Reddit mentions of Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values

Sorry but you are very wrong. Canadians and Americans are very differnet.

Example:

• Walk into a American house and ... oh wait they lock all thier doors. Ok knock on an American's door and ask them who is the head of the house. They will more than likely tell you its the father or eldest male.
  
  
• Walk into a Canadian house and ask who the head of the house hold is and they will look at you, then each other, and shurg their shoulders.
  
  
  The culture is very different ... in many ways. Having the same music and clothes dosen't mean squat. Read this book Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values
  
  
  
  Some other examples from the book: (yes it has the head of the house thing in it)
  
  
• Only 20% of Canadians attend church weekly vs 42% for Americans
  
• Only 18% of Canadians feel that the father must be Master of the house vs 49% for Americans
  
• 71% of Canadians felt that a couple living together were family vs 49% for Americans
  
• Only 25% of Canadians were prepared to take great risks vs 38% of Americans
  
• Only 17% of Canadians feel a widely advertised product is probably good vs 44% of Americans
  
• Americans are more likely to brag about the new car they just bought while Canadians are more likely to boast about the trips they have taken

http://www.amazon.ca/Fire-Ice-United-States-Converging/dp/0143014234

Robert Fulford, Bob, Bobby, can I call you Bobby? You must not have read this book. any Canadian who is beset with views of intolerance of Americans, should read this book. They can then say "no I am not Anti-American. On Mass I am more tolerant. It is just that our views are much different then yours (and growing more different!). I am sorry that you feel discriminated for judgments of your Nations policies, aforementioned Dubya, but I speak out against such policies. and some people, like our friend Bobby, confuse the attack against the policy with an attack against the people."
If we are universally tolerant, Americans are the exception to the rule. I could bring up examples why we got this way, http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Comedian+Edmonton+cancelled+over+joke+about+military/1419573/story.html, but you would ignore it or say that does not represent America. True, but on mass...

I learned about it from the data presented and studies cited in this book https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Ice-United-States-Converging/dp/0143014234

I suggest you (and anyone else interested) have a gander at the book "Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values". It's a fascinating portrait of social trends in both countries and how we differ.

You are completely right to ask. I will try to dig some up later when I have a chance. In the mean time, a good book focused on comparative values studies between Canada and the US is Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values.