Very different. Beating up wives is very common (some estimates up to over 30%). Cheating on wives is common. When my wife married me she said she'd only forgive me cheating three times. I had to look at her in disbelief--Canadian men are done if caught cheating even once.
I think she rescinded that offer many years ago. It still makes me laugh to this day and always reminds me that my wife isn't Canadian and there are absolutely cultural differences.