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Originally Posted by New Era
If you're into materialism, America is da ####! If you're into anything else, the place quickly become unbearable. If I could find a good paying job north of the border I'd head back to Canada and never look back. As my brother likes to say, "there's only one thing wrong with America, and its Americans!" Yes, there are some really nice people down here, but you have to weed them out of the thousand ignorant rednecks who embrace their religion and gun culture as the center of their lives, and it just ain't worth it.
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I've been here 15 years now. I don't really have the same experience at all. Most of the people I hang out are pretty much the same kind of people I would have hung out with in Calgary.
I did find a big difference living in an older part of town in a southern city than moving out to the burbs. The city was filled with people who had lived there 5 generations, had some old school beliefs, sent their kids to private school and church was a big part of their life. People were nice enough, but I wouldn't say I really fit in. I moved out to the suburbs though and it is completely different. Public schools are very good, people are diverse, I don't know more than a couple people who go to church regularly. The food, culture, and entertainment offerings are great around here.