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[alexiscartwheel]

In honor of Canada Day, the current issue of Maclean's has a special report: "How Canada Stole the American Dream." (Those meanies! Make them give it back! :P) The basic premise is that in many ways, the average Canadian is better of than the average American.

"But as it turns out while [Americans]'ve been out conquering the world, here in Canada we've been quietly working away at building better lives. While they've been pursing happiness, we've been achieving it."

And...

"Believe it or not, we now have more wealth than Americans, even though we work shorter hours. We drink more often, but we live longer and have fewer diseases. We have more sex, more sex partners and we're more adventurous in bed, but we have fewer teen pregnancies and fewer sexually transmitted diseases. We spend more time with family and friends, and more time exploring the world. Even in crime we come out ahead: we're just as prone to break the law, but when we do it, we don't get shot. Most of the time we don't even go to jail."

More reasons for me to move (back) to Canada! :D

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[alexiscartwheel.livejournal.com]

Ottawa might actually be a much better place to learn some French (beyond reading the street signs French) since everyone there seemed much more receptive too attempts at French than in Montreal. Too bad I can't put all that Italian to use!