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I mean the other 2 countries, Canada and Mexico, how similar are both of them to United States?? Both countries have a similar economy and democracy etc, and I think those two countries share things like supermarkets, stores, etc. I suppose the cultural differences are not a lot, that is very nice.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I assume that Canada and the USA are more similar to each other than either one is to Mexico. We speak mostly English and we are rich countries. Although some differences will depend on latitude.

As a Canadian I grew up on Americam culture. We are very much sibling countries. They are one big culture together. I know very little about Mexico.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

A little too similar in some cases.

It seems that we are importing the worst examples of American politics and capitalism into Canada.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I just hope we don't import privatized healthcare.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I hope there would be rioting in the streets if some government tried to straight up kill our public health care system.

Unfortunately, it's currently showing the strain of being attacked by a thousand cuts.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I take it you're not from Ontario? Cause Dough Ford is trying to do exactly that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Yeah I'm aware. He's super corrupt.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mexico is rich too, they have a similar economy to Canada.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I assumed Mexico was poor, but after looking it up I see you're right. They're very close. But their GDP per capita is much worse, and their income gap is muuuuch worse (though not as bad as the USA).

So Mexicans are poorer and the rule of law is extremely different. So I think the wealth and crime aspects bring USA and Canada closer together. Plus being mostly Anglo.

Maybe the USA bridges those two worlds by ranging from nearly-arctic to literal deserts, and having extreme wealth inequality. But USA and Canada are children of the British empire and prime examples of the western capitalist lifestyle.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Mexico is western too and capitalist!!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

People often mean "white" when they say Western

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Isn't it very dangerous and partly ruled by the cartels? I know very little about Mexico.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

not right now, there are places that can be dangerous but that happens in all countries!!