What Do You People Think Of Us Canadians

[querelle]

Do you think of us at all? We think of American alot here. But that's usually the case when one sleeps with a giant. But seriously, what do think of us?

Q

[MichiganVote]

1. I think that, in the main, your population is happier than ours

[querelle]

2. Kick

Just as I thought. You Mercans think we are boring and just waiting to become the 51st state. How wrong you are..............

[driver8]

3. You guys make some great beer. Hash is (was?) easier to find

in Canada than weed.

Canadians love their hockey.

You spell "color" and "labor" incorrectly.

Canadians are good people.

[querelle]

4. We Do Not Spell Incorectly

Coulour, labour, rationalise, i could go on forever. I don't speak American. I speak English and French.

[ForrestGump]

5. You might sleep with a giant

but you always get to be on top.



I tend to like Canadians. I have some of the American and some of the Commonwealth background in common, and that maybe enhances an affinity. And it's not a paradise, but what little I have seen of it (I'll have to fix that) I have liked very much. In saying that, I recognize that the terrain, the people, and everything else are all quite diverse and that there is no monolithic Canada just as there is no single USA.

[querelle]

6. huh?

can you be more clear? i did not understand a fucking word you said. are you a resident of planet earth?

Q

[ForrestGump]

11. Seems clear enough to me

Thouigh let me amend my statement to read that I tend to like most Canadians.

[Blue-Jay]

12. A "friendly giant"?

[u4ic]

32. As in

[progmom]

7. My mom's side of the family is Canadian

I'm a big fan of Canada for many reasons.

[Deja Q]

8. I envy you lot.

n/t

[Blue-Jay]

9. I love Canadians.

I've been making a real effort to learn more about Canadian politics as well.

Canadians tend to be more aware of the world around them than USAers, and less violent as a whole. They tend to not choose their leaders based upon who they'd rather have a beer with (Mel Lastman aside, even though Mel's tropical shirts with the chest hair showing always cracked me up).

I ain't drinking milk out of a bag, however.

[u4ic]

31. "They tend to not choose their leaders

based upon who they'd rather have a beer with."

Except Albertans.:grr:

[Redstone]

10. Eh?

Redstone

[texas1928]

13. You are ok....

Eh.

[Blue-Jay]

25. Speaking of "eh":

I know that many USAers like to latch on to that in order to poke fun at our neighbo(U)rs, but I find "eh" to be endearing and provoking of further conversation. It mostly means "wouldn't you agree?" or maybe "What are your thoughts on this?"

Example:

"Kenny G sucks the shit out of a dog's asshole." I have made a decisive statement that indicates that no argument will be tolerated, thus ending the conversation.

vs.

"Kenny G sucks the shit out of a dog's asshole, eh? (don't ya think? wouldn't you agree?) Here, I have left the subject open for further discussion.

[texas1928]

27. KENNY G DOES NOT!!!!!!!!

HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT, YOU FREEPER!!!!!!!!!!



























:P



















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[StellaBlue]

14. We don't.

Honestly. I am just speaking the truth.

I do perhaps more than most because I lived in the UK for a while and am aware of the Commonwealth, the English diaspora in general, and Canadians abroad being fed up with people assuming they are American. I often think, if it wasn't for the weather, Canada would be my ideal country.

:hi:

[NewWaveChick1981]

15. I think Canada's the wiser, cooler sibling of the US.

The US is the fuckup sibling who's always getting itself into trouble and calling Mom for bail money. Canadians have socialized medicine, more laws that MAKE SENSE, nice people, and cleaner surroundings. :hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. I'm jealous of your frozen-tundra asses

You get to live in a good country. :grr:

[Deja Q]

18. "Life is what we make of it." - Ellie Arroway

:)

Trying to kick that fact into my arse as well and stop keeping myself the victim.

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. Ah, but she also slept with a guy

who ended up helping scuttle her hopes to run the project.

[Deja Q]

26. Nobody's perfect, but (a) at least she tried, and (b)

she got more in that movie than I have in 34.3 years of existing. :rofl:

[Oeditpus Rex]

28. Point taken

She also (c.) got to go through a worm hole, which would be really cool.

[Tyo]

17. Canada keeps us sane

My partner and I have spent a lot of time in Canada over the past couple of years, mainly in Vancouver. We love it there, although we know that it is not necessarily representative of some other parts of the country.

We’ve talked about trying to immigrate if the US continues on its downward spiral into Fascism. But even if we don’t, we are glad you are there. While Canada is not perfect, it is for us a refuge from all the weirdness going on down here.

[1gobluedem]

19. I love Canada and Canadians in general

I have cool Canadian relatives. I wouldn't mind living in Canada AT ALL.

[Xipe Totec]

20. I think: Thank you for the Louisiana Cajuns

And thank you for the Canadian Mounted Police.

And thank you for being a good neighbor, and a loyal friend.

And thank you for putting up with us.

For the Maple Leaf,

and for Anne of Green Gables,

And, lest I forget, for Labatt Blue.

:thumbsup:

[OzarkDem]

29. Me, too

Not far from you up here on Lake Erie, we see your tourists frequently, your coins, too.

Love visiting your country, its nice and very clean.

I also remember how helpful and fast your Air Force was on 9-11 - a good example of trust and friendship. I later felt very ashamed when Bush insulted you for not supporting his illegal invasion of Iraq. Sorry about that.

[u4ic]

34. You forgot me!

:cry:

[Xipe Totec]

35. No, you are always first Candian in my heart!

That goes (almost) without saying.

[u4ic]

37. dupe

[u4ic]

38. .

nice save...;-)

[Xipe Totec]

40. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=5571567&mesg_id=5572493

[Random_Australian]

21. Much funnier form of American. Not so uptight about stuff either.

That is what this Aussie thinks. :)

Edit: And you are not as fat or loud. :) No offense Americans.

[graywarrior]

22. You drive like maniacs.

[asthmaticeog]

24. You have WAY better candy.

:patriot:

[KamaAina]

30. You're all cool except Harper and possibly Alan Thicke

eh?

[u4ic]

36. ...and Ralph Klein

:hi:

[KamaAina]

39. ...and possibly Celine Dion

forgot her for a second

[Katina]

33. hmmm I thought you were made up

by Parker & Stone.


Sorry, j/k...just feeling silly tonight.

[petronius]

41. Canadians? They live in Alaska, right? And isn't their Prime Minister

the guy who writes Doonesbury?


(Just kidding; I think Canada gave us one of the greatest sports known to humankind, as well as Captain Kirk - Canada rocks!)

[speedoo]

42. I have always liked Canada and Canadiens...

For many reasons.

Vancouver, BC is my favorite city, and I used to love camping in Ontario.

And THIS makes me like Canada even more:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2012521

(be sure to check out the "yaleshmale" ad.) :thumbsup: