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coolsage
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul
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 Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| otis wrote: |
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| OK. Canadians are more liberal and secular; Americans tend to be more conservative and religious. Beyond that, there are few differences. We eat the same food, watch the same movies, read the same books. We are, as it says on the Peace Arch at the border south of Vancouver, 'Children of a Common Mother.' (Although the 'common' part has always bothered me a bit.) So can we put this CanAm dispute to bed, forever? |
That's not really true.
Canada and America are the same in a sense.
Montreal, Toronto, and Quebec have the majority of the population. They are liberal.
Every other place in Canada isn't filled with the far-left.
In America, the I-95 corridor is filled with the far-left. We also have the left-coast. Every other place isn't filled with far-left wackos.
But the majority of the population lives on the left-coast and the I-95 corridor.
We're a lot more similar than different. |
Have you actually been to the Great White North? Toronto is the largest city, Montreal is number two, Vancouver is third, Edmonton/Calgary/Ottawa are roughly the same size. Quebec City is farther down the list, altough it's a splendid place to see. Do a little research before you embarass youself more. |
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coolsage
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:11 am Post subject: |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| coolsage wrote: |
| OK. Canadians are more liberal and secular; Americans tend to be more conservative and religious. Beyond that, there are few differences. We eat the same food, watch the same movies, read the same books. We are, as it says on the Peace Arch at the border south of Vancouver, 'Children of a Common Mother.' (Although the 'common' part has always bothered me a bit.) So can we put this CanAm dispute to bed, forever? |
Whoa.. thats a huge generalization.
You make it sound like ALL Americans live in Canadian Prime Minister Harper's religioius non-secular utopia and ALL Canadians live in some wild hedonistic secular soddom and gomorroh like San Francisco/New York City/Miami/New Orleans/Las Vegas and on and on.. |
Have you been smoking your grandmother's glaucoma medicine? If so, it's not having a good effect. I think you require some professional help, or at the very least, a vacation. |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| otis wrote: |
| coolsage wrote: |
| OK. Canadians are more liberal and secular; Americans tend to be more conservative and religious. Beyond that, there are few differences. We eat the same food, watch the same movies, read the same books. We are, as it says on the Peace Arch at the border south of Vancouver, 'Children of a Common Mother.' (Although the 'common' part has always bothered me a bit.) So can we put this CanAm dispute to bed, forever? |
That's not really true.
Canada and America are the same in a sense.
Montreal, Toronto, and Quebec have the majority of the population. They are liberal.
Every other place in Canada isn't filled with the far-left.
In America, the I-95 corridor is filled with the far-left. We also have the left-coast. Every other place isn't filled with far-left wackos.
But the majority of the population lives on the left-coast and the I-95 corridor.
We're a lot more similar than different. |
I think you can say that people from England and the U.S. are far more similar than they are different and the same in relation to Canadians and people from England and Americans. Canadians in some aspects are more similar to their British counterparts and in some aspects more similar to their North American neighbor as they inhabit the same continent and have many common historical experiences and the U.S. does influence Canada economically and ideologically to some extent.
I do think your use of the term "left-coast" is an illustration of a significant cultural difference. Canadians don't really usually use terms like "left-coast". British Columbia is a very liberal province, but they are not generally labeled disparagingly by other Canadians for having many who vote for parties on the left. I think the divide between Americans and Americans should be a more serious concern to you than what Canadians think or don't think.
I do not think most teachers in Korea really care if a person they meet is from England, the U.S., or Canada. We are all foreigners here.
As far as criticism of the U.S., polls among Canadians in Canada show the sentiment is reflected back in Canada. There was a significant drop in
a feeling of friendliness when you compare the year 2004 to 2006.
If you treat people very well, they are more apt to express positive feelings towards whatever country you hail from. During the Clinton years more Canadians said positive things about their neighbor.
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Alpha-Epsilon
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Otis, there are a lot of "pseudo-intellectuals" here, not to mention myself at times, albeit I'll agree to the hilt that Canadians are more apt to be unlikable here in Korea than back in America. I've compared the differences, and those here in Korea, they aren't what they think are(the real McCoy,) thereby giving both Koreans and Americans the wrong impression.
Good post. |
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The Man known as The Man
Joined: 29 Mar 2003
Location: 3 cheers for Ted Haggard oh yeah!
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| Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| There is a strong anti-French sentiment in the U.S.. there isn't one with Canada/Canadians however. |
Have you ever been to Alberta? |
Try Alexandria, Ontario for that |
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