Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community  

Go Back   Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community > Chatter > General Discussion


 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 09-09-2005, 05:28 PM   #41 (permalink)
Degenerate
 
Aladdin Sane's Avatar
 
Location: San Marvelous
Canada: People good. Government bad.
__________________
Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
Aladdin Sane is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 05:28 PM   #42 (permalink)
I read your emails.
 
canuckguy's Avatar
 
Location: earth
I love the concept of these threads, but when it comes down to certain subjects it can turn ugly quick......anyway I am glad to see the diverse answers to the question. Good or bad, its always nice to hear what other people think. I would still though, like to take this chance to apologies for something.




Every year during the winter months my grandparents DRIVE to there winter home in florida. I do apologies to any who may enounter them on the highway doing 30mph. Or stopped by the side of the road, letting the snake drain as my grandfather says. And when you happened to get behind them inline and they talk for 15 minutes to you about there grandchild. Again i am sorry.


I invite everyone over to my place from some episodes of the BeachCombers and some Moosehead beer. Afterward we can play some road hockey!

Last edited by canuckguy; 09-09-2005 at 05:36 PM..
canuckguy is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 05:37 PM   #43 (permalink)
Junkie
 
Moderator Emeritus
Location: Chicago
Quote:
Originally Posted by brian1975
IEvery year during the winter months my grandparents DRIVE to there winter home in florida. I do apologies to any who may enounter them on the highway doing 30mph. Or stopped by the side of the road, letting the snake drain as my grandfather says. And when you happened to get behind them inline and they talk for 15 minutes to you about there grandchild. Again i am sorry.
Awwww - that was you nekkid on the bearskin rug? you were such a cute baby... I think I've met your grandparents a few times.... even changed a tire for them once (you reall should tell them to get AAA)
__________________
Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.
maleficent is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 05:44 PM   #44 (permalink)
...is a comical chap
 
Grasshopper Green's Avatar
 
Location: Where morons reign supreme
Honestly, I don't really have an opinion about Canada, which I think is probably typical of many Americans. I've never been there, never met a native (I've only talked to people online from Canada), and honestly know little about the country. The only thing I really can say about Canada is that they gave a very beautiful memorial service after 9/11....I watched it on TV and was very impressed and honored, as an American.
__________________
"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"

Formerly Medusa
Grasshopper Green is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 05:45 PM   #45 (permalink)
Getting it.
 
Charlatan's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: Lion City
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aladdin Sane
Canada: People good. Government bad.
Touche.........
__________________
"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
- Old Man Luedecke
Charlatan is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 07:15 PM   #46 (permalink)
Betitled
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Carn
Most Canadians I have met have been nice, except for my Marketing professor. He's a pompous ass who thinks much too highly of himself and his position as a professor.
I think there's a good chance that your professor came to the United States so he wouldn't have to pay as much taxes, considering that his professorship places him in a relatively high income bracket.

My perception of Canada? The US with nicer people, less crime, and a better government. I'd be afraid to visit for fear that I'd want to stay.

My tax-shrunken paycheck would definitely piss me off, though.
Glava is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 07:48 PM   #47 (permalink)
Minion of the scaléd ones
 
Tophat665's Avatar
 
Location: Northeast Jesusland
Canada is what America should want to be when it grows up.

If it weren't so goddamn cold in the winters (It has to be colder than Connecticut, and that is way too cold for me), I would be figuring out how to emigrate. (BC keeps looking better every year, though.)

It seems to me that all of the dawsigs, moosenoses, and uncle phonys in Canada are in Alberta, where they can be safely ignored.

Finally, Flyman is Canadian. That's good enough for me.
__________________
Light a man a fire, and he will be warm while it burns.
Set a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Tophat665 is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 08:06 PM   #48 (permalink)
Junkie
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBen931
Well, not to threadjack, but the thread asking others about their attitudes about the ol' U S of A got me thinking...

What do others really think of me, and my nationality?

As Canadians, we have the opinion that others around the world envy us, because of our cultural diversity and public healthcare. Our natural resources abound, our geographic beauty is unparalleled.

We have good senses of humour and great taste in music.

We want people to get along, and have a strong international presence in UN peacekeeping.

