Similarities Between Canadian And American Communication

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Comparing Canadian and American Communications
Canada and America are similar countries. We have states and they have provinces. High school is five years there and only four years here. Canada has a type democracy and we have a different type democracy in our governments. These all are similarities and differences at the same time. However when we look at communications in the country of Canada we might be able to see more differences as well as similarities. Culture is a system of shared values, customs and norms in a group of people, it distinguishes one group from another. Communication is an imperative part of making cultures different. No two cultures speak exactly the same.
Maude Demers is a Canadian, she grew up in Québec, and …show more content…

It is an informal word or phrase that is typically used in place of a different more formal one. Chum is used as boyfriend and blonde is used as girlfriend. American media is a strong force in the entire world, with Canada bordering The United States it is no surprise that the slangs used here would rub off on Canada. Popular slang of 2015 that are popular in both the U.S. and Canada include: “On Fleek”, which means awesome; and bae, which can be used as girlfriend or boyfriend. There are many more words and phrases that are slang that America and Canada share. This is especially true in the young adults and …show more content…

A society is a group who share a certain culture. Gender roles, norms of the way men and women act, are very important in society. These roles guide families and build structure within a society. Canada is a masculine society. Masculinity is defined as a gender role which emphasizes strength, and dominance. A masculine society is one where the men are the moneymakers, and they would typically supply the majority of the family income. In contrary the a women’s role in a masculine society is to be nurturing. Today we see women going to work just about as often as men do, but it used to be that the mother in the family would stay home and raise the children. However, just because women are working jobs does not mean that they do not occupy the same role. Women still have the duty of being nurturing. We see this through the way women speak compared to men. Women typically use what is called expressive talk. This way of communicating is with the purpose of to express emotions and to build relationships. With women being taking on the feminine role in Canada expressive talk helps show their nurturing and gentle aspects of their role. Men and women speak differently in a masculine society. However if Canada’s culture was a feminine society, it would not be uncommon to see men take on similar traits as women in a masculine society, and vice

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