The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
Feb 28th 2011, 5:44 pm
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
Well French is the first language here, so yep 'village of the damned' pretty much describes it!! Have spoken to non-local Canadians in the area and they find it grim here too!!
Feb 28th 2011, 6:29 pm
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
The backpack thing I think is because Roots, a company founded by Americans, uses a Canadian flag as a logo. Americans wearing or carrying this brand of goods will be wearing Canadian flags; it doesn't imply that they know it's a national flag nor that they attach meaning to it. Is this a day-to-day concern? Only to Canadians.
As for Canadian's being bothered by it, I can't imagine any country being totally unconcerned by another countries members masquerading in such a flippant manner..
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Mar 1st 2011, 1:15 am
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
When I was still living in the UK in the seventies various American cousins from Seattle - I have about 50 of them - would stay with us on the way to their year long hike round Europe. And ALL of them wore Canadian Flags stitched to their backpacks, because they thought that they would avoid being mistaken for nosy/rude Americans in Paris etc. This was 20 years or so before Roots: though "Roots" might have been on TV at the time!
Mar 1st 2011, 1:36 am
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
When I was still living in the UK in the seventies various American cousins from Seattle - I have about 50 of them - would stay with us on the way to their year long hike round Europe. And ALL of them wore Canadian Flags stitched to their backpacks, because they thought that they would avoid being mistaken for nosy/rude Americans in Paris etc. This was 20 years or so before Roots: though "Roots" might have been on TV at the time!
But in the seventies traveling US youth in Europe should have been serving their country in Vietnam.
The lilly-livered preverts pretended to be Canadian to avoid the righteous scorn of the upstanding Europeans at the time.
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Mar 1st 2011, 1:44 am
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
When I was still living in the UK in the seventies various American cousins from Seattle - I have about 50 of them - would stay with us on the way to their year long hike round Europe. And ALL of them wore Canadian Flags stitched to their backpacks, because they thought that they would avoid being mistaken for nosy/rude Americans in Paris etc. This was 20 years or so before Roots: though "Roots" might have been on TV at the time!
Mar 1st 2011, 1:45 am
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
Vietnam was winding down by then. And these big lunks would come and stay in Wythenshawe after living on the West Coast of the US of A. Dumb as a bag of hammers all of them. Dumb, but nice and polite. They are all in their fifties now!
Mar 1st 2011, 1:45 am
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
Eee by gum! I never knew that. I thought they were an 80's thing!
Mar 1st 2011, 1:49 am
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
Then, of course, they keep making the same cock up elsewhere.
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Mar 1st 2011, 2:15 am
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
Funnily enough I got treated badly in Vietnam when I wore a t-shirt with some french on it. They don't like the french there - they should wear belgian flags when they visit.
Mar 1st 2011, 2:50 am
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
But don't do that if visiting the Congo.
Mar 1st 2011, 9:05 pm
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
Perhaps the French on your t-shirt said something like "allez a l'enfer, batards communiste"?
Mar 1st 2011, 10:20 pm
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
The day-to-day differences between Canada and The US is different for everyone. it depends on what you want out of life and life style. For me Canada comes top for me on some things and last in some things.
1. The average house Price here starts from $600,000.00 for most areas
2. Upscale area in Seattle is $450.000.00
3. Food way cheaper in the US
4. Good public transport system in BC
5. Some public transport system in US, However, they don't like it.
Like everything else in life, You win some, You loose some.
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1. The average house Price here starts from $600,000.00 for most areas
2. Upscale area in Seattle is $450.000.00
3. Food way cheaper in the US
4. Good public transport system in BC
5. Some public transport system in US, However, they don't like it.
Like everything else in life, You win some, You loose some.
Thanks
Mar 12th 2011, 12:55 pm
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Re: The main day-to-day differences between Canada and The US
Americans do not want to be Canadian, most Canadians want to be American but won't admit it.
Canadians compare everything they do to how it is done in the US, Americans view Canadians as poorer, less competent versions of Americans.
I suspect that a much higher percentage of Canadians vacation in the US than Americans vacationing in Canada; ditto for those that "live" in both countries.
Day to day, there is not a huge amount of difference between the two except the distinct lack of competition in every aspect of life in Canada.
Canadians compare everything they do to how it is done in the US, Americans view Canadians as poorer, less competent versions of Americans.
I suspect that a much higher percentage of Canadians vacation in the US than Americans vacationing in Canada; ditto for those that "live" in both countries.
Day to day, there is not a huge amount of difference between the two except the distinct lack of competition in every aspect of life in Canada.