Canada?

[Araksardet]

I am Canadian. That is all.

Not. Maple syrup and bagged milk rock.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

Unless Boston fucks with us.

I know I said earlier that I try not to let the actions of a few condemn a whole people... but yeah... Boston just sort of does that to people. Even me. I'm from lower New Hampshire, and we've been feeling it for as long as I've been alive.

Want to go shopping at the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, NH or the Rockingham Mall in Salem, NH? Have fun with the crowds of people from Massachusetts who cross the border to dodge their own state's sales tax, clog up traffic, proceed to drive like maniacs (and of course flipping you off or swearing at you for their mistakes), then complain to management when the retail stores have to create policies to attempt to cut down on the number of people buying expensive items in bulk on our side of the border to resell on their side of the border (this especially applies to things like iPods and iPads). Not saying people from NH don't ever do those things, just that, from my experience, most of those license plates I see on the offenders happen to be Massachusetts.

Then there's all the people from Massachusetts who move to New Hampshire and do just about everything in their power to transform the way our local communities and state in general does things, so that it's more like Massachusetts. Admittedly, my family being among them (moved to NH in '85 - me being the only one in the family actually born in NH)

Then there's the horrors of having to actually drive into Boston for something, like say, for example, an international flight out of Logan Airport. Boston is easily one of the worst cities to drive in. The road conditions are often pretty bad, the road construction is of poor quality (who doesn't love driving through tunnels with water gushing in from the ceiling and walls, or having giant chunks of concrete fall and flatten your car - both of which actually happen), road signs are frequently placed in confusing locations or just outright obscured, I could go on and on and on about the driving. At least Manchester Airport in NH is starting to offer international flights, effectively reducing my list of reasons to ever bother with that state to 0.

I think the driving conditions alone though are probably so bad that the people of Boston subconsciously feel the need to spread their anger and frustrations to anyone and everyone they come in contact with, by any means necessary. If, for example, a sports victory is what it takes to make another group of people feel angry and miserable, then a sports victory is what they're going to get.

On the plus side though, to any Massachusetts residents out there... at least you're not Alabama!

And... because text is kinda bad at the whole 'tone of voice' thing...

/light-hearted ribbing @ Massachusetts tone off

 

[aegix drakan_v1legacy]

As a Canadian, I like being Canadian.

But Some things just irk me about my country. Long cold winters, meh internet compared to everywhere else, and the fact that we just don't get riled up enough. Retardulous gas prices? We sigh and pay them. WHY?

Aside from that, I think this is the BEST. DAMN. COUNTRY. IN. THE. WORLD.

 

[Gralian]

As a Briton, i genuinely could not care less about Canada. I know nothing about the place, nor do i have any desire to. I know as much about Canada as i do about some obscure little country, like Papua New Guinea.

 

[Continuity]

Calm down, calm down. I think he was just talking about the taste. Though would anyone really drink beer at all if it didn't make you drunk? I'm serious. If beer or any alcohol at all didn't make you drunk, would you ever drink it? I think we can all agree alcohol didn't get where it is today because of its taste.

Beer tastes fine, as evidenced by the fact that my step dad drinks alcohol free beer at the weekend simply because he likes it as a refreshing drink.

Of course teens and young adults don't like it so much because their taste hasn't matured, but believe me when you get to be as old as dirt (like me) you'll be surprised at just how much your preferences will change.

 

[instantbenz]

My lady is Canadian so I know that it's barely different than America. Politics are just as stupid, laws are pretty much the same, hipsters are hipsters and douchebags are douchebags.

One BIG difference is pride. I'll try to illustrate my point:

Canadian: "Yeah, I'm Canadian, where's the nearest Tim Hortons?"

American: "Yeah, I'm American, you wanna fight about it!?"

Military history education during high school here is focused heavily on 'how awesome we are' and 'no one can ever beat us Americans'; whereas, they are learning a more balanced array of wars throughout history.

Intellectually they have the same facets. Morals and all that are very similar. But, yeah lack of attempting to douse people with national pride would be what I see as the biggest difference and a beneficial quality.

 

[Norendithas]

I'm Canadian as well and people in other countries including the stats shouldn't just learn about every single detail about their country and look at some others. For example people always make assumptions about other countries when they honestly don't know jacksh*t about em.
I had a conversation with a friend who lived in the Us for a bit, and he admitted that some people don't actually know anything at all about their own country and didn't care about any global news because it didn't involve themselves so why should they care?
So it's pretty damn idiotic that people believe other countries are so different form theirs.
Truth be told that Canada is almost like US. Same continent, mostly the same weather around western parts, most places speak english, and we all have democracy. The only thing thats different is that we have a bit of french side and there is a border separating us.

