Canada vs. America

by **Malgrave** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:47 am

Canada.

by **Spookytown (Ancient)** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:15 am

America.

by **Vecherd** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:26 am

America, but Canada is pretty close.

by **-St George** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:30 am

Canada, cos lolmounties.

by **-Acadia** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:38 am

I'd choose Canada 3/4 times.

by **Copenhagen Metropolis** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:45 am

That poll is a stroke of genius. How on Earth can 'both' be better? :eyebrow:

Anyhow; I voted Canada. It ranks higher in most (pretty much all) surveys regarding the things I find important.

by **Calldar** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:46 am

Copenhagen Metropolis wrote:That poll is a stroke of genius. How on Earth can 'both' be better?

I think the "both" option is more of a "I like them both equally" option.

by **Copenhagen Metropolis** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:52 am

Calldar wrote:
Copenhagen Metropolis wrote:That poll is a stroke of genius. How on Earth can 'both' be better?

I think the "both" option is more of a "I like them both equally" option.

No. If you like them both equally, neither of them is better than the other, in which case you'd vote 'neither'. They can't both be better than the other though.

by **Calldar** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:55 am

Copenhagen Metropolis wrote:
Calldar wrote:
I think the "both" option is more of a "I like them both equally" option.

No. If you like them both equally, neither of them is better than the other, in which case you'd vote 'neither'. They can't both be better than the other though.

Then they're both better than the hypothetical 5th option. Belgium.

No seriously, fuck those guys....and their chocolate...and their funny shoes....

by **Kington Langley** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:12 am

The Left-Libertarian Hippies wrote:Who do you think is better on lifestyle, healthcare, education, environment, politics, wealth, etc?

I think Canada is the better on all these topics simply because they follow a more European style than the United States. As a Brit, I like knowing I can go on holiday to a nation in the Americas that, like the UK, has a public healthcare service, a national legislature that uses the Westminster System and currency with old Queen Lizzie on.

by **Risottia** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:15 am

The Left-Libertarian Hippies wrote:Who do you think is better on lifestyle, healthcare, education, environment, politics, wealth, etc?

Canada rules the whole Americas.

Well, except for those bits that are either Netherlands or France.

by **Kington Langley** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:16 am

Risottia wrote:
The Left-Libertarian Hippies wrote:Who do you think is better on lifestyle, healthcare, education, environment, politics, wealth, etc?

Canada rules the whole Americas.

Well, except for those bits that are either Netherlands or France.

Don't forget the British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean and the British island of Bermuda in North America

by **Vecherd** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:19 am

Risottia wrote:
The Left-Libertarian Hippies wrote:Who do you think is better on lifestyle, healthcare, education, environment, politics, wealth, etc?

Canada rules the whole Americas.

Well, except for those bits that are either Netherlands or France.

Arent you forgetting Uruguay?

by **Mortelatuzia** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:23 am

Soviet Russia, I win.

by **Ecans** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:24 am

South Norwega wrote:I thought Canada was part of America...

Try extracting your head from your fundamental posterior orifice, wiping your eyes and looking at a map.

by **Salandriagado** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:24 am

Who do you think is better on lifestyle, healthcare, education, environment, politics, wealth, etc?

No idea, Canada, Canada, Canada (I like snow), Canada (>2 parties), America and varied, respectively.

by **Sibirsky** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:27 am

The Left-Libertarian Hippies wrote:Who do you think is better on lifestyle,

US

healthcare,

Access - Canada
Quality - US

education,

K-12 -Canada
HE - US

environment,

US

politics,

US

wealth, etc?

US

by **Dakini** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:14 am

Canada, all the way.

by **Dakini** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:15 am

Ecans wrote:
South Norwega wrote:I thought Canada was part of America...

Try extracting your head from your fundamental posterior orifice, wiping your eyes and looking at a map.

Try realizing that "America" also refers to two continents, not just one country that has co-opted the term.

by **Trollgaard** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:21 am

Dakini wrote:
Ecans wrote:Try extracting your head from your fundamental posterior orifice, wiping your eyes and looking at a map.

Try realizing that "America" also refers to two continents, not just one country that has co-opted the term.

America refers to United States of America. North America and South America are the terms for the continents.

by **South Norwega** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:23 am

Unified Korean Republic wrote:
South Norwega wrote:I thought Canada was part of America...

You,my freind,are an idiot.I really hope you were joking.

Have you ever looked at a map, love?

Do you know the difference between the United States of America and America?

As long as people are silly and keep using America as a shortened form of the United States of America (USA, it has less letters), I'll point out their silliness.

America is a god-damn continent.

by **Dakini** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:25 am

Trollgaard wrote:
Dakini wrote:Try realizing that "America" also refers to two continents, not just one country that has co-opted the term.

America refers to United States of America. North America and South America are the terms for the continents.

They are also collectively referred to as the Americas. It's preferable if people refer to the USA either by initials (USA or US) or as the United States of America.

by **Trollgaard** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:27 am

Dakini wrote:
Trollgaard wrote:
America refers to United States of America. North America and South America are the terms for the continents.

They are also collectively referred to as the Americas. It's preferable if people refer to the USA either by initials (USA or US) or as the United States of America.

Who says its preferable? A few people who rather anal about it on the internet? That's the only place I've ever seen such a thing brought up. Besides, people from the USA have been called Americans for a loooooooong time. Its not like we just up and decided to do it a few years ago.

by **South Norwega** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:29 am

Trollgaard wrote:
Dakini wrote:They are also collectively referred to as the Americas. It's preferable if people refer to the USA either by initials (USA or US) or as the United States of America.

Who says its preferable? A few people who rather anal about it on the internet? That's the only place I've ever seen such a thing brought up. Besides, people from the USA have been called Americans for a loooooooong time. Its not like we just up and decided to do it a few years ago.

The Guardian Style Guide tells us that ' the country is generally the United States or US, although its citizens are Americans; we should remember that America includes all of North and South America'.

by **Trollgaard** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 7:31 am

South Norwega wrote:
Trollgaard wrote:
Who says its preferable? A few people who rather anal about it on the internet? That's the only place I've ever seen such a thing brought up. Besides, people from the USA have been called Americans for a loooooooong time. Its not like we just up and decided to do it a few years ago.

The Guardian Style Guide tells us that ' the country is generally the United States or US, although its citizens are Americans; we should remember that America includes all of North and South America'.

Nay. The Americas refer to North and South America. America, with out an s on the end, refers to the US.

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