just wait till we are old enough to pay tax... lol , its paid

omg save my head

flag ibikelots (December 17, 2008 at 18:13) (Below Threshold) show comment
well in canada healthcares free bikes aren't

same in britain xD

thats the way to think

but not in the US, i don't know who'd want to live in that dump, i've been there, to much segregation

US doesnt have free health care simply because they cant afford it . there are roughly 100 times more people there then in canada , and on top off that they are paying trillions on war .
im not being rude here , im just stating what the facts is , and its that us would have free healthcare and other better stuff if they minded their own bussiness a little bit better then they do.

yes but

100 times more people = 100 times more taxes paid

its just cos teh government is shit

lol @ Cata1yst you obviously don't know what you're talking about, have you ever ventured out side of the USA and gone to a poor little country like africa, or all over europe? No, you have no f*cking clue what there is. Today, i could be going to one of the best ski resorts in the world and boarding some of the best pow all day, in the scenic, and very beautiful Whistler. Then after, go to the bar at my age of 19, and meet sooo many hotter babes then i would meet in the US. we would drink some nice strong, 8% lucky high 8, not that piss you guys have in the US you like to call beer. Then i will wake up in the morning, and not ditch my woman, (cause i'm not an American condescending ass) instead we'll make some pancakes and go back out skiing. I'll save the summers for riding whistler on my bike all day long then going to rainbow beach after to cool off, and meet some whistler babes. Canada kicks ass, Europe is pretty sweet too.

lets be honest guys, both countries have their upsides and downsides. personally i'd choose canada. i'v been to both countries on more than one occasion and prefer the lifestyle in canada but thats probably because its more like what i'm used to in europe. although sun and warmth in winter sounds good!! i only have one thing that i can think of that is better in europe than canada and america....the drink age

listin catalyst. alot of your points are full of holes, you are right about some of the stereotyping stuff, but some of zman's points fact , not stereotypes. yes you are bashing canada when you bring up your pissing icicles and such crap . plus, IM not bashing your intellegence , or matureity , but he is 25 years old , not 12. you should really get your facts straight before you start spouting instults at people canadians. btw ali chapple, what is the drinkin age o'er there???

but if you'd really like to lets compare the ups and downs of canada..... first off , we have jobs, our beer is better,your house is likely built with canadian lumber, when you wake up in the morning and eat your toast , it was likely made with canadian wheat, we dont have most of the worls hating us , and we dont put american flags on our bags and clothes when we travel to avoid from people hating us or attacking us, if you know what im getting at ...... now you go ahead and say what you thing is better in the usa??

Yeah , thats a good point... But US has more people , so you guys still have more a*sholes then we do up here.

i think i'd care more about having a face rather than my bike then all i have to do is dip my hand into much pocket and get it fixed

to be honest i think this site favours canadians....no matter what they say its always + props

haha ya ibikelots free health care is the shit

brandyn16 haha too true

in canada if your paycheck is $500 what % does the government take in taxes for that free healthcare?? just wondering because i don't know i live in the us..

i think its like 14% i believe , so thats 70 bucks for 500 if im not mistakin.....

You guys are so young and full of hate, I just don't get it! You'll find that if you judge a man by his character and not by where he lives and what he has you'll be a lot better off. Every country on earth has It's good and bad, who's to say one is better than the other?

my point exactly...

so how much do you use to tax on a 500 paycheck...???

if youre under 18 here in the states you can get your tax worths back i think somehow.

haha this always happens.. one person says how stupid America is and it starts this huge fight... who gives a f*ck, just ride your bike.

haha that is so true first thought after crash is always: is bike ok ?

I dont believe anyone americans or canadians were ever announced as critics of the world so just be quiet please.although it is true this site is mainly canadian profiles it doesnt mean to start fighting over who is better or not just because all of the canadians will get positive proped and americans negative because what? we have a bad economy right now? we are struggling to create jobs? its like picking up the kid who already got beat up in the schoolyard and sending a kick right to the face. c'mon guys just relax

they are both good country but have bad points and one of them maybe healthcare. if you don't like it don't go there.. simple lol!

brandyn16- i don't know where you live, but i pay about 30% in taxes off my paycheck, and then i pay 15% on everything i buy (even more on some things) . it's a fact that in canada, we pay over 50% of our income in taxes. americans would revolt if they had to pay that!! we just bend over and take it in the ass every time they raise taxes on one thing or another, and then we tell ourselves that it's ok, cuz we live in the best country in the world. we do have free healthcare, and thank god for that...i seem to use it fairly often...but we pay through the nose for it. we are one of the highest taxed countries in the world. oh...and by the way...there are 10 times more americans than there are canadians, not 100 times. if you're gonna be a pompus ass, at least get your facts straight. you say they have more a*sholes than we do. maybe in sheer numbers, but on a per capita basis we're probably even. all that being said, i do think canada AND the states are probably the best countries in the world. but for different reasons. now...can't we all just get along??

crowe, that has to be the most unbias and honest reply in pinkbike history....

i realise that the UK has more a*sholes than canada and the US put together probably but for some reason it never seems to appear in arguements like this on PB. o and replying to the guy further up. in some parts of europe you re allowed to drink at 14. in the UK its 16 in your own home but somebody else has to buy it for you. then at 18 its all legal...

