Americans and Canadians

lastexitlondon

Ive been watching the winter Olympics and i wonder in a fun way what the difference between the two is from a neighbour perspective is.? Obviously the accent. But i think it would be funny as an english man to hear what you tease eachother about and what you jokingly think the difference is. In England we have fun with the welsh and scots and some irish . I bet there is a similar sort of banter. Teach me!

Wobbie

ever since “we” elected trump, us muricans have no ground to stand on.

lastexitlondon

I think trump is a worldwide problem. I was thinking there is a combined north American curling team i bet they have a good laugh with eachother . Like a great Britain team. Must be good fun between the countries

Meltdown99

Canada is just better, always has been....

Meltdown99

Canadians like to end sentences with eh...

lastexitlondon

Whats the population of both. 

Meltdown99

I AM CANADIAN -- Best Commercial Ever!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pASE_TgeVg8

this commercial sums up all the stereotypes Americans have of us...

Meltdown99

lastexitlondon said:

Whats the population of both. 

The USA as of the 2010 census was 310 million.

Canada as of 2010 census 34 million

we have the second largest land mass...most of us live along the southern border...

lastexitlondon

I like that. So you are more like the English. I think i would like to go to Canada one day. Ive been to usa and it kind of felt fake if you know what i mean. Hi how are ya kinda felt insincere. Like have a great day! I met some Canadians at pj shows and a bar owner at pj in Belfast all cool except one Canadian probably on these boards that stole a tambo ed threw to me in vienna. Not cool. But ed went back and got another for me so ended well. Its on you tube. That guy annoyed me.....oh well. 

Fifthelement

lastexitlondon said:

Whats the population of both. 

Canada pop.:  35,151,728 (2016 census)
United States pop.: 326,766,748 (2018 estimate)

It's really hard to quantify our differences. A lot of it is ephemeral.  I think that people who have travelled to each other's countries would agree with that statement.  But differences certainly do exist beyond the broad stereotypes.  Very hard to put a finger on specifics though.  Accents for sure, but then East Coasters and Newfoundlanders sound nothing like people from Ontario.  Western Canadians sound different as well.  And of course you have Quebecers, the majority of which are Francophone.

Fifthelement

Americans:  "Give me liberty or give me death!"

Canadians:  "Peace, Order and Good Government."

The politicsl maxims of each country

lastexitlondon

I like the massive difference between coasts im very inquisitive.

lastexitlondon

I like peace

Meltdown99

lastexitlondon said:

I like the massive difference between coasts im very inquisitive.

Canada has 6 times zones ... 

lastexitlondon

Dear god. That would blow my mind. Wonderful scenery from what ive seen on tv. I know i would like that

HesCalledDyer

USA - Dunkin Donuts
CAN - Tim Hortons

USA - Little Caesars
CAN - Pizza Pizza

USA - AT&T
CAN - Rogers

USA - imperial system
CAN - metric system

USA - health care is a scam
CAN - health care is free

USA - confuses patriotism with hatred and exclusivity
CAN - just nice fucking people that love being Canadian with a bunch of other nice Canadians

USA - has Texans
CAN - has Quebecois

USA - cheese fries
CAN - poutine

USA - about
CAN - aboowt

brianlux

It's really difficult to generalize about countries as big as the US and Canada but some general comparisons:

Canada 9.98 sq. km, US 9.83 sq
Canada 35,623,680 people, US 326,625,791 

Guns per capita:
Canada: 30.8 per 100 people
US: 101 per 100 people

Crime rate: US 43% more than Canada

(Is there a correlation between the last two above?)

Literacy- about equal between the two countries.

From personal experience, I would say Canadian cities are far cleaner than US cities.  They seem safer to me as well.

lastexitlondon

I do love learning.

northerndragon

HesCalledDyer said:

USA - Dunkin Donuts
CAN - Tim Hortons

USA - Little Caesars
CAN - Pizza Pizza

USA - AT&T
CAN - Rogers

USA - imperial system
CAN - metric system

USA - health care is a scam
CAN - health care is free

USA - confuses patriotism with hatred and exclusivity
CAN - just nice fucking people that love being Canadian with a bunch of other nice Canadians

USA - has Texans
CAN - has Alberta

USA - cheese fries - not even close to the same thing as poutine
CAN - poutine

USA - about
CAN - aboowt - not a real thing, sorry.

