说句实话，加拿大的生活质量确实比美国低不少

[多看多听多记]

你跟美国哪里比?

To level the playing field, what I have in mind is pretty much NYC vs Toronto or DC vs Ottawa. I can't think of a metropolis that's comparable to Van in the States in terms of the super laid-back lifestyle though. Seattle also has ridiculously high housing prices and lotsa immigrants, but the Seattlonians work and compete hard

 

[jetdog]

这个农民和工人咋比呢？

 

[多看多听多记]

You can still compare and contrast rural farmers and urban workers in terms of their standards of living

The thing is: the living costs in the "rural area" are even higher than in the "urban area" and the "farmers" are actually paying more taxes...

Canada is safer and more peaceful though, which is a highly desirable factor to me. But for those who prefer an otherwise more desirable life, you'll definitely find the States more fulfilling.

 

[sera]

习惯的力量是强大的

agree.

在美国个人工资扣的医疗保险好象比较高,而且很多公司都是没有PENSION 的.
哪里好是因人而异的.个人情况不同.

记得有朋友提起过,在美国呆惯的人会不习惯加拿大的生活和节奏,反之亦然.选择一个地方,也是选择一种生活方式.


记得在OTTAWA 住了8 个月后,一次去TORONTO 面试,我居然颇有乡下人进城之感.....

所以习惯的力量是强大的.....

去古巴哈瓦那旅游时，在唐人街的中餐馆吃饭。老板的女儿问我们古巴好还是加拿大好。我和老婆，孩子一时没想起来如何回答。老板在边上接着话题说，其实在哪儿生活习惯了，就感到哪儿最好。

在加拿大洗盘子和在美国，中国，古巴洗盘子都是一样的。有多大能量，吃多少饭，吃什么饭。生活质量的高低是由自己拼出来的。当然了，有经济后盾的，和白手起家的，不能通论。

 

[爱喝牛奶的wawdj]

我是因为老公在这边过来的。他不会日语，学起来也不容易，在这边的工作很稳定。所以权衡一下，我放弃自己的工作和朋友过来了。

老实说过来前了解不足，以为这里人都很善良，很nice很有礼貌，很方便，老公也一直说这里物价低，中餐多，味道好。

来了才知道，这边太不方便了，基础设施不好，可能是人少的关系。买东西价格很贵，不实际。除了饮料可以成箱搬，水果可以成斤买，其他费用按照性价比要比日本高很多。

这边身份到底有什么用呢？收入就要交税，中国人真正有几个能等着拿低收入领救济啊？这个身份除了去旅游签证方便点，买车价格低点，没看到别的地方有可取之处。还有医疗部分免费，但是一分钱一分服务一分货~

你如果有房子的话，其实医疗和教育都是从你的property tax里交出来的。。。

 

[多看多听多记]

agree.

在美国个人工资扣的医疗保险好象比较高,而且很多公司都是没有PENSION 的.
哪里好是因人而异的.个人情况不同.

记得有朋友提起过,在美国呆惯的人会不习惯加拿大的生活和节奏,反之亦然.选择一个地方,也是选择一种生活方式.


记得在OTTAWA 住了8 个月后,一次去TORONTO 面试,我居然颇有乡下人进城之感.....

所以习惯的力量是强大的.....

但是美国看病的效率也比加拿大高，而且stock options更值钱

 

[darkchild]

IT ALL DEPENDS ON PREFERENCE AND WHICH PART OF CANADA AND US YOU'RE COMPARING TO. THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS QUITE SUBJECTIVE, SOME PPL MIGHT PREFER US WHERE OTHERS WILL PREFER CANADA.

PERSONALLY, I WOULD NOT WANT TO LIVE IN AMERICA.

 

[Jay Wang]

蛋定蛋定哈。

要不以物喜，不以己悲。用加拿大长处比美国的短处，一下子就彻底平衡了。。

 

[山清水秀]

IT ALL DEPENDS ON PREFERENCE AND WHICH PART OF CANADA AND US YOU'RE COMPARING TO. THE QUALITY OF LIFE IS QUITE SUBJECTIVE, SOME PPL MIGHT PREFER US WHERE OTHERS WILL PREFER CANADA.

PERSONALLY, I WOULD NOT WANT TO LIVE IN AMERICA.

 

[wiki]

这种比较真的挺白痴的。爱在哪儿呆着是个人选择。

 

[该出手时就出手]

这种比较真的挺白痴的。爱在哪儿呆着是个人选择。

不白痴啊。

在哪里都是漂泊。了解了解美国的情况，说不准俺哪天去美国混饭吃。

 

[zhuixiaoyao]

To level the playing field, what I have in mind is pretty much NYC vs Toronto or DC vs Ottawa. I can't think of a metropolis that's comparable to Van in the States in terms of the super laid-back lifestyle though. Seattle also has ridiculously high housing prices and lotsa immigrants, but the Seattlonians work and compete hard

拨特兰呢?

 

[zhuixiaoyao]

不过在mitbbs上只要有说加拿大不如美国的帖子，100%会挨骂。。。

发个连接,我们去支援你.

 

[村长ccc]

这得看如何比。

 

[cfcplayer]

Canadians suffer from unreasonably higher prices than Americans.
Majority of the household items, it's always cheaper in US than here.