It's so dangerous to be a black American, I've sought asylum in Canada

[Teddy B 17,252]

...it's that coffee pooped by monkies. Kidding about drinking it, I'm an instant coffee type guy.

Grew up with Tasters Choice and Sanka in my house. Back then it took too long to brew a pot of coffee every morning, so my parents always had the instant.

[Rob L 3,811]

You should listen to her. Canadians are smarter.

PISA 2012 Mean Scores by Country for Reading, Mathematics, and Science

I know I am a dumb American ( but smart enough to marry a beautiful Canadian) , but I cannot tell if Canadians are 9 % smarter in Mathematics or almost 3 X as smart

Grew up with Tasters Choice and Sanka in my house. Back then it took too long to brew a pot of coffee every morning, so my parents always had the instant.

Wait, don't you New Englanders thrive on Dunkin Donuts coffee?

[JohnR! 5,495]

It's English yellow journalism, at best. Tabloid culture of not bigger consequence than the Enquirer...

Making the claim that racial and ethnic discrimination remains a serious problem in the US, and citing the Michael Brown case as your example doesn't bode too well for one's credibility. That whole article is full of accusations with no factual evidence to back them up. I'm not saying that racist incidents don't occur, but if your going to "flee the US because it's too dangerous to be black" you may want to cite some credible and factual evidence to back up your claims and compare that evidence to the other racial components that make up the US.

ETA: It might also help to explain how and why the country your fleeing to is any better.

[Teddy B 17,252]

I know I am a dumb American ( but smart enough to marry a beautiful Canadian) , but I cannot tell if Canadians are 9 % smarter in Mathematics or almost 3 X as smart

Wait, don't you New Englanders thrive on Dunkin Donuts coffee?

I don't, I almost always get my coffee from home. Back when I was I kid in the 60's & 70's there weren't many Dunkin Donuts to be had and we couldn't really afford to buy it either.

[Rob L 3,811]

I don't, I almost always get my coffee from home. Back when I was I kid in the 60's & 70's there weren't many Dunkin Donuts to be had and we couldn't really afford to buy it either.

This is the saddest story I have heard today

[Torete 121]

Grew up with Tasters Choice and Sanka in my house. Back then it took too long to brew a pot of coffee every morning, so my parents always had the instant.

I grew up with those also. I miss the good old percolator days drinking Yuban. "...Jim never has a second cup."

[Dakine10 5,452]

I know I am a dumb American ( but smart enough to marry a beautiful Canadian) , but I cannot tell if Canadians are 9 % smarter in Mathematics or almost 3 X as smart

The bar graphs are part of the test. Good catch!

[Teddy B 17,252]

This is the saddest story I have heard today

Don't be sad, Dunkin Donuts coffee is garbage.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Catchup flavored chips! Who can beat that!?

At least the article was appropriately posted in the Guardian's opinion section.

To each their own, perhaps they will indeed have a better life in Canada eh?

[GandD 5,966]

My wife lived in Mississauga a block away from square one. She wants us to move back and pay $600k for a 900 square foot condo. I mean, the weather is so nice there I can understand why housing is so pricey.

[Póg mo 1,749]

My wife lived in Mississauga a block away from square one. She wants us to move back and pay $600k for a 900 square foot condo. I mean, the weather is so nice there I can understand why housing is so pricey.

Can't be, VJ members tell me that Canadians all pay too much in taxes, so how can they afford such high real estate prices?

[ready4ONE 5,400]

Can't be, VJ members tell me that Canadians all pay too much in taxes, so how can they afford such high real estate prices?

Higher wages and a better standard of living in a Democratic Socialist near paradise.

[GandD 5,966]

Actually the wage compared to living (at least in Toronto) is waaaaay worse than where we live in U.S.

[X Factor 1,113]

My wife tells me Canada is awesome.

I have family living in Canada. It is brutally cold and snowy. Not for me. I just visit in the Summer eh.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Canadians were smart enough to kick Rafael Eduardo Cruz over the border. They wouldn't keep him - they are smarter than we are...

I know I am a dumb American ( but smart enough to marry a beautiful Canadian) , but I cannot tell if Canadians are 9 % smarter in Mathematics or almost 3 X as smart