Why do Canadians look down on Americans?
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isnt that only a point if Australia has poor quality of life? i'm pretty share they share with us many of the points made between canada and the usa.
i dont know about that.
USA has poor quality of life?
Also, I asked if Australia had a lower quality of life than Canada. Seems like no one can answer that?
Guess I was a wrong then
As an Australian, I'd say there's lots of things that Canada does better than Australia. Entrepreneurship for one; Canada still has a manufacturing sector, where as Australia doesn't really.
The relative low population of Australia and it's isolation from traditional markets has always been a hindrance though, although it's proximity to Asia will probably help in the coming century.
Socially, I think Canada is more progressive, but I'd say we're pretty close in terms of culture; at least they're the culture I identify most with outside of NZ, even before I started working for a Canadian based company. I say that even though my parents are English and I have strong roots there.
In terms of quality of life, I think Australia's up there. House prices in large cities seem to be a common theme between the two countries. Depends where you live, like any country. Visitors to our company from Canada generally enjoy themselves but it probably helps our office is a few minutes away from some beautiful ocean and it's rarely cold.
The points that were made were about prison population, obesity, healthcare access, gun culture, etc. on those issues canada and australia are very similair and the US is worse off.
I've never thought of it. i assume they're more or less the same as us.
we're both large countries with relatively small left-leaning populations living in banded regions because weather conditions make the majourity of our landmass inhospitable.
and we both have quirky national identities.
and we both get screwed on prices.
and we both have bad internet.
we're practically twins.
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condompickle
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i'll take my disco fries. take your martin brodeur fries and shove em up your ass.
Definite no on the first, a bit on the second (mostly in terms of media consumption and the likes), and an obvious yes to the last.
Canada has the strongest middle class in the world. I doubt Australia is all that far behind though. Quality of life between the two countries should be really close.
Don't worry, we're almost half way done selling it to foreigners.
Liberty4all
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I'm still mad about the DEA via the US Ambassador leaning hard on then Liberal Canadian government to get pro marijuana legislation killed.
Things like that are frustrating.
With that said some of my fondest memories involve the United States.
Multiple summers spent in Upstate New York at a boys camp on Lake Chautauqua. Eating 5 cent wings in Buffalo.
Gawking in Times Square in NYC.
Upgraded to the Presidential Suite at Four Seasons on top of Mandalay Bay, only to lose my shirt in the Casino. ATVing through the Nevada desert.
Exploring San Francisco and eating some of the best seafood of my life.
Eating at Bubbas in Ft Lauderdale.
Watching Wrestlemania Live in Houston from box seats while eating Tex mex.
Visiting Washington D.C., arriving at 3AM and getting very lost in a VERY scary part of town.
The desolate beauty of Detroit. I've got family that live like millionaires in decaying mansions.
The awesome lakes around upstate Michigan (cottage country), some areas that rival the Canadian cottage country equivalents.
America is a country of great beauty and amazing places to visit. Most Americans I have met are some of the kindest folks out there. Loudly opinionated, yes, but in the end some pretty decent folks, some of whom despise their Governments foreign policies as much as the rest of us do.
Americans that I've met almost always want to be helpful. If your car breaks down and you announce it in a room full of Americans you will have dozens of people LOUDLY wanting to help you fix it or offering you advice, money if you need it, a lift etc.
Mind you they might get into a HUGE argument over the right way to fix it especially if everyone has been drinking... (social event almost a guaranteed certainty half the room is,feeling tipsy)
My point though is that's Americans for you. Nothing they won't do for their friends and when I've been down there they always consider Canadians their buddies (even if it is in a big brother to small brother kind of way that annoys Canadians ).
Anyways I love going Stateside. Some of the biggest godamn food courts I've ever seen. Real eating out culture down there, restaurants everywhere. You won't go hungry I can promise you that.
Things like that are frustrating.
With that said some of my fondest memories involve the United States.
Multiple summers spent in Upstate New York at a boys camp on Lake Chautauqua. Eating 5 cent wings in Buffalo.
Gawking in Times Square in NYC.
Upgraded to the Presidential Suite at Four Seasons on top of Mandalay Bay, only to lose my shirt in the Casino. ATVing through the Nevada desert.
Exploring San Francisco and eating some of the best seafood of my life.
Eating at Bubbas in Ft Lauderdale.
Watching Wrestlemania Live in Houston from box seats while eating Tex mex.
Visiting Washington D.C., arriving at 3AM and getting very lost in a VERY scary part of town.
The desolate beauty of Detroit. I've got family that live like millionaires in decaying mansions.
The awesome lakes around upstate Michigan (cottage country), some areas that rival the Canadian cottage country equivalents.
