25 Funny Differences Between Canadians And Americans

This goes back to the fact that the Canadians remained loyal to the crown, while America showed King George the door.

The difference is very slight, but basically in the US, there is more mixing and blending between immigrant cultures, while in Canada immigrants tend to keep more of their language and traditions rather than mix with others.

In this sense, Canada is a lot more like Europe. Conformity is more encouraged in Canada than the US. If America does well at anything, it’s encouraging innovation and non-conformity.

Actually, Canada puts more emphasis on it than any other country in the world. It leads the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) with 53% of its population having a college education. The OECD average is 32%.

This boils down to the fact that Canadians see government as a good thing, while Americans see it as a necessary evil.

It goes back to the Wild West mentality. The very word “Canada,” on the other hand, is derived from a local Iroquoian word for “village.” Canadians are more communally minded.

In the political sense, Canadian politics tend to be more liberal. This doesn’t mean that Canada doesn’t have conservative politics; it certainly does. The political system is a lot less polarized, however, and doesn’t pull to the extremes as much. (It has 5 primary political parties.)

Want more Canadian politics? Check out 25 Times Justin Trudeau Made You Wish You Were Canadian.

In Canada this is due to more progressive policies; in the US it is due to lack of government policies.

Not necessarily in a bad way, but Canadians are more likely to just hold everything in and let it stew. Or apologize…

A good example of this would be tribalism and all of its derivatives. While it is more overt in the US, that doesn’t mean it’s any less in Canada. It just comes out in a more backhanded fashion.

Unless you live in Minnesota…then you’re basically Canadian.

But then again, there are more people in just California than all of Canada, so it makes sense that Canadians would be more unified.

Of course, this depends on location, but in many parts of the US, walking with shoes in the house is acceptable. Maybe it’s the cowboy influence?

Note: from a European perspective any differences will seem a bit overstated.