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Originally Posted by Table 5
Americans have balls and take chances. That's the best part of America. Some of the best things in our life have originated in America because people took chances. They innovate and dream less than they used to however, which is a real shame, but still produce fantastic things.
Canadians don't really take chances, and don't dream big. That's often the worst part of Canada...the lack of balls.
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Good point. Canadians seem to except their fate and readily fall into their place in society. Get an education then work for a company and live their lives. Americans seem to strive more to break out and be hugely successful themselves. In Canada people are perfectly fine working for the man but in the US they strive more to be the man.
I have done a lot of business around the world and the US is by far the best to deal with as engineering companies in France, Italy, Middle East, etc are always about wielding power and being major A-holes in negotiations. I've had better experiences doing business with Americans than even Canadians quite frankly. They tend to be much more sensible and not dwell on insignificant small details. I like Americans.
I also think a big problem is that a lot of Canadians don't realize the difficulties inherent in such a largely populated country like the US. Anyone in management knows that it's a lot easier to manage and keep tabs on a small group than it is a very, very large group. Countries like Britain, France, Japan have their own problems but their populations are small as well compared to the US. Canadian governments are barely competent overseeing 34 million people, try multiplying that by 10 and see how much worse things would get. I actually give the US props for maintaining prosperity for so long with all the needs a massive population brings.