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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I would move to the US in a heartbeat but it would have to be to a city that doesn't get snow and cold as I can stay here for that. I've never had a bad experience in my US travels and find people there in a lot of cases more polite and easier to deal with (especially professionally) than Canadians. Don't get me wrong I'm fully aware a country with a population over 300 million has a lot of nut jobs, not a fan of citizens toting guns, but I really dislike winter and am not an overly patriotic person so outside of maybe health care there's not a lot that I would miss from this country.
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I find Americans to be highly unprofessional and difficult to deal with. This is a cultural thing though. Americans are bred to believe there is always a winner,and always a loser. They do not believe in the win-win, which the vast majority of actions believe in. Business is very cut throat and ugly at times. I miss. Sing able to sit across from someone and have a discussion that does not immediately become antagonistic and competitive. Again, it's cultural.
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Originally Posted by nfotiu
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.
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I liked DC. Just didn't like the politics of the city, nor the polarization of the region. The differences between urban and rural were a lot more dramatic than I expected. Beautiful country and an awesome place to visit.
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Anyone in Calgary (arguably the most materialistic city in Canada) that criticizes Americans for materialism needs to give their head a shake.
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Completely agree with that sentiment. That was one of the reasons I elected to leave Calgary. Ironically, I am probably in a more materialistic state now than I was when I lived up there, but I'm no where near the level of my neighbors. Still believe in having just what you need to survive comfortably, and Calgary's ideal was much too extreme for my liking. All about perceptions and expectations I guess.