To clear up the milk think, I'm from around Toronto and the milk comes in bags. It may be that this is just a Southern Canada thing, since there are a few Canadians I shocked with this.
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I always find it funny how Canadians just want to be mentioned.
(I'm Canadian by the way)
Seriously, look at how many Canadian threads there are in this forum alone, usually started by Canadians wanting Americans to affirm their need to matter.
If you watch American TV with any Canadians, we don't get offended when someone makes an outrageously over the top joke about how backwards or lazy we are, we are usually just glad that Canada came up in conversation.
And as for Quebec I'm surprised it came up in this thread, it's like the anti-Canada, not as in it's against Canada, but as in it's Canada with a Spock beard. English Canada is decidedly non-nationalist, and in Quebec the leading parties in every federal election and nearly every provincial (that's right, provincial, not national) election are Nationalist parties. English Canada as a general rule is known for and proud of it's tolerance towards those of diverse cultures and heritages, and it's welcoming attitude (relatively speaking) towards immigrants; in Quebec it's conventional wisdom that non-Francophones don't belong and that non-Francophones are "newcomers," which is of course cleverly ignorant of the historically Anglophonic regions like Hull or Lennoxville. Quebec is literally the most oppressed place in North America, the language laws in that province serve more to punish those that don't conform to the majority's imagined past and idealized culture than to protect anyone's culture. Ask an Anglo-Montrealer if he feels like his government is protecting his culture. That being said, Quebec is also a refreshingly liberal place, after getting past the linguistic bigotry, with reasonable drinking laws, and a very open (if you can speak French) culture that is very accepting towards things like unwed couples and homosexuality, the latter being something that English Canada needs to get to work on.
Anyway, back on topic, I think that we as Canadians need to stop this "did you know" sort of attention seeking about our country. The US is a big place, and an important country on the world stage, culturally, economically and militarily. They shouldn't have to know who our Prime Minister is, it'd be nice, but it's not important to them, and we as a country need to grow up and accept that. After all, do you know who the President of Spain is? How about which actors from Indonesia are famous? How about who's the world's greatest Shot-putter or Caber-Tosser? Do you see where I'm going with this? We have unreasonable expectations that outsiders should know everything about us. A much better strategy would be to simply inform ourselves the curious and stop pestering non-Canadians about how well they know the Great White North.
(I'm Canadian by the way)
Seriously, look at how many Canadian threads there are in this forum alone, usually started by Canadians wanting Americans to affirm their need to matter.
If you watch American TV with any Canadians, we don't get offended when someone makes an outrageously over the top joke about how backwards or lazy we are, we are usually just glad that Canada came up in conversation.
And as for Quebec I'm surprised it came up in this thread, it's like the anti-Canada, not as in it's against Canada, but as in it's Canada with a Spock beard. English Canada is decidedly non-nationalist, and in Quebec the leading parties in every federal election and nearly every provincial (that's right, provincial, not national) election are Nationalist parties. English Canada as a general rule is known for and proud of it's tolerance towards those of diverse cultures and heritages, and it's welcoming attitude (relatively speaking) towards immigrants; in Quebec it's conventional wisdom that non-Francophones don't belong and that non-Francophones are "newcomers," which is of course cleverly ignorant of the historically Anglophonic regions like Hull or Lennoxville. Quebec is literally the most oppressed place in North America, the language laws in that province serve more to punish those that don't conform to the majority's imagined past and idealized culture than to protect anyone's culture. Ask an Anglo-Montrealer if he feels like his government is protecting his culture. That being said, Quebec is also a refreshingly liberal place, after getting past the linguistic bigotry, with reasonable drinking laws, and a very open (if you can speak French) culture that is very accepting towards things like unwed couples and homosexuality, the latter being something that English Canada needs to get to work on.
