[mywittyname]

> There's plenty of people that would hate to live in the US, and much prefer Canada.

For what reasons?

Having worked with a lot of Canadians over the years, I've discovered that a significant number of them have this very negative perception of the USA that is not accurate. I can see a lot of these reasons being based on incorrect assumptions, especially when considering how educated upper-middle class people live.

I spent a lot of time in Toronto about 7-8 years ago and I couldn't imagine living there as an American. Everything is so expensive (housing in particular), traffic is terrible, the weather sucks, and my role in Canada paid like 25% less. The food was pretty good, but that's about it.

[amrocha]

Sure mate, you can think the assumptions are incorrect, but you're clearly biased towards the US. Everyone else isn't. If a bunch of people are telling you they don't like your country, maybe believe them.

Sounds like you moved to Toronto and tried to live like you were in the US. No wonder you had a bad time.

[mywittyname]

I don't need to think their assumptions are incorrect -- I know they are.

[TMWNN]

Don't bother arguing with amrocha. Check out his genius reply to me: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36515453>

I presume he's among those I wrote about, the ones stuck in Canada because they cannot and will not ever be able to get a US visa. And/or believes everything he reads in /r/worldnews and /r/politics.

[amrocha]

Buddy I'm a Canadian citizen and live in Tokyo now, you're the one whose world is so small they can't contemplate the idea that better places exist

[amrocha]

And I know they're not! Funny how that works out