What is life like in London, Ontario, Canada?

Question

What are the differences between Canada and the United States? What are the laws? How differently is money used there? What kinds of things are there to do there? What kinds of stores do they have there..is it the same as the United States, like do they have movie theaters, malls, etc..? I'm really interested in learning about Canada. Sorry, if the spelling is off.

Answer 1

Erm.. i rekon it is as good as the uk. Probably cool!!!

Answer 2

It is pretty much exactly the same. There are a few brands that we don't have here that are available in the States but there are also some brands that are not available in the which we have. I went to university in London and I've spent a lot of time in the United States and it was very similar.

Canadian drinking age is 19 in Ontario which is a difference.

London is not a very big city. It is a big university town. You notice when the students are gone in the summer. Nightlife is good. Better than what you'd expect for a mid-sized city.

There are two really big malls and a few smaller ones.

Answer 3

Hey, you'd make a great Canadian with that last sentence you wrote ! :)  You're honourary citizen now as far as I'm concerned.  

We have all those things and more :)  We have malls (I think indoor malls were invented in Canada, literally) ,  we have movie theatres, libraries, everything !  London is a really nice little town, it is a SMALL city unlike the original London in England),  with nice river to canoe on, bike paths through parks for bicycles and walks, etc, and near another town famous for Shakespeare theatre, Stratford Ont, on the river Avon.  London is a small city or town though,  IF you're used to a big city like Chicago or NY or Toronto, you might get bored in London Ont.

Our money is basically the same, same pennies, nickles, dimes, quarters, and dollars, though our paper money is easier to distinguish, even with peripheral vision, because 20's are green, 50's are bright red, 100's are brown, and $ 1 are brass "golden-colour" coins, and we have something USA does not have,   $ 2 ,  and these are coins too.  The laws are basically the same, but its not normal for anyone to have guns, there are strict laws and regulations about guns.  Taxes may be a little bit higher, but then again, your health care needs are covered, you never have to worry about going bankrupt if you get sick or have an accident, and whenever you think you need a doctor, just make an appointment and go, don't wait until you can afford it.  In southern Ontario, its more multi-cultural, there is more variety of types of foods and dishes, and honestly, better breads, different kinds of breads I never can find when I travel in the States.  I'm always very glad to get back to Canada for that reason.   Oh, and one other major difference: In Canada when we watch news, we hear about news in Canada, PLUS news in the US, PLUS news about other places in the world even if it does not affect Canada or USA.  When I travel in the States, we ONLY hear about news in the USA, and occasionally something about somewhere else in the world providing if it affects the USA.  In Canada, we're more informed. :)

Answer 4

The one thing about london is that you will really need a car. London transit is marginal at its best. There are a bunch of malls in London, the main ones being Masonville in the north end of the city as well as White Oaks in the south. They would be the same as what you would find in any big American city. The nightlife in London is pretty good, there are alot of bars in the downtown area because of the size of university and college in the city.