You can get pretty powerful if you play your cards right as a mage , but s standard sword and board character is much more straight forward . Just pick up onehanded , heavy armor , block and smithing . <| sep |> You can get all of that in the states too . in some cases , it ' s even better in the states . for example , many universities in US are better than the ones in canada , and hospitals are generally better too . payment for health isn ' t an issue if you have a job with insurance . and you can find nice people in any country . In regards to crime , it ' s mainly contained to areas that have a high black population . Areas with asians , for example , are actually very safe , safer than most cities in canada . so next time , educate yourself so you don ' t give your friends any wrong advice . after all , the smartest asian immigrants would rather go to the states than to canada . this is one of the reasons asians in the states are better than canadians at everything