What if people don't think of us the same way?

What do you TFP'ers think of "Canuckistan" (thanks Mal, I still laugh when I think of that), of our culture, people, foreign policy and so forth?

I wait with anticipation.
I don't really see the cultural diversification at all. And I seriously doubt anyone envys your healthcare.

As for more general opinion, I consider Canada a second or third-tier player on the world stage. I see what influence they do have being mainly due to their proximity to the US. They seem to be what mainland European countries would be like if Europe were to lose their desire to be involved in world affairs. So in terms of world affairs, I don't think of them much whatsoever. Windsor seems more American than Canadian, Toronto is a great city, the rest is kinda ehh. People seem decent, a little more backwater than what I usually deal with (excepting Toronto). Although I haven't been into western canada, and almost all my experience comes from heading east through Ontario and Quebec.
alansmithee is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 08:08 PM   #49 (permalink)
Filling the Void.
 
la petite moi's Avatar
 
Location: California
Frankly, I don't know much about Canada- other than there are French-speakers (always a good thing)...oh, and they are talked about on South Park. :shrug:
la petite moi is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 08:42 PM   #50 (permalink)
Degenerate
 
Aladdin Sane's Avatar
 
Location: San Marvelous
Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBen931
As Canadians, we have the opinion that others around the world envy us, because of our cultural diversity and public healthcare. Our natural resources abound, our geographic beauty is unparalleled.

We have good senses of humour and great taste in music.

We want people to get along, and have a strong international presence in UN peacekeeping.
Ben, you obviously think Canada is just this side of heaven--and that's perfectly okay. Love of country is a healthy thing.
But, Ben, the fact remains that most people around the world hardly share your enthusiasm for all things Canadian. In fact, I'd bet you a dollar (U.S. please) that if they know anything about your country at all it's that Canada is the cold place inhabited by people who are so strikingly like Americans it is hard to tell them apart.
__________________
Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
Aladdin Sane is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 09:20 PM   #51 (permalink)
Junkie
 
powerclown's Avatar
 
Location: Detroit, MI
I live right on the border and have been to Canada many times (2 words: Exchange. Rate.). 99% of the Canadians I've met were laid back, friendly people. And good manners, too. Even the homeless are polite in Canada. Having lunch in Montreal years ago, an elderly street lady flashed her dirty, saggy boobies right outside the window not 2 feet away. Pressed them right onto the glass. Big city fun!

Once upon a time, I went to hockey school in Montreal, stayed with a hockey exchange family in Toronto, had the best Chinese food dinner of my life in Toronto, stayed in a very, very fancy hotel in Quebec City, gone to multiple Canadian Grands Prix, Toronto Science Center, Niagara Falls, on and on. Both Toronto and Montreal have superb subway systems. I hope to be able to explore the Western, mountainous half of the country in the near future.

Speaking from a tourist POV, I love Canada.
powerclown is offline  
Old 09-09-2005, 10:13 PM   #52 (permalink)
Fuckin' A
 
tspikes51's Avatar
 
Location: Lex Vegas
I think of Canada often as a teenage kid. They aren't surer of who they are, but they try and emulate the fastest-growing trend (which in this case is Continental Europe). Most of the culture seems to be like the US, but in most other respects seems to be like Europe (i.e. the centralized healthcare). I've only been to Canada once, and seeing as I was only eight, I can only comment on its beauty, which it has plenty of.

And I hate to threadjack, but:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Honest
If it's YOUR money then hey why let anyone take so much as a cent from you? It's YOURS. If someone else's kid starves that's just too bad? Serves them right for having bad parents? I'm sure you are more socially responsible than that.
Yes, it is my money, being socially responsible is a choice in a true capatalist society. You give to those who are in need, and if you don't then you probably won't be well liked. Of course, in socialist society, you have a choice too, but if you choose not to be socially responsible, the punishment is much more severe.
__________________
"I'm telling you, we need to get rid of a few people or a million."
-Maddox
tspikes51 is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 05:38 AM   #53 (permalink)
Degenerate
 
Aladdin Sane's Avatar
 
Location: San Marvelous
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlatan
Touche.........
Is Charlatan the only one paying attention?

