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maximmm
Joined: 01 Feb 2008
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Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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Let's take a cue from the Korean schools/newspapers and start an essay competition.
The essay should be highly analytical, critical and unbiased with a topic 'Why Canada is the best country in the world'.
The winner will receive one million won and a trip to Dokdo. |
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robbie_davies
Joined: 16 Jun 2013
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 5:31 am Post subject: |
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The Montreal Canadians are awesome. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 7:14 am Post subject: |
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Canada is a great country. Perhaps not the "greatest" (is there even such a thing?) but it's definitely one of the best.
Clean, safe, free, big, lots of variety in landspace, people, cutlure, weather, and recreational activities. Lots of educational, and profressional/economic opportunity for all genders, races, and religions.
We have our ups and downs, pros and cons, and ike all countries our people can be either great, complete yahoos, or somewhere in the middle.
I'm lucky to have been born and raised there and I wouldn't trade that for any other country in the world. Perhaps I could be equally happy if I were born and raised in a dozen or so other countries (US, UK, Aussie, Sweden, Norway, France, et al), but I don't think being from any of those places would have given me any more benefits than having been born in Canada. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 7:54 am Post subject: |
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Newbie wrote: |
Canada is a great country. Perhaps not the "greatest" (is there even such a thing?) but it's definitely one of the best.
Clean, safe, free, big, lots of variety in landspace, people, cutlure, weather, and recreational activities. Lots of educational, and profressional/economic opportunity for all genders, races, and religions.
We have our ups and downs, pros and cons, and ike all countries our people can be either great, complete yahoos, or somewhere in the middle.
I'm lucky to have been born and raised there and I wouldn't trade that for any other country in the world. Perhaps I could be equally happy if I were born and raised in a dozen or so other countries (US, UK, Aussie, Sweden, Norway, France, et al), but I don't think being from any of those places would have given me any more benefits than having been born in Canada. |
I agree. It seems that the old phrase "The grass is always greener on the other side" has, in recent times, come to mean "People are always jealous on the other side". Green, of course, symbolizing envy. |
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young_clinton
Joined: 09 Sep 2009
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 7:59 am Post subject: |
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Stain wrote: |
We have our ups and downs, pros and cons, and ike all countries our people can be either great, complete yahoos, or somewhere in the middle.
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Yes, you also have Starbucks and Walmart and soon the American companies will become more and more common |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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Posted: Sat May 03, 2014 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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young_clinton wrote: |
Yes, you also have Starbucks and Walmart and soon the American companies will become more and more common |
Hey dumbass, go back to your cashier duties. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 3:15 am Post subject: |
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young_clinton wrote: |
Stain wrote: |
We have our ups and downs, pros and cons, and ike all countries our people can be either great, complete yahoos, or somewhere in the middle.
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Yes, you also have Starbucks and Walmart and soon the American companies will become more and more common |
young clinton, I'm from the US. I didn't write that. |
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Stan Rogers
Joined: 20 Aug 2010
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 3:35 am Post subject: |
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Stain wrote: |
young_clinton wrote: |
Stain wrote: |
We have our ups and downs, pros and cons, and ike all countries our people can be either great, complete yahoos, or somewhere in the middle.
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Yes, you also have Starbucks and Walmart and soon the American companies will become more and more common |
young clinton, I'm from the US. I didn't write that. |
Sure you didn't. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010 Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 4:45 am Post subject: |
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Stain wrote: |
young_clinton wrote: |
Stain wrote: |
We have our ups and downs, pros and cons, and ike all countries our people can be either great, complete yahoos, or somewhere in the middle.
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Yes, you also have Starbucks and Walmart and soon the American companies will become more and more common |
young clinton, I'm from the US. I didn't write that. |
He often confuses himself with who is who on these forums. |
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joelove
Joined: 12 May 2011
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 9:07 am Post subject: |
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young_clinton wrote: |
Yes, you also have Starbucks and Walmart and soon the American companies will become more and more common |
Starbucks and Walmart, eh? More American companies, eh? Say it ain't so, eh.
I'm still kind of baffled at the popularity of Tim Horton's. |
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Stain
Joined: 08 Jan 2014
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Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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Stan Rogers wrote: |
Stain wrote: |
young_clinton wrote: |
Stain wrote: |
We have our ups and downs, pros and cons, and ike all countries our people can be either great, complete yahoos, or somewhere in the middle.
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Yes, you also have Starbucks and Walmart and soon the American companies will become more and more common |
young clinton, I'm from the US. I didn't write that. |
Sure you didn't. |
Well, maybe I did write it, but I am still from the US. |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 5:40 am Post subject: |
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young_clinton wrote: |
Stain wrote: |
We have our ups and downs, pros and cons, and ike all countries our people can be either great, complete yahoos, or somewhere in the middle.
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Yes, you also have Starbucks and Walmart and soon the American companies will become more and more common |
I'll reply, since that was me you were supposed to quote...
Oh no, the horror! Big stores with cheap prizes are coming to our country! Whatever will we do!! Someone, for the sake of the children, please stop them!!!
And all these evil American stores are doing nothing but bringing American employees with.... oh wait.
I mean: and all these evil American stores are doing nothing but creating work for all the American people who manufacture their... oh, wait.
Nevermind.
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guavashake
Joined: 09 Nov 2013
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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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Stan Rogers wrote: |
The Montreal Canadians are awesome. |
Their hockey team, the Canadiens, are pretty good too. |
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