Oh the differances between the US and Canada are vast when you spend some time in the one that is not your normal home. I can't find chili beans to save my life and everytime I ask a Canuck about them they respond with "do you mean kidney beans?" Who puts kidney beans in chili? They refer to macaroni and cheese as Kraft dinner. They wear toques, and eat back bacon. I can't even find Vernor's here (the best ginger ale they can come up with is Canada Dry ). Not to mention their accent is akin to the bleating of a lamb...LOL! Mazda is pronounced Maaazda and pasta, paaasta. Their money is wacky. They have loonies and twonies (or is it toonies...someone pass the Canadians a dictionary...LOL). It's like being in a foreign country! You know why? It is a foreign country.
However, for all the differances, the US and Canada are more alike than differant. We both drive on the right (and I do mean correct ) side of the road. Despite the differant accents we usually can converse through Hockey. And, well, we Americans love our Northern brethren.
So, all toques aside, I think we have it pretty good here in North America. Other parts of the world may not get our subtle differances but we do and we appreciate them.
~Aztec