
Originally Posted by
jurupa
The funny thing is that even tho how bad of an image the US has world wide, people still want to come over here and make a new life for them self and/or their family. So I guess you need to vist other countries and read up on media from other coutries
Lol, and you're assuming I don't? Of course I do. Not to mention most of my friends are also world travellers, or are from other countries themselves. I have a much broader view of the world than you know. Not to mention that we get ridiculous amounts of immigrants too - so its not saying much. Isn't anything better than living in the midst of war or poverty?

Originally Posted by
jurupa
But I am sure there are other things that shows your standard of living is higher than ours right? Because it be pretty sad if it was just free health care and clean cities that make your living standards higher than ours. Yes our cities may not be clean like yours, but overall we have more buying power than you guys which means we can afford more things, which you can say making out living standard of lving higher. Yes we got people who can not afford health insurance and other social problems, but I am sure Canada has its own social problems.
Of course we have our own social problems.....what country in the world doesn't lol? Standard of living has a lot more to it than just health care and cleanliness, obviously. What about crime rates? What about population density? What about confidence in homeland security? Pollution? Education levels? I could go on forever, but whatever. I'm not getting into cross border wars of words with you. You're entitled to your opinion, and I to mine.
I just find it hilarious that Americans are allowed or expected to be chest thumping patriots with fourth of July fireworks shooting out of their ass, but as soon as anyone stands up and proclaims admiration for their own homeland, they get brow beaten. Typical!
BTW I'm done with this. I'm just soooo non-confrontational....y'know, like most Canadians.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. - Mohandas Gandhi