments. Some supported him, writing, “Common courtesy and space for others used to be a thing. I think the due is on point for not disturbing others peace and doing things considering ppl around you.”
Another commented, “Welcome to Canada, where immigrants get it all and Canadians with roots are the problem. Elbows up.”
Others disagreed. “Go ahead and play your guitar then,” one wrote. Another suggested, “Just go nicely ask them to turn it way down or off… problem solved. Remember when adults used to have conversations and effectively communicate instead of whipping out their phones immediately to take a video??”
In the video, shared on Instagram, the man- who goes by @truenorthlooper- described himself as a one-man band and said city authorities had once stopped him from performing at the beach and fined him.
He alleged the same authorities now allow others to “blast whatever kind of music they want.”
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While speaking, he stopped in front of a picnic blanket with bags and a speaker playing Punjabi music. “This is another example of coming down to the beach and blasting whatever kind of music you want and at whatever volume you want. These people are not even here, yet everyone within 150 feet has to listen to this. Great job, City of Barrie ,” he said sarcastically.
He continued by criticising the authorities for penalising him for playing guitar. “Heaven forbid, I play guitar and raise money for the Barrie Food Bank. That’s a no-no. But yeah, come here and blast whatever music you want, you don’t even have to listen to it, go play in the water while everyone else will have to listen to it,” he added.
The video, originally titled “The good, the bad and the ugly reality of the City of Barrie,” resurfaced after being shared by a Canadian Instagram page.
The post drew mixed reactions in the comments. Some supported him, writing, “Common courtesy and space for others used to be a thing. I think the due is on point for not disturbing others peace and doing things considering ppl around you.”
Another commented, “Welcome to Canada, where immigrants get it all and Canadians with roots are the problem. Elbows up.”
Others disagreed. “Go ahead and play your guitar then,” one wrote. Another suggested, “Just go nicely ask them to turn it way down or off… problem solved. Remember when adults used to have conversations and effectively communicate instead of whipping out their phones immediately to take a video??”
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