:O)
__________________
Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
Aladdin Sane is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 07:20 AM   #54 (permalink)
Une petite chou
 
noodle's Avatar
 
Location: With All Your Base
Canadians. Hee Hee... I live in Florida. My lifetime experience with people from the Great White North?

--Frequently lobsterfied on the front, still frozen on the back.
--Shopping carts full of vinegar, yogurt, baking soda, oatmeal... and aloe. Notably absent? Sunscreen.
--Teva and Birkenstock Gurus. And those gym shorts from 1972. Green ones. With the white piping.
--Maybe just my dad's family, but they washed the plastic plates, utensils, and cups from get-togethers and hauled them in the trunk all of the way back to Ft. St. John every year. I have 82 cousins. That's a lot of forks.
--Really, really annoying quarters. Get your own designs, man. The washing machines won't take them and I have to search through 10 coins to figure out which is the wrong one.

Great sense of humor, occasionally good musicians (take Celine back!) and actors (that 90210 guy, too!), slow drivers, endless entertainment for the sarcastically-inclined. All in all... pretty cool people.
__________________
Here's how life works: you either get to ask for an apology or you get to shoot people. Not both. House

Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
Just realize that you're armed with smart but heavily outnumbered.
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
noodle is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 07:23 AM   #55 (permalink)
Une petite chou
 
noodle's Avatar
 
Location: With All Your Base
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aladdin Sane
Is Charlatan the only one paying attention?

:O)
Wait! I just got it. Nice.
__________________
Here's how life works: you either get to ask for an apology or you get to shoot people. Not both. House

Quote:
Originally Posted by Plan9
Just realize that you're armed with smart but heavily outnumbered.
The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me. Ayn Rand
noodle is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 08:06 AM   #56 (permalink)
Insane
 
as a country, i don't really give canada much thought. i hate to say they are insignificant, because that just comes off so rude. but their impact on the world as a country just isn't as pronounced as many others.

i think their healthcare system stinks in practice but can appreciate the theory behind it. i'm hardly one of the wealthy, but i much prefer the system we use in the states. canada is beautiful in many places--but i can say the same of the states (and while i don't have experience, i'm pretty sure every country has its own beauty to offer).

as for the people there, i don't notice a difference between them and us to be honest. i've met nice canadians and i've met some real jerks--same with my own countrymen.
bad jane is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 08:30 AM   #57 (permalink)
narcissist
 
Location: looking in a mirror
I tend to get up north fairly often (I've been to Montreal 4-5 times this year, with two more trips planned), so I figured I'd try to give my opinion. It's very hard for me to make comparisons, since I'd be comparing (mostly) my part of the US (rural southern towns) with Montreal (large city with a diverse population), but here goes:

I find that Canda does tend to be a little full of itself, especially when talking to/about Americans. However, they often have good reasons to do so.

The health care isn't exactly the quickest or most personally attentive, but then again, I'm from a town where the doctor not only knows you name, he asks how your mother, father, and grandfather are, and says how sorry he is about your grandmother and uncle. They know you personally. It's hard not to in a town of 4,000. Having been without healthcare before, I definitely respect the ability for anyone to get what they need done without going bankrupt. However, when I was up there one time, ophelia and I went to see one of her friends in ER and they had her on a gurney in the middle of a giant room with everyone else that was staying over that night. Here, when you're sick, you get a private (or at least semi private) room.

I find that the culture tends to be quite diverse, at least in Montreal.

As for politics, I tend to agree with the overall liberal and accepting mindset, but tend to find myself disagreeing with some specific policies.

I find that a lot of Canadians tend to poke fun at Americans for being "die hard patriots", yet insist of having everything they own embroidered with maple leaves.

Overall, I love Canada, and honestly, I'll probably end up living there for at least a portion of my life. I don't see it as America Jr. or anything like that, although I do think it's quite like a more liberal brother...maybe America's the brother that's a CEO, right-wing politics, aggressive, capitalist...Canada's the 24 year old grad student in the family, still idealistic, still reading all the banned books, clinging hard to the liberal politics and long ponytail.
__________________
it's all about self-indulgence
majik_6 is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 08:34 AM   #58 (permalink)
Heliotrope
 
cellophanedeity's Avatar
 
Location: A warm room
Quote:
Originally Posted by powerclown
Both Toronto and Montreal have superb subway systems.
I can't say anything about Montreal, but you must be kidding about Toronto. It's alright, but most of us find it a pain in the ass.

