[loki74]

Originally Posted by kmkkid

Thanks

Don't worry, The Americans just need to find others to blame their failing gov't/economy on. Everyone else know's the truth.


Chris

Sorry... thats just TOO funny!

(well maybe its not so funny if you actually believe that...)

EDIT:oops... this thread did seem to have been recently revived... sorry

[I♥MacNN]

Watch it loki. he will throw a tantrum and report you!!11

[kmkkid]

Originally Posted by loki74

Sorry... thats just TOO funny!

(well maybe its not so funny if you actually believe that...)

EDIT:oops... this thread did seem to have been recently revived... sorry

Yes people seem to be missing that this was posted two years ago, yet still feel the need to jump down my throat for it. I think they might have forgotten to take their meds lately.

[I♥MacNN]

kmkkid we weren't the ones that spazzed out in this thread. That was you.

[kmkkid]

*Yawn* Quite done yet?

[I♥MacNN]

I don't know are you?

[Kerrigan]

There's not much to say about Canada. It's a bit like Wales: it's there, but it's not important enough to think about.

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

There's not much to say about Canada. It's a bit like Wales: it's there, but it's not important enough to think about.

That's why americans are so ignorant.

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=263556

[Shaddim]

Originally Posted by kmkkid

what's a quebecian?

Navel lint

[olePigeon]

Can you imagine if he was French-Canadian? The righties would go nuts. "You mean you can be French... and Canadian?! OMG!!!"

[Shaddim]

Originally Posted by olePigeon

Can you imagine if he was French-Canadian? The righties would go nuts. "You mean you can be French... and Canadian?! OMG!!!"

No such thing, ask the French. They disowned them long ago.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

That's why americans are so ignorant.

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.php?t=263556

What are you trying to do? Drum up traffic to a thread no one cares about? How ignorant of you. Are all canadians so ignorant?

[Kerrigan]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

That's why americans are so ignorant.

You Canadians are always saying how you are so much more clever than Americans. But both Canadians and Americans are just dogs when compared with Europeans.

[spacefreak]

I like how calling a gay person "gay" is considered to be an insult inspired by hate.

It's similar to how liberals react when they are referred to as "liberals". By contrast, conservatives tend to proud of their classification.

Just don't call me "straight", you heterophobes.

[budster101]

This thread is so "straight".... nothing gay here.... move along....

[Chuckit]

Originally Posted by spacefreak

I like how calling a gay person "gay" is considered to be an insult inspired by hate.

It's similar to how liberals react when they are referred to as "liberals". By contrast, conservatives tend to proud of their classification.

All three titles can be used as insults and dismissals. Gay people do not universally object to being called gay. They object to being called gay in a context that suggests it's an insult inspired by hate. Likewise, liberals do not like the associations conservatives often try to imply with the word (and don't even try to deny that half the time it's all they can do to resist preceding it with "bleeding-heart").

[budster101]

Well, this so-called neocon, whom is actually a liber-tarian, takes no offense to words really. The shock value does affect at first, but then I just realize that those who would use such abusive language are just venting a frustration they have with the world around them which seemingly they have lost some control of. The GOP is running the government and mostly getting their way, hence the bitter; angry; and downright nasty behavior on the part of the liberals.


I understand.

[kmkkid]

Originally Posted by Chuckit

All three titles can be used as insults and dismissals. Gay people do not universally object to being called gay. They object to being called gay in a context that suggests it's an insult inspired by hate. Likewise, liberals do not like the associations conservatives often try to imply with the word (and don't even try to deny that half the time it's all they can do to resist preceding it with "bleeding-heart").

That's exactly right. We don't mind being called gay referring to our sexuality, but we dont like it when people call us gay as in 'you're a fag' type gay. You can tell the difference easily in the persons voice, whether they're being rude or not.

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally Posted by Railroader

What are you trying to do? Drum up traffic to a thread no one cares about? How ignorant of you. Are all canadians so ignorant?

No, just trying to educate ignorant americans and mexicans.

I was being too hard on you so I edited it a bit so you wouldn't whimper.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

No, just trying to educate ignorant americans and mexicans.

I was being too hard on you so I edited it a bit so you wouldn't whimper.

No, you were trying to drum up traffic to your thread that no one had posted in at all. Huh, still no posts. Weak.

*whimper*

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally Posted by Railroader

No, you were trying to drum up traffic to your thread that no one had posted in at all. Huh, still no posts. Weak.

*whimper*

Not really...I could care less if anyone reads it. You keep answering my posts tho honey...

[Kerrigan]

Did the US do something to upset Canada? Have Canada and the US always been enemies? I really don't know anything about the nature of the relationship between the two countries, somebody fill me in.

[loki74]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

Did the US do something to upset Canada? Have Canada and the US always been enemies? I really don't know anything about the nature of the relationship between the two countries, somebody fill me in.

okay... seeing as how this thread refuses to die, I shall not feel bad for posting again.

