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Post by nordicyouth on Jan 24, 2006 18:31:07 GMT -5
C'mom, Canada's the best country. Fire away...
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Post by anodyne on Jan 24, 2006 18:35:27 GMT -5
You guys still have an inferiority complex?
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Post by eastanglian on Jan 24, 2006 18:55:47 GMT -5
How come we never hear anything about Canada in England? Does nothing newsworthy happen there? If i compare it to Australia (similar size country) we get lots of news about Australia, Australian soaps on our tv, Australian TV presenters. I couldn't even name the Canadian prime minister  |
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Post by nordicyouth on Jan 24, 2006 19:09:20 GMT -5
1. We don't have an inferiority complex; never did. We're just suspicious of America.
2. Australians are a combination of the worst of British with some ugly American flavouring. Their love-hate relationship with Britain, racism, chauvinism, American-style tourists, and funny British-like accents are newsworthy.
3. Canada seems on the surface to be one of the quietest and most stable countries in the world; not much international news comes out of those countries - the Nordic countries are similar.
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Post by Ras-Xafun on Jan 24, 2006 19:11:59 GMT -5
Do you Canadians feel its an advantage having a neighbour such as US or do you feel marginalized with them next door?
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Post by eastanglian on Jan 24, 2006 19:14:47 GMT -5
Never been there but i like Australia/Australians. If i was going to emigrate somewhere it'd probably be there, seems just like Britain but hotter  Surely Canada is more similar to America though? Another question: do most Canadians want to keep the monarchy or do they want to become a republic? |
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Post by anodyne on Jan 24, 2006 19:26:05 GMT -5
1. We don't have an inferiority complex; never did. We're just suspicious of America. I guess that's typical of nations bordering each other. I think I can speak for all Americans when I say that we have mixed feelings towards our northern neighbors. From your nation's loins came "Kids in the Hall." - which is good.  But from the other testical came the band "Loverboy." - which is very bad.  |
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Post by dukeofpain on Jan 24, 2006 19:57:57 GMT -5
C'mom, Canada's the best country. Fire away... Canadian??? I though you said you were from toronto? |
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Post by nordicyouth on Jan 24, 2006 22:12:54 GMT -5
Not from Toronto. Van City. As for having the United States as a neighbour, it's probably more beneficial than negative. We're certainly not marginalized, we have more of a say in the world than many other nations with 30 millions. We're always requested as peacekeepers (which we started after Pearson created the UN Expeditionary Force*). We're seen as the most progressive and least racist country of all the West, as multicultural, law abiding, full of opportunity, and just.
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Post by annienormanna on Jan 24, 2006 22:38:12 GMT -5
How many Canadians does it take to screw in a light bulb?....No answer here, I'm just curious.
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Post by oubit on Jan 24, 2006 22:40:50 GMT -5
which hockeyteam is going to win at the next Olympic Games? Canada or the US?
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Post by annienormanna on Jan 24, 2006 22:47:34 GMT -5
Should I change my long distance telephone carrier?
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Post by nordicyouth on Jan 24, 2006 23:22:38 GMT -5
1. Canada's going to win. And if we don't, then Canada will win in the universe parallel to ours where things are just and fair...
2. I use FIDO. It depends. Up here you can get a MotoRAZR for $200 with a one-year FIDO plan @ $30/mo. Not bad...
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Post by annienormanna on Jan 24, 2006 23:32:07 GMT -5
1. Canada's going to win. And if we don't, then Canada will win in the universe parallel to ours where things are just and fair... 2. I use FIDO. It depends. Up here you can get a MotoRAZR for $200 with a one-year FIDO plan @ $30/mo. Not bad... Minutes?  |
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Post by buddy on Jan 24, 2006 23:35:26 GMT -5
How you doin' eh ;D?
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Surely Canada is more similar to America though?