I don't think we're that much different (people wise) from Americans, at least not until you get to the East Coast. (then they're crazy! I haven't been, but man, are they nuts! Newfies are the only people I know who identify eachother by the shape of their province on the rear window of their car! )

I agree with many of you on your views.

I'd rather be in BC. We have both good people and assholes. Our government is practically useless at times, and the hospital lines are too long. If you like snow or adventure, Canada seems like a good place to be. The boys are cute, but not so much as Canadian chicks. We try so hard to define ourselves against Americans that we look silly sometimes, and we perpetuate our own stereotypes.

All in all, I like Canada. We're screwed up, but we're at least headed in the right direction. If we just warmed up a bit, there'd be no place I'd rather live.
cellophanedeity is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 08:37 AM   #59 (permalink)
Junkie
 
Moderator Emeritus
Location: Chicago
Quote:
Originally Posted by majik_6
I find that a lot of Canadians tend to poke fun at Americans for being "die hard patriots", yet insist of having everything they own embroidered with maple leaves.
...and there's a certain very cute canadian young lady who looked adorable in her maple leaf skivvies
__________________
Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.
maleficent is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 08:48 AM   #60 (permalink)
Junkie
 
powerclown's Avatar
 
Location: Detroit, MI
Quote:
Originally Posted by cellophanedeity
I can't say anything about Montreal, but you must be kidding about Toronto. It's alright, but most of us find it a pain in the ass.
You've never been to NYC, apparently.
powerclown is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 09:15 AM   #61 (permalink)
Addict
 

Last edited by jay-g; 03-20-2008 at 11:12 AM..
jay-g is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 10:41 AM   #62 (permalink)
Heliotrope
 
cellophanedeity's Avatar
 
Location: A warm room
Quote:
Originally Posted by maleficent
...and there's a certain very cute canadian young lady who looked adorable in her maple leaf skivvies


Hey, we like our leaves and beavers here!
cellophanedeity is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 11:12 AM   #63 (permalink)
Pissing in the cornflakes
 
Ustwo's Avatar
 
About the only way I can tell the difference between Canada and the US besides the money, is that in Canada the roads are a bit worse and every now and then you are forced to see a bit of written French no one pays attention too.

Otherwise the stores are the same, the food is the same, the people dress the same, though I'd say the standard of living is lower. (Guys your 'free' health care costs you more in taxes per-person than I spend on my insurance by far, go go socialism).
__________________
Agents of the enemies who hold office in our own government, who attempt to eliminate our "freedoms" and our "right to know" are posting among us, I fear.....on this very forum. - host

Obama - Know a Man by the friends he keeps.
Ustwo is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 11:49 AM   #64 (permalink)
Insane
 
hrandani's Avatar
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlatan
I find that interesting that you would comment on our "individualism". If I were to say anything about the difference between Canadians and Americans it would be the Individualism of the US vs. the Collectivism of Canada. Our weather and general environment have made it group together for survival (i.e. settlers would die without pooling resources in our harsh climate) and today's poor would die (and do) without assistance (in some cases).

As for the little brother comment? Fair enough.
I think he meant it in the sense of the molson commercial, e.g.

I .. AM... CANADIAN!
hrandani is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 01:20 PM   #65 (permalink)
Junkie
 
eribrav's Avatar
 
Location: upstate NY
Canoeing in Canuckistan

Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlatan
eribrav... skating on the canal is one of my favourite memories of living in Ottawa and I agree about Temagami... did you ever canoe in Algonquin Park?

We had trouble choosing for our first trip: Temagami versus Algonquin. We went to Temagami first, figuring we would go to Algonquin the next year. Well, we never made it to Algonquin because the paddling in Temagami is so spectacular, we went back every year. I think you could spend a week there every year and not come close to covering half of it. It's endless.
eribrav is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 01:22 PM   #66 (permalink)
... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.
 
