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My ex and I had a discussion or two on this very subject, since I'm Canadian and she's American. Most of our ribbing was good natured (she'd say something about the metric system, to which I'd respond with something to the effect of 'crazy Yanks) but once in a while we'd sit down and talk seriously about why there's such a big rift. The conclusion we came to is that Canadians think Americans want us to be like them and Americans think Canadians are high and mighty. So Canadians go about finding ways to assert their independence from our neighbours to the south and the Americans get offended by it and retaliate.
So there you have it.
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I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept
I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept
I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head
I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said
- Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame
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