Canada vs. USA Who’s More Content?

For US-Canadian ties, the past year has been challenging with divisions over Iraq and economic issues separating North American neighbors. Still, there is no convincing data suggesting Americans and Canadians are meant to go different paths. Canadian discontent with US foreign policy reflects a worldwide opinion. Canadians often have more muted critique of America than do Europeans, in comparison. Fascinatingly, Canadian thoughts on many subjects usually serve as a link between American and European points of view. Moreover, in terms of some social and religious values, location might more than nationality define the differences between Americans and Canadians. Where the two peoples differ, Americans living in southern United States often argue regularly with Canadians. Regarding mindsets, people living in the northern American states have many in common with Canadians.

By contrast, about one third or less of Europeans are happy with their own nations.

American and Canadian respectively. Rich in contentment and happiness Particularly those in Western Europe, North Americans including Canadians and US citizenare recognized for their great degrees of satisfaction, which exceeds that of other wealthy populations. While somewhat less Americans (64%), are comfortable with their personal life, over two-thirds of Canadians are happy with their own. Regarding the future, North Americans see far greater hope than many Western Europeans. Most Americans (61%), and Canadians (54%), feel hopeful about the future and believe their life will get better. With a 51% proportion, only the British come almost in line with Western Europeans' trust. Regarding several aspects of their life, Americans and Canadians report the lowest level of satisfaction with their families, the lowest level of satisfaction with their employment, and the lowest level of satisfaction with their income. Fascinatingly, Canadians and Americans show more unhappiness with economic challenges than Western Europeans despite their rather high per capita income. On the other hand, among Western Europeans, health concerns are often ranked as the most urgent personal concern. "Oh, Canada," Ranked #1 among the 44 countries surveyed by the Pew Global Attitudes Project in 2002, Canadians are renowned for their positive outlook on the situation of their country. While only 41% of Americans are happy with the status of their nation, most Canadians (56%), show satisfaction.Still, Canadians worry about their homeland. In several nations, including the United States and Canada, the state of the economy seemed as the most urgent national concern during the study. Still, the worries of the North American neighbors about their own nations differ greatly.

Although just 19% of Canadians worry about terrorism, a good 50% of Americans view it as a serious national concern.

Conversely, the great majority of Americans—eight out of ten believe that moral decline is a national concern. By contrast, a far smaller majority of Canadians six out of ten, or 63% have this opinion. Likewise, many Americans give education first priority. Americans also more than Canadians are prone to express concerns about government corruption. View the World For Americans and Canadians in terms of world affairs, religious and ethnic hatreds are top issues. Though the spread of infectious diseases like AIDS is seen as the most major worldwide issue in many countries, concerns differ everywhere. Still, Americans worry more about nuclear weapons than do Canadians and Europeans. Globally environmental issues worry Canadians more than those of Americans and Europeans. Experience American and Canadian viewpoints on the United States. Though the ties between the two countries remain greater than those of the United States to Europe, recent events have had a significant effect on the relationship between the two nations. During the Iraq War, Americans' view of the country dropped somewhat; a 72% pre-war favorability rating dropped to 63% following the war, producing a 9-point change. Still, the decline in support was minimal when compared to the response of other American allies. France's favoritism of the United States plummeted by 20 points during the same period; Germany's dropped by 16 points. Likewise, the great majority of Canadians (54%), think it is imperative to keep solid diplomatic ties and security relations with the United States intact. Of French people, just 23% agree; of Germans, 43%.

Fascinatingly, unlike their impressions of the United States, the war had minimal impact on Canadian opinions of Americans.

Nine of the fourteen nations where Pew Global views data is available have seen declining public opinions of Americans. Still, a good majority of Canadians 77% exactly have a positive view of Americans. Actually, the second largest percentage among all the respondents 34% of them had a very positive view. Conversely, Canada's reputation fell somewhat in the United States, maybe more than in the opposite direction across the border. The great majority of Americans (83%), had positive impressions about Canada in 2002. Still, in 2003 that approval percentage dropped to 65%. Moreover, Americans pop culture is much loved by Canadians, who also appreciate American technology much as Europeans and others from all around the world. Like many others all around, Canadians are annoyed with US foreign policy. Canadians and Europeans view America's global posture differently than Americans view their own foreign actions, quite significantly. Apart from Germans, Italians, French, and Canadians, most of them believe that the United States acts unilaterally without considering the views of other nations while implementing world policy. Less often among the British is this fear. Americans, meanwhile, see things differently. Just 25% of respondents think the US operates autonomously. In line with this, most Canadians, along with the French and Germans, think that US policies help to explain the widening gap between affluent and underdeveloped nations. Just 39% of Americans agree. Studies show that a large fraction of Italians, Britons, and Canadians feel the United States does nothing to solve world problems. Only 17% of Americans agree. At last, Canadians worry about the increasing American influence; half of them object to American ideals and practices being adopted into their nation. Regarding America's expansion, Europeans have expressed strong emotions; a good majority in countries such France, Germany, and the United Kingdom see it adversely.