Four simple rules behind Japan's most liveable cities

Re:Four simple rules behind Japan's most liveable cities by testing22321 on Saturday August 08, 2026 @12:04AM (#49218807)

That certainly isn’t the reason I moved here.

This whole comment chain exists because way up someone said Canada IS the US, just with metric and people that talk funny.

I’m glad we agree that is not the case.

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Re:Four simple rules behind Japan's most liveable cities by dismalaf on Saturday August 08, 2026 @04:12PM (#49225452)

Hopefully you moved here for the nature because that's legit the best part and the only thing we have over other countries IMO.

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Re:Four simple rules behind Japan's most liveable cities by testing22321 on Sunday August 09, 2026 @10:55AM (#49231983)

Canadians pay less for healthcare and get better outcomes than Americans [1]. That’s one of the reasons I live here.

They also have a higher life expectancy. Better maternity leave (my wife recently took 18 months). Better paid time off. Better labor protections (wtf is “at will employment”?). Canada has lower rates of obesity, deaths from treatable conditions, lower rate of mental health disorders, rate of drug abuse, rate of prescription drug use, incarceration rate, rate of assaults, rate of homicides, income inequality, and wealth inequality.

These are all known facts from OECD data, and in my experience, these are the things that shape my quality of life day to day in any given country.

So there are a lot of reasons I continue to choose to live in Canada while holding three passports.

[1] https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2...

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