Canada's not so nice, after all

[ThaSaltCracka]

damn, what got your panties all in a bunch?

I personally have nothing against Canadians. All the ones I have met hate America for some reason, but that doesn't bother me. They all seem nice.

[busguy]

Nah, that panty thing was just a phase.

Ok, maybe I was a little harsh . . . but hey it's still early in our (the Pacific Northwest) part of the world.

In re-reading your post I guess one could take it two different ways. If you meant to say something to the effect of, "who cares what a stupid Canadian thinks" as opposed to, "what a stupid (all) Canadian thinks", then I would have to agree with you. I don't usually care to listen much to what stupid people have to say, regardless of where ever it is that they may be from.

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[ThaSaltCracka]

its cool man.

BTW, maybe you should get a latte or something. Apparently you can find them all over the NW(BC included) [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

As for my initial question, how about this. Why should an American care what a Canadian thinks about their country? And vice versa?

[busguy]

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As for my initial question, how about this. Why should an American care what a Canadian thinks about their country? And vice versa?

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Well maybe because it is never a bad idea to get a truely objective opinion. As with anything in life, I believe it is way to easy to put the blinders on and lose focus, as you forge ahead assuming that you are right. Asking someone who is too close to you likely won't give you much to think about. But the outside, or objective opinion quite often does and I think that whatever it is you are doing, you should never stop thinking or questioning yourself as you move along the path to completion.

my 2 cents

[img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] busguy

Oh and if you want an example of a truely stupid Canadian . . . just read the current Micheal Moore thread in this forum.

[ThaSaltCracka]

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As with anything in life, I believe it is way to easy to put the blinders on and lose focus, as you forge ahead assuming that you are right. Asking someone who is too close to you likely won't give you much to think about. But the outside, or objective opinion quite often does

[/ QUOTE ] But this is assuming that the opinion of the average Canadian is objective, something I have a hard time believing. What you are saying makes sense though(from a purely hypothetical stand point).

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Oh and if you want an example of a truely stupid Canadian . . . just read the current Micheal Moore thread in this forum.

[/ QUOTE ] I saw it.... [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] there is a reason I usually avoid threads like that.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

There is no such thing as an objective opinion when the topic is the United States (especially from a Canadian).

[Broken Glass Can]

Here's a great Xmas gift idea for all your liberal friends:

'Just pretend you're Canadian'

Albuquerque, New Mexico - An American T-shirt company has a solution for their fellow citizens who want to vacation in Europe without having to answer questions about United States politics - pose as Canadians.

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There's a Canadian flag T-shirt, a Canadian flag lapel pin and a Canadian patch for luggage or a backpack. There's also a quick reference guide - "How to Speak Canadian, Eh?" - on answering questions about Canada.

It's the brainchild of employees at the Mountainair, New Mexico-based company known for novelty T-shirts it sells worldwide on the internet.

Offers tips

"It's not meant as a slight against the United States or Canada," explained T-shirtKing.com President Bill Broadbent. "It was meant as something Republicans could give their Democrat friends to say 'C'est la vie.' ... But maybe not c'est la vie because that's a French word."

The "Go Canadian" idea sprouted after one of Broadbent's colleagues heard of someone being harassed about US politics during a recent overseas trip.

Some people might not mind, but others "just want to be on vacation," Broadbent said. "So we were joking that they could just go as Canadians, and that just kind of evolved."

The package went up on T-shirtKing.com's website November 12 and the company had sold a couple hundred in the first two weeks or so. Many of the out-of-state buyers were in Michigan, Illinois, and the Seattle area, Broadbent said.

The package's quick reference guide offers tips in case an American in disguise gets quizzed on Canada.

When it comes to sports, the guide suggests: "This is easy to remember. There is only one real sport in Canada and it is called hockey. Regardless of any trivia question, the answer is 'Wayne Gretzky."'