With the world’s attention focused on the 2010 Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno em Vancouver, commentators everywhere are talking about Canada — Canadian life and culture, como o Canadá se compara com os EUA, e mais.

Here’s a sampling:

Forbes.com pergunta: É este o O século canadense?

“…The 21st century is shaping up great for the Canucks,” thanks to a stable banking system, plenty of natural resources, and a strong housing market, entre outros. See all “10 reasons why Canada is cheering.”

Is Canada too modest? Comentador Timothy Egan, blogging for the New York Times Opinionator, escreve:

Why the lack of self-esteem? Canada — snap out of it! You’re gorgeous, bebê, you’re sophisticated, você viver bem.

….Vancouver is Manhattan with mountains. It’s a liquid city, a tomorrow city, partes iguais Índia, China, Inglaterra, França e no noroeste do Pacífico. É the cool North American sibling. Se apenas, e isso vale para o resto do Canadá, it didn’t feel the need to blush.

Em Green Village: Vancouver’s medal-worthy Olympic Village, A Huffington Post diz que the place to live post-Olympics will be in Vancouver’s new Vila Olímpica bairro:

Vancouver’s civic leaders believe that the athlete’s village built for the 2010 Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno, and the planned neighborhood that will surround it, será one of the very greenest neighborhoods in North America. I am inclined to agree.

And it’s not just Vancouver, diz Offshore Shelter, que pergunta Você poderia estar mais feliz Aposentar-se no Canadá?

If you’re looking for a decent standard of living for a fair price, um laid back yet sophisticated country, a place where you can grow old gracefully and with dignity, a nation with cidades animadas e cidades e uma abundância de stunning natural attractions – then yes, O Canadá poderia ser a escolha certa for you.

(Want more about retirement in Canada? Here’s our earlier post on the Início 10 Locais para aposentar-se no Canadá.)

E sobre o lado mais leve, o New York Times Também pesa na com Não é política, mas os canadenses são mais Canhotos:

What is the difference between a Canadian and an American? The old question is coming up again here at the Olympics, with answers involving eagerness for war, ketchup, the pronunciation of tocar or the ability to identify poutine eo Tragically Hip.

But none may be so simple as how one holds a hockey stick. According to sales figures from stick manufacturers, a majority of Canadian hockey players shoot left-handed, and a majority of American players shoot right-handed.

No reason is known for this disparity, which cuts across all age groups and has persisted for decades.

Happy reading!

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