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#1 2009-10-05 21:24:30

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Canada has better life than U.S.A!

"Canada was listed fourth, well ahead of the United States which was in 13th place. " ~Quote from Yahoo! news.

According to the Yahoo! news, Canada is 4th while USA is 13th. It is ranked by life expectancy, school, etc. Guess what? Norway is #1!
Need proof, or want to read the full article? http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/091005/national/as_un_quality_of_life

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#2 2009-10-05 21:36:02

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

Penguinsrock wrote:

"Canada was listed fourth, well ahead of the United States which was in 13th place. " ~Quote from Yahoo! news.

According to the Yahoo! news, Canada is 4th while USA is 13th. It is ranked by life expectancy, school, etc. Guess what? Norway is #1!
Need proof, or want to read the full article? http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/091005/national/as_un_quality_of_life

This is so true. I wish I lived in Canada...


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#3 2009-10-05 21:37:29

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

Canada has free health care, which I envy


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#4 2009-10-05 21:41:27

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

We have more freedoms in the US.


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#5 2009-10-05 21:44:36

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

no you dont at all
also dingdong u guys will probably be getting it soon cuz of obama.


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#6 2009-10-05 21:54:40

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

FantasyTales wrote:

no you dont at all
also dingdong u guys will probably be getting it soon cuz of obama.

not really, the huge amount of changes in how hospitals get paid and such is so big that it will take for someone as lazy as the US to get to, it may happen, but it's gonna be awhile


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#7 2009-10-05 22:04:04

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

I wouldn't want to live in Canada. At least half the US isn't freezing.  lol


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#8 2009-10-05 22:07:32

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

I am not Surprised with Obama as presedent.


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#9 2009-10-05 22:17:08

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

I suspect that at one point in the future, the US will sink because of obese, overpopulated areas.
I own a life jacket, so I'll be the one floating there. You'll notice me.

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#10 2009-10-05 22:44:32

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

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#11 2009-10-05 22:50:11

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

Half-Wolf-Leader wrote:

I suspect that at one point in the future, the US will sink because of obese, overpopulated areas.
I own a life jacket, so I'll be the one floating there. You'll notice me.

Another steriotypist... you know not ALL Americans are obese. I mean look at me ( you can't XD) I eat Macdonalds and stuff and I'm not fat or chubby, I'm actualy very athletic X3


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#12 2009-10-05 23:14:08

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

The US is the 9th most obese country http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/special-features/fattest_countries/index.html
The US, has the greatest number of obese people of any country at around 237 million obese people.

Anyways, here are some pros that Canada has over the US as well as some cons

PROS
+Free health care
+No major propaganda stations (ie Faux News)
+No dominating religion, in Toronto we have mosques and catholic, church and churches that hold service in different languages 
+No guns and much reduced violence and crime
+Racism not a big issue (I've heard some bad things about the states...)
+Bagged milk and $1 coins

CONS
-Heavy tax
-More difficult to make successful businesses
-Bad media industry (try to name 3 good Canadian films...)
-Relies on states too much (most of our business goes to the US)

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#13 2009-10-06 01:02:01

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

The 13th place!

Nah, just joking. I'm not afraid of the number 13, and not at all Friday the 13th. We went over to a friend's house once!


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#14 2009-10-06 02:37:43

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

archmage wrote:

http://www.scratch.mit.edu/ext/youtube/?v=mWQf13B8epw

ROFL!


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#15 2009-10-06 09:45:24

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

archmage wrote:

The US is the 9th most obese country http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/special-features/fattest_countries/index.html
The US, has the greatest number of obese people of any country at around 237 million obese people.

Anyways, here are some pros that Canada has over the US as well as some cons

PROS
+Free health care
+No major propaganda stations (ie Faux News)
+No dominating religion, in Toronto we have mosques and catholic, church and churches that hold service in different languages 
+No guns and much reduced violence and crime
+Racism not a big issue (I've heard some bad things about the states...)
+Bagged milk and $1 coins

CONS
-Heavy tax
-More difficult to make successful businesses
-Bad media industry (try to name 3 good Canadian films...)
-Relies on states too much (most of our business goes to the US)

1. Racism isn't as much of a deal anymore like it was in the '60s. The problem is that the news media makes it sound like it is, which is kind of giving the US a bad image. Take CNN for example. During the the 2008 election, it was always, "Let's take a look at the charts to see how many votes McCain and Obama got from Black, White, Asian, etc people." It's not really not neccisary to look at that, and it makes it seem like racism is a big deal here, which it's not. The reason racism was never that big of a deal in Canada is because you guys aren't nearly as racialy diverse as us.

