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there were countries in South America in the war. Brazil was one such country.

I don’t know about other South American countries.

I wouldn’t call Portugal an European power, they never had a significant population. Same for Switzerland.

Spain was completely destroyed just before world war 2 during a civil war

Most of Asia and Africa had been put under European control before world war 2, which actually was one of the reasons there was war: Germans had almost no colonies and wanted to expand

Turkey had lost world war 1 a few years back (Ottoman Empire)

I lived in Tokyo

When I lived there you would be able to get a gyudon for roughly 300-400 yens

It will get you full but it’s not very nutritive

You can eat many eastern / western fast food dishes for around that price, but if you want to go to an actual sit down restaurant it’s much more expensive

I didn’t cook in Tokyo because I was on a scholarship so I didn’t care, but friends told me it would be cheaper to cook too

It’s not the wrong direction…

You are not describing differences between urban & suburban

Maybe you are for America specifically but most of what you described is normal in urban areas of Japan or Germany for instance

Man I’m sorry nothing you said is impressive in most developed countries cities

No transit doesn’t need to be in the same route, there are bus terminals and metro line connections

You don’t need parking if you live in a city with nice transit

Low density means you are unlikely to live a walkable distance from a friend, so suburbia sucks for that too

Honestly the only thing you said that is true is the big yard, everything else is worse in suburbia than cities

Maybe not American cities, but most suck anyway

One reason costco is cheaper is because they charge for a membership. It’s not that cheaper. Honestly it’s not even cheaper if you compare against a regular supermarket and you are willing to buy a different brand then the one offered at Costco

I have never seen a rental saying where you can or can’t go with a vehicle

Obviously shared doesn’t count, most people don’t share a place because they want to but rather because they need to

Also, Quebec is cheaper than the rest of the country (probably because of language + anti immigration provincial agenda)

I live in a city in the praries away from civilization and pay over 1000 dollars for a 1 bedroom

People definitely get sick from weather change

I am from South America and moved to Canada and find Canadians are most of the time either inside their cars or indoors, both places they can control the temperature

Heaters are not common at all in South America, nor are thermostats. Air conditioners are somewhat but I wouldn’t say a majority of the population has them. And a smaller percentage of the populations owns a vehicle because it’s expensive for them.

my work visa got approved very fast

I think they (whoever applied on your behalf) did something wrong with your application

I did mine myself and my company had someone at IRCC to confirm everything was correct, then I submitted, it took if much 2 months for my approval

Price has also been going up in the cities you called “relatively affordable”

I live in the middle of nowhere and when renewing my annual lease my rent went 10% up

It is expensive for most people who live here

And Calgary prices have shooted up due to people leaving BC and ON. Not as expensive as BC or ON but nevertheless local people are feeling the changes.