Willravel's Avatar
 
Canada has loads of potential on the whole, a few really good writers, some honestly nice people, and the kind of snowy weather that'd make a polar bear shiver - and I love cold weather. And I think Michael Moore has a cruch on you (but you didn't hear it from me).
Willravel is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 05:52 PM   #67 (permalink)
Free Mars!
 
feelgood's Avatar
 
Location: I dunno, there's white people around me saying "eh" all the time
Quote:
Originally Posted by maleficent
Well if tfp is a sampling of what canuckistan is like - i say we annex 'em... cute boys...

Plus, a buddy of mine - an exiled canucker showed me this ad - that every time I see it I Laugh - and LOVE Canadians!!!

http://www.coolcanuckaward.ca/joe_canadian.htm


But it's ZEE - ZEEE -- ZEEE -ZED is just stooopid.

but could you explain William Shatner to me? Please?
God, I love that commerial, it gets me all riled up inside

William Shatner? He's Canadian, what more do you need to know?

Quote:
Originally Posted by majik_6
The health care isn't exactly the quickest or most personally attentive, but then again, I'm from a town where the doctor not only knows you name, he asks how your mother, father, and grandfather are, and says how sorry he is about your grandmother and uncle. They know you personally. It's hard not to in a town of 4,000. Having been without healthcare before, I definitely respect the ability for anyone to get what they need done without going bankrupt. However, when I was up there one time, ophelia and I went to see one of her friends in ER and they had her on a gurney in the middle of a giant room with everyone else that was staying over that night. Here, when you're sick, you get a private (or at least semi private) room.
You can still get a private or semi private room up in Canada. I had the option to get that when I had my surgery few months ago. Granted, the wait period sucks.
__________________
Looking out the window, that's an act of war. Staring at my shoes, that's an act of war. Committing an act of war? Oh you better believe that's an act of war
feelgood is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 06:02 PM   #68 (permalink)
Banned
 
um....unless you are a super conformist drone......i think it matters very little what country you are from....

Last edited by bermuDa; 09-10-2005 at 07:59 PM.. Reason: insulting
eotlemac is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 08:54 PM   #69 (permalink)
Degenerate
 
Aladdin Sane's Avatar
 
Location: San Marvelous
Canada’s first aircraft carrier, the HMCS Jean Chrétien.


__________________
Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
Aladdin Sane is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 08:59 PM   #70 (permalink)
Free Mars!
 
feelgood's Avatar
 
Location: I dunno, there's white people around me saying "eh" all the time
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aladdin Sane
Canada’s first aircraft carrier, the HMCS Jean Chrétien.


Canada's had a carrier before

Plus, will it be tilted?
__________________
Looking out the window, that's an act of war. Staring at my shoes, that's an act of war. Committing an act of war? Oh you better believe that's an act of war
feelgood is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 09:08 PM   #71 (permalink)
lonely rolling star
 
sadistikdreams's Avatar
 
Location: Seattle.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Elphaba
I would like Washington to secede to BC. We're pretty laid back and would fit right in. Honest.
That'd be so rad, but then there'd be 2 Vancouvers.

And GODDAMNIT MAN, I FUCKING LOVE CANADA.
__________________
"Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone.
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials.
"
-Lin Yutang

hearts, by d.a.
sadistikdreams is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 09:32 PM   #72 (permalink)
Fly
see the links to my music?
 
Fly's Avatar
 
Location: Beautiful British Columbia
Quote:
Originally Posted by cellophanedeity


Hey, we like our leaves and beavers here!


don't forget the maple syrup eh........


__________________
BASTARD

SterlingStudios
Fly is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 09:46 PM   #73 (permalink)
Cautiously soaring
 
ruggerp11's Avatar
 
Location: exploring my new home in SF
Canada?

Robin Williams described it as "a loft apartment above a great party"

My personal view of Canada?

Amazing place. Gets a bad rap sometimes from American's, but personally I love it. I don't have experience with much of canada, but I do have some.

My girlfriend is Canadian. It's cute when she says Eh? Shes beautiful (a lot of canadian women are) very kind (ditto) and intelligent (yep). When I've visited her I got to meet some of her friends and other people from Montreal. They were all very nice (one girl apologized to me for adressing me in her first language, french, because I don't speak it and didn't understand what she asked). There are exceptions, of course, but I view Canada having a lot of qualities that I would like to think MN has.

