How people are different in canada than usa

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Just curious on others' opinions on the difference between Canadians and people from the states. In my general observations, I've noticed in a nutshell Canadians to basically be a slightly calmer and more stable version of Americans. Canada has been statistically proven to have lower violent crime rates and lower murder rates. And I've also seen most of them to pretty much have similar faults to Americans but to a milder extent. Their tempers, craziness, greediness, judgementalness, shallowness, heartlessness, and emotional/mental stability is basically a notch or two toned down from people below the Canadian border. That's been my general observations but I have only known and spent so much time around Canadians so I'm not sure how accurate my observations really are. Give me some feedback on this, and please don't say "everyone's different, you have good and bad everywhere". To a point, you actually can generalize people somewhat.

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Kevinevan

6 years ago

That's cause it's cold as fuck in canada and everyone knows things slow down the colder they get.

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- diapertim
  
  6 years ago
  
  Some of my relatives move up to western Canada, to the province of Alberta. Out climate is not much different than your northern states, 3 seasons of the year, but our winters can be brutal to mild, depending on ocean currents. We are the world's third largest oil and gas producer in the world and have one of the highest education standards. Our health care is great but not free. The difference between eastern Canada and western Canada extreme. Out politicians SUCK.
  
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Dustyair

6 years ago

Americans are crazy with capitalism and sacrificing themselves to the greedy at the top.

It's big reason why so many americans are on prozac, xanax, opiates, speed, coke, methh, adderal, alcohol, sex and gambling addictions, war, hate, you name it.

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McBean

6 years ago

I grew up in the U.S. near the Canadian border.

Firstly, nothing changes when you first cross over the border to the U.S. People have the same accent, the same mannerism and attitudes, and kids play hockey in the winter. You feel like you are still in Canada. When you are about 200 miles (322km) further south, things begin to change. Enunciation of speech becomes a bit sloppy, you start to notice a red neck or two. Civil responsibility is taken less seriously. Billboards for legal advice to sue people start to pop up. Japanese cars are more common.

Keep rolling southbound and you're in for a culture shift. At 1000 miles, McDonalds are Spanish speaking behind the counter; you are entering a two class society. Achedemic achievement plummets; your crisp Northern accent starts to arouse suspicion, hand guns start to out number deer hunting rifles. No worries, heh. If you are going to a Gulf Coast resort, you'll get good service and a courteous welcome.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  Who agrees with McBean? I can't say if he's right or wrong, I don't know. I haven't been just south of the Canadian border, than 200 miles south of the border, than 1000 miles south to see the differences in Spanish vs English speaking fast food places ratio, whether there are more or less billboards on legal advice, whether more handguns are sold further south or not, and how people further south react to Canadian accents since I don't have one. I don't know if McBean's accurate or not about all of this but I am curious now about how much truth there may be to what he said, what do some of the rest of y'all think?
  
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MeXiCaNtS

6 years ago

Typical Canadian.

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suckonthis9

6 years ago

Duh, brainwashed.

Thoughtless and treasonous police-criminal mass-murdering scumbags and thugs have caused societal mayhem and madness on both sides of the fictitious border.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_NholHANoY

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  OK, I picked up some information that looks like it turned out to not be quite accurate. I listened to some people where I realize now they didn't know what they were talking about. I read some statistics that I guess were wrong. Just forget about it, OK? I'm moving on to a new topic, I don't care about this one anymore.
  
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rayb12

6 years ago

If you are so concerned with making conclusions that don't reflect reality, why bother polling others?

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rayb12

6 years ago

You are talking about hundreds of millions of people. A single person will exhibit many different behaviors over the course of a few hours.

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- Kevinevan
  
  6 years ago
  
  Good on ya for pointing out the fucking obvious. Of course everyone is different but OP is making a generalization. Get over it.
  
  And OP. Jesus Christ, why cave in to this dickhead. It's perfectly ok to generalize.
  
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  - rayb12
    
    6 years ago
    
    I know u want my dickhead baby boy
    
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  - Anonymous Post Author
    
    6 years ago
    
    It's OK to generalize somewhat but not too much. And I guess you need to drop the generalizing as soon as you start cutting down to any details about people.
    
    I'm seeing now after alot more people have written their comments how much different variety there is on people's opinions on this topic. But I am seeing that there are a number of people saying that there definately are notable differences between Americans and Canadians. I'll just stick with saying that you can generalize a little but not any more than that.
    
