&gt;&gt;&gt; but I can only guess Asian (since Canadian isn&#x27;t a race!)<p>That&#x27;s a perfect example.  You&#x27;ve assumed that I meant &quot;race&quot; as meaning there where different races in either country.  I mean to speak about the concept of race generally.  American&#x27;s are obsessed with race.  It is part of nearly every discussion and aspect of life.  In Canada it isn&#x27;t such a big deal.  You don&#x27;t hear Canadian politicians ever speak of wining &quot;the black vote&quot; or caring that someone is &quot;the first jewish person to win a primary.&quot;  As a canadian I find such phrases impolite, almost difficult to type.<p>Look at the new defense minister.  If he was named to head the US DOD FoxNews would scream 24&#x2F;7.  In Canada, barely anyone noticed.  Those that did did so only because the guy looks like the toughest defense minister on the planet atm.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.readoo.in&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;meet-canadas-new-badass-defence-minister-harjit-singh-sajjan" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.readoo.in&#x2F;2015&#x2F;11&#x2F;meet-canadas-new-badass-defence...</a>