To answer your question, it would seem to me that there is a high concentraion of left-wing types in Canada, and the general politcal landscape is much more left. While you won't hear either of our governments going at each other (at least I hope not...) a lot of the citizens battle out the ideological difference.

Its really silly for anyone to say "A canadian is better/worse than an american." Although I might dare to say... I would take the States over our northern friends any day of the week. And I'm sure they feel just the opposite.

kmkkid: I'm not on any meds.

[budster101]

Didn't Canada once burn down our Capital? Pyromaniacs the lot of them...

I have nothing against Canadians, though they do lean quite leftward and despise the USA for some reason... I'd love to visit Canada, but it'd be like visiting France I fear....

I'm sure there are quite a few very nice Canadian people. I have met a few of each. (Bad / Nice)

[AKcrab]

Originally Posted by budster101

I have nothing against Canadians, though they do lean quite leftward and despise the USA for some reason... I'd love to visit Canada, but it'd be like visiting France I fear....

That is completely false. Go visit Canada, learn for yourself. Great bunch of folks. They don't hate us.
(I speak of the western half of Canada, I've never been to the eastern Providence.)

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

Not really...I could care less if anyone reads it. You keep answering my posts tho honey...

Are you homosexual? Why did you call me "honey"?

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally Posted by Railroader

Are you homosexual? Why did you call me "honey"?

You turn me on baby. You must be interested too. You keep responding to my posts which you say you are not interested in. PM me.

[loki74]

Originally Posted by AKcrab

That is completely false. Go visit Canada, learn for yourself. Great bunch of folks. They don't hate us.
(I speak of the western half of Canada, I've never been to the eastern Providence.)

I normally agree w/ budster, but I'm with akcrab on this one. I visited them once, and they were pretty nice to us Americans... granted, this was before 9/11 and the war and stuff, so things may have changed.

I've never been to france, but from what I'm told it smells really bad as they bathe infrequently, overperfume, and over smoke. I've also been told that the moment you get there you've got anti-American signs up all over the place, they hate you all they way into the airport. Granted, this is all what you might call "hearsay," as I have not seen these thigns first had, but I do not find them hard to believe.

I disagree with a lot of Canadians, but I don't think they are capable of stooping as (morally and otherwise) low as the French.

[budster101]

That's good to know. I don't really know anyone in Canada that I would visit, but it would be nice to take my wife up someday on a weekend adventure.

[Athens]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

Did the US do something to upset Canada? Have Canada and the US always been enemies? I really don't know anything about the nature of the relationship between the two countries, somebody fill me in.

They **** us on softwood lumber
They **** us on trade imports
they interfere in our politics
they try to force there policies on us
Worst they insult us often. Like calling Vancouver a small town with moose in the middle of the streets. I have been asked on the phone in the past if we had IN DOOR PLUMPING and TOLITS lol
Many older Canadians are still bitter over Avro and the Diefenbaker government, there have always been suspicions that the US played a part in the ending of the Arrow. Younger guys like me it has more to do with moral reasons. We watch them mess up other countries, and cause problems around the world. There are also different values, Canadians are more for the environment, socialism while Americans put a price on everything and the mighty dollar rules them.
Most Americans are really rude, ignorant and racist, specially the ones that come here. See the problem is good Americans blend in so you don’t see them. The before mentioned ones stick out like a sore thumb so it seems like they are all pathetic which really isn’t true.

[Athens]

Originally Posted by Kerrigan

You Canadians are always saying how you are so much more clever than Americans. But both Canadians and Americans are just dogs when compared with Europeans.

Canadians are in between Europe and the US for a lot of things. We waste and enjoy a similar if not same life style as Americans but our social attitudes and beliefs are more inline with Europe. I personally would say I have more in common with Europeans then Americans.

[Athens]

Originally Posted by AKcrab

That is completely false. Go visit Canada, learn for yourself. Great bunch of folks. They don't hate us.
(I speak of the western half of Canada, I've never been to the eastern Providence.)

No we just hate your government and some of your attitudes to things. I don’t hate individual Americans unless they are jackasses, but that goes for any one not just Americans. Besides Alaska, British Columbia, and Washington seem to have a special relationship on its own.

[Athens]

Originally Posted by budster101

That's good to know. I don't really know anyone in Canada that I would visit, but it would be nice to take my wife up someday on a weekend adventure.

If you are ever in Vancouver give me a shout, I love showing off the city to people

[Railroader]

It must be great for you canadians having athens speak for all of you. You are all in agreement with what he said. Lockstep.

