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Originally Posted by lurkette
I look at Canadians with slight envy. I would love to live in a country that had the essential freedoms that the U.S. enjoys (and more, at this point, given the state of health care and recent decisions about gay marriage), but without the "My Country Right or Wrong!!" jingoism and the schizoid Jesus-freakness/rampant individualism that seems to be pervading our culture at this point. And since I grew up in MinnesOHta, I already have a head start on the accent  |
Although a bit overstated, this is exactly how I feel. As a Canadian, I fear for our country for being so close to the U.S. beacuse you guys, through the very things mentioned in Lurkette's rant, have become a lightning rod for every freak on the planet.
And, beacuse I know so many Americans who I like and respect, I fear for the popualtion of the U.S. as well who have no way of getting off the roller-coaster.
So, really, come on up whenever you want, but do your homework. Read the thread in the Canada forum about the 5 things you don't know about Canada. Learn to relax a bit because we do things sometimes much slower, and sometimes not all. Our politics are just as strange and often frustrating, just much less dangerous.
The doors are open, just try to blend a bit. And forget about the "aboot" thing, no one I know or have met pronounces any word remotely like that, I'm not sure where it comes form. We do put the letter "U" in some words that you don't, we pronounce the last letter as "zed" and we use "cheques" not "checks." basically, we just haven't fucked up the English language as badly.
Peace,
Pierre