Throughout my childhood, I have moved quite a lot, and it has definitely changed the ways that I look at the world. I was born in the United States, and spent most of my life there and moved to Canada Around 5 years ago. While there are many similarities between the two countries, not many people are aware of some of the differences there.
Some of the things that struck me right away were the fact that, instead of having gallons of milk in bottles, you would get your milk in a plastic bag, and had a special pitcher to put your milk bag in when you were using this. Another difference was Thanksgiving. While most of the traditions on Thanksgiving were the same, eating a turkey and gathering with friends and families, Canada celebrates Thanksgiving in the middle of October, before Halloween. This eliminates one of my favorite Thanksgiving traditions from the United States, the football games.
I remember one year in the United States, on Thanksgiving morning a bunch of my friends and their families all got together and had a big touch football game. It had snowed the night before, and the field was absolutely covered by it. After we played for a while, one of my friend’s mom came with her car and a couple of boxes of hot chocolate, and we spent a long time running around and goofing off while we warmed up.
Not only the culture but the education was different there as well. Coming from the United States, we always were taught that we were the victors in the war of 1812, but living in Canada, they taught that either the British won the war, or it ended in a tie, depending on who you asked. Also, from the very beginning of kindergarten and elementary school, you are taught French along with English. They also taught more of the history of the World Wars, especially World War 1. In the United States, you are commonly only taught about the war once the United States joined in, but the Canadians are proud of their service in the first world war and teach from the start of the war for Europe.
Living in Canada really helped me to learn a lot about different cultures, especially those that are viewed to be quite similar. It taught me a more globalized point of view than what I would get from the United States, and also opened me up to new experiences.
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I really liked how you related to educational differences and also how living there was different even though people think they are very different counties 👍
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It was very interesting to see how you compared the differences between Canada and the States,, in many different aspects. I think you were able to write very concisely and straight to the point. Good job!
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I liked the specific description of a personal experience in the middle, but make sure you tie it in to your point. I feel there was a sense of a comparative writing structure, though this is something to develop.
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Andrew, I liked your blog post because you included a lot of your personal experiences and what you liked about the countries such as the thanksgiving. One thing you can focus more is adding linking words to make your paragraphs more smooth.
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