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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2006. PAGE 7.
Pharmacist blames Bill 102
Culture shock.
This is a term that I have heard more times since I have moved here from
the city than any one person should hear any one phrase during any period
of one's life.
In my analysis of this term, I'll start with an old high school speech-
writing trick; the definition.
Miriam-Webster defines the term culture shock as "a sense of confusion
and uncertainty sometimes with feelings of anxiety that may affect people
exposed to an alien culture or environment without adequate preparation."
Wikipedia's definition is more of the same, but with the added bonus of the
phases one allegedly goes through when in a state of culture shock. These
are a) the honeymoon phase b) the "everything is awful" phase and c) the
"everything is ok" phase.
I can now predict that when I tell people here that I came from the city, that
they will ultimately say that it must be a pretty big culture shock. Now, I'm
not upset with anybody; I guess it's just that the monopoly that this term has
to describe my current state of being prompted me to look into this term
further.
More high school speech-writing: the history lesson.
Said to be used for the first time in 1958, I think culture shock is one of
those conditions that didn't exist a long time ago because it fell into the "deal
with it" category that a lot of people don't like to use anymore.
Now for the symptoms.
Sadness, loneliness, aches, pains, insomnia, depression, vulnerability,
anger, irritability, unwillingness to interact with others, lack of confidence,
feelings of inadequacy, being lost, loss of identity, developing stereotypes
about the new culture, and the list goes on for about another week or two of
these columns.
It reads like a laundry list of despair and reading it makes me depressed,
and inevitably makes me search for these things in myself, bringing out my
inner-hypochondriac.
I can't honestly say what the most "culture shocking" moment has been.
That would be a tough question. But as far as that symptom list goes, I don't
know that I am subject to many of those symptoms as a result of being a bit
of a fish out of water.
I mean, I am kind of irritable anyway. Everyone has aches and pains. I
can't really say I'm confused. My identity is right where I left it. I haven't
developed any stereotypes about the people here besides the fact that they
have been accommodating and for better or worse, confidence has never
been a problem.
So what do I think about culture shock? (Speech-writing; ask the audience
questions and then answer them yourself).
I don't know.
If I do and I am experiencing these phases, let's go through them.
The honeymoon phase would have been being able to drive fast with no
traffic here as opposed to the traffic that accompanies the 401 and the Don
Valley Parkway at all times. Great.
The "everything is awful" phase would be missing my family and friends,
but probably fleshed out the first time I wanted to buy a book here and
couldn't find it.
And the "everything is ok" phase would have been when I realized that
looking at the stars at night here is a beautiful experience that no one can
have where I'm from.
So it's different, but is it shocking? I wouldn't say that.
If the small list of problems I went through was enough to classify this
experience as a real problem, then I would say that I didn't know much about
life and that my priorities were a little out of whack.
I'm sure little "city boy in the country" stories will be all over this column
from week to week, but if I find myself in a state of shock, culture or
otherwise, I'll immediately write a retraction column.
I'll be sure to keep everyone posted.
operating in Blyth for 14 years and taken over by James Brown
Taylor says that it is going to be very Pharmacy in Wingham, which will
hard to leave. This point is reiterated
be providing a daily delivery service
in the letter to their customers, into Blyth.
thanking them for their service and
"We're hoping that things will
confidence. improve. People need to keep taking
"It's supposed to be the medication. If people don't keep
transparent drugs for patients act and
taking their medication, they'll end
none of it's transparent. I don't know up in the hospital or more serious
what to say because we don't really consequences," says James Brown of
know what the ramifications would the James Brown Pharmacy in
have been. We know they would Wingham.
have been significant," Taylor "I'm hoping that the provincial
said. government will realizes this and
"We've been trying to fight it and realize that communities need
we can't, so we're just going to stop. pharmacies and that they make
Basically we just don't see the point changes so that pharmacies can keep
and it's going to be really hard to operating."
leave."
Taylor is not optimistic when
The Taylors said they plan on asked about the future of pharmacies
catching up on some vacation after in Ontario if things don't change.
Nov. 30 and they look forward to "This law has the potential for
spending some time with their five demolishing small villages all over
acres of land that Donna says has the place, all over Ontario. This is
gone a little ignored over the last 14 absolutely just the beginning,"
years. Taylor said.
Taylor has but three words for "We're saying we're not going to
other pharmacists in small-town take it anymore and some others
Ontario, hang in there. aren't and they're going to have to
The Apothecary's patients will be work really hard."
By Shawn Loughlin
Citizen stuff
Dan and Donna Taylor are closing
the doors of the Blyth Apothecary on
Nov. 30.
Donna Taylor cites a conversation
with The Citizen and says that all of
the concern and worry discussed
then regarding Bill 102 has
"basically come to pass."
In an open letter to their
customers, the Taylors say they have
done everything they can to avoid
Closing.
"The uncertain conditions in the
Ontario Drug Program due to the
passing of Ontario's Bill 102 have
made our hopes and efforts
impossible to realize," the letter
states.
"We have done everything we can
to avoid closing, but a pharmacy in
Blyth is not viable under the
conditions in which we are being
forced to operate."
The Apothecary is currently
having a 40 per cent off sale in order
to liquidate what inventory they can
in their last weeks of operation. On
the front door, is a piece of paper
with MPP Carol Mitchell's phone
number for customers who want to
be vocal about the bill.
When asked what she might say to
Mitchell if given the chance, Donna
Taylor responded, "Chances are that
she wouldn't call back. She hasn't
called us yet."
At the time of publication,
Mitchell was unable to be reached
for comment.
The Taylors have expressed many
issues with the passing of Bill 102,
and Donna says that it is a
combination of financial reasons and
frustration that are forcing them to
close their doors.
"[The government] passed a bill
and probably didn't understand what
the full ramifications were going to
be," Taylor said. "It's just that
they're jerking us around and we
can't take it anymore."
The Apothecary has been