# Congrats Bing! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [July 17, 2012, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congrats-bing/224640 "2012-07-17T10:24:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congrats-bing/224640/1 "2012-07-17T10:24:35Z")
> **[The Average Canadian is Now Richer than the Average American](http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/17/the-average-canadian-is-now-richer-than-the-average-american/)** > > It's almost enough to make you want to move to Canada -- if you can afford it “The Average Canadian is Now Richer than the Average American” “Over the past five years, the average net worth of Canadian households has exceeded that of American households. So for the the first time in history, Canadians are wealthier than Americans — by more than $40,000, on average. In 2011, the average net worth of a Canadian household was $363,202, compared to $319,970 in the U.S., according to Environics Analytics WealthScapes data published in the Globe and Mail. (‘Average net worth’ measures the total combined value of a household’s liquid and real estate assets, minus debt.)” :tspry: ---
**Author:** ![rugsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rugsr/32/7474_2.png) [@rugsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rugsr)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congrats-bing/224640/2 "2012-07-17T10:28:29Z")
wth ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congrats-bing/224640/3 "2012-07-17T10:40:15Z")
MOAR SOCKS ---
**Author:** ![TradersBASE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tradersbase/32/5321_2.png) [@TradersBASE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TradersBASE)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congrats-bing/224640/4 "2012-07-17T10:40:20Z")
Somebody sponsor me so I can move there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congrats-bing/224640/5 "2012-07-17T10:40:56Z")
Too bad everything costs twice as much up there. lol ---
**Author:** ![Freek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/freek/32/7357_2.png) [@Freek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Freek)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congrats-bing/224640/6 "2012-07-17T11:09:48Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > Too bad everything costs twice as much up there. lol Not to mention the population of the US is 10 times that of Canada. Think Idiocracy style reproduction. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 11:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congrats-bing/224640/7 "2012-07-17T11:25:23Z")
it costs way too much to buy beer in canada. not interested. ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/congrats-bing/224640/8 "2012-07-17T11:37:55Z")
> [@Blue Eyed Devil](#): > > Too bad everything costs twice as much up there. lol I was thinking the same thing. Between higher taxes, houses that cost so much more, and not being able to buy a case of beer for less than $60, I really wonder how this was conducted.