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You’ve made it very clear you think it’s a joke of a country. I’m happy to hear you agree with my original comments, and the point of this entire thread. Canad

You’ve made it very clear you think it’s a joke of a country. I’m happy to hear you agree with my original comments, and the point of this entire thread. Canada is not “just like” the US.

dismalaf 2mo ago
I never thought it was "just like" the US. It's worse. It has all the downsides of both the US and EU with none of the upsides of either. We get taxed like EU for healthcare that is inaccessible and we still have to pay for drug/dental all while making far less than the US and not getting any of the benefits of the EU. The only reason anyone at all moves to Canada is that the US has per-country immigration quotas...
- testing22321 2mo ago
  That certainly isn’t the reason I moved here. This whole comment chain exists because way up someone said Canada IS the US, just with metric and people that talk funny. I’m glad we agree that is not the case.
  - dismalaf 2mo ago
    Hopefully you moved here for the nature because that's legit the best part and the only thing we have over other countries IMO.
    - testing22321 2mo ago
      Canadians pay less for healthcare and get better outcomes than Americans [1]. That’s one of the reasons I live here. They also have a higher life expectancy. Better maternity leave (my wife recently took 18 months). Better paid time off. Better labor protections (wtf is “at will employment”?). Canada has lower rates of obesity, deaths from treatable conditions, lower rate of mental health disorders, rate of drug abuse, rate of prescription drug use, incarceration rate, rate of assaults, rate of homicides, income inequality, and wealth inequality. These are all known facts from OECD data, and in my experience, these are the things that shape my quality of life day to day in any given country. So there are a lot of reasons I continue to choose to live in Canada while holding three passports. [1] https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2026/may/us-health-care-global-perspective-2026 https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2...

You’ve made it very clear you think it’s a joke of a country. I’m happy to hear you agree with my original comments, and the point of this entire thread. Canada is not “just like” the US.

dismalaf 2mo ago

I never thought it was "just like" the US. It's worse. It has all the downsides of both the US and EU with none of the upsides of either. We get taxed like EU for healthcare that is inaccessible and we still have to pay for drug/dental all while making far less than the US and not getting any of the benefits of the EU. The only reason anyone at all moves to Canada is that the US has per-country immigration quotas...

testing22321 2mo ago
That certainly isn’t the reason I moved here. This whole comment chain exists because way up someone said Canada IS the US, just with metric and people that talk funny. I’m glad we agree that is not the case.
- dismalaf 2mo ago
  Hopefully you moved here for the nature because that's legit the best part and the only thing we have over other countries IMO.
  - testing22321 2mo ago
    Canadians pay less for healthcare and get better outcomes than Americans [1]. That’s one of the reasons I live here. They also have a higher life expectancy. Better maternity leave (my wife recently took 18 months). Better paid time off. Better labor protections (wtf is “at will employment”?). Canada has lower rates of obesity, deaths from treatable conditions, lower rate of mental health disorders, rate of drug abuse, rate of prescription drug use, incarceration rate, rate of assaults, rate of homicides, income inequality, and wealth inequality. These are all known facts from OECD data, and in my experience, these are the things that shape my quality of life day to day in any given country. So there are a lot of reasons I continue to choose to live in Canada while holding three passports. [1] https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2026/may/us-health-care-global-perspective-2026 https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2...