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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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For Americans to hate Canadians or Canadians hate Americans is moronic.
What? Still holding a grudge from the war of 1812 or american revolution?
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Americans have never had a grudge against the British over the American Revolution. Not that I've ever heard at least and I've been in America for a long time. American historians and historians in general have never been harsh in judging the American revolution either. If there are Canadians that actually hold a grudge over some trifling issue or attitude then I guess that's the way it is. Never mind the massive economic trade that gives its economy a lift and the fact that nobody would even think of bothering Canadian integrity with the US sitting to the South. |
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Mr. BlackCat
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
Location: Insert witty remark HERE
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| Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| young_clinton wrote: |
| rainman3277 wrote: |
For Americans to hate Canadians or Canadians hate Americans is moronic.
What? Still holding a grudge from the war of 1812 or american revolution?
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Americans have never had a grudge against the British over the American Revolution. Not that I've ever heard at least and I've been in America for a long time. American historians and historians in general have never been harsh in judging the American revolution either. If there are Canadians that actually hold a grudge over some trifling issue or attitude then I guess that's the way it is. Never mind the massive economic trade that gives its economy a lift and the fact that nobody would even think of bothering Canadian integrity with the US sitting to the South. |
Yup, that's it! Caught us! We're still holding a grudge over something that had nothing to do with us as a nation from 240 years ago. Sure, none of us were born nor do we have any close ancestors who were around then, and probably a good 75% of our families weren't even living in Canada at the time. But yes, this has been eating us up all this time. Thank you for finally exposing it so we can move on. |
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jazzmaster
Joined: 30 Sep 2013
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It's just so strange that there are so many terrible Canadians out there and all Americans are such upstanding citizens, yet nary a month goes by without a post like this, running pages and pages, going on and on bashing Canadians by Americans.
Sorry, have to go. Have to finish reading the definition of irony. There was just a link to this page. |
I've said it to you before and I'll say it again, that kind of thinking that the anti-Canadian crowd is showing is why I'm an apologist. What you hear about Canada and react to, I hear about Korea. |
I love the fact that Steelrails was one of the few to correctly locate the impetus behind this thread. I guess inside every Canadian there's a little bit of Steelrails. |
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augustine
Joined: 08 Sep 2012
Location: México
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:41 am Post subject: |
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People usually use the term 'inferiority complex' too liberally, but the definition puts a square in a square with precision in this 'debate'. This site is also dominated by nos amis lents du nord and is thus notorious for never ending claptrap. I don't really care and only want to reiterate that the result of such a non factor country having a marky mark inflated ego is pure amusement to me. And Bratislavan Joe Milosh and Phenom Penh Pete don't know what your backpack syrup sticker means anyway. Distinguishing yourselves from Americans, please. Like you're discernable from any other group of white people who go places. Before you give me a, 'most Americans don't own passports' parrot ignorance anecdote a few days later. You could probably give a speech in the local square in most cities, proclaim to be Norwegian, and almost everyone would likely believe you. That's a joke. Or, it gives a sense of the regional depth we're confronting. It's the model inferiority complex. Canuckistan, canuckster, patrickghvancouver, captain canada, weigukin74ithinkaboutdebtalldaycanuck... just look at the names, not the ones I made up, they try hard to distinguish themselves. All we have is that nut, centralcali.
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byrddogs
Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Location: Shanghai
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| Mr. BlackCat wrote: |
| Yup, that's it! Caught us! We're still holding a grudge over something that had nothing to do with us as a nation from 240 years ago. Sure, none of us were born nor do we have any close ancestors who were around then, and probably a good 75% of our families weren't even living in Canada at the time. But yes, this has been eating us up all this time. Thank you for finally exposing it so we can move on. |
Geez, that must be a burden to harbor those thoughts even though present day residents mostly have no connection to that past.
Hopefully, now that it has been exposed, everyone can move on. Good on you for setting this in motion in the effort to create a harmonious posting experience for all. Thanks a bunch! |
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Steelrails
Joined: 12 Mar 2009
Location: Earth, Solar System
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 2:43 am Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| Mr. BlackCat wrote: |
It's just so strange that there are so many terrible Canadians out there and all Americans are such upstanding citizens, yet nary a month goes by without a post like this, running pages and pages, going on and on bashing Canadians by Americans.
Sorry, have to go. Have to finish reading the definition of irony. There was just a link to this page. |
I've said it to you before and I'll say it again, that kind of thinking that the anti-Canadian crowd is showing is why I'm an apologist. What you hear about Canada and react to, I hear about Korea. |
I love the fact that Steelrails was one of the few to correctly locate the impetus behind this thread. I guess inside every Canadian there's a little bit of Steelrails. |
Or maybe there's a little bit of Steelrails in everyone who doesn't care to make blanket statements about entire nationalities and make slimy conclusions about entire peoples. |
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Underwaterbob
Joined: 08 Jan 2005
Location: In Cognito
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:55 am Post subject: |
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| Steelrails wrote: |
| jazzmaster wrote: |
| Steelrails wrote: |
| Mr. BlackCat wrote: |
It's just so strange that there are so many terrible Canadians out there and all Americans are such upstanding citizens, yet nary a month goes by without a post like this, running pages and pages, going on and on bashing Canadians by Americans.
