More Sophisticated: Australia or Canada? (homes, school, trailer)

[Robert Prichard]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Not saying it won't, but German is only useful in Germany, Austria and among Germans. English is the most useful language globally.

But most Germans who leave Germany at all,often speak excellent English, and don't have to feel **** about using it in other non-English speaking countries as its a mutual second language.

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by Robert Prichard

But most Germans who leave Germany at all,often speak excellent English, and don't have to feel **** about using it in other non-English speaking countries as its a mutual second language.

Pretty good for ESL speakers but not quite native. Although I admit better than a lot of 'native' speakers, particularly in Britain.

A second language will never be like your first. You think in your first language.

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by LondonAreaWeatherSummary

I always though the Eastern Half of Canada was more French and European looking, the Western Half (except Vancouver and the far north) more British and American looking and wouldnt be disimillar to places like Nebraska. I think Canada should become two different countries.

The eastern half of Canada, from Ontario east, is also majority English-speaking, although not as predominantly so as the western half.

The main French-speaking area is of quite large and of course centred on Quebec and also neighbouring parts of Ontario and New Brunswick, but there is a whole part of this region of Canada (most of Ontario and the provinces east of Quebec) which is wholly English-speaking.

[Acajack]

To answer the OP question, I am familiar with both countries and would say they are fairly equivalent. And things can vary greatly depending on where you are in either country.

Australians overall tend to be more outspoken and PC than Canadians (especially English-speaking Canadians), and some people may tend to mistake this for a lack of sophistication - but it is not necessarily the same thing.

[Acajack]

At least on a human level, there isn't any part of Canada than is anywhere near as British as anywhere in Australia.

Geographically though, there are probably more similarities between Canada and the UK.

[Stumbler.]

I think Canadians just like to over-emphasize the very often-small similarities they have with Britain, to not "look American" as much as possible, in the narcissism of small differences.

"Oh, we spell colour like you, not like the Americans do.".

"Oh, we use the metric system too, not like the Americans do..." etc. etc.

And like complaining when the American chains and businesses like Target are replacing the local chains.

[Stumbler.]

Originally Posted by Acajack

Geographically though, there are probably more similarities between Canada and the UK.

In what sense would be geographical similarity but not personal similarity?

Both are farther north?

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by Stumbler.

In what sense would be geographical similarity but not personal similarity?

You can find a lot more scenery in Canada that resembles the scenery you would find in the UK than you can in Australia.

[Stumbler.]

Originally Posted by Acajack

You can find a lot more scenery in Canada that resembles the scenery you would find in the UK than you can in Australia.

Ah, that makes sense.

[Stumbler.]

Originally Posted by Trimac20

Pretty good for ESL speakers but not quite native. Although I admit better than a lot of 'native' speakers, particularly in Britain.

A second language will never be like your first. You think in your first language.

Though in some parts of the world, it isn't uncommon for bilingualism to be simultaneous and can often go by children learning two languages at once/at the same age, or where the second language learning is learned soon after and so overlaps with the native language, rather than learning one from scratch after already being fluent in the other.