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Anyone from the South familiar with either extensive travel or living in Canada?
Cultural differences and so on.
I've been to Canada dozens of times on biz, from one-day visits to Toronto on biz to long drives through the Canadian wilderness. Lots of time in BC, Ontario, and the Maritimes.
Very different, yet very similar in some ways. For example, Southerners and Canadians seem to put a similar emphasis on things such as good manners and hospitality that the people in between do not.
Mind you, I don't include Quebec. That's an entirely different culture, one that I don't know well enough to give an opinion.
Similarities / crossovers:
+ "Cajun" culture is just a warmer, more humid version of "Quebecois" culture.
+ Both have a strong Scottish influence.
+ Western provinces are cowboy, so is Texas and Oklahoma.
+ Country music star Shania Twain is Canadian. (She sings "southern")
+ Football (Gridiron) is pretty big in both places.
+ Professional Wrestling is huge in both places. Canadian wrestlers like Bret Hart, Chris Benoit and Edge tend to go over in the South, while southern wrestlers like Hulk Hogan, Steve Austin, and Dr. D. Dave Schultz seem to do well in Canada.
Differences:
- Canada never had slavery on a large scale. In fact it was a final destination for the underground railroad.
- Canada's snow and hockey.
- The South has beaches.
- Canada is more liberal, the South is more conservative.
From my Sunbelt perspective, very different parts of the world.
Basically one is very progressive/ tolerant, more egalitarian, safe, orderly, health/ environmentally-conscious, colder (not talking about the weather) & expensive. People take public transit.
The other is much more conservative (even the cities despite what the residents think), racially/class-divided, less safe, less health/ environmentally-conscious, and more bang for the buck. Only the underclass take public transit.
This is completely untrue it's not even funny.
And no, Canadians are no less car-dependent than Americans. Their least auto-centric city, Toronto has got nothing on NYC and is less dense. Canada and USA are the two countries with the strongest automobile-centric societies in the world. Btw do you know how much more spare land they have than us?
And no, Canadians are no less car-dependent than Americans. Their least auto-centric city, Toronto has got nothing on NYC and is less dense. Canada and USA are the two countries with the strongest automobile-centric societies in the world. Btw do you know how much more spare land they have than us?
The USA has about 30% more vehicles per capita than Canada. Most of the difference in in multi-car families. The number of Canadian families that have a car is about the same as the US, but very few Canadian families have second or third cars.
And no, Canadians are no less car-dependent than Americans. Their least auto-centric city, Toronto has got nothing on NYC and is less dense. Canada and USA are the two countries with the strongest automobile-centric societies in the world. Btw do you know how much more spare land they have than us?
Ok and since the op is about the South, what does NYC have anything to do with this? Your lapse reveals enough.
Having taken public transit in Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Tampa Bay...and also in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary...yes there is less stigma around public transit use in Canada- they have higher per capita rates of using it, and not just the underclass take it, as is the perception in the South.
The South is very pretty and the cities and towns have a lot of character compared to Canada and most of the United States except for maybe New England and the Southwest.
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