Comments by "Teagirl009" (@Teagirl009) on "American Reacts to Australia VS Canada - Country Comparison" video.

  1. Both are great. It depends on what you're looking for. In terms of beautiful scenery and wonderful laid back people with a similar sense of humour and quality of life, population density etc they're both equal imo. In terms of landscape diversity, Australia wins for me. We have thousands of beaches, tropical islands, ancient rainforests, snow capped mountains in winter, Red deserts & the outback. And deep ever revealing or evolving history of the world's oldest continuing living culture. Some things get overlooked when saying "Australia is expensive" as a blanket statement. Australia has the highest minimum wage in the world at $21.38 an hour. (Currently $15 USD). Most wait staff/hospitality workers earn around 26-33 an hour for example. More on weekend or public holidays. Canada is 12th on the min. wage list and the USA is way down on the list. I've seen expat teachers coming over from the UK that say they are earning 40-50% more here. So even with some things costing a bit more they say they are still better off here.🤷‍♀️ If you're coming from the US and looking At prices, remember you're not paying tax on top of the prices in stores, it's already been added. You're not paying 20% in tips everytime you eat out, catch a taxi or Uber or get a hair cut, or basically do... anything. Your medications will be significantly cheaper here. For both prescription and OTC meds. And access to universal healthcare if you're a permanent resident. Rent and housing can be quite expensive in and around major cities here for sure. You can fair better by exploring other options away from these areas though. If I had to live somewhere else, I'd probably choose New Zealand. I personally kind of like being in the southern hemisphere and away from a lot of the choas. But if I had to pick somewhere in the Northern hemisphere, I'd pick Canada. 🙂
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