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[VanIslander]

The only generalizations that I can think of at the moment that seems to apply to Canadians in general, especially in our public behaviour, is we're apologetic (polite to strangers), provincial-minded (antifederalism), unpretentious (dislike conceited people), protectionist-minded (environment or economy or culture), concerned about health (our greatest heroes: a guy who brought in healthcare funding for all and a guy who lost his leg to cancer and ran across the country to raise awareness of it) and likely to avoid conflict.

[mises]

I'll agree with apologetic, provincial and protectionist. But I'd put pretension on a similar level with smug, which we have the market cornered, globally. Canadians are smug as *beep*. Concerned about health, no. Canadians like to drone on about "medicare" only because the Americans have a worse system. Every single OECD nation, less America, has a socialized (to some extent) medical system. It is a public policy decision, not a value, but we've elevated it to a value because of our number one trait: not-American. That is what we wish we were, but aren't.

And I think our American friends who spent time (or who are in Korea) would likely laugh heavily at the suggestion that we're adverse to conflict. I find Canadians to be confrontational, in a passive-aggressive way.

On balance, we're a fine people. Some good, some bad. It is what it is, as our American brothers say. But the regional differences are strong. The Quebecois are a totally different bag, southern Ontario is bizarro land and BC the breakfast cereal province (fully of fruits, nuts and flakes -not that there's anything wrong with being a fruit-). Alberta is WASPy, conservative and generally awesome. Sask and Manitoba still exist, I think.

[ED209]

Brits;

ChavtasticPakibashingIslamofacistFinanciallyandmorallybankruptYouthstabbingChristopherBiggins

[ESL Milk "Everyday]

They're a bunch of people, some of whom have things in common, some of whom do not, living in a place. Sometimes they do things, and they like to eat food. As far as I know, they think about things, and tend to talk to other people.

I think that's a fairly accurate description.

[RJjr]

"I want a house, but I want some other American to pay for it. The bank should stop bothering me about paying the loan." http://hotair.com/archives/2009/02/23/video-bail-me-out-obama/

"I want a war, but I want some other American to go fight it. The army recruiter should stop bothering me and my son about participating." http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hotstories/6261403.html

[Kuros]

[Chris_Dixon]

How does the world see New Zealanders?

[nateium]

[Gopher]

[blade]

[Gopher]

No, not at all. I have no socks here. I believe any mod can easily verify that.

This theme amuses me, however, as it occurs and recurs from time to time. I think someone once even accused me of being BLT's sock or vice versa.

[Leslie Cheswyck]

I remember I was your sock for awhile, yeah baby!

[Gopher]

You handsome devil, baby!

[Leslie Cheswyck]

Oh behave!

[ManintheMiddle]

blade:

Put a sock in it.