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Kiran403 · 01-26-2017, 02:04 PM

I don't think I would move to the US. I like visiting there but living there seems a lot more complicated than Canada. Some of their cities are great and it would be nice to be able to dodge winter but overall I don't think it's for me.

-There's too much gun crime. Regardless of if it's a gun issue or a mental health issue, it still happens a lot and it can happen anywhere to anyone.
-Healthcare seems like a hassle. If you're lucky to work for a good company you're ok but if you get laid off or your company has a ####ty plan then it's expensive and full of stress.
-Race is definitely an issue, especially if you are a minority like me. I've met a lot of really nice people there but I've also experienced varying degrees of racism from subtle to straight up in your face style. It's not like I've never had it happen to me in Canada but it seems much deeper and institutionalized there. I wouldn't want my kids to have to deal with it.
-Corporate influence on all aspects of life from healthcare to food. Ever take some time to compare similar food products in Canada and the US? There's lots of additives, ingredients and processes for food production that are allowed there but aren't allowed here for health reasons. Same with pharmaceuticals. Doctors are really quick to prescribe drugs there for everything and it seems a bit out of hand.
-Cost of education
-I find a lot of Americans don't know/don't care about anything other than America and that would get frustrating after a while. Also, the amount of people that don't know about their own country, government, policies etc but could rattle off sports stats or entertainment stuff with no problem is odd. The fact that the highest paid state job in many states is the head coach of the state college football team makes me question what they value as important.
-The amount of religion there.
-I think America's best days are behind it. It will always be a superpower but I think it took a real step back after the financial crisis in 2008. There are lots of other countries now that do democracy good enough or better than them.

01-26-2017, 02:04 PM	#104
Kiran403 Scoring Winger Join Date: Sep 2009 Exp:	I don't think I would move to the US. I like visiting there but living there seems a lot more complicated than Canada. Some of their cities are great and it would be nice to be able to dodge winter but overall I don't think it's for me. -There's too much gun crime. Regardless of if it's a gun issue or a mental health issue, it still happens a lot and it can happen anywhere to anyone. -Healthcare seems like a hassle. If you're lucky to work for a good company you're ok but if you get laid off or your company has a ####ty plan then it's expensive and full of stress. -Race is definitely an issue, especially if you are a minority like me. I've met a lot of really nice people there but I've also experienced varying degrees of racism from subtle to straight up in your face style. It's not like I've never had it happen to me in Canada but it seems much deeper and institutionalized there. I wouldn't want my kids to have to deal with it. -Corporate influence on all aspects of life from healthcare to food. Ever take some time to compare similar food products in Canada and the US? There's lots of additives, ingredients and processes for food production that are allowed there but aren't allowed here for health reasons. Same with pharmaceuticals. Doctors are really quick to prescribe drugs there for everything and it seems a bit out of hand. -Cost of education -I find a lot of Americans don't know/don't care about anything other than America and that would get frustrating after a while. Also, the amount of people that don't know about their own country, government, policies etc but could rattle off sports stats or entertainment stuff with no problem is odd. The fact that the highest paid state job in many states is the head coach of the state college football team makes me question what they value as important. -The amount of religion there. -I think America's best days are behind it. It will always be a superpower but I think it took a real step back after the financial crisis in 2008. There are lots of other countries now that do democracy good enough or better than them. Last edited by Kiran403; 01-26-2017 at 02:09 PM.