Its effing freezing but I've lived my whole life in either Fairbanks, AK or Minneapolis, MN it doesn't bother me.

I go to Winnipeg for a rugby tournament every year to much success. A shit tonne of fun and nice people

The company I work for is based in Vancouver (I'm very excited to visit!!!) and they are a pleasure to work with.

I may even be moving to Montreal next year, and to be honest I'm very excited!!
__________________
Patriotism means being loyal to your country all the time and to its government when it deserves it.
--Mark Twain
Do What makes you happy
--Me
BUT!
"Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness" - Chuang-Tzu
ruggerp11 is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 09:48 PM   #74 (permalink)
Deja Moo
 
Elphaba's Avatar
 
Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA
Quote:
Originally Posted by sadistikdreams
That'd be so rad, but then there'd be 2 Vancouvers.

And GODDAMNIT MAN, I FUCKING LOVE CANADA.
Hey, no problem. North and South Vancouver's. Better yet, we become one nation away from the Cali's. Let Oregon deal them bastages.
Elphaba is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 10:06 PM   #75 (permalink)
Tilted
 
Location: KY
I honestly haven't ever paid too much attention.

Just know you say "eh" a lot or something.
Gary_the_Rat is offline  
Old 09-10-2005, 10:18 PM   #76 (permalink)
will always be an Alyson Hanniganite
 
Bill O'Rights's Avatar
 
Location: In the dust of the archives
Quote:
Originally Posted by maleficent
...and there's a certain very cute canadian young lady who looked adorable in her maple leaf skivvies
What'd I miss?

Canada? Canada's cool. The metric system blows my mind...but what're ya gonna do? I remember crossing the border into Manitoba, seeing a speed limit sign marked 100, and thinking...Awesome! Then thinking...Wait a minute, looked at the little orange numbers underneath the big white ones, on my speedometer, and going...Shit!

Canadians? Like anyplace else, you get the really cool and friendly ones, and you get your foul and ill tempered ones. To this day I want to know just what I did to piss off what appeared to be a very nice lady that ran an antique shop in Winnipeg. At least I assume that I pissed her off. Why the hell else would she have recommended "Foody Goody" to me. By the way...if you're ever in Winnipeg...and you feel like having Chinese...stay the hell away from Foody Goody.

I think that Canada keeps a "low profile". They don't piss anybody off. They mind their own damn business, and tend to be pretty laid back. Overall...I'd say that Canada is just about as good a next door neighbor as you're likely to find.
__________________
"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires." - Susan B. Anthony

"Hedonism with rules isn't hedonism at all, it's the Republican party." - JumpinJesus

It is indisputable that true beauty lies within...but a nice rack sure doesn't hurt.
Bill O'Rights is offline  
Old 09-11-2005, 04:13 AM   #77 (permalink)
Getting it.
 
Charlatan's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: Lion City
Quote:
Originally Posted by jay-g
And i was like, "ooh they have Degiorno pizza too!!", but all of the sudden, "its not delivery its Delissio." I was like what?? I was all by myself and was looking around the room in a state of paranoia, like i was in some weird alternate universe.
Try living in Canada where we get BOTH versions of the ads. Degiorno on the US TV leaking accross the border and our own... we often have that, "something isn't quite right" feeling and then just realize we are watching a US feed (TBS or Spike come to mind).

My favourite non-TV example of this is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone vs. the Philospher's Stone. Apparently the US publisher condescendingly decided to "dumb down" Philosopher's Stone to Sorcerer's Stone.

Quote:
Originally Posted by jay-g
And for those who have spoken to Canadians, is it just me, or do i hear at the end of their sentences, the pitch goes up. Almost if it was a question, but they are making a statement.
Up Talking. This is a recent trend amongs the younger generations. It serves the same purpose as "huh?", "eh?" or the brits "isn't it?". Except the question is implied rather than asked. The question implies complicity in the listener with the statement.

