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[andycapps]

Oh and our Beer is better.

Oh yeah right, eh.

 

[shadyspace]

Awe, Canada why? You're our favorite neighbor! (Don't tell Mexico).

I've always assumed the jabs between Canada and the U.S. are all in good fun (like how siblings would fight). We all know that if WWIII ever happens, Canada and the U.S. will have each other's back. Go team North America!

Speak for yourself. Mexico is way cooler.

 

[Gustav]

Australians look down on them too in my experience. I've heard some pretty ludicrous generalizations about them from otherwise intelligent people. Not that America doesn't have problems, but it's just tall poppy syndrome. Every country needs to feel superior to the big guy.

Same for Germany. There is a distinct and strong anti-Americanism, especially in the leftist/green intelligentsia.

America is perceived as a land of dumb, gun loving "culture imperialists". American products are not good enough, American culture is not good enough and the "lack of history" is also brought up to discredit the country.

It goes so far as Disney products are forbidden in some kindergartens as per the parents' request.

 

[Thorakai]

Canadians internalize their fear that us AMERICANS can come and take over their country whenever we please. Being condescending towards us behind our backs is the only reprieve they have...that and poutine.

 

[lacinius]

edit... sorry, I'm just bitter because Harper is a fucked in the head asshole.

 

[crazyrabbits]

The whole bagged milk thing is not true fyi.

How about I go down to my local No Frills and get a 3-pack of 1% to prove you wrong?

 

[Saganator]

As an American, I kinda look up to Canada. They have a lot of things which I wish we had here. Like better education, universal health care, lower crime, less conservatives, better gun laws, ect.

 

[Keri]

Speak for yourself. Mexico is way cooler.

That is factually incorrect. Mexico is hot and I can't afford all the sunscreen it would take for me to survive there.

 

[Zabka]

Canada is like America without the Confederate states.

 

[Mighty Chin]

Awe, Canada why? You're our favorite neighbor! (Don't tell Mexico).

I've always assumed the jabs between Canada and the U.S. are all in good fun (like how siblings would fight). We all know that if WWIII ever happens, Canada and the U.S. will have each other's back. Go team North America!

Truth

 

[Zen]

How about I go down to my local No Frills and get a 3-pack of 1% to prove you wrong?

How about you read past that post, I know it takes some effort but you can do it!

 

[Anteater]

why don't you ask them

 

[SupaNaab]

It's fairly simple. The Canadian identity is very vague so we tend to claim our identity is everything that is simply "not American". Our cultures are so similar that anything "not American" might be the easiest way to establish Canadian culture as distinct.

 

[Mighty Chin]

Because most Canadians are fucking assholes... I can say that because I'm Canadian. It's one of the dark secrets of Canada, kinda like child poverty also in this country.

No I'm an asshole, I'm pretty sure everybody else is nice. How else would I know if I'm an asshole?

 

[mcflyOS]

Really I can not think of one thing from America, as a Canadian, that I would prefer Canada have? Like, I honestly can not.

Importance? Relevance? Cultural, economic, technological and historical impact? I'm Canadian. America has been THE deciding factor in preventing the spread of totalitarianism in the 20th century.

 

[Ravek]

We're geographically north.

Depends on your view of the planet and its location in space. There is no true orientation of the planet, just a mass accepted view.

Regardless, Canadians look down on U.S./us because we don't eat that delicious fries, gravy, cheese thing they have.

 

[Famassu]

Isn't it the other way around? At least that's the impression I get from American TV shows, that use every opportunity possible to bash Canada & Canadians.

 

[Impeccable]

Why do (your friends) look down on Americans? I don't know.

 

[Mighty Chin]

It's fairly simple. The Canadian identity is very vague so we tend to claim our identity is everything that is simply "not American". Our cultures are so similar that anything "not American" might be the easiest way to establish Canadian culture as distinct.

Canadians don't like that word.

 

[Chezzymann]

I think the real reason is that America is the big kid on the block and is always in the spotlight. Just like with celebrities, the more popular you are the more people will criticise you. If the US was just some random average country instead of a superpower I don't think anyone would care about our flaws as much as they do now.

 

[gutter_trash]

overgeneralize much OP

we Canadians don't look down on Americans as people, we like Americans.

what we do look down upon is your politics, your lack of universal health care and your obsession with guns.

but as people go, we Canadians like Americans. It's just that we don't like your politics.

 

[Rafa=FedKilla]

Because they have beautiful Nova Scotian Princesses....

 

[collige]

Depends on your view of the planet and its location in space. There is no true orientation of the planet, just a mass accepted view.

Regardless, Canadians look down on U.S./us because we don't eat that delicious fries, gravy, cheese thing they have.

There is a magnetic orientation though. And an axis of rotation.

 

[Poyunch]

Because they're North. They look down because they're up top.

 

[Nesotenso]

if you are the bigger, more powerful and influential neighbor you tend to invite some derision.

 

[Zen]

Importance? Relevance? Cultural, economic, technological and historical impact? I'm Canadian. America has been THE deciding factor in preventing the spread of totalitarianism in the 20th century.

