Where the hell does the "gentle" Canadian stereotype come from?
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Canada has a relatively small, but well equipped military. In fact, they fought quite heroically in MANY battles throughout WWII including the D-Day invasions. They remain a competative fighting force to this day and have deployed in both Iraq and Afghanistan alongside U.S. troops. Hell, they get a lot of their equipment from the U.S.!quiet_samurai said:
I guess I'll volunteer to be the ice flow drifter...since, y'know... I'm Canadian.teisjm said:"I'm not your buddy, friend"The Shade said:
And now we just need to figure out who is drifting away on ice before we're put on probation for spamming
"And I'm not your friend, guy. "
EDIT: Yeah, we better stop this now. *looks nervously around for mods*
I attribute a good portion of my "Real Ultimate Poster" badge to my Canadian'ness so there must be SOME truth to Canadian's being polite, friendly and generally inoffensive.
I'd never want to be an American... though I am less than pleased with being from Alberta... I want to move to Vancouver.
I'd never want to be an American... though I am less than pleased with being from Alberta... I want to move to Vancouver.
Not true. In the first world war, they entered late (A case they would later repeat) and for the one year they were involved, they lost somewhere around three times the soldiers Canada lost and had half the success. They didnt change anything, their entrance only made the war end a bit faster.sizzle949 said:
Of course, WW2 is a different story, but obsolete is a bit of an overstatement.
Apparently, Ottawa (The capital of Canada for you Americans) is the most rude city, and this is apparently based on things such as door holding, etc. From my experience, I find that Quebec is the worst. If you aren't bilingual, they dont even talk to you. I actually went to a drive-through restaurant, and the person behind pretended he didnt know what I was saying (I was speaking English). Then they called another person over, and I went up to get my food, and the guy who was at the window was speaking in English to his co-workers.
I also volunteered to help out with some summer camps a few years ago, and there was always some francophone prick kid who was always punching people. I wouldnt expect a stereotype of Canadians being overly nice to EVER exist. The obvious ones would be the living in igloos, or lumberjacks, or angry hockey players.
I also volunteered to help out with some summer camps a few years ago, and there was always some francophone prick kid who was always punching people. I wouldnt expect a stereotype of Canadians being overly nice to EVER exist. The obvious ones would be the living in igloos, or lumberjacks, or angry hockey players.
Which is ironic, considering the fact that the Bloc will NEVER gain enough political power to separateravensheart18 said:To be fair, we usually don't actually count Quebec as a Canadian provincesizzle949 said:
Ok you drift away. Then i can take your place since im Danish. We're kinda like the canadians of Europe... I think you get the referenceThe Shade said:"And I'm not your friend, guy. "teisjm said:"I'm not your buddy, friend"The Shade said:
And now we just need to figure out who is drifting away on ice before we're put on probation for spamming
I guess I'll volunteer to be the ice flow drifter...since, y'know... I'm Canadian.
EDIT: Yeah, we better stop this now. *looks nervously around for mods*