Quote:
Originally Posted by majik_6
I find that a lot of Canadians tend to poke fun at Americans for being "die hard patriots", yet insist of having everything they own embroidered with maple leaves.
This is a relatively recent trend (last 10 to 15 years?). Our patriotism, traditionally has always been a bit more understated. This is changing in part because of the "I AM CANADIAN" commercial. It seemed to have triggered a dormant patriotism or maybe it just fed on a growing zietgeist. Regardless, Canadians have become much more fervent about their patriotism. I'm not sure I like it.
__________________
"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
- Old Man Luedecke
Charlatan is offline  
Old 09-11-2005, 06:25 AM   #78 (permalink)
Degenerate
 
Aladdin Sane's Avatar
 
Location: San Marvelous
Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlatan
This is a relatively recent trend (last 10 to 15 years?). Our patriotism, traditionally has always been a bit more understated. This is changing in part because of the "I AM CANADIAN" commercial. It seemed to have triggered a dormant patriotism or maybe it just fed on a growing zietgeist. Regardless, Canadians have become much more fervent about their patriotism. I'm not sure I like it.
This is not quite right, eh. As long as I've known Canadians, they've been a patriotic bunch. I've spent time among them on and off over the years. My first encounter with large numbers of Cannucks was back in 1980. In Europe. Maple leaves everywhere. Canada this and Canada that. Lots of talk about how wonderful Canada is. If I heard it once I heard it 100 times-- Canada won a battle against the United States in 1812. In 1812 mind you. Seems to be a real inferiority complex more than anything else. They tried to define themselves more by what they are not (Americans) than what they are. They seemed to know, deep down, that there's not any difference between them and most Americans. As Shakespeare wrote, Methinks you protest too loudly...
__________________
Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
Aladdin Sane is offline  
Old 09-11-2005, 07:46 AM   #79 (permalink)
Getting it.
 
Charlatan's Avatar
 
Super Moderator
Location: Lion City
Quote:
Originally Posted by Aladdin Sane
This is not quite right, eh. As long as I've known Canadians, they've been a patriotic bunch. I've spent time among them on and off over the years. My first encounter with large numbers of Cannucks was back in 1980. In Europe. Maple leaves everywhere. Canada this and Canada that. Lots of talk about how wonderful Canada is. If I heard it once I heard it 100 times-- Canada won a battle against the United States in 1812. In 1812 mind you. Seems to be a real inferiority complex more than anything else. They tried to define themselves more by what they are not (Americans) than what they are. They seemed to know, deep down, that there's not any difference between them and most Americans. As Shakespeare wrote, Methinks you protest too loudly...
While I do think there are differences between Canadians and Americans (most at the political and social level rather than cultural) what you are seeing above (1812, etc.) is just about right. Canadians do have a bit of an inferiority complex when it comes the the US.

We sit on the border of the world's biggest economy and exporter of culture (aggresively so). We know we are different in our bones but have trouble expressing this in the face of movie theatre, radios and televsion prime time brimming with foreign culture. We are their biggest trading partner (not like most notice).

1812 is often raised because tweaking the US's nose is fun. No harm, no foul. We just think it's funny that many in the US don't know about the war of 1812 (we won) and the Fennian Raids shortly thereafter (we won again). For years we have been subjected to American chest thumping and sometimes deflating that chest is fun. Again, don't read too much into... we are a nation of irony and sarcasm (it's Mother's milk).

As for Maple Leaves on everything... you have to realize that isn't always patriotism. Stars and stripes are unmistakably the US flag... sometime a leaf is just a leaf. The Canadian flags on backpacks is so we can be differentiated at a glance from Americans. Don't blame us for the fact that Europeans like us and find Americans obnoxious (rightly or wrongly).
__________________
"My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars."
- Old Man Luedecke

Last edited by Charlatan; 09-11-2005 at 07:49 AM..
Charlatan is offline  
Old 09-11-2005, 08:21 AM   #80 (permalink)
Banned
 
i think its bs...that my post got edited.....it was an blatant joke....

im having trouble not being really annoyed
eotlemac is offline  
 

Tags
canada, noncanadians


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 03:43 PM.

Tilted Forum Project

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2
© 2002-2012 Tilted Forum Project

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360