Why it's better to be Canadian than American.

[dmallord]

http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/99-reasons-why-its-better-to-be-canadian/

It can be hard living next to history’s greatest cultural, military and economic superpower. But that doesn’t mean the United States is best at everything. As Canada celebrates its 146th birthday we dig into the numbers to find some of the many ways Canada is better off–from sports and sex to politics and entertainment.

Life & well-being

1. We live longer: Canadians born today will live an average of three years longer than Americans (81 years in Canada versus 78.7 south of the border). Not only that, the gap between life expectancy in the two countries is widening with each passing decade—it was less than a year in the late 1970s.

2. We’re more satisfied with our lives: According to the Better Life Index, an international quality of life comparison by the OECD each year, Canadians enjoy a higher level of life satisfaction than Americans, scoring 7.4 out of 10, versus 7.0 in the U.S.

3. Saying “Sorry” is good for you: Canadians are mocked for always apologizing, but it’s not a character flaw. Saying sorry has been found to boost happiness and strengthen relationships. Researchers at the University of Waterloo even found apologizing to a cop when pulled over for speeding can get fines reduced an average of $51. True, scientists did recently claim that refusing to apologize for your actions leads to a sense of empowerment, but such short-sighted thinking would only appeal to self-centred Americans. (Sorry, that was mean.)
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I gave away my snow shovel and moved to where ice seldom is heard, and the buffalo roam, and the skies are not cloudy all day. While your numbers are nice, I don't miss the ice. I have Spring and Summer and two days each of the other seasons. [You have two seasons, too! Winter1 and Winter2] I don't have double-mounted stop signs [you know, so that you can see them when a snowplow buries the bottom one?] [I apologize for trashing you this way. ]

I can live with all the other points you are touting, even the idea of not being as 'good as Canadian bacon' here. So, that's on balance.
So for a couple of years less - I'm 86 now - I am okay with life living far down from your permafrost.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Classic little man's syndrome, when you are insignificant you have to make noise to be noticed.

You revived a thread from 2015 just so you could make noise to be noticed, little man.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

You revived a thread from 2015 just so you could make noise to be noticed, little man.

Give him a break, he is known to be a dumb son of a bitch

 

[TrailerHitch]

You revived a thread from 2015 just so you could make noise to be noticed, little man.

Yawn...You bore me.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

And you lead the world in "Little Man's Syndrome."

You know what most people in the US think about Canada? Nothing. We don't care what you do or how you live. Unlike you that spend your whole lives comparing yourself to the US.

I tried to quote your entire rant but Lit said it was too many words to quote. Hence the abbreviated one instead.

lol what bug up your ass cause you to bump a year old thread...

 

[Fuzzy1975]

I'm some 37.5% Canadian, depending on how you define it, and I actually agree with this.

I despise almost every aspect of mainstream Canadian society. The passive-aggressiveness, the snooty moral superiority, the near-Scandinavian demand for conformity, the psudo-socialism lite that they think makes them a bunch of fucking beacons of human development and progress (which is still built on the oppression and exploitation of the global south, of course...)

And of course, the warmongering. Canada's political/media elite are as far up Zionist ass as ours are, and they care even less about how the common people feel about it.

My family always says that Canada is what America would be if we had fewer assholes. But if fewer assholes means the PM can get away with wearing blackface and the Parliament can give a standing ovation to a Waffen SS vet then that makes me think that we're better off with the assholes.

They're not even all that friendly. Soft-spoken perhaps, but not friendly. Australians are a lot friendlier than Canadians.

I'm about 25% American 75% Canadian and I agree, we're snooty, and morally superior and Australians are a lot more friendly.

 

[wizzard426]

If it's so great then why are they so sorry?

 

[AndersonsBiographer]

I'm about 25% American 75% Canadian and I agree, we're snooty, and morally superior and Australians are a lot more friendly.

OceanaGold moment.

 

[wizzard426]

Can'tadians are learning to shun EV's.......there is hope yet for Soviet Cunuckistan

 

[MajorRewrite]

The OP listed 89 factual ways that Canada leads the US, with supporting statistics.

Since Trailer revived the thread, the comments are all “Merica!” or “it’s cold in Canada”.

Clearly Canadians are better than Americans at reasoned discussion and debate. Add it to the list.

 

[Fuzzy1975]

Can'tadians are learning to shun EV's.......there is hope yet for Soviet Cunuckistan

link...or I call bullshit..oh hell it is bullshit. 10.8% of the sales in 2024 are EV's. Christ your not even a good troll..*chuckles**

 

[JoePepsiCo]

I see that it's June now.

You boys better start prepping for winter. Ground hog says six weeks...

 

[Fuzzy1975]

I see that it's June now.

You boys better start prepping for winter. Ground hog says six weeks...

The last two I saw are dead, as will the next ones. Fucking foundation under-miners is all they are around here.