As a Canadian I'd say the differences are so minor they're not even worth talking about. People from BC are more similar to their neighbours in Washington and Oregon than they are the rest of Canada. Southern Ontario is more like parts of the urban/suburban midwest than it is like Atlantic Canada. Quebec is more its own thing of course.
Even the grocery stores and the way we buy milk varies as much from coast-to-coast as it does crossing the border.
Someone from Texas or the South is going to be noticeably "different", but the same thing could be said of them in Seattle or Vermont. If you're from anywhere north of Maryland, unless you have a strong accent most people won't be able to tell you're American.
The only thing you need to be careful of... NEVER say any of this to the average Canadian. For some reason our entire identity is wrapped up in being *superior* to Americans. Any mention of a comparison and 99% of the time all you'll here is a list of "America=bad" items... but these things say very little about people as individuals and its not hard to find a Liberal American and a Conservative Canadian and poof goes the entire narrative about how Canadians as a people are so fundamentally different.
The real differences are that on average we're a little more reserved, a lot more conformist, and a bit more emphasis on politeness (not to be confused for friendliness or warmth). People are also much less likely to move around, and generally stay in the same province for life.
Even the grocery stores and the way we buy milk varies as much from coast-to-coast as it does crossing the border.
Someone from Texas or the South is going to be noticeably "different", but the same thing could be said of them in Seattle or Vermont. If you're from anywhere north of Maryland, unless you have a strong accent most people won't be able to tell you're American.
The only thing you need to be careful of... NEVER say any of this to the average Canadian. For some reason our entire identity is wrapped up in being *superior* to Americans. Any mention of a comparison and 99% of the time all you'll here is a list of "America=bad" items... but these things say very little about people as individuals and its not hard to find a Liberal American and a Conservative Canadian and poof goes the entire narrative about how Canadians as a people are so fundamentally different.
The real differences are that on average we're a little more reserved, a lot more conformist, and a bit more emphasis on politeness (not to be confused for friendliness or warmth). People are also much less likely to move around, and generally stay in the same province for life.