Canada and the US are the two most similar countries, culturally and politically

Agree or disagree?

From a political standpoint, I agree, to a certain extent. But to say Canada is culturally similar to the US is far-fetched... Maybe it's because I live in Quebec (we're a french-speaking minority in Canada), but I just can't agree with that. Americans and Canadians have very different priorities.

That'd be awesome if we merged together to make a super country. :D

That'd be awesome if we merged together to make a super country. :D

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Hell yes, take THAT, Russia!

That'd be awesome if we merged together to make a super country. :D

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Canada has a constitutional monarchy, America has a republic.....not very similar political systems.

Very Different

Canada is far more akin to Europe than america

I'd say Australia and New Zealand are closer, both having roughly the same form of government, a common language, and ancestry.

Ditto to Spanish speaking S. America.

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That'd be awesome if we merged together to make a super country. :D

Head_of_games

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Canadian culture is kind of a mess. People immigrating to the US are expected to become American, for the most part. People immigrating to Canada are encouraged to keep their own cultural background. That sounds fine and all - touchy feely, socialist sort of stuff - but the end results are surprisingly segregated cities and cultural groups who won't even look at you twice, let alone speak to you.Luncbox1

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"][QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Canadian culture is kind of a mess. People immigrating to the US are expected to become American, for the most part. People immigrating to Canada are encouraged to keep their own cultural background. That sounds fine and all - touchy feely, socialist sort of stuff - but the end results are surprisingly segregated cities and cultural groups who won't even look at you twice, let alone speak to you.DJ_Lae

From a political standpoint, I agree, to a certain extent. But to say Canada is culturally similar to the US is far-fetched... Maybe it's because I live in Quebec (we're a french-speaking minority in Canada), but I just can't agree with that. Americans and Canadians have very different priorities.

viva_hate

I don't know why so many disagree with this. I've always said that the U.S. and Canada are one of the same barring Quebec. :P

[QUOTE="Head_of_games"][QUOTE="_LiquidFlame_"]

That'd be awesome if we merged together to make a super country. :D

Blitz_Nemesis

Canadian culture is kind of a mess. People immigrating to the US are expected to become American, for the most part. People immigrating to Canada are encouraged to keep their own cultural background. That sounds fine and all - touchy feely, socialist sort of stuff - but the end results are surprisingly segregated cities and cultural groups who won't even look at you twice, let alone speak to you.DJ_Lae

what the f*ck are you talking about.

Canada is better example of a democracy than america because we actually have a multple party system. We don't believe in extreme right wing and extreme left wing parties only.

Your melting pot culture can barely handle a black man in the white house.

and as for your segregated city bull, hockey rivalries are as far as they go. We never had a civil war to split up the country

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Canadian culture is kind of a mess. People immigrating to the US are expected to become American, for the most part. People immigrating to Canada are encouraged to keep their own cultural background. That sounds fine and all - touchy feely, socialist sort of stuff - but the end results are surprisingly segregated cities and cultural groups who won't even look at you twice, let alone speak to you.indian_playa

what the f*ck are you talking about.

Canada is better example of a democracy than america because we actually have a multple party system. We don't believe in extreme right wing and extreme left wing parties only.

Your melting pot culture can barely handle a black man in the white house.

and as for your segregated city bull, hockey rivalries are as far as they go. We never had a civil war to split up the country

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"][QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Canadian culture is kind of a mess. People immigrating to the US are expected to become American, for the most part. People immigrating to Canada are encouraged to keep their own cultural background. That sounds fine and all - touchy feely, socialist sort of stuff - but the end results are surprisingly segregated cities and cultural groups who won't even look at you twice, let alone speak to you.DJ_Lae

I live in Langley, a suburb of Vancouver and I can totally agree with DJ_Lae.

First of all, I'm nota Socialist. For one thing I feel like I've been born in the wrong country, but I'll put politicl beliefs aside. Guys, multiculturalism is a good thing to a certain extent, but our mosaic system is **** Immigrants to America adopt American culture beleifs and practices, which brings everybody closer. Here in Canada, especially Vancouver, immigrants retain all of their beleifs from their old country's (mostly, not all). In Vancouver, Indian and Chinese immigrants have huge populations here which I guess is why they feel that they don't need to adopt Canadian culture. Whites, Asians, and Indians here have totally seperate communities. There is no racial violence, but everybody is so divided and it doesn't seem like we are all together. I'd prefer a melting pot kind of multiculturalmis, where the culture is a mix of others. Not one where it is cultures standing out seperately.

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That'd be awesome if we merged together to make a super country. :D

viva_hate

Hell yes, take THAT, Russia!

As much as I would love to stick it to Russia and take their record away (they're cheating anyway, the Eastern Half of their country isn't even used :P .), this would seriously **** up the USA's flag.

