Friday 4 March 2016

Similarities & differences (Canada/USA

1. Clothing:  styles of clothing are virtually the same in the USA and Canada.  Many of the brands and stores are also the same.  There are some different brands that you'll only find in US or Canada, but most are similar.
2. War.  Canadians and Americans are different on their view of wars (mostly).  Canada is more cautious, and used to only do peacekeeping up until the gulf war.  America likes to jump into wars believing they are great leaders.  Canada goes into wars when they believe it's the right thing to do.  
3. Democracy.  Both are democracies but Canada is a parliamentary democracy and the US is a representative democracy.
In the USA states are more independent then provinces and territories in Canada.
4: socialism: while Canada and the US both have social assistance, welfare and EI; Canadians believe its a human right to survive, have health care, look after the vulnerable. Canada is a socialist - capitalist country.  Many Americans have a more survival of the fittist attitude. They are a capitalist country.
5. Geography: The northern part of the USA has very similar geography to Canada but not the Canadian shield or BC rainforest. Alaskan geography is similar to the Yukon.  The southern USA has the grand canyon, deserts, and swampy gulf coast geography.  Also the USA has the smokey mountains.  The West coast of the USA has lots of volcanoes and more fault lines
6. Standard of living: is the same.  The majority of both countries is a first world country.  But many reserves and reservations are 2nd and 3rd world standards of living.
7: origins:  Both are colonial states that took land by force through war and colonialism.
8: guns: Americans believe it is a right and freedom to carry guns.  Because of this there are a lot of murders.  Canadians believe guns are a privilege.  There are a lot less murders and it is mostly with knives.
9:  Canadians believe in Nationalism and Americans are patriotic.
10: language: Americans have a higher number of accents.  Some words are different such as pop and soda, couch and sofa.  But we both understand the other.

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