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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer
Disposible income, Acajack. Same reason Canadians skew to Civics and Corollas while Americans tend to Accords and Camrys. Plus, I'm sure, some in Quebec who figure something tiny will make them more "Euro".
Lately, I've been thinking about getting a Fiat 500 so I can make hand gestures and say "Ciao" to folks while I drive to my favourite espresso shop!  |
I am not really sure that income is the main factor in this. One thing I have noticed about Quebec is that people are more "experiential" than they are "material". A lot of people even with high incomes prefer to have a smaller car and a smaller house but go on trips, go see shows, go to restaurants, bars and cafés and go skiing more often.
Real estate prices tend to be lower in Quebec overall (or at least affordable) but the lower prices don't seem to lead to that many people splurging on huge houses. (Like lower housing prices seems to lead to in many parts of the U.S. for example.)
My neighbourhood is pretty high-income but the driveways aren't a sea of huge SUVs like you see in the affluent neighbourhoods of some other places.
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