Canadian American RV Culture Difference
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The population location factor is a big part of the differences. I have read that 90% of all Canadians live within 100 miles of the border, so most are very familiar with the US. Only about 5% of all US citizens live within 100 miles of the border. Many more US Citizens live closer to the Mexican border, than the Canadian one.
However I have found that many Canadians know more about the US than they do about the far north of Canada. By far each year, more Canadians visit Florida, than they do Yukon or the Northwest Territories. Many Canadians vacation and snowbird in the US each year but few US citizens vacation or snowbird in Canada. Geographic location on the earth is the reason, IMHO.
I had a problem one time, trying to convince a Canadian medical doctor, that Alaska was not a part of Canada, and that was why I didn't have a provincial insurance card. It was Yukon Alaska to him and he isn't the only one in Canada that I have run into with that belief.
To me the regional differences in both countries, is greater than the differences between our two countries. We are like two children from the same family, much the same but with differences.
In the winter time, there are only 6 Canadian provinces that contain more Canadian Citizens than does Florida, making Florida the 7th larget Canadian province. LOL
However I have found that many Canadians know more about the US than they do about the far north of Canada. By far each year, more Canadians visit Florida, than they do Yukon or the Northwest Territories. Many Canadians vacation and snowbird in the US each year but few US citizens vacation or snowbird in Canada. Geographic location on the earth is the reason, IMHO.
I had a problem one time, trying to convince a Canadian medical doctor, that Alaska was not a part of Canada, and that was why I didn't have a provincial insurance card. It was Yukon Alaska to him and he isn't the only one in Canada that I have run into with that belief.
To me the regional differences in both countries, is greater than the differences between our two countries. We are like two children from the same family, much the same but with differences.
In the winter time, there are only 6 Canadian provinces that contain more Canadian Citizens than does Florida, making Florida the 7th larget Canadian province. LOL
