Cultural Differences Between Canada And America

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Canada and America may belong to North America as a whole but there are many differences within a few miles itself, the differences may occur in history, geography, government, language or the point of view that both countries have towards each other.
English and French are the two official languages of Canada whereas English is the official language of America, some services may be provided in Spanish because of it’s large Spanish speaking population
Independence in Canada was rather gained by diplomacy than by force. It has the monarch government (basically influenced by British government) with queen Elizabeth II as the leader and Justin Trudeau as the Prime minister of the country, whereas America celebrates its independent day on July 4 and follows democratic rules with Donald. J. Trump as the president.
Canada in terms of geographical regions is slightly larger than America whereas population in both the countries is almost same which results in land leftover for Canada and overcrowded Americans.There are 10 provinces and 3 territories in Canada but America consists of 50 states, 1 federal district and 5 major overseas territories. Canada has
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Americans view Canadians as pushovers and being polite to a fault and also, they avoid showing to the world that they belong to the States because of the image perceived by the world about them, whereas Americans are perceived as overly impolite and rude by Canadians and they are always proud to show that they are Canadians. This says that all needs to be said about the way each country’s demeanor is perceived by the world. Canada has higher number of immigrants than Americans because of the fact that Americans have a stubborn attitude towards immigrants that they may take all the jobs

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