Non-Canadians, what do you really think of Canada?

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Don't sleep on Vancouver's hard partying Mayor Gregor either, guys

Toronto doesn't get all the fun in terms of mayors

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Lived in Buffalo for much of my life, really close to Canada. Everything is great aboot it and America needs to copy ya'll.
 
It's a much larger and duller version of Norway
 
I've been to Canada a couple of times (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec) and I enjoyed it everytime. Canadians are really as polite as television keeps telling us. I cannot recall one negative incident.

It's basically like the US without the not so great things about the US.

(I'm from Germany btw.)
 
Why so much hate on the US in here?

My honest thoughts:

Great place, I have been to Vancouver, but it just felt like an extension to WA to me, would go up there again, but I remember everything being expensive because of the super high sales tax (12% or something) I wouldn't live there though, don't mind visiting, and I plan on going up there again soon.

Also, gas prices were insane up there, from what I heard lots of people drive to the US to get their gas since its way cheaper down here.
 
One of the countries I wish I could move to. The other one being the US. I think it's like the US, better in a lot of things, worse in some.
 
Close enough to America to share most of it's culture, but less nationalistic and more liberal. So it kinda sounds awesome. But I've never been there or really paid close attention so my presumption could be off.
 
Lived in a skiing town called Kimberley in B.C. for 6 months and had a blast. Great people, great snow and cheap alcohol, the recipe for success.

Somewhat hilariously (in a sad, ironic way), after not hearing anything racial in the U.S., the first Canadian I met was a hardcore racist that nearly had us both arrested after attempting to buy me alcohol (I was 18) and then abusing the Asian cashier after she turned me down. The manager literally chased us out of the store.

Hoping to head to Whistler in the 2016-17 season for some more boarding, plus catching up with everyone there. Definitely the country I think of as a home away from home, it's basically a colder Australia.
 
While I've only really spent any significant time in Calgary and Toronto, it's really not much different than the U.S. Granted, they're probably two of the most American-like cities in Canada, but I didn't really find it much different than any number of places you can find in the U.S.
 
I visited Toronto during my trip to the US and man it's a beautiful city. It reminded me of Melbourne more than anywhere in the US did.
 
Well as the other said, it's basically a better version of the us. The only thing that sucks about canada is quebec, basically a worst version of france.

Granted, it's easier to be a better country when you have a tenth of the popolation and a much simplier history.
 
Well as the other said, it's basically a better version of the us. The only thing that sucks about canada is quebec, basically a worst version of france.

Granted, it's easier to be a better country when you have a tenth of the popolation and a much simplier history.
Yean, that's why French people don't immigrate to QC in droves, oh wait!
 
I used to live in Niagara Falls, I think Canadians are a bunch of jackasses. They would come over to the US side to shop and leave trash all over the parking lot because they would shove everything into one bag so they didn't have to pay customs.
 
This about sums it up.

Eh. We're about as "cold" as the major northern US cities. I'm looking at you Chicago, New York, Seattle, Boston, Pittsburgh etc. In fact, the heavily populated southern Ontario region (including Toronto, our biggest city) dips well into latitudes shared by the United States.

Also, I only partially agree with the notion that our good reputation in the global community is aided by a lack of real power. It's true that our economy is smaller, and our role in global affairs is not as important as America's. We also tacitly benefit from many of America's foreign policy decisions (both good and bad), without having to get our hands dirty and risk damaging our reputation. Of course, our domestic policy is a completely different story. We really do have our shit together... and America's "heavy burden of power" is not an excuse for the fact that it kinda/sorta doesn't.
 
I used to live in Niagara Falls, I think Canadians are a bunch of jackasses. They would come over to the US side to shop and leave trash all over the parking lot because they would shove everything into one bag so they didn't have to pay customs.

lol

Similar complaints about Canadian shoppers in Bellingham are quite common
 
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Similar complaints about Canadian shoppers in Bellingham are quite common

It was really bad in like 2007, because for like a few months the Canadian Dollar was worth like 10 cents more or something. So they would act all smug about it. I worked at target at the time, it was super fun to clean the store after the pack of Canadian locust would clean the place out.
 
I know there's all the jokes about "lol America junior" and stuff, some of which is true to an extent, but I'm curious what those from outside the country really think of Canada. My guess is that they don't think about us at all, really, unless our coke snorting mayor is in the news. But for those that do, what do we represent? Who are we to you? Have you been to Canada? Would you want to?

I don't think of Canada much, but I do tend to think people from Toronto are crazy.

Every single Toronto matchmaking thread ends up getting closed on 8wr.

http://8wayrun.com/threads/toronto-our-public-transit-sux.18399/page-4#post-698460
 
I think it's a great place. I want to leave America behind and make it my home someday.

Just wish it were a hot place ... but ehh, nowhere's prefect.
 
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