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I assume that Canada and the USA are more similar to each other than either one is to Mexico. We speak mostly English and we are rich countries. Although some differences will depend on latitude.
As a Canadian I grew up on Americam culture. We are very much sibling countries. They are one big culture together. I know very little about Mexico.
A little too similar in some cases.
It seems that we are importing the worst examples of American politics and capitalism into Canada.
I just hope we don't import privatized healthcare.
I hope there would be rioting in the streets if some government tried to straight up kill our public health care system.
Unfortunately, it's currently showing the strain of being attacked by a thousand cuts.
I take it you're not from Ontario? Cause Dough Ford is trying to do exactly that
Yeah I'm aware. He's super corrupt.
Mexico is rich too, they have a similar economy to Canada.
I assumed Mexico was poor, but after looking it up I see you're right. They're very close. But their GDP per capita is much worse, and their income gap is muuuuch worse (though not as bad as the USA).
So Mexicans are poorer and the rule of law is extremely different. So I think the wealth and crime aspects bring USA and Canada closer together. Plus being mostly Anglo.
Maybe the USA bridges those two worlds by ranging from nearly-arctic to literal deserts, and having extreme wealth inequality. But USA and Canada are children of the British empire and prime examples of the western capitalist lifestyle.
Mexico is western too and capitalist!!
People often mean "white" when they say Western
Isn't it very dangerous and partly ruled by the cartels? I know very little about Mexico.
not right now, there are places that can be dangerous but that happens in all countries!!