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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  6 years ago
  
  You really can generalize to a point. Would you say that people are exactly the same in New York from rural Alabama because of the "there are good and bad everywhere" thinking? Yes, there are good and bad everywhere, but it is not all the same. And some of my conclusions do reflect reality, statistics say that crime rate is lower in Canada. But I am still curious on other people's personal opinions from their past observations because I still don't know enough. I am aware of some knowledge, but not enough. Also, if you are irritated by me merely asking this question, you really don't have to respond. I am asking this question for people who are willing to have a friendly discussion about it, I'm not trying to annoy anyone. People ask alot crazier and freakier questions than this one on this website anyway.
  
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  - rayb12
    
    6 years ago
    
    I'm not mad at you or anything. Just confused
    
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  - rayb12
    
    6 years ago
    
    Like even in your example here you elude to there being a vast difference between new York and Alabama, when in your original question you had all americans lumped together.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      6 years ago
      
      Yeh, you're right. I know you're not mad, I just happened to be responding to your comment before at the same time I was arguing with family. You know how that is, then whatever you're saying to anyone else at that moment probably comes across a bit funkyass.
      
      But yeh, you're right, even though you can generalize to a point, I guess I was muddling too much shit together unclearly. That's why I admitted, I don't know enough, I'm just talking with the info that I've picked up. I guess some of that info is inaccurate.
      
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  - rayb12
    
    6 years ago
    
    What makes both new York and Alabama interesting are the extreme variety you will find there.
    
    You are reducing reality to the point where it is fiction.
    
    Even in your example of diversity you just say "good" and "bad", there is such a variety of people everywhere.
    
    Cultural expectations differ, and people's behavior can have general influences on it, but the people themselves are the same.
    
    I travel a ton, and find generalizations to be less and less true every day, from exposure to actual people. I've spent a ton of time in the Midwest and new York city, and could definitely not generalize about either place.
    
    I just don't like that you are trying to actively build assumptions, about actual people. I don't understand
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      6 years ago
      
      Because I listened to people that I realize now they don't know what they were talking about. I would've not posted this page at all if I knew I was gonna get these reactions. I didn't realize yet that I listened to the wrong people, and I believed them, but I don't no more now.
      
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      - rayb12
        
        6 years ago
        
        No worries homie. Also I wrote this before my other comment that you responded to before. We all good
        
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        Anonymous Post Author
        
        6 years ago
        
        Cool. Yeh no big deal. Sometimes I just quote from people too
        fast.
        
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  - suckonthis9
    
    6 years ago
    
    "And some of my conclusions do reflect reality, statistics say that crime rate is lower in Canada."
    
    Really?
    
    And you bought into that hogwash; hook, line, and sinker.
    
    It's only because the 'state' didn't tell you about most of the real; grievous, heinous, and malicious crimes that were surreptitiously inflicted on the people, by the 'state', and which isn't reflected in the data.
    
    Your "conclusions" are based on faulty and biased assumptions.
    You bought into the hidden '-ist'.
    
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    - suckonthis9
      
      6 years ago
      
      Good and bad, good and bad.
      
      The problem with this philosophy is:
      
      What is deemed 'good' for one person, is always 'bad' for another person.
      
      The inverse is also true: What is deemed 'bad' for one person, is always 'good' for another person.
      
      What you need to ask instead, is: who is worst?
      And which is better?
      
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQGGQ-FCe_w
      
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Nickvey

6 years ago

Canadian suicide rate 11.5 people per 100k , cant be that fun a place to be

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pendletonGibbs

6 years ago

Canada is a beverage.

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Ummitsme

6 years ago

Basically Canada is allowed to be a huge pussy because the states have giant balls.

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Pumpurrnickel

6 years ago

The thing I always hear are that Canadians are 10 times nicer.

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NashamaTheWeird

6 years ago

I think you are mostly right, and I am American. Obviously this is not true for all Americans or all Canadians, but there are differences in attitude between the countries, including a culture of civility in Canada that is largely absent in the US.

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LuxM4G

6 years ago

Well, for starters Canada is a first world country(sorry Americans). Everything is more gay and peaceful in Canada, much like Northern countries in Europe.

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Asstastics

6 years ago

Must be a wall up there along Canada. I ain't never seen no Canadian.

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