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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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Hey, if they're going to yank Ilsanman's How have things improved? (still puzzled about that) then why don't they kill this dumb thread? It's not strayed off topic or gotten horribly nasty, and who knows -- it may even have educated somebody somehow. But I don't care. The fact is, I'm tired of seeing this drag on for 9 pages as though it's Freakiest Waygook or something worthwhile.
Mods, please. Now isn't the time to think or deliberate on the whys & wherefores. Just lock this so it doesn't keep showing up on my View your posts searches.  |
Yeah, I hate it when I start a good thread, then it gets hijacked by some clown with his head up his ass (you know who you are) and then deleted by these mods with about as much open mindedness as that buck toothed loser to the north.
Man, has this board ever gotten lame. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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| They're some happy looking Canadians. Does Tim Hortons put cocaine in the coffee? |
Pretty sure it's a wicked cocktail of Zoloft, horse tranquilizers, and MSG; Just like the Colonel's secret recipe- 11 herbs and spices my ass! |
I think they put some viagra in there too cause I'm starting to go blind. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| I guess when we travel we just don't want to be mistaken for Americans. I know that's why I wear mine. |
If I had 100 won for every time I've heard this reason, Bill Gates would be my lapdog. No offense, but I think this has been all too established... |
Me too. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: |
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Sorry, but I totally disagree. I find my country's general attitide of "Notice me! notice me!" to be a little pathetic really. It's a great country, and maybe it should get more attention on the world stage than it does, but not for the stupid things like the obsession with mediocre coffeeshops.  |
Mediocre coffee shops? The U.S. gets noticed for Starbucks. I prefer Tim Horton's any day over Starbucks. It has more of a cosy atmosphere, I find. They also have very good food. It seems like a slash between a diner and a coffee shop. That's why I like Tim Horton's. As far as the notice me part, if you've got it, flaunt it:) J/K |
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Vancouver
Joined: 12 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:18 am Post subject: |
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And the Tim Hortons obsession is too weird. |
cause its good stuff. There are only 3 things I like about Canada. Timmy Ho's is one of them |
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congee
Joined: 08 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:48 am Post subject: |
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| I've noticed Canadians speak of prices in Canadian dollars to non-Canadians. Why? We have no idea what the Canadian dollar is worth (well, I do, but many don't). I would never dream of expressing prices in British pounds to anyone but Brits. |
Yeah, what a bunch of ignorant assholes. How dare they quote prices in their currency!!
The only way we're going to stop this travesty is to legislate that any Canadian travelling overseas must memorize current forex rates for all the major currencies of the world. |
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blaseblasphemener
Joined: 01 Jun 2006
Location: There's a voice, keeps on calling me, down the road, that's where I'll always be
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| Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I just wish us Canadians (and Brits) who feel the need to trash Americans in our presence, would get a life. Most Americans I've met are genuine and passionate people, and I enjoy them. I would be mortified if any foreigner blamed me for some of the dismal leaders we've had, or for that matter, Britain's had (Chretian, MULRONEY, Thatcher, CHAMBERLAIN). |
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crusher_of_heads
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Location: kimbop and kimchi for kimberly!!!!
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| Adventurer wrote: |
| peppermint wrote: |
| Sorry, but I totally disagree. I find my country's general attitide of "Notice me! notice me!" to be a little pathetic really. It's a great country, and maybe it should get more attention on the world stage than it does, but not for the stupid things like the obsession with mediocre coffeeshops. |
Mediocre coffee shops? The U.S. gets noticed for Starbucks. I prefer Tim Horton's any day over Starbucks. It has more of a cosy atmosphere, I find. They also have very good food. It seems like a slash between a diner and a coffee shop. That's why I like Tim Horton's. As far as the notice me part, if you've got it, flaunt it:) J/K |
I respectfully disagree on this one, although I only started drinking coffee again in 2003-Tim Horton's reminds me of hospitals with their sterile environment. Sure, at Starbucks you support crass capitalism, but at least the matrix is comfortable. |
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Vicissitude
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Location: Chef School
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 9:51 am Post subject: |
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| I just wish us Canadians (and Brits) who feel the need to trash Americans in our presence, would get a life. Most Americans I've met are genuine and passionate people, and I enjoy them. I would be mortified if any foreigner blamed me for some of the dismal leaders we've had, or for that matter, Britain's had (Chretian, MULRONEY, Thatcher, CHAMBERLAIN). |
Thanks blaseblasphemener. As an American, I appreciate the thought. Can't tell you how many times I've had to encounter really nasty Canadians and Brits who think it's perfectly okay to bad mouth America/Americans every chance they get within my presence as if I should have no say so in the matter. The biggest problem I have with them is that they think it's perfectly okay to stereotype Americans and make sweeping negative generalizations. But don't even THINK about doing the same towards Canada/Canadians because they'll be all over you like a rabid pack of wild dogs.
