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Doogie
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Hwaseong City
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 Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:12 am Post subject: Do Canadians Really Hate Americans? |
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In my opinion......absolutely not. I bring this up because I get this from Americans all the time. "You're Canadian. You guys really don't like us, do you?" I've lived in different parts of Canada(Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver) and I can honestly say that I've met very few people that said they hate Americans. I do think that Canadians hate President Bush and the ultra right wing Republicans. This stems from the fact that we're not that conservative in our thinking in Canada. The Conservative government we have in Ottawa now would be considered a centrist party by U.S. standards. Anyway, I'm even hearing this same sentiment when I meet Americans here in Korea. Maybe I'm out to lunch (it's highly possible  ), but I really don't know where it comes from. If anyone can enlighten me, please do. |
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SarcasmKills
Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:15 am Post subject: |
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| I hate you and your out-to-lunchness for ever contemplating this bullshit post. |
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Doogie
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Hwaseong City
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:18 am Post subject: |
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| SarcasmKills wrote: |
| I hate you and your out-to-lunchness for ever contemplating this *beep* post. |
Here's hoping sarcasm doesn't really kill. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| I really think these topics should be banned. I'd rather watch paint dry... |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:29 am Post subject: |
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It's all true! We hate Americans! Hates 'em. The same way Britney hates Kevin.
We are this --> <--- far away from just letting all of them Al-Qaeda guys take a few rowboats across Niagara Falls in the middle of the night to go steal everyone's iPods!
Hate, I say! HATE! |
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:39 am Post subject: |
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| twg wrote: |
It's all true! We hate Americans! Hates 'em. The same way Britney hates Kevin.
We are this --> <--- far away from just letting all of them Al-Qaeda guys take a few rowboats across Niagara Falls in the middle of the night to go steal everyone's iPods!
Hate, I say! HATE! |
Thanks. |
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jlb
Joined: 18 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 2:44 am Post subject: |
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When asked, I usually say, "I loathe your country, your political leaders and the havoc you wreak upon the world but I usually don't hate the individual people once I get to know them." The only exception is the 50% of the population that voted Bush in for Round 2.
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: Re: Do Canadians Really Hate Americans? |
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| Doogie wrote: |
| The Conservative government we have in Ottawa now would be considered a centrist party by U.S. standards. |
Disagree. Harper and company is considered a right-winger by U.S. standards. He's definetely not a centrist.
In American politics.. Clinton was a centrist. Canadian Harper would be far right-winger to the Bush degree. |
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twg
Joined: 02 Nov 2006
Location: Getting some fresh air...
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 6:34 am Post subject: |
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| HAAAAAATE~! |
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:09 am Post subject: |
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Only the hosers who think we say 'eh' after every sentence. Like, we never say that? What are they talking aboot, anyways?  |
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Adventurer
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 7:20 am Post subject: Re: Do Canadians Really Hate Americans? |
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| Tiger Beer wrote: |
| Doogie wrote: |
| The Conservative government we have in Ottawa now would be considered a centrist party by U.S. standards. |
Disagree. Harper and company is considered a right-winger by U.S. standards. He's definetely not a centrist.
In American politics.. Clinton was a centrist. Canadian Harper would be far right-winger to the Bush degree. |
It is hard to really put Harper in perspective since he is Canadian and not American. However, he is associated with right-wing Evangelicals. I do not mean to be discriminatory, but I don't think Evangelicals are quite known to be tolerant of Catholics, go on missions, are more for laws that penalize then for working on the common good. He does not fit the old Tory of the British and Canadian type. He is a new style Tory. So you might be right. His views on Israel were probably influenced by religious conviction rather than political ties and friendships. That is different than a run-of-the-mill Canadian Tory. If you were referring to someone like Peter Mackay or former Conservative leader Joe Clark, then they would be centrists. I am not sure on Peter Mackay.
This topic is overdone, and if it were a steak it would be black and very sick to the taste buds. I think the Canadians are not any different than their Anglo-Saxon counterparts when it comes to views on Americans.
People just bring up the Canadians because they feel Canadians somehow must like America and Americans more. If the U.K. was next door, the title might be different. |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:30 am Post subject: |
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I don't know if this topic should be banned--the question will come up again and again as new generations of teachers and trolls happen upon Korea and this board.
What I suggest, seriously, is that the topic be made into a sticky. Some people want to discuss this, others don't to see it revived every fortnight (or less). So why not put it up top where every one get to it, or ignore it?
Obviously the current manifestation of the title won't do, but something to the effect of "Canadian-American Relations in Korea and Elsewhere" would work.
Mods, make it so. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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Canadians hating America? That's silly. We're almost the same. Look how many Canadians love Country music and own property in the U.S.
The Canadians you hear complain are the stupid ones who, for example, blame NAFTA because they don't have jobs instead of blaming their own laziness. |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: |
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The only part of Canada I don't like is Maine.
cbc |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Or we could gather another collection of unclever, unoriginal, un....comments. That could work. |
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