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Better life in USA or Canada? - expats opinions and your comparison [143]
I lived for some period of time in both countries.I do not claim that I personally great witness
and still use some widely known statistical data for comparison.
Up to early 2000-th the U.S. was one of the main distination for Canadians to immigrate,at certain
periods there were up to 100.000 of Canadians who immigrated in U.S. anually.Mostly it was
associated with better job prospects and payments for a certain categories of highly educated
specialists.For now prospects seems to be largerly equilazed as situation in U.S. worsened a
lot.And unemployment is even higher than in Canada, what was unseen before.
From what I know advantages of life in Canada over U.S are
1) A way lower rate of crime.Especially heavy crime.Cities are much safe to live and to walk at
night.But this is only comparatively.Be cotious in Canada too.
2)Possibly, higher level of general culture.I do not know about all parts of U.S. but it is usually
assumed that Canada is much cleaner in average and closer to Europe in culture and architecture.
In U.S. architecture just awfull or absent in sence of art.And personaly I feel rather uncomfortable with
American stile of interpersonal communication and would prefer something closer to English or French.
But again this is only comparatively.Majority of people who lived in best places of Europe before prefer
Europe over Canada.
3)Free medicine and slightly better social service.In U.S. you may get in real trouble if you are
poor and have no medical insurance.Welfare seem to be more difficult to get in U.S. than in
Canada even though it is difficult to imagine.
Advanteges of U.S. over Canada.There is few if any in my mind.
1)Better climate in some places.But in majority of U.S. states climate is far from sugar too.
Entire East cost from Boston to Florida is extremely wet.Summers could be very hot.
In winters, especially in Boston, and New York frosts could be strong.Entire Southern States
are extremely wet too and extreme heat in summers.North Western coast where is Seattle
is extremely wet and they call it a ``rusted city``. Mid Western states where is Chicago and
Detroit are chilly frozen in winter and windy.Personally I do not like even climate of Los Angeles.
In evenings you get chilly winds from the ocean from local cold current and ma think to use winter
coat even in April if you have to walk at evening or at night.Summers could be very hot and dry.
But the most interesting city is Phoenics.In summers temperature +40°C is very common.And may
not be precipitation for a weaks.But they say people could accustom to such climate to!..
In any case life in U.S. requires efforts of pioneers and cannot be compared to that of Europe (best places).
2)Generally cheaper prices.But I`m not sure about general balance if you need to count prices for doctors,
lawers and housing in New York of Frisco.
3)May be better prospects for job in certain areas.Mostly for high level specialists such as Air Space engineers,
scientists or similar.But not for majority of fields.Currently unemployment in U.S. is staggering.