America is a country of great beauty and amazing places to visit. Most Americans I have met are some of the kindest folks out there. Loudly opinionated, yes, but in the end some pretty decent folks, some of whom despise their Governments foreign policies as much as the rest of us do.
Americans that I've met almost always want to be helpful. If your car breaks down and you announce it in a room full of Americans you will have dozens of people LOUDLY wanting to help you fix it or offering you advice, money if you need it, a lift etc.
Mind you they might get into a HUGE argument over the right way to fix it especially if everyone has been drinking... (social event almost a guaranteed certainty half the room is,feeling tipsy)
My point though is that's Americans for you. Nothing they won't do for their friends and when I've been down there they always consider Canadians their buddies (even if it is in a big brother to small brother kind of way that annoys Canadians ).
Anyways I love going Stateside. Some of the biggest godamn food courts I've ever seen. Real eating out culture down there, restaurants everywhere. You won't go hungry I can promise you that.
Surface of Me
I'm not an NPC. And neither are we.
Canada is like the US, except with less guns and more healthcare.
AKA Better.
AKA Better.
Angelus Errare
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I disagree with this. Guns aren't the problem, it's something else. And our healthcare system is fine; we can't support everyone so a few fall through the cracks, hey nothing is perfect but the American healthcare system is damn close.
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The presence of guns may not cause violence, but they allow it.
Lets find out!
k seriously I can not find much, but in 1996, apparently for the first time, support for gay marriage was greater than the number of people that opposed it
http://www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marz.htm
2002-OCT: Centre for Research and Information on Canada poll
The results were:
bullet 53% of Canadian adults supported SSM
bullet 41% opposed it
bullet 6% were unsure or refused to answer.
There were polls that came in much higher (mid 60s) but not really any polls that came in lower than this, in 2002. I can only assume that numbers were even more favorable in 2005. Young people of course overwhelmingly supported same sex marriage.
XT Vengeance
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Its the same damn thing everywhere. People just like to stereotype. It is easier than getting to know others.
It's nothing more than racism and the good old superiority complex. One of the reasons I want to leave Germany.
Edit: you know what really pisses me off in this debate? The American approach (which they get criticized for a lot) to national identity is "we are the greatest country" which is a positive mindset. Even if you're not, you at least have the aspiration to be the greatest country on earth, whereas Germans just constantly shit on others to make themselves feel better. What a bitter and negative attitude.
firstly it's wrong of them to believe Europeans care enough to distinguish, secondly it's not a case of prestige but being comfortable in your own skin
Then why do you constantly praise "the principles of the founding fathers" and hold up the constitution as it was created as a holy document?
1776 sounds like the 18th century to me.
Hopefully we'll add some addendums at some point.
That's another thing that drives us nuts about America: The need for "absolutes".
You're either with us or against us.
You're either left or right.
You're either republican or democrat.
The US is uncomfortable with compromise or middle grounds.
Boom Boom Pow
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no they don't. they're as fat as us and their education ain't better
I'll take the smell of real money over your multi-colored monopoly bills any day.
flamingotripod
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The fact that the US doesnt use the Metric system means Canada is already better
Angelus Errare
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You sure about that?
Your current bills look closer to Monopoly money than ours. Black line art on fugly faded colours.
Wyndstryker
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Or just pity them for being beside mexico.
K-12? Yes we are. That's not even open for debate. We rank much higher than you on all education indexes, and we are more educated (Canada has the highest number of university degree holders in the western world). Also, every obesity index I can find shows the United States has a significantly fatter population. We are a lot fatter than we were a decade ago, but worldwide numbers in general are growing.
It's not just that we're the most educated country in the west. We're just straight up the most educated country in the world.
I didn't want anyone to react adversely Lol saying the "west" doesn't make people react as defensively as saying the "world". Being best in the west already makes us defacto créme de la créme.
SuperSonic1305
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Our penises are larger on average
crimzonflame
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Holding an university degree means very little to me. The stupidest people I have ever met were students I met while attending a Canadian university.
speculawyer
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Damnit. I can't find any place to buy cheese curds. I did find some at the Farmer's market this morning but wanted $7 for this tiny little tub of them. Forget that. The $3.99 Poutine pack at Trader Joe's comes with the fries, curds, and beef sauce.
But I still want to make my own and I need to find a place to get cheese curds.
speculawyer
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Yes, you both have fossil fueled right-wing governments at this point that are powered by resource extraction.
Not my fault. I voted for Kodos
Actually the rest of the (european + Canada) world actually spends a lot more time on educating students on international matter than the United States does. So this is not true.
You did though.
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