Seriously, why is it so important to you guys how early in life you can become a drunk?

haha its not. thats just the best i could come up with when it came to anything being more postivie than the US or canada. thought of another actually. We havent quite been drawn into the sue over anything culture that seems rife in the US. not sure if thats the case in canada yet though.

Our judicial system is so clogged with frivolous law suits It's ridiculous...example: a dumb c*nt was awarded an ass load of money from mcdonalds because she spilled hot coffee on her lap and was burned, she won because the cup didn't have a warning that the coffee was hot!!

canadians are jumping on the "sue for anything" bandwagon, but we're nowhere near the way the americans are. as far as letting 14 year olds drink, that's insane, even 16 is nuts. i think canada has found a proper balance at 19. you're practically an adult then anyway.

how is 14 for drinking insane?

in britain you start when you're 5

im basicly 16, and i only drink a bit when i got to a party, which isnt all that often . and i dont get totaly wasted either . theres nothing wrong with that kinda drinking at this age , you just gotta no someon that will buy it for you.

i do agree with crowe on the sue for anything thing . i find it ridiculous that some guy can come onto your property to steal your car, and slip on ice and sue you. or if you shoot someone in your breaking into your house, your a murderer. even if you just drop him with a good punch . he can get you for assault . It would be bad if everybody started shotoing the mailman for trespassing , but we need to be able to protect our selves, families , and things

im 15 and i get pissed most weekends

If you only knew how stupid that sounds

it sounds stupid to you and i, but to a 15 year old it's "COOL". which, really helps make my point!

no

its just fun

may i remind crowe and phacue2, that yous were also at one time 15 . odds are that atleast one of the two of you got stoned atleast once during your teen years, and you both prolly had a few drinks from time to time . me, i dont smoke dope, or smoke at all , but do like to have a few beers once in a while with friends . i dont get totaly wasted , nor do i do it every weekend, but that dont matter . tell me, law aside, what is the difference between drinking the day before your 19th birthday , and the day you turn 19??? nothing. we cant have kids running around being alchocolics, but thats not even realistic . drink at 15 is only as bad as somebody decided to say it was , and made it a rule . it doesnt hurt anybody anymore then it would someone who is 19 or 69.

gotta love how even the most simple picture can cause a huge argument. but i guess thats what happens when airheads mingle.

gotta love it even more when a mental nidget can't tell the difference between a conversation and an argument. me, i didn't take this as an argument. i took it as a few people having a conversation. i do have to say the airheads comment was funny!

Living in America isn't all that great. In some parts, it's complete garbage, but Canada is not a whole lot better. I went there once to a restaurant and the workers treated us like shit for not speaking French.

well, to be fair, quebec is hardly even part of canada...

True. I'm sure the west coast is much better though

politicbike.fuk

If we're having a dick measuring contest here...Africa is the best!!!
haha... & z-man... Africa is a continent, not a country.
Oh yeah... there is a picture here somewhere that doesn't really mean much, now what's it doing here again?

Seriously ^^^ I'm here for biking, not licking dick.

The Muslim population in Africa represents about 65% of all the African people. AIDS kills some 6,000 people each day in Africa, which amounts to more deaths than caused by wars, famines and floods. Africa is home to 70% of the adults and 80% of the children living with HIV in the world. The estimated number of newly infected adults and children in Africa reached 3.5 million at the end of 2001. It has also been estimated that 28.5 million adults and children were living with HIV/AIDS in Africa by the end of the year. AIDS deaths totaled 3 million globally in 2001, and of that total, 2.2 million AIDS deaths occurred in Africa alone.
(source:UNAIDS)

what means "jebus" in your language? In polish it means "motherfuc*er"

It is a spoof from a TV show called the simpsons, instead of saying Oh Jesus, they say oh Jebus.

Yeah, I know, I have it. This lad actually managed to get back up from his fall and finished the race. Props to him

hell yea im with that!

do you want to see the recipt or the transaction evidence that i did?

I still fail to see how buying farm animals makes you a better person?

canada may have free healthcare but the american health care system is wayy better than the canadian