Fixed a few things for you there.

lastexitlondon

Are there any jokes you have about eachother?

mcgruff10

AMerican women obviously play hockey better than our northern neighbors.

HesCalledDyer

northerndragon said:

HesCalledDyer said:

USA - Dunkin Donuts
CAN - Tim Hortons

USA - Little Caesars
CAN - Pizza Pizza

USA - AT&T
CAN - Rogers

USA - imperial system
CAN - metric system

USA - health care is a scam
CAN - health care is free

USA - confuses patriotism with hatred and exclusivity
CAN - just nice fucking people that love being Canadian with a bunch of other nice Canadians

USA - has Texans
CAN - has Alberta

USA - cheese fries - not even close to the same thing as poutine
CAN - poutine

USA - about
CAN - aboowt - not a real thing, sorry.

Fixed a few things for you there.

I was comparing Texas to Quebec because both wish they were their own countries.
Cheese fries is the closest thing we have to covering fries in any type of sauce.
Aboowt is totally a real thing.  I've heard it with my own ears.

rgambs

Honestly, most Americans don't think about Canada at all.  We are taught almost nothing about Canada in public school (we pretty much don't learn about any country we haven't been to war with) and we think and know little of Canada.
Most people only know the stereotypes of nice people who say 2 or 3 words differently than us, fishing and a vague sense of cold weather. 

It's pretty sad really.

jeffbr

Some of us live close enough to Canada that we often think of them. I get CBUT, the local CBC affiliate, as part of my basic cable subscription, so have spent decades watching Canadian news with Peter Mansbridge Ian Hanomansing, etc..., watching Hockey Night in Canada with Don Cherry & Ron MacLean, enjoyed local WHL rivalries in Major Junior hockey against Canadian teams, soccer rivalry with Vancouver Whitecaps. And as teenagers we'd cross the border to have our first "legal" drinks at 19. Before my kids turned 21 they continued that tradition. I love Canada! As a bonus, their anthem is way better than ours.

rgambs

jeffbr said:

Some of us live close enough to Canada that we often think of them. I get CBUT, the local CBC affiliate, as part of my basic cable subscription, so have spent decades watching Canadian news with Peter Mansbridge Ian Hanomansing, etc..., watching Hockey Night in Canada with Don Cherry & Ron MacLean, enjoyed local WHL rivalries in Major Junior hockey against Canadian teams, soccer rivalry with Vancouver Whitecaps. And as teenagers we'd cross the border to have our first "legal" drinks at 19. Before my kids turned 21 they continued that tradition. I love Canada! As a bonus, their anthem is way better than ours.

You classy folks out there on the coast are groovy.
In corn country Canada might as well be Macedonia.

stuckinline

brianlux said:

It's really difficult to generalize about countries as big as the US and Canada but some general comparisons:

From personal experience, I would say Canadian cities are far cleaner than US cities.  They seem safer to me as well.

Agree Canadian cities are far cleaner. Canadian cities are more eco friendly. 
lastexitlondon, I would highly recommend a visit to Canada.

eeriepadave

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_TfBbR6L0M

Fifthelement

I just want to clarify an important point: our healthcare is not free.  It is paid for through our taxes much like any country that has a nationalised health services. I cannot think of any sane person in this country who would begrudge our tax dollars going towards healthcare. 

lastexitlondon

stuckinline said:

brianlux said:

It's really difficult to generalize about countries as big as the US and Canada but some general comparisons:

From personal experience, I would say Canadian cities are far cleaner than US cities.  They seem safer to me as well.

Agree Canadian cities are far cleaner. Canadian cities are more eco friendly. 
lastexitlondon, I would highly recommend a visit to Canada.

I very nearly went to st.john in 05 i think pj played but couldn't raise the funds. Big regret

lastexitlondon

Fifthelement said:

I just want to clarify an important point: our healthcare is not free.  It is paid for through our taxes much like any country that has a nationalised health services. I cannot think of any sane person in this country who would begrudge our tax dollars going towards healthcare. 

Its very much like the uk .  

Meltdown99

Bagged Milk is something i’ve never seen stateside...