I am not speaking about the way we look ! DO you believe we have the same social issues as americans do ? are canadians as much concearned with the middle east issues .Do you believe we have the same social classes! when you answe please also state if your AMerican or canadian.do you believe canadians are concearned with issues like gangs .DO you consider canada as having a similiar history as the US with racial discrimination .
2006-06-23 13:25:14 · 8 answers · asked by HAPA CHIC 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
In response to the few unenlightened people who think canadians want to be Americans
By the way I am canadian ! ANd I am sorry to say no canadian I know wants to be American .We are damn proud of who we are .We take pride that the world sees us more as peace keepers than anything else . I feel safe walking on the road , I don't have to worry that I might of accidently stepped in a wrong neighbourhood where only a specfic race should be . And if you think were american wanna bee 's your just stroking you eagle and it shows you no nadda about canada
2006-06-23 13:56:57 · update #1
we think differently, we like peace...USA is just gun happy. We help our own, USA still has people living in tents where the hurricanes hit. it seems more important to fight wars then build these people new homes.,,,,,,am i Canadian... hell ya and proud of it.
2006-06-23 16:18:59 · answer #1 · answered by thepainter 4 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Canadians are wannabe Americans, who are cleaner and some speak french. Canadians are viewed as wimps compared to Americans.
On a less sarcastic note. It seems that Americans are more afraid of their own country then Canadians are... I heard that Canada has very few murders and gun deaths compared to America.. Also Canadians have the security within their country to leave their doors unlocked. I wouldn't be caught dead doing that. I don't know a lot about Canada, but America is mostly filled with selfish, pigheaded and extremist people who honestly care about nothing but their own beliefs, wants, and of course, money.
2006-06-23 13:35:54 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Americans drive everywhere (except for I guess downtown NY?). If you walk in a suburban area, they drive past you and point/whistle because they think you're crazy for not being in a car. They DO have public transportation in certain places.. but people ironically generally drive/get lifts to the public transportation.
Americans have NO concept of how to eat french fries. They have no clue that you're supposed to put white vinegar on them. And, sometimes they'll serve fries with gravy, or fries with cheese.. but they haven't put 2 and 2 together yet to put cheese AND gravy on the dang things.
Americans are obsessed with "iced" tea. If you ask for tea, they'll give you Lipton Iced Tea. You MUST ask for "hot tea".
I don't feel as safe in the US as I do in Canada.. I don't know why though. Also, the US Policeforce are outrageously extreme! They terrorize and yell at civilians and instill fear upon everyone. I was yelled at the other day for holding a glass of wine on a sidewalk barely outside a bar because it's illegal to consume alcohol in public outdoors. In Canada, I would NEVER be yelled at, maybe politely reminded with a chuckle.
There are a lot of Mexicans in the US, I don't remember seeing any in Canada.
Aside from that, it seems to be the same. Although, I am sure that there is more poverty in the US, but it's well hidden. I haven't seen it for myself but I've heard about it (I have a friend who visited Baltimore..and apparently there are some bad regions).
BUT, the US has waaaay better weather, and PALM TREES, and warm beaches.
Foodwise = Canada wins
Weatherwise = US wins
Social issue wise = NO CLUE (I live a pathetic sheltered life)
2006-06-23 13:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by blue_rose_69 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The main difference? Americans obsess about being continually afraid of anything and everything, which then affects everything from why they think the world is out to get them, why they need guns, why they kill one another, why they hate anything and why they have this annoying narcissistic streak that attempts to cover the strong stench of insecurity. Hell, just read some of the "I bleed red white and blue" style answers in any thread in Yahoo Answers.
In the end, all the differences boil down to the inherent fear Americans feel and how their own government and media reinforce it incessantly.
2006-06-23 13:43:34 · answer #4 · answered by PALADIN 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I can say that American's are so selfish and thinking about money or how to get wealthy with things which is motal. Canadians are so relaxed and they are thinking how to ge wealthy with mentally. hondreds years ago when there were many immigrants, who seeks for peace they went North far from the jammed city(New York) and who seeks for money and to be rich they stayied near to New York. That is the different.
2006-06-24 01:43:20 · answer #5 · answered by Bunny 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Each American and Canadian is different , you can't put them each in big catagories.
2006-06-23 13:35:40 · answer #6 · answered by weswe 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have to agree with TREEPEOPLE, everthing he said is true and I am one of those Americans....we are greedy BAST*RDS>>>
2006-06-23 13:43:15 · answer #7 · answered by KRIS 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most of the people in canada are french. i don't see that many french in america, except in NYC..There are lots
2006-06-23 21:08:34 · answer #8 · answered by ~Mz_Nurse~ 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