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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Yall are America lite, and have many of the same problems. You guys are going to have people forming similar opinions.

[–] Clevermistakes 13 points 2 years ago

While I love to make this same joke, it’s just not true. I immigrated to Canada from the US, the cultural differences are a bit dramatic. Living in rural US not recycling is “acceptable” because it’s impossible to manage and there’s no trash pickup etc. Whereas in rural Canada I’ve been scolded by my in laws for not throwing a piece of an olive into green bin vs the trash. Also don’t get them started on gun violence in American schools, or wearing shoes in the house.

[–] zephyreks 7 points 2 years ago

Gun violence? Privatized healthcare? SuperPACs and outsized corporate influence? (Ok maybe that last one). The point is, Canada and the US a have had fairly separate political scenes in the past. That's changing today.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

There's a clear culture shock when I go to the US, even the first one being that we acknowledge the difference between America and the United States of America 😉 Many other Canadians don't realize the difference, and for some reason, they tend to be on the right side of the political compass. Culturally speaking, we're closer to the Brits, but with an American lifestyle.

[–] Clevermistakes 9 points 2 years ago

This. It’s very British influenced. Even the music and television culture, I hadn’t heard of half this stuff people grew up with here. Now I am the proud owner of a North American house hippo.

[–] Clevermistakes 1 points 2 years ago

This. It’s very British influenced. Even the music and television culture, I hadn’t heard of half this stuff people grew up with here. Now I am the proud owner of a North American house hippo.

[–] zephyreks 1 points 2 years ago

The US is freaking wild and I hate it when I’m there… but it pays well so I guess I have to put up with it