What is Canada for Americans?
toutbrun
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Just curious, trying to understand what Americans (or others in the world) think or know about Canada..
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In seriousness, I've always known canadians to be a nice bunch, live in a cold place with bears and they love maple syrup. Oh and they have some sense too as they adopted our way of gun control, found it didn't work so went back to their original system whereas our government can't ever be seen to be wrong so we just stick with it.
Oh n my Bren gun is Canadian too (deact of course)
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That said, they're not as brash, materialistic nor interfer in world affairs as much as many of their, ahem, neighbours. I like that. I think Canada is a nice place, in the same way many of Europes Scandinavian countries are nice. Clean, well ordered, beautiful scenery, not the first to shout, scream and get involved, but will step up, however. Sure, they're all doing meaningful and brave things in Afghanistan, or were in Iraq as well, but do Al Qada know that? Probably not.
And maple syrup is weird. Strangly nice, but weird nonetheless.
And Canadians need to forget America and be more secure. I've known many Canadians ask what people think of them, I find that strange also, in fact, nobody from any other nation has ever asked me the same question.
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One daya I go to Toronto and stay in bigga hotel. I go down to eat soma breakfast, I tella the waitress I wanna two pissa toast. She bringa me only one piss. I tella her I wanna two piss; she say, go to toilet, I say you no understand, I wanna two piss on my plate. She say you betta no piss on plate, you sonna ma bitch. I don’t even know lady, ana she calla me sonna ma bitch!
Then, I go to pharmacia with a cougha. The man he give me candy ana tell me fa cough! fa cough ! I say, "fa cough" - I don’t even know man ana he tella me FA COUGH! - Later I go to eat soma lunch at Ricky’s Place, the waitress she bring me spoon, a knife but no fock. I tella her I wanna fock, She tell me everybody wanna fock. I tella her, you no understand, I wana fock on table. She say you betta not fock on table you sonna ma bitch - I not even know lady, ana she call me sonna ma bitch. So, I go back to my hotel room, an there’s no sheet on my bed. I calla the manager and tella him I wanna sheet. He tell me to go to toilet. So, I say you no understand, I wanna sheet on bed. He say you betta not sheet on bed you sonna ma bitch. I don’t even know man ana he call me sonna ma bitch?
I go to check out of hotel and man at desk he say peace to you. I say, "Peace on you too, you sonna ma bitch!"
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We have some black squirrels here in the U.S. Perhaps they're immigrant squirrels from Canada?
You never hear of Australia's involvement either. I was once chatting to an Aussie survival instructor who was there. He told me a few tales, but I checked them out and they were heavily involved in fighting for a while.
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I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay
I sleep all night and I work all day
He's a lumberjack and he's okay
He sleeps all night and he works all day
I cut down trees, I eat my lunch
I go to the lavatory
On Wednesdays I go shopping
And have buttered scones for tea
He cuts down trees, he eats his lunch
He goes to the lavatory
On Wednesdays he goes shopping
And has buttered scones for tea
I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay
(He's a lumberjack and he's okay)
I sleep all night and I work all day
(He sleeps all night and he works all day)
I cut down trees, I skip and jump
I like to press wildflowers
I put on women's clothing
And hang around in bars
He cuts down trees, he skips and jumps
He likes to press wildflowers
He puts on women's clothing
And hangs around in bars?
I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay
(He's a lumberjack and he's okay)
I sleep all night and I work all day
(He sleeps all night and he works all day)
I cut down trees, I wear high heels
Suspenders and a bra
I wish I'd been a girlie
Just like my dear papa
He cuts down trees, he wears high heels
Suspenders and a bra?
He's a lumberjack and he's okay
He sleeps all night and he works all day
He's a lumberjack and he's okay
He sleeps all night and he works all day
I also go to the North Island (northern Vancouver Island) salmon and halibut fishing every
Summer. It's usually quiet and I find the folks quite nice. After we're fully retired we're going
to take the train from Vancouver to the East coast, then do the Maritimes.
Well I emigrated to Canada when I was 18 - and lived there for 10 years (now back in the UK)
I worked in Victoria, BC - and it's a favourite tourist spot for American's, so I got to see exactly how they see Canada.
Basically, a long lost distant cousin.....who they are not quite sure of the parentage.
It was assumed that US$ were accepted - BUT complete shock when given Canadain $ change. It was like I was giving them Disney World money (Victoria is on Vancouver Isalnd).... I was even asked if these forighn looking $'s were accepted on the mainland
I was also asked if the Canadian Flag came in any different colours....
(In fact, I think it was a surprise that we all spoke English and not French!)
I'm not sure what they teach American's about Canada in schools, but I can certainly say it's not much.... if anything at all
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