Even though we complain about it (which is fair, it can and should be improved), Canadians overwhelmingly prefer our political system. American politics is just...scary. What with invading the wrong countries by mistake and all.
Canadians overwhelmingly prefer our lower crime rates, and more stringent gun control.
相比于美国，加拿大人压倒性地更喜欢本国更低的犯罪率和更严的枪支管控。
Most Canadians (note I've dropped the "overwhelmingly" here) prefer our abortion laws. (There are no abortion laws --there are regulations governing doctors just as would be for other medical procedures, but no laws beyond that).
大多数加拿大人更喜欢加拿大的自由的堕胎法律（即没有限制）。
Canadians prefer our women's rights stance (equality constitutionally guaranteed, a Supreme Court chock full of women, etc)
Canadians tend to take some pride in not being Americans … or, at least, not governed like Americans. We tend to think US politics are crazy. Canadians would never go for that.
Now, on the other hand, if some states wanted to separate from the US and become part of Canada, that might be different. Many responses, by Canadians, to articles about the third of Californians supporting seceding, indicated there’d be some support from Canadians if that kind of scenario happened.
One of the major reasons why Canada exists is because Canadian troops played a huge role in the defense of their own land when U.S. forces invaded Canada several times during the War of 1812 (after first trying it in 1775, at the very beginning of the Revolutionary War!). In fact, a lot of Americans don’t know that when the British attacked Washington, D.C. in 1814 and burned part of the city, it was in retribution for U.S. forces doing the same thing to York (modern Toronto), the then-capital of the Province of Upper Canada, the year before.
To this day, the fact that Canadian soldiers played a major role in the defense of their land is a source of national pride for that country. It was a unifying factor in the transformation of British North America into the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Modern Canada is a strong, united nation (even the Quebec separatists have largely been muted), with its own laws and system of government, which they believe to be superior to ours, and which in some ways, they are probably correct. The United States and Canada are friends, allies, and each other’s top trading partner. The status quo works very well for both nations, and should be maintained.
美国是目前世界头号强国，美国的邻国加拿大也是发达的国家。根据大伙的观念，团结就是力量，那为什么两个国家不合并呢？合并之后他们就可以变得更加强大，以更大的优势来统治全球。
事实上在美版知乎上，还真的有人问过这个问题。
然而答案却与我们大多数人的想法截然相反。
因为无论回答者是加拿大人还是美国人，他们都无一例外地拒绝了美国和加拿大的合并。
这是为什么呢？
我选了一些有代表性的答案，相信大家看完之后也能解开心中疑惑。
加拿大人更喜欢本国的政治、医疗和福利体制这位网友的回答有高达20万的浏览，四千的点赞。
原文：
No.
坚决反对。
Even though we complain about it (which is fair, it can and should be improved), Canadians overwhelmingly prefer our health care system.
尽管我们会抱怨本国的医保系统（这种抱怨也是合理的，它可以而且也应该被改进），但是相比于美国医保系统，加拿大人压倒性的更喜欢本国的医保系统。
Even though we complain about it (which is fair, it can and should be improved), Canadians overwhelmingly prefer our political system. American politics is just...scary. What with invading the wrong countries by mistake and all.
尽管我们会抱怨国家政治体制（这种抱怨也是合理的，它可以而且也应该被改进），但是相比于美国的政治体制，加拿大人还是压倒性的更喜欢本国的政治体制。美国的政治是疯狂的。美国会由于错误或其它原因入侵别国。
Canadians overwhelmingly prefer our lower crime rates, and more stringent gun control.
相比于美国，加拿大人压倒性地更喜欢本国更低的犯罪率和更严的枪支管控。
Most Canadians (note I've dropped the "overwhelmingly" here) prefer our abortion laws. (There are no abortion laws --there are regulations governing doctors just as would be for other medical procedures, but no laws beyond that).
大多数加拿大人更喜欢加拿大的自由的堕胎法律（即没有限制）。
Canadians prefer our women's rights stance (equality constitutionally guaranteed, a Supreme Court chock full of women, etc)
加拿大人更喜欢自己国内女性权利的保障程度。
加拿大人以不是美国人为荣这位加拿大网友的回答更是经典，反客为主。不仅明确表示拒绝当美国人，还欢迎美国各州加入加拿大。
原文：
Canadians tend to take some pride in not being Americans … or, at least, not governed like Americans. We tend to think US politics are crazy. Canadians would never go for that.
加拿大人在某种意义上以不是美国人为荣，至少以不被美国人治理为荣。加大人倾向于认为美国的政治太疯狂，加拿大的政治永远不会走到那一步。
Now, on the other hand, if some states wanted to separate from the US and become part of Canada, that might be different. Many responses, by Canadians, to articles about the third of Californians supporting seceding, indicated there’d be some support from Canadians if that kind of scenario happened.
当然，另一方面，如果美国的某些州希望脱离美国成为加拿大的一部分，情况就不一样了。新闻报道中有1/3的加利福利亚人支持脱离美国，而加拿大人面对这些报道的反应是支持他们。
加拿大就是建立在抵抗美国入侵上的这是一位美国网友的回答。
他一针见血地指出，加拿大就建立在当初抵抗美国入侵上，加拿大和美国之间有着很长的恩怨史。
回答原文：
No, they wouldn’t. And they shouldn’t, either.
不，加拿大和美国不会合并，而且也不应该合并。
One of the major reasons why Canada exists is because Canadian troops played a huge role in the defense of their own land when U.S. forces invaded Canada several times during the War of 1812 (after first trying it in 1775, at the very beginning of the Revolutionary War!). In fact, a lot of Americans don’t know that when the British attacked Washington, D.C. in 1814 and burned part of the city, it was in retribution for U.S. forces doing the same thing to York (modern Toronto), the then-capital of the Province of Upper Canada, the year before.
加拿大存在的一个主要原因就是因为，在1812年，加拿大兵团在保卫国土、抵抗美国入侵的时候发挥的重要作用（美国早在1775年，即美国独立革命刚开始，就第一次入侵加拿大！）事实上，很多美国人至今都不知道，1814年，英国人攻入华盛顿特区并烧掉部分城市，其实是一种报复。因为在一年前，美国军人对当时的上加拿大省首府约克郡（现在的多伦多）进行了同样的毁坏。
To this day, the fact that Canadian soldiers played a major role in the defense of their land is a source of national pride for that country. It was a unifying factor in the transformation of British North America into the Dominion of Canada in 1867. Modern Canada is a strong, united nation (even the Quebec separatists have largely been muted), with its own laws and system of government, which they believe to be superior to ours, and which in some ways, they are probably correct. The United States and Canada are friends, allies, and each other’s top trading partner. The status quo works very well for both nations, and should be maintained.
时至今日，加拿大军人在当初保家卫国、抵抗美国入侵时发挥的巨大作用，是一种国家层面自豪的来源。1867年。加拿大由英属北美殖民地变成加拿大自治省，这也是一个重要的统一因素。现在的加拿大是一个强大团结的国家（即使是魁北克的分离主义者也无法反驳这点),有自己的法律和政府体系，加拿大人相信他们的法律和政府体系要优于美国,这种看法某种意义上是可能对的。美国和加拿大是朋友、盟友和彼此最大的贸易伙伴，目前状态对两国运行良好，应该维持这种状态。
看完之后大家的困惑解开了吗？