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| Subject: usa & canada differences |
hi folks,
what do you think are the differences between usa & canada in terms of quality/standard of life related to daily life comfort/general look & feel of the country?
[20-12-2005,10:36]
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Arindam |
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Great topic. In my opinion, Canada is much more "European" than U.S.A. There is more emphasis on social structures and systems such as universal health care, as well as living as part of a social community. U.S.A. is much more of an individualistic and competetive society. There, material posssesion is heavily valued and social ineqaulities are very wide. In addition, crime is much more of a problem. Canada is not perfect, with higher cost of living for everyday necessities. But it is less likely to leave you out in the cold and on the street in event of need.
[20-12-2005,12:49]
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Richard |
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Good! you got it.
[20-12-2005,14:40]
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john |
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Good reply, you hit it right on the nail, Richard. To me, Canada seems much more "civilized", the level of general rudeness is certainly much less all around. We (US) are all so scared off by our bullying, so-called democratic government dictated by big businesses and instilling fear of terrorism that we´ve become overly protective and even more capitalistic in trying to find some sort of individual sense of survival of it all. In other words, this country´s historic values are going down the tubes.
[20-12-2005,14:51]
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catocan |
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I have not lived in Canada, so I can´t comment abt how it has treated me or will treat me, but as a potential immigrant to the US, I can vouch for the US to be all that I had hoped it would be. I like the competitive nature of life in general in the US, as it helps people who have skills, and slackers are bound to be driven away. There are enough opportunities for even the average Joe to capitalize on and make a decent living. There are more opportunities in your field of work compared to other advanced countries. The climate is pretty much great no matter where you live. (excluding the extreme zones like arizona or Maine etc) For the average person with a 9-5 job, in general life is good.
Any immigration policy that takes care of immigrants is bound to succeed, and in that aspect, I feel Canada has a lot to learn from BIG brother. Moreover the hard and cold fact is that most canadian PR applicants living in USA consider Canada as a backup option to returning back to home countries, and should pretty much answer the theme of this thread. I know its hard for some people in the forum to take it, but I guess you will have to deal with it !!
[20-12-2005,18:01]
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Raj |
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I hope those back up people will realize how wonder Canadian life is
[20-12-2005,18:25]
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departure bay |
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I wonder why Raj is even reading these discussions if he feels like life in U.S.A is so much better. Is he applying to Canada or just being cynical? This is true especially since he´s never been to Canada and doesn´t seem to understand society or how people think there.
[21-12-2005,12:37]
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Richard |
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Hi Richard,
I´m not being cynical, I have applied for PR in USA and Canada, and if you spend more time to read the post I never said life in USA is so much "better" than Canada. I just said its GOOD in the USA ! no comparison here, the only comparison was directed towards the immigration policies between the 2 countries.
[21-12-2005,14:43]
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Raj |
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Okay, my apologies, thanks for clarification Raj. I personally don´t like the competitive and individualistic nature of U.S. life, while you see opportunity in this. So we just disagree on this point. My question, though, is if you say, "there are enough opportinities in U.S.A. for the average Joe" and "I like the competitive nature of life in general in the US", why are you on this discussion board dealing with immigration to Canada?
[21-12-2005,16:47]
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Richard |
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Hi Richard, its because I have a PR application for Canada pending in the CIC, as well as one pending in the USA.
I´m happy with life in US, but the US is not going to give me PR in the next 5-6 yrs, (why ??... another story) but I hope to get Canadian PR before that (5-6 yrs) so I wanna learn more abt the mentality of fellow immigrants and native Canadians before making up my mind. That, my friend, is why I am here !!
[21-12-2005,19:19]
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Raj |
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Raj you are an asshole arent you???
[21-12-2005,20:05]
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Tim |
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