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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| The Great Wall of Whiner wrote: |
I live in China.
I am Canadian.
Before I moved to China, my heart was closer to China than America.
Now, having been in China for almost 4 years, I find myself closer in heart to America than China.
Maybe your Canadian neighbours need to spend some time in China. |
Hey dude I remembered you from the old dave site.
What happened??? |
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FUBAR
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: The Y.C.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:35 am Post subject: Re: Why do Canadians go ape over China as if it's a savior? |
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| FistFace wrote: |
Why is it that Canadians seem to go so crazy about China, and pay it homage as if it's some great foreign god they can cheer on towards the defeat of the big, bad, evil capitalist USA?
Seriously, to hear some of my Canadian neighbors talk, it's almost as if they're ready to bow down at the feet of the Chinese. I often hear them praising China's name as, to use a Canadian friend's words, "the world's next great superpower."
They do it with some eery gleem of excitement in their eyes.
What exactly is the motivation behind this, and what does Canada have to gain from it? |
I've never heard any of my friends think or say that. Maybe you should talk to new people. |
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pest2
Joined: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| If China crushed the USA literally and began to control the USA. |
Ain't gonna happen in your lifetime. Economically, China is still not at the level of Japan, nevermind the EU or the US. Militarily, it's not yet near Russia, nevermind the USA, nevermind even more the NATO combined forces.
America sucks right now under Herr Bush, but even most liberals I know can see that the Chinese government is just, if not more, corrupt. |
Well, of course.. that's why i said, "IF". |
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Pink Freud
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Why do Canadians go ape over China as if it's a savior?
They don't. |
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alwaysfaithless
Joined: 22 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:26 am Post subject: |
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| Seriously, to hear some of my Canadian neighbors talk, it's almost as if they're ready to bow down at the feet of the Chinese. I often hear them praising China's name as, to use a Canadian friend's words, "the world's next great superpower." |
Are your Canadian neighbours Chinese-Canadians? |
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Paji eh Wong
Joined: 03 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| I don't know any one who talks like this. |
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The King of Kwangju
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
Location: New York City
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| Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 6:01 am Post subject: |
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Living in Canada, I'd have to say this is true, and it's the media that perpetuates it.
Not a day goes by that the Globe or the CBC is hyping China. And when it's reported that their toys are mad of lead, it's told with great solemnity. I'm not sure why. |
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Barking Mad Lord Snapcase
Joined: 04 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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I don't see it as a distinctly Canadian problem. Rather, it is a trait of many educated, middle class Westerners to romanticise the gritty, exotic "alternative-ness" of regimes in which the rights and privileges they take for granted would amount to nothing.
Don't ask me why. |
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Thunndarr
Joined: 30 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2007 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Agreed. To the extent that the OP was true, it's probably because those people have this idea that people in Asia sit around in kimonos (why kimonos? because that's what asians wear, right?) all day sipping tea from 5000 year old porcelain cups contemplating life's eternal questions such as which cherry blossom is perfect. |
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bonanzabucks
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Location: NYC
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:04 am Post subject: |
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I've only met one Canadian who proclaimed the PRC as saviors -- my aunt. The main reason was because she's a hippy and commie lover who never grew up and was easily impressed by the new (but empty) buildings in Shanghai. She was visiting her cousin who used to teach English over there. When she came back from each visit, she couldn't stop salivating over how "wonderful" and "lovely" those Chinese people are.
As for her cousin, she left after three years because her school screwed her over her contract and she got sick from the pollution. She, who lived there, didn't like China so much, but she couldn't find a decent job in Vancouver and that's why she went there.
Aside from that, I've never met any other Canadian who felt this way. Maybe some Chinese-Canadians (if they even consider themselves Canadians), but I think it's because the PRC makes a huge effort to reach out to them. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Thunndarr wrote: |
| Agreed. To the extent that the OP was true, it's probably because those people have this idea that people in Asia sit around in kimonos (why kimonos? because that's what asians wear, right?) all day sipping tea from 5000 year old porcelain cups contemplating life's eternal questions such as which cherry blossom is perfect. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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| browneyedgirl wrote: |
If China crushed the US, then Canada would be flooded with Americans, Mexicans, Central and South Americans. I don't think they'd like that.
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Nah, I don't think that would happen because the Americans could all escape by flying away on their unicorns. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| browneyedgirl wrote: |
If China crushed the US, then Canada would be flooded with Americans, Mexicans, Central and South Americans. I don't think they'd like that.
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Never happen. China is one of the most capitalistic countries in the world. They need the U.S. - it's a HUGE market for Chinese good. |
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