Which is great and everything (it is) but that still does not mean that I would rather live there, or have a culture and governance system that has resulted in the problems America currently faces, over living in Canada as it is.

overgeneralize much OP

we Canadians don't look down on Americans as people, we like Americans.

what we do look down upon is your politics, your lack of universal health care and your obsession with guns.

but as people go, we Canadians like Americans. It's just that we don't like your politics.

Yep. The things that Canadians look down on are macro level things, not individuals. Even then it is more like we disagree with them first, than just plain look down on them.

 

[oxidax]

I live in the states but i kinda wanna move to Canada mostly because of the health coverage. I hear is a pain to get a job tho and I have no idea how rent is.

 

[Chezzymann]

I live in the states but i kinda wanna move to Canada mostly because of the health coverage. I hear is a pain to get a job tho and I have no idea how rent is.

Yeah I ain't moving out of Houston anytime soon. I don't think there's another place where the rent is so cheap and the jobs are so available

 

[farisr]

We have those.

 

[torontoml]

How about you read past that post, I know it takes some effort but you can do it!

Everyone may not use them, but there must be a decent percentage that do as they are still on the market.

 

[Piggus]

Oh and our Beer is better.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Keep dreaming.

 

[Zen]

Everyone may not use them, but there must be a decent percentage that do as they are still on the market.

A decent percentage is still regional based minorities.

 

[RoadHazard]

Tons of right-wing nutjobs, tons of gun nuts, tons of gun violence, tons of religious crazies (including a shocking amount of people who don't understand the basics of science), electing people like GWB twice, a "fend for yourself" attitude, a "USA #1, what's the rest of the world?" attitude, etc. Stuff like that? At least that's the kind of stuff I, as a Swede, find hard to like about the US. A lot of the things I love in life come from there as well, but yeah, you've got some issues over there.

 

[Gully State]

I am not Canadian or American, but I have lived in Canada for 8 years.

Whenever I bring up the US to my Canadian friends they always act condescending towards their neighbors.

Is there something that I am missing? I think that the two countries share a lot of the same values and have a lot in common.

Please enlighten this international student.

Where are you living? I used to frequent Vancouver and that was never the case there.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Even when you're wrong you try your best to weasel out of it

 

[bonesmccoy]

if you apply a modified version of the '11 nations' theory:

Canada's govt & laws were designed by the same dudes who werent able to keep control of the American colonies.

 

[Chezzymann]

It goes so far as Disney products are forbidden in some kindergartens as per the parents' request.

Okay holy crap, that's just.... Creepy. I didn't know people hated the US that much.

 

[OldAsUrSock]

As an American, I kinda look up to Canada. They have a lot of things which I wish we had here. Like better education, universal health care, lower crime, less conservatives, better gun laws, ect.

Canada is a horrible place. Their Internet is like 5x worse than Comcast.

 

[Slayven]

Cause Cyclops stole the only Canadian Mutant worth a damn.

 

[Sanjuro]

We have those.

You wish.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Hats usually have to look down at people

 

[Eknots]

Better education standards, better quality of life, much lower crime rates, generally more tolerant society, far better integration, universal health care, no absurd stupid gun culture, much more civil governance.

Really I can not think of one thing from America, as a Canadian, that I would prefer Canada have? Like, I honestly can not.

Lower prices on stuff, but even then we're starting to improve

We're above them, therefore better

overgeneralize much OP

we Canadians don't look down on Americans as people, we like Americans.

what we do look down upon is your politics, your lack of universal health care and your obsession with guns.

but as people go, we Canadians like Americans. It's just that we don't like your politics.

kinda this

 

[bengraven]

Marcia, Marcia, Marcia...

 

[kess]

 

[Mighty Chin]

Where are you living? I used to frequent Vancouver and that was never the case there.

I heard it from a guy

 

[killer rin]

The same reason Americans look up to us. Geography.

Realistically, its a mixture of our lack of Crime or Mass Violence, our longer life expectancy, our public healthcare system, our better public education and a couple of other factors like our mostly functioning government (even though it sucks)

 

[mcflyOS]

but as people go, we Canadians like Americans. It's just that we don't like your politics.

I'm Canadian, and I personally think American politics are far more vibrant and interesting. Canadian politics are boring, because Canadians tend to agree on mostly everything at this point. There are no more controversies, no more debates. Don't you think that's chilling and unhealthy for a democracy? Or I suppose the ideal of big government is a one party state, so any disagreement just gets in the way of the socialist utopia many aspire Canada should become.

 

[Ravek]

There is a magnetic orientation though. And an axis of rotation.

Not relevant in my argument.

 

[Zen]

Even when you're wrong you try your best to weasel out of it

Was this directed at me, because if so, again, I was not meaning that bagged milk does not exist in Canada (it does), but that it is something we would be jealous of America over. Canada has non bagged milk in abundance, in fact unless I am wrong it IS the majority. people post that making the assumption, or presenting it as if, bagged milk is a country wide ~thing~, and it is far from it.

EDIT: Heck man, I have even drank bagged milk before as a child.

 

[MissDeviling]

Canada is a horrible place. Their Internet is like 5x worse than Comcast.

Oh yeah, Rogers is fucking evil. The rates they charge especially for mobile are insane. I still don't use a data plan because I can't justify that much money per month. I hope other companies penetrate the market soon, because God knows we need more competition for Internet, mobile, whatever.