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[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Canadian culture is kind of a mess. People immigrating to the US are expected to become American, for the most part. People immigrating to Canada are encouraged to keep their own cultural background. That sounds fine and all - touchy feely, socialist sort of stuff - but the end results are surprisingly segregated cities and cultural groups who won't even look at you twice, let alone speak to you.Head_of_games

what the f*ck are you talking about.

Canada is better example of a democracy than america because we actually have a multple party system. We don't believe in extreme right wing and extreme left wing parties only.

Your melting pot culture can barely handle a black man in the white house.

and as for your segregated city bull, hockey rivalries are as far as they go. We never had a civil war to split up the country

Ignore him that's another thing I'm sick of in my country. The norm view of Americans here seems to be that they're all uneducated bigots who are riding their cousins. In many ways, Canada is more ignorant than America.

I live in Langley, a suburb of Vancouver and I can totally agree with DJ_Lae.

First of all, I'm nota Socialist. For one thing I feel like I've been born in the wrong country, but I'll put politicl beliefs aside. Guys, multiculturalism is a good thing to a certain extent, but our mosaic system is **** Immigrants to America adopt American culture beleifs and practices, which brings everybody closer. Here in Canada, especially Vancouver, immigrants retain all of their beleifs from their old country's (mostly, not all). In Vancouver, Indian and Chinese immigrants have huge populations here which I guess is why they feel that they don't need to adopt Canadian culture. Whites, Asians, and Indians here have totally seperate communities. There is no racial violence, but everybody is so divided and it doesn't seem like we are all together. I'd prefer a melting pot kind of multiculturalmis, where the culture is a mix of others. Not one where it is cultures standing out seperately.

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That'd be awesome if we merged together to make a super country. :D

MetroidPrimePwn

Hell yes, take THAT, Russia!

As much as I would love to stick it to Russia and take their record away (they're cheating anyway, the Eastern Half of their country isn't even used :P .), this would seriously **** up the USA's flag.

The question that comes up is, what culture are we suppose to adopt? It's just as much as the China-man's country as it is the white man's. If we are going to adopt a common culture it will have to be the Native American one or we'll have to find a common ground. Either way it's not happening and I hate the melting pot, it encourages racial discrimination.Famiking

Melting Pot-A society in which heterogenous cultures become more homogenous, people of different creeds, cultures, and races combine to make a multi-ethnic society.

[QUOTE="DJ_Lae"]Canadian culture is kind of a mess. People immigrating to the US are expected to become American, for the most part. People immigrating to Canada are encouraged to keep their own cultural background. That sounds fine and all - touchy feely, socialist sort of stuff - but the end results are surprisingly segregated cities and cultural groups who won't even look at you twice, let alone speak to you.indian_playa

what the f*ck are you talking about.

Canada is better example of a democracy than america because we actually have a multple party system. We don't believe in extreme right wing and extreme left wing parties only.

Your melting pot culture can barely handle a black man in the white house.

and as for your segregated city bull, hockey rivalries are as far as they go. We never had a civil war to split up the country

[QUOTE="Famiking"]The question that comes up is, what culture are we suppose to adopt? It's just as much as the China-man's country as it is the white man's. If we are going to adopt a common culture it will have to be the Native American one or we'll have to find a common ground. Either way it's not happening and I hate the melting pot, it encourages racial discrimination.Bobzfamily

Melting Pot-A society in which heterogenous cultures become more homogenous, people of different creeds, cultures, and races combine to make a multi-ethnic society.

i came across a poll a while back where the majority of both Canadians & British compared themselves closer to Americans (United Stasians) than any other "Country" in the world, with all the American media both Canada & Britain recieves, i can believe it lol

[QUOTE="Famiking"]The question that comes up is, what culture are we suppose to adopt? It's just as much as the China-man's country as it is the white man's. If we are going to adopt a common culture it will have to be the Native American one or we'll have to find a common ground. Either way it's not happening and I hate the melting pot, it encourages racial discrimination.Bobzfamily

Melting Pot-A society in which heterogenous cultures become more homogenous, people of different creeds, cultures, and races combine to make a multi-ethnic society.

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[QUOTE="Famiking"]The question that comes up is, what culture are we suppose to adopt? It's just as much as the China-man's country as it is the white man's. If we are going to adopt a common culture it will have to be the Native American one or we'll have to find a common ground. Either way it's not happening and I hate the melting pot, it encourages racial discrimination.htekemerald

Melting Pot-A society in which heterogenous cultures become more homogenous, people of different creeds, cultures, and races combine to make a multi-ethnic society.

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[QUOTE="Famiking"]The question that comes up is, what culture are we suppose to adopt? It's just as much as the China-man's country as it is the white man's. If we are going to adopt a common culture it will have to be the Native American one or we'll have to find a common ground. Either way it's not happening and I hate the melting pot, it encourages racial discrimination.htekemerald

Melting Pot-A society in which heterogenous cultures become more homogenous, people of different creeds, cultures, and races combine to make a multi-ethnic society.

That's true. Canada is so big, in BC where I live there is very little if any Francophone cultural influence. Not sure what the assimilation to our cultural problem is, unfortunately I doubt with the current political scene that it will even get fixed.

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Melting Pot-A society in which heterogenous cultures become more homogenous, people of different creeds, cultures, and races combine to make a multi-ethnic society.

Luncbox1

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"][QUOTE="htekemerald"] Because you know assimilation works in a coutry where over 7.5 million people are francophones.

htekemerald

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[QUOTE="Luncbox1"] They're even complaining about the situation now. We can never make them happy. They'll just keep shouting "We want to be separate from the rest of Canada! But we still want you to take care of us!"Luncbox1

The Bloc doesn't represent the collected general view of Quebecers and francophones in general.

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That'd be awesome if we merged together to make a super country. :D

MetroidPrimePwn

Hell yes, take THAT, Russia!

As much as I would love to stick it to Russia and take their record away (they're cheating anyway, the Eastern Half of their country isn't even used :P .), this would seriously **** up the USA's flag.

Yeah, cause we all know how Nunavut is incredibly populated, right? :roll:

Seriously though, Nunavut doesn't really count. There's like, three caribous, a pack of trouts and a polar bear who lost his map, over there.
(Sorry Nunavutians)

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"][QUOTE="htekemerald"] Have you ever actaully been to quebec?

Bobzfamily

The Bloc doesn't represent the collected general view of Quebecers and francophones in general.

[QUOTE="htekemerald"]

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"] They're even complaining about the situation now. We can never make them happy. They'll just keep shouting "We want to be separate from the rest of Canada! But we still want you to take care of us!"Luncbox1

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[QUOTE="viva_hate"]

Hell yes, take THAT, Russia!

viva_hate

As much as I would love to stick it to Russia and take their record away (they're cheating anyway, the Eastern Half of their country isn't even used :P .), this would seriously **** up the USA's flag.

Yeah, cause we all know how Nunavut is incredibly populated, right? :roll:

Seriously though, Nunavut doesn't really count. There's like, three caribous, a pack of trouts and a polar bear who lost his map, over there.
(Sorry Nunavutians)

[QUOTE="MetroidPrimePwn"]

[QUOTE="viva_hate"]

Hell yes, take THAT, Russia!

viva_hate

As much as I would love to stick it to Russia and take their record away (they're cheating anyway, the Eastern Half of their country isn't even used :P .), this would seriously **** up the USA's flag.

Yeah, cause we all know how Nunavut is incredibly populated, right? :roll:

Seriously though, Nunavut doesn't really count. There's like, three caribous, a pack of trouts and a polar bear who lost his map, over there.
(Sorry Nunavutians)

[QUOTE="Bobzfamily"]

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"] A couple families I know lived in Quebec their whole lives. I'm just saying exactly what they say. They're tired of the Bloc being a stick in the mud doing nothing good but pestering everyone.Luncbox1

The Bloc doesn't represent the collected general view of Quebecers and francophones in general.

[QUOTE="Luncbox1"][QUOTE="htekemerald"] Have you ever actaully been to quebec?

htekemerald

I don't get it. Where did I say "all" people in Quebec? Where? Please point it out.

I was talking about the general social mindset in the province. The few families I know from Quebec aren't whiney. They hate the whiners. They're talking about the overall social attitude in the province compared to other provinces.

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[QUOTE="Luncbox1"] A couple families I know lived in Quebec their whole lives. I'm just saying exactly what they say. They're tired of the Bloc being a stick in the mud doing nothing good but pestering everyone.Luncbox1

The Bloc doesn't represent the collected general view of Quebecers and francophones in general.

Well, 48% of the people who voted wanted separation. That doesn't mean 48% of the whole population.

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[QUOTE="Luncbox1"] A couple families I know lived in Quebec their whole lives. I'm just saying exactly what they say. They're tired of the Bloc being a stick in the mud doing nothing good but pestering everyone.Luncbox1

I don't get it. Where did I say "all" people in Quebec? Where? Please point it out.

I was talking about the general social mindset in the province. The few families I know from Quebec aren't whiney. They hate the whiners. They're talking about the overall social attitude in the province compared to other provinces.

Ignore him that's another thing I'm sick of in my country. The norm view of Americans here seems to be that they're all uneducated bigots who are riding their cousins. In many ways, Canada is more ignorant than America.

Bobzfamily

In Canada I would be able to grow marijuana without being hassled by the government. I could also have a bear on my 19th birthday, and if I were to need surgery for whatever reason, I would have to worry about insurance. I'd say those are some big differences, and is why Canada is more like most European countries. America is really a stuck up country, that doesn't nearly have as much freedom as advertised. SeanDog123

In Canada I would be able to grow marijuana without being hassled by the government. I could also have a bear on my 19th birthday, and if I were to need surgery for whatever reason, I would have to worry about insurance. I'd say those are some big differences, and is why Canada is more like most European countries. America is really a stuck up country, that doesn't nearly have as much freedom as advertised. SeanDog123