2. We have mosques, churches (for most of the major denominations), a chinese church, and synagogs, at least here in Memphis.

3.  I think you mean Fox News right?

4. The news media really sucks here in the US. I don't even watch it unless it's a big story or something good. Everytime I turn it on, "This just in, someone was shot and killed at wherever." Next story its the same thing! Really I like watching CNN.

5. What do you mean bagged milk? We have $1 coins.


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#16 2009-10-06 11:03:18

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

archmage wrote:

The US is the 9th most obese country http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/special-features/fattest_countries/index.html
The US, has the greatest number of obese people of any country at around 237 million obese people.

Anyways, here are some pros that Canada has over the US as well as some cons

PROS
+Free health care
+No major propaganda stations (ie Faux News)
+No dominating religion, in Toronto we have mosques and catholic, church and churches that hold service in different languages 
+No guns and much reduced violence and crime
+Racism not a big issue (I've heard some bad things about the states...)
+Bagged milk and $1 coins

CONS
-Heavy tax
-More difficult to make successful businesses
-Bad media industry (try to name 3 good Canadian films...)
-Relies on states too much (most of our business goes to the US)

media industry isnt true, you could say that about some films but there are some good canadian films, also media branches off into the gaming industry as well and prototype, crash bandicoot, etc... were made here along with many other great games


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#17 2009-10-06 11:19:57

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

archmage wrote:

The US is the 9th most obese country http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/special-features/fattest_countries/index.html
The US, has the greatest number of obese people of any country at around 237 million obese people.

Anyways, here are some pros that Canada has over the US as well as some cons

PROS
+Free health care
+No major propaganda stations (ie Faux News)
+No dominating religion, in Toronto we have mosques and catholic, church and churches that hold service in different languages 
+No guns and much reduced violence and crime
+Racism not a big issue (I've heard some bad things about the states...)
+Bagged milk and $1 coins

CONS
-Heavy tax
-More difficult to make successful businesses
-Bad media industry (try to name 3 good Canadian films...)
-Relies on states too much (most of our business goes to the US)

Theres like 5 people killed a week here, it's very violent
Also, Shrek?

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#18 2009-10-06 12:15:49

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

steppenwulf wrote:

We have mosques, churches (for most of the major denominations), a chinese church, and synagogs, at least here in Memphis.

Yes, however Christianity dominates most of the U.S.


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#19 2009-10-06 12:26:15

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

steppenwulf wrote:

archmage wrote:

The US is the 9th most obese country http://au.pfinance.yahoo.com/special-features/fattest_countries/index.html
The US, has the greatest number of obese people of any country at around 237 million obese people.

Anyways, here are some pros that Canada has over the US as well as some cons

PROS
+Free health care
+No major propaganda stations (ie Faux News)
+No dominating religion, in Toronto we have mosques and catholic, church and churches that hold service in different languages 
+No guns and much reduced violence and crime
+Racism not a big issue (I've heard some bad things about the states...)
+Bagged milk and $1 coins

CONS
-Heavy tax
-More difficult to make successful businesses
-Bad media industry (try to name 3 good Canadian films...)
-Relies on states too much (most of our business goes to the US)

1. Racism isn't as much of a deal anymore like it was in the '60s. The problem is that the news media makes it sound like it is, which is kind of giving the US a bad image. Take CNN for example. During the the 2008 election, it was always, "Let's take a look at the charts to see how many votes McCain and Obama got from Black, White, Asian, etc people." It's not really not neccisary to look at that, and it makes it seem like racism is a big deal here, which it's not. The reason racism was never that big of a deal in Canada is because you guys aren't nearly as racialy diverse as us.

This shows how much you know about Canada. Canada is one of the most racially diverse countries and is certainly more diverse than the US.