Sorry, have to go. Have to finish reading the definition of irony. There was just a link to this page. |
I've said it to you before and I'll say it again, that kind of thinking that the anti-Canadian crowd is showing is why I'm an apologist. What you hear about Canada and react to, I hear about Korea. |
I love the fact that Steelrails was one of the few to correctly locate the impetus behind this thread. I guess inside every Canadian there's a little bit of Steelrails. |
Or maybe there's a little bit of Steelrails in everyone who doesn't care to make blanket statements about entire nationalities and make slimy conclusions about entire peoples. |
Annnnd we're back to stereotyping Canadians as polite.  |
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I'm With You
Joined: 01 Sep 2011
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I'm kind of glad it was the insecure Canadians who have dominated Korean EFL.
Can you imagine if it were the boorish Australians instead?
God help us. |
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EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
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Most nationalities are easily distinguishable from Americans due to personality and waistline. They don't have to wear their flag to distinguish themselves from us. For example, it's not like people are going to think someone from Osaka is American. But for someone from Ottawa, it's a different story.
When you have the waistline of a person from Arkansas, the loudness of a person from Brooklyn, the rudeness of someone from New Jersey, fat girlfriends like men from Tennessee, the education of a person from Bama, a hockey fascination like a person from Michigan, the love of beavers like Oregon State University fans, the addiction to doughnut shop coffee like a Mississippi Highway Patrolman, and say "eh?" just like people in Pennsylvania, the only recourse is to wear a Canadian flag.
The funny part is how some Americans allegedly wore some oversized backpacks with Canadian flag patches and now people can't tell the real Canadians from the decoys. I can only imagine the conversations the decoys must've overheard:
Tom: Why is he wearing a humongous backpack on a midnight beer run to the 7-11???
Susie: He's Canadian. That's why. Look at the maple leaf flag patch on his XXXXXXXXL backpack.
Tom: I wonder if he wears it to sleep.
Susie: Yes, Tom. He's Canadian.
Tom: But surely he and his girlfriend don't wear their backpacks during sex.
Susie: Of course they do. After my Canadian co-worker finished spiel #329 about Tim Horton's coffee, he told me that during sex education courses in Canadian schools, they're taught to never go bareback. |
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EZE
Joined: 05 May 2012
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| I'm With You wrote: |
I'm kind of glad it was the insecure Canadians who have dominated Korean EFL.
Can you imagine if it were the boorish Australians instead?
God help us. |
The Australians are my favorite nationality of teacher here. They're always cool. |
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I'm With You
Joined: 01 Sep 2011
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 9:25 am Post subject: |
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| EZE wrote: |
Most nationalities are easily distinguishable from Americans due to personality and waistline. They don't have to wear their flag to distinguish themselves from us. For example, it's not like people are going to think someone from Osaka is American. But for someone from Ottawa, it's a different story.
When you have the waistline of a person from Arkansas, the loudness of a person from Brooklyn, the rudeness of someone from New Jersey, fat girlfriends like men from Tennessee, the education of a person from Bama, a hockey fascination like a person from Michigan, the love of beavers like Oregon State University fans, the addiction to doughnut shop coffee like a Mississippi Highway Patrolman, and say "eh?" just like people in Pennsylvania, the only recourse is to wear a Canadian flag.
The funny part is how some Americans allegedly wore some oversized backpacks with Canadian flag patches and now people can't tell the real Canadians from the decoys. I can only imagine the conversations the decoys must've overheard:
Tom: Why is he wearing a humongous backpack on a midnight beer run to the 7-11???
Susie: He's Canadian. That's why. Look at the maple leaf flag patch on his XXXXXXXXL backpack.
Tom: I wonder if he wears it to sleep.
Susie: Yes, Tom. He's Canadian.
Tom: But surely he and his girlfriend don't wear their backpacks during sex.
Susie: Of course they do. After my Canadian co-worker finished spiel #329 about Tim Horton's coffee, he told me that during sex education courses in Canadian schools, they're taught to never go bareback. |
I laughed out loud.
And once in a while I do see Chad from Saskatchewan ride through my neighborhood on his mountain bike. Yes, he wears a backpack, and yes there is a Canadian flag sewn on the side. |
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Kuros
Joined: 27 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 10:48 am Post subject: |
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| Okay, Canadians, take the flag off the backpack. That is all. Carry on. |
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joelove
Joined: 12 May 2011
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 11:00 am Post subject: |
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| I was once called an American and didn't even correct the person. |
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rainman3277
Joined: 13 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. BlackCat wrote: |
| young_clinton wrote: |
| rainman3277 wrote: |
For Americans to hate Canadians or Canadians hate Americans is moronic.
What? Still holding a grudge from the war of 1812 or american revolution?
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Americans have never had a grudge against the British over the American Revolution. Not that I've ever heard at least and I've been in America for a long time. American historians and historians in general have never been harsh in judging the American revolution either. If there are Canadians that actually hold a grudge over some trifling issue or attitude then I guess that's the way it is. Never mind the massive economic trade that gives its economy a lift and the fact that nobody would even think of bothering Canadian integrity with the US sitting to the South. |
Yup, that's it! Caught us! We're still holding a grudge over something that had nothing to do with us as a nation from 240 years ago. Sure, none of us were born nor do we have any close ancestors who were around then, and probably a good 75% of our families weren't even living in Canada at the time. But yes, this has been eating us up all this time. Thank you for finally exposing it so we can move on. |
Holy Jumpin Jesus. You might want to look up the definition of sarcasm in the dictionary. |
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catman
Joined: 18 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| I was once called an American and didn't even correct the person. |
Treason!!!!
I usually hear "Migook" as opposed to "Waygook". No big deal. |
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