Anyway, back on topic, I think that we as Canadians need to stop this "did you know" sort of attention seeking about our country. The US is a big place, and an important country on the world stage, culturally, economically and militarily. They shouldn't have to know who our Prime Minister is, it'd be nice, but it's not important to them, and we as a country need to grow up and accept that. After all, do you know who the President of Spain is? How about which actors from Indonesia are famous? How about who's the world's greatest Shot-putter or Caber-Tosser? Do you see where I'm going with this? We have unreasonable expectations that outsiders should know everything about us. A much better strategy would be to simply inform ourselves the curious and stop pestering non-Canadians about how well they know the Great White North.
What's with all the Canadian topics? Not that I particularly mind, since the other topic got me listening to Arrogant Worms on youtube, and they're a brilliant Canadian comedy band. Here, take a listen:
And my personal favourite (Hey look, I spelt favourite with a u despite my no doubt American spellchecker saying it's wrong, isn't that Canadian of me?)...
And my personal favourite (Hey look, I spelt favourite with a u despite my no doubt American spellchecker saying it's wrong, isn't that Canadian of me?)...
Quoted for truth.AvroLancaster said:
While we're a proud nation, we're also incredibly insecure in our need to be compared favourably to our American cousins (or even to be worthy of being compared to anything). We've kicked a lot of ass, but we feel the need to constantly remind the world of the past because we're not often relevant in the present.
BROTHER OF CANADA!!!
*hugs*
Ive got one for you,
what part of Canada calls hoody's/hooded sweaters "bunnyhugs"
as well as call chocolate milk "vico"
if you can answer that, I would be surprised.
*hugs*
Ive got one for you,
what part of Canada calls hoody's/hooded sweaters "bunnyhugs"
as well as call chocolate milk "vico"
if you can answer that, I would be surprised.
Canada... It's cities range in many different ways across the country. In some places we are a mirror image of our American brothers, and in other parts, we are a wild woodland full of amazing wild life. From country side to bustling city, the Canadian people are proud, and courteous towards foreigners. Though much like Americans, Canadians try to keep themselves independent and unique.
But of course, my opinion doesn't count in this conversation, as I myself am Canadian.
Bet you saw that one coming...
But of course, my opinion doesn't count in this conversation, as I myself am Canadian.
Bet you saw that one coming...
Thats because those two moose are Bob and Doug Mackenzie! Great White North Eh?Cheery Lunatic said:
I'm from Nova Scotia, and I can confirm that bagged milk can be found in at least 3 of the 4 Atlantic provinces (I can't confirm it for Newfoundland, but nobody cares about them anyway).CorruptCor3 said:
Canadians are allowed to own handguns, but they may not carry them in public, except locked in a case and unloaded for transport to and from a range and between a home and a place of bussiness.CorruptCor3 said:
And while Canada does have very low crime, Switzerland has lower crime.
Of course, Canada is far more open minded towards video game playing rights. From my perspective, this pretty much means that no place is the sort of Utopian Freedom Fantasy Country (Where everyone is a kung fu master/gunslinger/pilot/hacker/action hero) I want to live in. Sigh.
I can describe this history of my home country in one sentence. We spent the first half of our history trying to convince the world we weren't British, and the second half trying to convince the world we aren't American.
Thanks for clearing that up...oh....and we were also in the Boer War.Nimbus said:
Not many, well under a hundred last time i checked. Then again, im not even sure canada has 100 troops to send. I'm pretty sure they don't have a standing military.Furburt said:
I believe finland has a lower crime rate, and some of the least gun control in Europe. I've never heard of a study which shows any corelation between gun control and violent crime rate, and I've seen a study which tried, they found that the distribution was random. Violent crimes occur for one of two reasons: desire or passion. by desire, i mean planned, and if it's planned you will use whatever weapon is available to you. If it's passion, you will use whatever weapon is convenient.RelexCryo said:
We've lost just over a hundred, Princess Patricia's Light Infantry, the Royal Van Doos and I think a couple others cycle in and out relieving each otherspartan231490 said:
Saskatchewan. The province that's hard to say and easy to draw. Go RIDERS!NoblePhilistineFox said:
