Not surprisingly, firefighter is the most respected profession in Canada -- hats off to my son-in-law, one of Calgary's finest. In the US, firefighters are third, right behind astronauts (number one) and doctors (number two). Surprises me about doctors, but I guess because there is no compassionate universal health care in the US, they are seen as rich businessmen.
And that's one of the big differences between the US and Canada: the worship of money. They do, we don't.
But back to firefighters because last evening I was surprised to hear someone say that Americans don't really respect the profession and think it's a sort of lower profession. What??!!, I exclaimed. "How could you not respect firefighters?" So, I googled the matter and it turns out the Texan who voiced this opinion was dead-wrong. Of course I knew this because firefighters are respected worldwide, as they should be.
People should consult the facts before they open their mouths.
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