2. We have mosques, churches (for most of the major denominations), a chinese church, and synagogs, at least here in Memphis.

But Christinaity dominates, whereas in Canada there is no dominate religion

3.  I think you mean Fox News right?
Faux=false
Thus the term false news is more appropriate

4. The news media really sucks here in the US. I don't even watch it unless it's a big story or something good. Everytime I turn it on, "This just in, someone was shot and killed at wherever." Next story its the same thing! Really I like watching CNN.

Yeah, too much propaganda and fear drivers

5. What do you mean bagged milk? We have $1 coins.
find google images of bagged milk, in Canada we get milk in plastic bags


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#20 2009-10-06 12:40:03

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

steppenwulf wrote:

What do you mean bagged milk?

what do you mean, 'what do you mean bagged milk'?


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#21 2009-10-06 13:01:17

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

nikkiperson2 wrote:

steppenwulf wrote:

What do you mean bagged milk?

what do you mean, 'what do you mean bagged milk'?

Archmage told me already. Bagging milk seems wierd to me because we get milk in plastic containers.


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#22 2009-10-06 13:09:52

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Milk in a bag
Way more conveniant (just joking, it isn't)


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#23 2009-10-06 14:50:17

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

steppenwulf wrote:

nikkiperson2 wrote:

steppenwulf wrote:

What do you mean bagged milk?

what do you mean, 'what do you mean bagged milk'?

Archmage told me already. Bagging milk seems wierd to me because we get milk in plastic containers.

Bags are containers aren't they?
This is what my milk looks like
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/879736-Milk_in_bags_instead_of_bottles-Province_of_Ontario.jpg


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#24 2009-10-06 15:38:35

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Re: Canada has better life than U.S.A!

archmage wrote:

nikkiperson2 wrote:

steppenwulf wrote:

What do you mean bagged milk?

what do you mean, 'what do you mean bagged milk'?

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!!!

steppenwulf wrote:

nikkiperson2 wrote:


what do you mean, 'what do you mean bagged milk'?

Archmage told me already. Bagging milk seems wierd to me because we get milk in plastic containers.

Bags are containers aren't they?
This is what my milk looks like
http://cache.virtualtourist.com/879736-Milk_in_bags_instead_of_bottles-Province_of_Ontario.jpg

They have those in India too, I think.

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#25 2009-10-06 16:07:50

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1.  Norway 0.971 (▬)
   2.  Australia 0.970 (▬)
   3.  Iceland 0.969 (▬)
   4.  Canada 0.966 (▬)
   5.  Ireland 0.965 (▬)
   6.  Netherlands 0.964 (▲ 1)
   7.  Sweden 0.963 (▼ 1)
   8.  France 0.961 (▲ 3)
   9.  Switzerland 0.960 (▬)
  10.  Japan 0.960 (▬)
  11.  Luxembourg 0.960 (▼ 3)
  12.  Finland 0.959 (▲ 1)
  13.  United States 0.956 (▼ 1)
  14.  Austria 0.955 (▲ 2)
  15.  Spain 0.955 (▬)
  16.  Denmark 0.955 (▼ 2)
  17.  Belgium 0.953 (▬)
  18.  Italy 0.951 (▲ 1)
  19.  Liechtenstein 0.951 (▼ 1)
  20.  New Zealand 0.950 (▬)
  21.  United Kingdom 0.947 (▬)
  22.  Germany 0.947 (▬)
  23.  Singapore 0.944 (▲ 1)
  24.  Hong Kong 0.944 (▼ 1)
  25.  Greece 0.942 (▬)
  26.  South Korea 0.937 (▬)
  27.  Israel 0.935 (▲ 1)
  28.  Andorra 0.934 (▼ 1)
  29.  Slovenia 0.929 (▬)
  30.  Brunei 0.920 (▬)
  31.  Kuwait 0.916 (▬)
  32.  Cyprus 0.914 (▬)
  33.  Qatar 0.910 (▲ 1)
  34.  Portugal 0.909 (▼ 1)
  35.  United Arab Emirates 0.903 (▲ 2)
  36.  Czech Republic 0.903 (▬)
  37.  Barbados 0.903 (▲ 2)
  38.  Malta 0.902 (▼ 3)

17th... At least we have free health care stuff xD


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