Also on a funny side, we noticed that the prices for gas and fuel in Canada is pretty high (I live in Edmonton/Alberta where the oil sands are a big source of fuel) and in America where we ship out a lot of our resources, people actually complain about the prices there which are a lot cheaper. Some people aren't grateful for most of the stuff they have in life i guess.

It's sad how little many of us Americans know about the US in the first place.

OT: I love Canada. I'd probably live there one day if the pay for physicians isn't too different from what the where I live pays. Or if I knew I wouldn't move back to the US so I don't have to re-train. Thinking about somewhere in BC. ^^

 

[CODE-D]

Canada is the place where everythings 5 dollars more right?

 

[Professor Lupin Madblood]

As far as neighbors go, Canada is pretty decent, especially when compared to Mexico.

My only gripe is that...

Spoiler

Q: What's the difference between American beer and sex in a canoe?

A: Nothing - they're both fucking near water!

I jest, I jest.

I like my neighbors to the north quite a bit, actually. I grew up in New Hampshire, USA, and we used to take vacations in Canada from time to time.

The only bad experience I've ever really had in Canada (or with Canadians in general) involved a group of people from Quebec being extremely rude to my parents in a restaurant for reasons that I don't recall ever being clear. I don't think my parents provoked them in any way, certainly not intentionally (they're extremely nice people; more so than I think I'll ever be capable of). But I'm not one to let the actions of a few condemn the whole. Some people are just jerks, and that's something that transcends nationality.

But yeah... if I had enough financial stability to move somewhere, Canada would be pretty close to the top of the list.

Yeah, really prissy Québeckers (I have no idea how to spell that) can get upset about pretty much anything. If I had to guess, your parents were speaking English, right? That's about all it takes for some people.

As for my opinions on Canada, I think we could be doing better. Between our past (residential schools, other illustrious relations with First Nations peoples) and the fact that Harper now has a majority (I was yelling at my TV for ten minutes when I saw the election results), there are definite problems.

As for how other people see us, I think the national stereotype of being overly polite and having overly cold weather aren't too bad, as national stereotypes go.

 

[Professor Lupin Madblood]

Maybe that's just cause i live in Canadas unofficial murder capital lol.

You live in Winnipeg too? Not sure if I've heard anywhere else described as the murder capital..

I'm a bit biased because I'm from here, but I would love to move to BC someday, the weather there is awesome (I don't mind rain at all).

Wait, isn't the unofficial murder capital of Canada Toronto? I mean, it's Toronto . . .

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

Yeah, really prissy Québeckers (I have no idea how to spell that) can get upset about pretty much anything. If I had to guess, your parents were speaking English, right? That's about all it takes for some people.

Yeah, they were speaking English, because the waitress was speaking English to us. Though I can't speak very much French, my parents both can. If the waitress had spoken in French, my parents probably would have spoken in French back to her.

And it's not like we were even in Quebec at the time. We were visiting a family friend in Calgary, Alberta.

 

[Nimcha]

My friend who studies in Canada says the internet is absolutely horrible with data limits and slow speeds.

So, no. I don't like Canada.

Not true I'm on the internet right now with fast speed and a good data limit. It's probably just him.

Oh. In that case I like Canada a little better.

But still, a data limit? We're not in the 00's anymore!

 

[AntonicKnight]

I'm Canadian and I do like it here( Montreal to be more specific.)
The only thing I hate are the local Quebecois, they keep complaining like shit, they can't organize properly and they keep stupid grudges against the British and the French (as in from France)

 

[Tron-tonian]

I'm in Winnipeg, which isn't just the unofficial murder capital - it's also official. :-(

That being said, I think it's still about 1/10th of the per capita of most major US cities...

 

[amadhatter]

Canada's pretty great, but Saskatchewan can suck it big time. And, yes, I'm from Winnipeg.

 

[bubumadrid]

Canadian's are the kinkiest people in the world.

 

[noxymoron19]

Murderous evil Bastards. They killed my dog....Maybe that's just cause i live in Canadas unofficial murder capital lol.

Could you be talking about Winnipeg? My dogs haven't been murdered here/

 

[noxymoron19]

Canada's pretty great, but Saskatchewan can suck it big time. And, yes, I'm from Winnipeg.

Bomber game tonite!

 

[MrKupos]

I do also live in Canada, but the little French part of it. I don't really hate Canada but it is about time Quebec leaves it. I mean, we have nearly no common points, just look at the lastest elections, nearly every single Quebecker voted for a different leader ! Soo... yeah... it's pretty much about an intern problem but personally, I just hate the ones who treats us like... well you know... we are pretty much the only "Frenchies" in the whole America besides a few southern contries.