What's the difference between Chinese in Canada and Chinese in America?

# Australian Immigrants # Introduction There are bound to be some differences between Chinese in Canada and Chinese in the United States, so what are the differences between these two types of Chinese? Come and have a look! Welcome to reading. Differences between Chinese in Canada and Chinese in America

The whole world says that Canada and the United States are very similar. The United States is Canada's land neighbor, with a border of more than 5,500 kilometers, which is the longest undefended border in the world. Of the more than 30 million people in Canada, 80% live in cities within 250 kilometers of this border.

The two countries not only have roughly the same language and cultural background, but also belong to western industrial countries politically and have similar ideologies. Economically, the United States and Canada are trading partners; The number of Canadian immigrants to the United States is as high as 60 million every year. It is no exaggeration to say that Canada and the United States are born brothers.

So, you come to a conclusion: Canadian China people are similar to American China people.

Okay, you're wrong.

First of all, the level of English progress will be very different.

If two people were CET-4 and CET-6 before going abroad, there will be a big gap in English, especially oral English, after five years of emigration to the United States and Canada respectively.

The English level of China immigrants in the United States is generally higher than that of China immigrants in Canada. This is mostly related to the living environment and cultural policies. Canada is a patchwork and multicultural country, and there are no restrictions on where to speak their mother tongue. Many people can get by without living in China. Therefore, there is no objective condition to turn survival pressure into language learning motivation.

After a hundred years of struggle, the immigrant communities in Vancouver and Toronto have created a mature Chinese society and formed a self-sufficient life circle for Chinese, which is also a kind of "rescue" for immigrants who do not know English. They can gain a foothold first, then learn the language, integrate into the society and find better opportunities. I haven't learned this language since then.

The United States is a melting pot, requiring immigrants to be naturalized, and English speakers are stronger. So immigrants have to make up English in order to survive. Of course, there is no difference in English expression between those who have studied in the United States and Canada and those who have been working in the workplace.

There are differences in identity.

Many Chinese-Americans who come to Canada to visit relatives or friends or travel will proudly smile when asked whether they are from Taiwan Province Province, Chinese mainland or Hongkong. It can be seen that Chinese Americans have a high degree of recognition of American identity.

Canada's long lines and fine beads can be seen everywhere, and its nests are wild, and it is very distant from coyotes (Toronto), cartoons (Saskatoon) and Edmonton (Edmonton). The country also recognized an old English woman as a godmother, and the immigrants looked in the mirror and felt that they didn't look like adopted sons.

So, simply continue to chew this steamed bread with Laoganma and give it to our motherland China.

Chinese Americans smell more rustic.

It is universally acknowledged that Canadians are gentle and polite. Because the traditional Canadians have inherited the British heritage, the elite political class must be able to speak French, with the pride of the French, and they do not value the American personal supremacy and self-righteousness; In the eyes of Americans, British values have long since declined, and they also feel that Canada could not live today without the United States. Besides, Americans are native, rude and arrogant.

In recent generations, China's "courtesy" was unknown, but after immigrating to the United States, all the people who approached Mexico were black. After a long time, we will naturally get close to Zhu Zhechi and Mexico. After ten years of immigration, Chinese in Canada have generally become humble and tepid.

What about social status?

If we compare the Chinese in Canada and the United States, we can find that the proportion of Chinese entering the middle class or owning their own houses and investment houses is also proud of other ethnic groups, even the mainstream ethnic groups, which is almost the same.

American Chinese should be slightly better than Canadian Chinese in the proportion of professors, which is related to the quality of international students and the different openness of professors in Canadian and American universities. In business circles, Chinese in the United States can be said to be far from Chinese in Canada, and there are more leading Chinese enterprises in the United States, especially in high-tech fields, than in Canada.

However, in terms of Chinese participation in politics, Chinese in Canada are not inferior to Chinese in the United States. There are more Chinese members in the federal parliament than Chinese Americans. This is because the population of China accounts for a larger proportion of the total population than that of Chinese Americans.

Do you feel the same way about China people in North America?