I don't even want to get started on the double standards.
What do you do with Canadians who who have nothing better to do with their time than sit around and read/discuss the book, "Canadian History for Dummies?" Then they go on and on about how horrible America is on a constant basis. It really gets to me that they think all Americans are ignorant about the world and that every white faced American has had an easy life. They just can't concieve the thought that ANY white America has ever had a hard life or that we actually know quite a few things about other cultures. So many Canadians I've run across in this world think they know everything about every culture around the world. That's arrogant!
As an American I just want to make these few points clear so Canadians can get it through their heads that we don't all think collectively as Americans:
1. I hate Starbucks - it's over-priced and the coffee is crap. Most Americans really don't like it either. Go to America and you'll see most average Americans buying their coffee at gas stations or donut shops. Dunkin Donuts has the best coffee next to some of your better hotels such as Westin or Sheraton. Tim Horton's is fine too but it's not in all of the states. Actually, their soups are the absolute BEST and I don't hear Canadians saying anything about that.
2. I hate GWB - never liked the entire Bush clan. The whole family is full of corruption. So don't think that whitey Americans are all huge Bush fans or that we will get offended if you trash Bush. Nobody can trash GWB better than I can and as an American it's my god given right. So don't get all shocked when you hear an American going off with intense hate speaking about GWB. He's done a great deal of harm to my country and fellow Americans and for that I hate him. But what has he ever done to Canada or the UK that could closely compare with what he's done to my country?! I have more reason to hate him than any Canadian or Brit. |
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Pligganease
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
Location: The deep south...
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| Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I respectfully disagree on this one, although I only started drinking coffee again in 2003-Tim Horton's reminds me of hospitals with their sterile environment. Sure, at Starbucks you support crass capitalism, but at least the matrix is comfortable. |
I just got back from a vacation to Canada with my girlfriend. I loved Tim Horton's (and Canada/Canadians in general). Every single person that came to the house to visit us brought it, and every time we left we had to get it. I also couldn't beleive how cheap the coffee and the food were.
However, people that say the coffee at Tim Horton's is better than the coffee at Starbuck's are just being silly. Tim Horton's has about 2 varieties of coffee, and everyone I know has to load it down with sugar and cream in order to drink it.
As a pure black coffee drinker, there is no doubt that the variety of different beans and roasts at Starbuck's makes it better coffee. There are just so many that everyone can find a blend they like.
Now, if you want to say the cream in a "Double-Double" is better than the cream at Starbuck's, I can't argue. |
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DRAMA OVERKILL
Joined: 12 Apr 2005
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I like Tim's, but in all honesty, if there was a drive-thru Starbucks where I live in Canada, I would go there instead... Starbucks makes a better coffee. I hate all of the "mocha-frappo-iced-latte-cino" crap, but re: a straight up cup of coffee, Starbucks is better. Sorry, Tim, but you know I'll be back...  |
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safeblad
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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i didnt read the whole thread but ill jump in with my own 2p about canada
i had never really spent any time with either candians or americans before i came to korea, however upon arriving in Jeju i found it full of canadians, all living the dream in the Jeju '''subtropical climate''', dressed up in their ridiculous summer clothing..... there were of course americans too...
when i first arrived i generally found the canadians to be much more pleasant and genial than americans and this still is somewhat true.
the problem is that canadians are a bunch of fakers, they just pretend to be nice because they are canadian, americans however are better at telling things like it is, something that I appreciate.
You just never know where you stand with a Canadian. Fakers.
Also the fact that they are in complete denial about saying aboot is really irritating. |
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LuckyNomad
Joined: 28 May 2007
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I'm a Yank and went to Canada several times in my youth. Aside from the push red button for English and push blue button for French, I didn't really feel like I was in a foreign country.
What do I think of Canada? Honestly, I don't think about it at all. In fact, Dave's ESL is the only place that I've ever seen discussions about Canada take place. |
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