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...I am not saying your are wrong with what you are saying, but you are exaggerating the quality-of-life issues in these other countries. Particularly, your comparison between Canada and the U.S. is almost absurd.
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Actually, I think that because the two countries are so similar, the comparison between the US and Canada is particularly apt. If your opinion is accurate, then the quality of life in the US should be demonstrably better than it is in Canada
because of their emphasis on sports and competition. Does this proposition hold true?
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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Regardless, athletics are a good way to keep kids from getting involved in crime and/or drugs. They have something to work towards and something that keeps them fit, healthy, and engaged in the community, just like other young aspiring doctors, scientists, businessmen, etc...
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I don't disagree with this at all, I merely think that in a country like Canada any
additional emphasis or funding on summer sport is likely to have a practically imperceptible impact on our general, overall quality of life.
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How you can say athletic programs have little impact on the well-being of kids is simply ludicrous.
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Perhaps I was unclear. Basically I believe that any funding that Canadian government contributes to the Olympic movement has almost no perceivable impact on our quality of life. That is entirely different from suggesting that all athletic programmes are a waste of time.
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You must think then, that kids playing instruments or reading books is a terrible waste of time too.  |
No. But I do think that whether or not Canada is among the world competitive spelling-bee leaders is not all important to the general quality of life in this country.