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Originally Posted by Acajack
I call it the "experiential" vs. "material" difference. Québécois are more "experiential" in their pursuits than other Canadians.
While a backyard pool can be viewed as a material thing, it's actually more linked to experiential preferences: having friends over for drinks by the pool, kids hosting pool parties, late-night skinny dipping, etc.
A lot more than purely material things like brand-name watches or clothes or luxury cars.
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I always thought that the reason more Quebeckers have pools is because fewer homes have central A/C, owing to the fact that most homes are heated, room by room, with baseboard electric heaters.
Ironically, a province that is the Saudi Arabia of hydropower and cheap electricity doesn't have extensive air conditioning, because air conditioning in a climate with big seasonal differences is best done through a forced air system that heats with gas in the wintertime.
Here are the stats on A/C ownership compared to Ontario, which has a similar climate. (EDIT: click on geography, select province)