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I remember reading that Texas actually had the highest (or one of the highest) population of Canadians in the US. Texas is mostly a red state. Isn't Florida also traditionally a red state? Florida is another popular state for Canadians to move to.
The metro areas of Texas and Florida are solidly Democratic now.
The metro areas of Texas and Florida are solidly Democratic now.
I don't think that red or blue states has much bearing on where the Canadians decide to go. First it depends on whether they are retirees, snowbirds, or working people. Climate and cost of living are most important to the retirees. Job opportunities are most important to working folks. There are other factors as well but those are the most important.
Canadians are socially very conservative, closed to new ideas and ways of doing things. I moved to Canada in my 20's and it drove me nuts....so much so I quickly moved back to the US.
People move in their 20's. So given the nature of people in their 20's that want to try new ideas and ways of doing things....your going to move to the US.
Canada would be really popular with older folks. The Canadian border is essentially closed to anybody over 40 years old. So lots of Americans that would love moving to Canada and living there can't do it.
IF the Canadians opened up their border to older folks I think you would see a greater balance in migration between the two countries.
I hated Canada in my 20's. Now in my 70's changing the world is no longer such a pressing need.
I’m in my 20s now and only just moved to Canada from America this month, so maybe it’s just my lack of experience talking, but... Canada? More conservative than the US? I have a very hard time believing that. They don’t have strict abortion laws, they legalized gay marriage 10 years before we did, they accept more immigrants and refugees per capita, they have universal healthcare and an official policy of multiculturalism, etc.
I’m in my 20s now and only just moved to Canada from America this month, so maybe it’s just my lack of experience talking, but... Canada? More conservative than the US? I have a very hard time believing that. They don’t have strict abortion laws, they legalized gay marriage 10 years before we did, they accept more immigrants and refugees per capita, they have universal healthcare and an official policy of multiculturalism, etc.
So let me get this straight - you moved to Canada in your 20's and thought it was more socially conservative than the U.S. Now you are in your 70's... Dude that was like 50 years ago. A LOT has changed in Canada since then. I think Canada has been ahead of the U.S pan-nationally in terms of social progressivism in the last 50 years.. Do people really need to get into the reasons why?
Except since that time I have lived within spitting distance of Canada.
For five years I could ONLY get Canadian Broadcast Service on the radio, even though I was living in the United States.
Canada is "socially" a much more conservative country than the US.
BUT....Canadians do TALK better than Americans about how wonderful they are.....it is a fine country, but......well, let me put it this way.
Canada is what America thought the 1950's really were!!! And I mean in the best sense of the 1950's ideal.
Except since that time I have lived within spitting distance of Canada.
For five years I could ONLY get Canadian Broadcast Service on the radio, even though I was living in the United States.
Canada is "socially" a much more conservative country than the US.
BUT....Canadians do TALK better than Americans about how wonderful they are.....it is a fine country, but......well, let me put it this way.
Canada is what America thought the 1950's really were!!! And I mean in the best sense of the 1950's ideal.
I get this. Canadians have become very prideful and boastful of their Nation vs the US today. Not that it is bad. Just they use to see Americans as that and as the title "The Ugly American" denoted. Now they have it and do it.
Reading between the lines. You clearly see a superior belief in themselves and more and more SOME desire to separate themselves from the US.
When I was told The US is a FORIEGN NATION to one posting here. Got a full picture. Few Americans see Canada that way.
When I was told The US is a FORIEGN NATION to one posting here. Got a full picture. Few Americans see Canada that way.
Well, your President certainly does. Not only that, he has deemed Canada to be a security threat to the U.S. Since almost half of Americans seem to agree to anything that comes out of that man’s mouth, I don’t see how you can claim that “few Americans see Canada that way.”
I get this. Canadians have become very prideful and boastful of their Nation vs the US today. Not that it is bad. Just they use to see Americans as that and as the title "The Ugly American" denoted. Now they have it and do it.
Reading between the lines. You clearly see a superior belief in themselves and more and more SOMEdesire to separate themselves from the US.
When I was told The US is a FORIEGN NATION to one posting here. Got a full picture. Few Americans see Canada that way.
There is no need for any Canadians to desire to separate themselves from the USA because the two nations have already always been separate from each other.
You sound like a possessive spouse who thinks that Canada and USA are married and should behave like a happily married couple joined at the hips and not two completely separate nations. Canada and USA are not a married couple and not two parts of one family. They may be friends, cooperative allies and trade partners but they don't equate to each other, nor do they want to equate to each other.
The word foreign literally means a nation that is not your own nation and the people who reside in foreign nations are described as foreigners. Any country that is not Canada is a foreign nation to Canada. Just like any country that is not USA is a foreign nation to USA. Therefore Canada and USA are foreign nations to each other. What is so difficult for anyone to understand and accept about any of that?
Well, your President certainly does. Not only that, he has deemed Canada to be a security threat to the U.S. Since almost half of Americans seem to agree to anything that comes out of that man’s mouth, I don’t see how you can claim that “few Americans see Canada that way.”
Most Canadians are indistinguishable from Americans... unless you're from Quebec.
Sports analogy, think of it like this... were in the same league, we do the same things, were in the same division, and were competitors.
Interesting to note... 80-90% of Canadians live within a 100 miles of the CAN - US border.
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