• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
    2·
    2 hours ago

    Avoiding the famous things…

    Tracking mud into someone’s house. The most striking cultural difference is literally just taking your shoes off as a guest.

    Alligators, tropical diseases, hurricanes for the most part.

    Flag-worship. Which is ironic because tomorrow is Canada Day, but really the US is on a whole other level.

    Government deadlock.

    Pennies.

    Embargoing Cuba.

      • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
        7·
        6 hours ago

        The radioactive fascist clown squatting in our Whitehouse and kidnapping people off the streets in broad daylight has made a couple news publications. Maybe you’ve seen one or two headlines.

        Oh, and by squatting, I mean literally squatting down and taking an actual shit on our constitution, not squatting like inhabiting illegally, because apparently the majority of our country actually asked for this.

  • Flickerby@lemmy.zip
    241·
    15 hours ago

    Food. Shelter. Healthcare. In a lot of places water. Just staying in general is markedly more difficult.

    • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
      1·
      2 hours ago

      Lol. We have ~3 grocery stores and everyone knows they collaborate to rip us off. I’d take food off the list.

      It’s been a while since I checked, but I think Vancouver was the most expensive city for a while in terms of property values and rent. Nowhere is as cheap as cheap US areas, and southern Ontario is close to Vancouver. It should be getting a bit better, but that’s because the government went into disaster mode to fix it.

      The healthcare and water are legit, though.

      • Greg Clarke@lemmy.caEnglish
        5·
        10 hours ago

        Canada has some of the least affordable cities in North America but it also has some of the most affordable cities. If you are able to move then Canada has some very affordable options. But I appreciate that the ability to move is a luxury that many folks don’t have because of circumstances like family commitments.

        • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
          1·
          2 hours ago

          Most affordable compared to what? Non-western cities can get crazy cheap. I remember a video of a day out on the town in Lilongwe, Malawi for a single USD.

          I’m in rural Alberta, and you’re still going to be hard-pressed to find a sub-1000CAD rental.

  • mienshao@lemmy.world
    791·
    20 hours ago

    Surprise medical bills; random shootings; a fascist dictator leading the country; the complete and entire erosion of the rule of law

    • gjoel@programming.dev
      461·
      20 hours ago

      a fascist dictator leading the country; the complete and entire erosion of the rule of law

      It’s more relevant in the states right now, but this is something we should all worry about all the time.

      • Nikls94@lemmy.world
        11·
        19 hours ago

        To clarify for anyone who missed it:

        Trump made a law that states that the president of the US is above the law.

        This means that, even after the next election, he could remain president, since the laws that prevent this don’t apply to him. He could also just straight up shoot one in the streets and wouldn’t be able to be punished.

  • SonOfAntenora@lemmy.world
    14·
    16 hours ago

    I do believe the reputational damage caused by the orange one might be one of the things. That and obvious tariff issues. Hopefully it’s temporary , or you have people who just don’t care.

  • Doorbook@lemmy.world
    24·
    18 hours ago

    A friend in the US told me: I cannot work more hours because I need to keep my income at specific range to be able to qualify for provisional or federal medical insurance.

    This is so fucked up.

  • starlinguk@lemmy.world
    15·
    17 hours ago

    Being stuck in a shitty job, because you now have a medical condition, and the insurance of the job you want refuses to cover you.

  • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
    201·
    19 hours ago

    Having moved from one to the other

    • Health insurance (it’s not perfect but it’s something)
    • Random shootings (they still happen but are not as endemic)
    • Corn syrup in literally every food
    • Having clean streets (particularly in cities)
  • Death_Equity@lemmy.world
    20·
    20 hours ago

    Starting a war, forgetting your gun somewhere and only having your spare one to work with, making the payment on your medical bills, remembering if the McRib is back, worrying that the exploited people who did all the things you don’t feel like doing will be deported, and forgetting to tell the President “thank you” every day as a tribute to their brilliant leadership.