Canada!

[jdogtwodolla]

Bigfoot lives in British Columbia

 

[Conner42]

The only thing I definitely know about Canada is that I'd like to go there some day...

I know some people online that are from Canada, and there's a possible chance that my future drummer is there! It's probably colder in Canada. From talking to some random people online, you get quite a bit of snow up there. That's all I really know. The only thing I can really assume is that it's probably like the US except maybe a little nicer. At least, that's what I'm hoping. I mean, surely it's better than the US, right? They wouldn't vote for a shit for brains for leader........twice! If they were given the opportunity.

One question though. If you call ham Canadian Bacon, then what the hell do you call bacon?

 

[Akai Shizuku]

I'd post what I know, and think*, of the country but considering that I live there I don't know important it would be to the thread.

*What I think may be labelled as trolling by mods and butthurt nationalists because I am both very anti-imperialist and anti-nationalist.

 

[Lord Christmas]

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 from Quebec and I gotta say no to what you said about Quebec, not everyone here is an idiot from the pq. Sure you'll get some people that are like what you described, but mostly in the rurals area: in Montreal, something like 40% of the people are english speaking folks and the city itself is quite diverse in therms of ethnicity. Yes the loi 101 exist and yes it doesn't protect the english culture in Quebec but to say it's oppresses anybody is quite a stretch. Actually it's easier to live in english in Quebec where there is the fabled loi 101 than to live in french in english canada where it's supposedly protected by the law( the right to speak french that is).

Btw, are you from toronto?

 

[LeonLethality]

We have a far better thanksgiving. Ours celebrates how we saved the world from its turkey overlords hundreds of years ago. Turkeys were the original master race but they were so darn tasty as we figured out, so we cooked them and ate them all in one day. This day would come to be know Canadian Thanksgiving. True story, this is common knowledge in Canada.

 

[Pegghead]

Well I'm an Australian and I've been to Canada, it was a pretty good place. Not hugely different from anywhere else, you guys do throw a mean Canada day celebration though.

But seriously, what is the point to this thread? We've got Loading ready run, being Canadian isn't that big of a deal on the escapist.

 

[Sacman]

I know Bioware is from canada, I know u kick our ass in hockey, I know we got our assess handed to us in that one war with you guys, I know Vancouver has a large indian population, I know that Call Of The Wild and White Fang are based in Canada,I know Celine Dion and The Bare Naked Ladies are from Canada,and I know you have the smallest amount of firearm related deaths or accidents in the world and that's about it...

 

[Denis Trailin]

Canada has health care and is way more socialized that america

 

[AcacianLeaves]

Apologies if someone beat me to it:


OT: Canada is like a loft apartment above a really great party.

 

[SongsOfDragons]

Canada!! You demonym is 'Canadian', one of your most famous exports is maple syrup which comes in four different grades (or at least the stuff in my fridge does, yum), you're home to several cold-accustomed native peoples called the First Nations which I believe include the Cree and Inuit (? am I right?), your flag is red with a white square and a red maple leaf in the centre, and you still call Queen Elizabeth II your monarch.

Well that's a lot, but then again I'm British. *hugs Commonwealth buddy*

 

[The Madman]

And I think that's a good description of Canada: There are many things you COULD mention about Canada: politics (ya'll have free universal health care, but if ya'll don't change it soon, you'll be bankrupt in 12 years)

And why would we be bankrupt? Financially, Canada is one of the most stable countries in the world, moreso even than our brothers to the south, and have already recovered in most every sector from troubles still plaguing much of the rest of the world. Plus universal healthcare is amazing, why Americans seem so against it I'll never know. Seems silly to me! Oh sure, it ain't perfect, but it's nice knowing if I get into an accident it wont hurt monetarily as well as physically.

hunting (Canada is one of two or three countries that legalizes seal hunting)

Commercial Seal hunting happens only during a short period every year and is heavily regulated. I've seen online movie that make it out to be some sort of horrendous massacre where fluffy cute seals are killed, but frankly that's melodrama meant to make bleeding hearts cry. Only reason anyone even gives a damn is because they're cute when they have fur, no one ever cries for the thousands of other, uglier species being hunted towards extinction or having their native habitat destroyed. But the Harp Seal, one of the most common and fast reproducing on the planet, oh no, can't hurt them, they're adorable. Bah!

and your liberalism (not in the political philosophy per se, but from the standpoint that Canada's a very free, loving people - even if they're dumbasses that never wrote a constitution and, thus, hypothetically a tyrant could rise and relatively easily manipulate teh system).

No. No one couldn't. Besides, we've already got a monarch, remember? And she's a very nice lady I'll have you know, she came to visit us just recently. Quite nice!

Beats religiously following a piece of old paper outlining outdated and easily misinterpreted or manipulated laws. Paper doesn't sip tea and act like our kindly old grandmother come to visit from afar!

Of course I'm nitpicking here, but I loves my country, what can I say? And your post just seemed way too condescending for my tastes, whether intended or not. The rest, oddly enough, I more or less agree with believe it or not. Canada doesn't really have much of an identity. I kinda like it that way actually, but that's just me!

 

[Exia91]

CANADA? WHAT IS THIS "CANADA" YOU SPEAK OF?

Honestly though, if someone says "Canadian" I think of the moose from Brother Bear.
Don't hurt me.

I Like your pic. It's very hypnotising!

OT:
You people eat, drink and live off maple syrup? [sub]Hail Maple Syrup!?[/sub]
No sorry, I have no clue. I'm from Europe, I probably shouldn't join this convo.

 

[ShakerSilver]

Oh you silly Non-Canadians and your silly uninformed opinions on Canada.

 

[Baldry]

Well I'm british so when I think of Canadians I think how they have amazing accents, are very forgiving, eat maple syrup and bacon, almost got taken over by Saddam Hussain...Wait no that was south park, and they have weird heads, no sorry still thinking about south park!
But all in all I know its quite a cool country and I would love to live there!