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No I can't say I have driven between Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. I did live in the suburbs of Philly for many years. Lots of attitude but the drivers aren't as bad as here.
This is just my experience, and I will admit I'm referring to the cities and towns I've visited or lived in (which is limited to southern/Eastern Ontario, as well as the Eastern townships of Quebec and Montreal). Maybe rural Manitoba, the Maritimes, Victoria Island, etc. are better. I'm just speaking from my experience.
There might be an obvious reason for that, but I`m not gonna say.
??? These are observations as I watch them in traffic, especially in parking lots here at one of the huge outlet malls that many of them come down to. I have not personally been involved in any of these "incidents", I watch as they honk, cut people off, and just drive in other aggressive ways there. It's surprising because we don't see a whole lot of that, and so we look and just sort of make a mental note that it's yet again another BC license plate. We saw a fair amount of that up in Vancouver as well- again just observations, not anything we were directly involved in.
My observation is that drivers in Ontario tend to drive somewhat more slowly and carefully than drivers on the eastern seaboard of the U.S. (New York to D.C.). Perhaps those high insurance rates have something to do with it. I have seen the most dangerous risky driving behaviour in South Florida. The worst tailgating drivers are in the south (NC, SC, GA). Ontario drivers are just plain middle of the road. They are more polite in that they tend not to honk, but they aren't necessarily any more likely to "let you in" either.
Well, speaking of driving, I found that Toronto drivers are slower and less aggressive than East Coast U.S. cities like New York or Philadelphia. Crossing the street in Toronto didn't feel like playing dodgeball.
Well, speaking of driving, I found that Toronto drivers are slower and less aggressive than East Coast U.S. cities like New York or Philadelphia. Crossing the street in Toronto didn't feel like playing dodgeball.
Agreed. I gotta say, those streetcars are good for pedestrians too.
There might be an obvious reason for that, but I`m not gonna say.
Let me illustrate for you then:
Well, I'm not American, so I can't really comment, but my friends living near the border have commented to me that life is more peaceful in Canada. There's less "live for work" and more "work to live" attitude, but this is more of a general thought. Also, from my observation, Canadians who intend to live in the U.S. are usually seeking for an income upgrade, while Americans who intend to live in Canada usually wants an improvement in their quality of life.
a few for me (but have spent alot of time in Canada so am more aware of the differences):
- smaller freeways (except Toronto) and hardly any (if any) flyovers, less development/ billboards alongside the freeways
- less master-planned and manicured communities as well as the other extreme of less ghetto-ized areas
- less extremes of social strata (less flaunting of wealthy but also less poor)
- less obese people of all variations
- far more British or British-influenced old people
- people are less likely to be preppy and more likely to be "granola"
- French on packaging of consumer goods
- less displays of patriotism, military affiliations, religion- no megachurches
- more cosmopolitan feeling in big cities vs US counterparts (hard to describe until you visit)
- more expensive
Love all this, except the last bullet.
I must be a Canadian at heart.
When I was traveling through Asia many moons ago, I kept meeting up with Canadians (not many Americans were vagabonding about then). I enjoyed their sense of humor and sense that not everything is about them. Seemed to me that the Brits and Americans were pretty self-consumed. I considered the Canadians the "decaffeinated Americans." Many similarities, less hubris.
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Love all this, except the last bullet.
I must be a Canadian at heart.
When I was traveling through Asia many moons ago, I kept meeting up with Canadians (not many Americans were vagabonding about then). I enjoyed their sense of humor and sense that not everything is about them. Seemed to me that the Brits and Americans were pretty self-consumed. I considered the Canadians the "decaffeinated Americans." Many similarities, less hubris.
Interesting. Most Americans I meet (maybe it's the fact I've met a few from San Francisco) seemed pretty critical of America in general.
Interesting. Most Americans I meet (maybe it's the fact I've met a few from San Francisco) seemed pretty critical of America in general.
What I want to know, since this topic in general was directed at Americans, is why was it posted in the Canada forum? Why wasn't this topic started in one of the American forums where the Americans it's aimed at would read it and respond to it?
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