Can I get your feedback on how Canadians are viewed. I might be moving to California and I would like some feedback as how how Canadians are viewed.
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Eh?  (Sorry about the stereotype!)  You guys are great!  All the Canadians I've run across are indistinguishable from any other north American and I think most people feel the same way.  You may run into friendly joking if you pronounce your 'O' vowels in the famous Canadian way.\n\nIf you were to move to the east coast, people may kid you about the bad weather always blowing "down from Canada".\n\nCome on down!
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I have been to California and also lived on the east coast and the mid-west.  From my experience, I found the west coast to be a totally different country.  But there are some pros and cons.  There is a lot of mixing of cultures there, so you will find whites, Hispanics, and people of Indian and Asian descent in  large numbers.  The west coast is also warmer climate-wise due to the proximity to the desert and the sea.  More importantly, for some reason I found the people friendlier than anywhere else in the states.  The food is also inspired by different cultures, but you can find a lot of authentic Mexican food there.  One word of caution, the west coast is pretty expensive to stay!  On the other hand, the percentage of young population (and techies) is very high, so you will find someone for outdoor activites pretty easily.
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CANADA!  The United Nations seems to agree. So too do all the prospective immigrants who can't wait to get into the country.  They even come illegally.  Yes we're a wonderfully even-tempered people who like to mind our own business, let others live as they believe appropriate and just try to "get along".  What more could you want in a place to live?  Our family has been here since 1780 - province of New York previous to that since 1623 - so we can claim loyalty to this grand Dominion.  G-d save the Queen!
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riddsridds i feel the same way  they will take from canada, let them seperate who cares anyways.\ncanadianphatkid@hotmail.com
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i am from CANADA and your money same is ours and my husband a truck driver and go to the US and sometimes i go 2, they hate us Canadcians just as much as you guys.\ni got so many fights with them about Canada i well not travel in the US now so don't feel bad. far as there bikes,there just paying alot of money just for a name.\nyou all welcome 2 CANADA ang time.
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CA is soooo expensive. It's true. The housing prices are hyperinflated....as for job opportunities....it's hard to tell without knowing what your background is. CA is also overpopulated.\nI'm a former CA girl.
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I have lived in so cal all of my life. Sitting Pretty must be well insulated form the problem or just doesn't open her eyes. I used to live in Santa Ana Ca. I had my house broken into and robbed on 5 different occasions. The last time was in plain view of two of my neighbors as this illegal kicked out my front window to carry out my TV. Yes I know he was illegal because he left fingerprints.\nI had to keep the battery to my pick up in the garage to keep it from being stolen (learned that one the hard way too) This was well over 20 years ago before the first amnesty. I finally had to move. Last time I visited that neighborhood everyone had steel bars on their windows and doors.\nWhere I live now the illegals have taken over a city block. So bad is the problem the Police had to put in a sub-station just to try and keep a lid on things. Cops walk a beat in that neighborhood to try to foster good community relations so that at least some of the residents will report crimes to them. Gangs from LA have been seen there trying to recruit the young kids. I see them everywhere now..especially the moms with their little anchor babies. Katsulove is absolutely correct on the costs. Remember Cali tried to pass prop 187 in 1994 because of the huge drain on our economy.\nI know many Americans with hispanic last names and I count them as close personal friends. Actually I married one and you should hear her talk. They don't like what they see any better than I do.
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I absolutely LOVE Canada!\n\nI grew up in Western New York, about 20 minutes' drive from the Peace Bridge. I've spent a great deal of time in beautiful Southern Ontario and have many friends and some extended family there. I love Canada as a nation. Her people are warm and friendly, irrespective of how cold it may be outdoors, and the landscape is gorgeous.\n\nI love ice hockey, Canada's own invention, and have been an avid fan of my beloved Buffalo Sabres since I was a child. I really benefited from my close proximity to the Canadian border in so many ways, growing up and in my young adulthood. The best radio stations were always the Canadian ones (thank you, CFNY!). The best television stations were always the Canadian ones (thank you, CBC, especially for all the British imports!). And the best-looking and most intelligent women I met during my years in Buffalo were all from Southern Ontario (thank you all!). ;-)\n\nCanada is America without all the guns, violence, hostility, ego/insecurity issues and embarrassing flag-waving patriotism. Canada is that old friend you sometimes take for granted but are always so happy to see when paying a visit. Canada is the closest thing we have in North America to Britain (most notably Ontario and British Columbia) and France (Quebec); in other words, it's a little slice of Europe in our own backyard. \n\nWhat do I think of Canada? I think I'd be lost without it... \n\nThanks for the question. And thank you, Canada, for being the best friend we've got!
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im a proud Canadian too, and while in Hawaii in the late 80's we encountered many ppl who asked us if we lived in igloos and rode dogsleds to work!\nsheesh! i said no we live in houses and drive cars and work in towers and stuff too...good grief... do us Canadaians think all hawaiians live in huts and wear grass skirts all day?\nnooo. but then- we are a smart bunch over here int he north :)\nCANADA ROCKS!!!!!
