One of the first noticeable differences is size. Everything here is bigger. The streets, the portions, the houses, kitchens, yards, cars, and, of course, people.

Fashion is worse. People here wear anything, whereas in Japan most people dress to impress.

The computer keyboards are different. I keep typing a happy face like this '( And doesn&t an ampersand make a nice apostrophe? Of course it takes very little time to readjust.

Hardly anyone smokes here which is really nice. Places are by default no-smoking whereas in Japan you can smoke nearly anywhere.

The service here is much less friendly than Japan. I ordered a hot dog at the airport and though the girl was not rude, she was not exactly friendly and did not seem to care too much about my business. In Japan you cannot enter an establishment without a warm "welcome!" and an exuberant "thank you, come again!"

Strangers seem friendlier here. I find when out walking I am more likely to be greeted with a smile and "hello" than I am in Japan.

Design is better (aesthetically) in Japan. Products and advertisements look cooler than they do here.

Canada is a lot greener. You can walk down the street amongst trees, lots of houses have green yards, cities have lots of parks, and even in the North of Toronto, Canada's biggest city, I can see fields with cows.

I have some more stories and photos to share which I can hopefully submit over the next week or so. Ciao for now!