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I am so suprised that no one responded yet...\n\nHere is food for thoughts...\nToyota decided to build a new plant in Ontario Canada.\nThe financial incentives where less than all the other states solliciting them...\n\nThe reason they chose Ontario ?  Les social expenditures, specifically due to Health Care Cost in the USA regardless of the State...\n\nSo now, the right wingers in Canada are not as quick to privatize the whole chabang, it has suddenly become an asset...\n\n\nMarch 8th\nKo_Luk,\n\nFirst of all Canada is not Broke, Canada is the Only G-8 country that has generated surpluses for the last 6 to 10 years...  and the issues pertaining to health care are not simply financial... They are the same issues that the US mixed reslults privatly and lucrative managed health care systems need to deal with.\n\nHowever here is other food for thoughts, and why the issues these countries have are not basis to deny a public funded health care system, first the issues Canadians have are certainly not to go back to a privatly and profit base system but rather addressing issues as to how to actualize the system with the current realities (more medications wich now account to over 50% of the bill, aging population, offer and demand in terms of waiting lists and priorities) in other words, what are they getting for their taxes and not how the system can be scraped (which in the US, is often a subject of discussion).\n\nCanadians may pay taxes yet, they are very very aware that health care taxes are much less for better "overall" services than what you get with a 5000$ ++ upscale incusrance policy covering a limited geographic area and even certain levels of specific care...\n\nSome of the issues: Florida currently needs over 20 000 full time nurses to fill in almost every single hospital and health care organizations... Pensylvania, California, you name it, and the issue is there... I personnaly know of major issues that are quite similar and worsed to the Canadian system and that is simply due to COLLUSION (Insurance companies who own hospitals). Yes, I know of many hospital who create a dynamic of restrictions (insurance policies) that delay and create waiting lists that are similar and in some cases worsed than the Canadian Public system... But between you and me, there should not be any waiting in a lucrative base system if you PAY for it, won"t you agree ???\n\nDoctors and Nurses have issues of work overlaods even in the LUCRATIVE private sectors... Many of these doctors, are shifting and now supporting lobbies to demand a national health care system...\n\nI have seen much "private" hospital with exactly the same issues who need to "hide" the blank spots that deal with delivering services...Florida, Penn, Georgia, Texas, Ca, etc...\n\nFinland, Sweden, Swisserland even Spain have public health care with far less issues than the countries you mentioned, they have made social base choices... In sweeden for exemple: No one can bring a doctor to courts.... However, their records of performance are public... This said, you can imagine the liablity pressure and the cost it intails.... It was a choice the population made in order to favor a more equitable and fair delivery of health Care...\n\nEven rich people in most of the countries you mention, will often stay in their respective countries for health care treatments...\n\nSo the issues you brought up are "Bean Counter Accounting" to deal with very complex issues while there are major social transformation that demand "Creative Accounting" in the first place...
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Because we smell nice?  LOL!  Because I am proud of my country and of being an American.  How would it look if I treated our visitors like crap?  It's no sweat off my butt if you want to come to my country and live.  We are the melting pot.  We all came from somewhere else and guess what?  Some of our most incredibly beautiful people here are all the result of mixed races.  I am friendly because I feel that I was blessed to be born here and I don't mind sharing the wealth this beautiful country has to offer.
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We spent Christmas in Niagara Falls last year and it was awesome!  Lots of Jewish and Chinese people there who also don't recognize the Christian holidays were there as well so there were tons of people around and very busy.  We didn't have to dwell on anything but having a great time!  And it's beautiful there in the winter.  Go to the Canadian side though...so much better!
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where are u immigrating from? i can help u i live in canada..what part..contact me if you would like to speak about it further.
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My ex was from Cali. ( he lived in San Fran, then Santa Barbara.) Being a mid-westerner myself, I always had pre-conceived notions of people from Cali. I finally went ther in 2004. The people were so chill and laid back! I loved it! I would definetely live there, even though I think I am a little more conservative then some of the people there.
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I've never felt Canadians by and large had this attitude. But it is a fairly liberal country. That doesn't mean liberalism is bad, but some liberals, and I prefer to be called liberal, are very arrogant and think others are barbarians in comparison to them. That is my honest observation.
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Hello. I am from France, but moved to California 8 months ago. But I have two teen boys (aged 14 and 17). They are kind of resistant to the American culture, but they are slowly getting used to it. But if you would like, you can send me a message and I will give your contact information (e-mail) to one of them, or both of them. I'm sure they would love to talk to you about France, as they both miss their homeland dearly.\n\ngenevieve_dubois68@hotmail.com
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Yes, as a lifetime Californian I can answer that question. I've spent the past 20 years as a Northern Californian. If you seek cool summertime temps, you have to stay on the west side of the Coast Range. Inland valleys really heat up in the summer.\n\nI live in the Wine Country, in an inland county. Our summers cook here, often into the triple digits in July and especially August. The only relief is over the mountains.\n\nThe other thing to know is that "Northern California" is a very big area. Fully a third of the state is north of San Francisco, extending clear to the Oregon border. So you're looking at hundreds of miles that fit the description if you define Northern California as roughly everything from Monterey north.\n\nAlso, with cool coastal temperatures comes fog. I love it as long as I don't have to drive in it.\n\nI could give you more specific recommendations if your question were more specific. What else are you looking for?  Job opportunities? Places with decent transportation? Nightlife? Rural/urban/suburban? Is cost of living a factor?