[loki74]

Originally Posted by Athens

They **** us on softwood lumber
They **** us on trade imports
they interfere in our politics
they try to force there policies on us
Worst they insult us often. Like calling Vancouver a small town with moose in the middle of the streets. I have been asked on the phone in the past if we had IN DOOR PLUMPING and TOLITS lol
Many older Canadians are still bitter over Avro and the Diefenbaker government, there have always been suspicions that the US played a part in the ending of the Arrow. Younger guys like me it has more to do with moral reasons. We watch them mess up other countries, and cause problems around the world. There are also different values, Canadians are more for the environment, socialism while Americans put a price on everything and the mighty dollar rules them.
Most Americans are really rude, ignorant and racist, specially the ones that come here. See the problem is good Americans blend in so you don’t see them. The before mentioned ones stick out like a sore thumb so it seems like they are all pathetic which really isn’t true.

you know, you're foolish generalization of Americans, and arrogance to state your opinion as fact is making me rethink my opinion of Canadians. But I must try my best to realize that you are but one and do not represent all--it would not be fair for me to generalize. "The good ones" don't blend in, not from what I see. But you are right about the bad ones sticking out like a sore thumb. But that's true of ALL countries.

[Athens]

Originally Posted by loki74

"The good ones" don't blend in, not from what I see. But you are right about the bad ones sticking out like a sore thumb. But that's true of ALL countries.

Then take into account that of all visitors to Canada Americans make up the mass majority, so its very easy to be bias of all Americans with so many sore thumbs sticking out. Its simple logistics. If we had 20 000 French visiting every week im sure the opinions would be just as bias of the French as it is to Americans. And good Americans do blend in very well, you cant tell them apart from a Canadian. Which is why it seems all Americans are jack asses cuz of the ones that stick out.

[loki74]

Originally Posted by Athens

...you cant tell them apart from a Canadian.

And theres half the problem! You assume that if they're a good person, they're a Canadian. Um, superiority complex? To me, good people are good people, and bad people are bad people. I do have my prejudices, but I certainly don't think that if a person is good they've gotta be American. That is ridiculous.

...but at least you do realize that there are indeed good Americans out there.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Athens

*blah blah blah* Its simple logistics. *blah blahl blah*

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

[Athens]

Originally Posted by loki74

And theres half the problem! You assume that if they're a good person, they're a Canadian. Um, superiority complex? To me, good people are good people, and bad people are bad people. I do have my prejudices, but I certainly don't think that if a person is good they've gotta be American. That is ridiculous.

...but at least you do realize that there are indeed good Americans out there.

you misunderstood, what I was trying to say, a good American will fit in well with Canadians just as a good Canadian will fit in well in the US, idiots and losers stand out from the general populace, I wasn’t trying to say Canadians are all good and all Americans are bad. Bad Americans stick out badly, good ones blend in so the only Americans we notice are the bad ones.

[Darthmaul4114]

if someone called me Canadian id take it as a compliment

[Athens]

Originally Posted by loki74

you know, you're foolish generalization of Americans, and arrogance to state your opinion as fact is making me rethink my opinion of Canadians. But I must try my best to realize that you are but one and do not represent all--it would not be fair for me to generalize. "The good ones" don't blend in, not from what I see. But you are right about the bad ones sticking out like a sore thumb. But that's true of ALL countries.

Remember how I said the US mingles in our politics...

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/stor...8-4fc53b9ee4a4

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Athens

Remember how I said the US mingles in our politics...

http://www.canada.com/vancouver/stor...8-4fc53b9ee4a4

And you think that article fully represents why the US requested the warrant? Do you think the article is complete? Do you think it is an accurate representative of the truth of what happened?

The US wasn't mingling in canadian politics here. It was requesting that canada uphold the laws that canada has created. All in the interests of both the US and canada. Similar to if a canadian citizen commits a crime in canada and flees to the US. Canada would request an extradition and the US would comply because it would be in the best interests if they did.

You really are an ignorant person.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Athens

you misunderstood, what I was trying to say, a good American will fit in well with Canadians just as a good Canadian will fit in well in the US, idiots and losers stand out from the general populace, I wasn’t trying to say Canadians are all good and all Americans are bad. Bad Americans stick out badly, good ones blend in so the only Americans we notice are the bad ones.

And the only bad canadians we notice are the bad ones. They stick out like a sore thumb.

Good canadians act like US citizens. They are nice, respect our laws, tip their wait staff well, and use turn signals. You'd hardly know they were canadian unless you looked at their license plates or they said "eh?" every other sentence.

See how stupid you sound?

[Athens]

Originally Posted by Railroader

And you think that article fully represents why the US requested the warrant? Do you think the article is complete? Do you think it is an accurate representative of the truth of what happened?

The US wasn't mingling in canadian politics here. It was requesting that canada uphold the laws that canada has created. All in the interests of both the US and canada. Similar to if a canadian citizen commits a crime in canada and flees to the US. Canada would request an extradition and the US would comply because it would be in the best interests if they did.

You really are an ignorant person.

The United States can go uphold its own ****ing laws on its own lands and stay the **** out of other Countries pollitics. For the first time in my life I saw US flags being burnt in a big rally of a couple thousand people near the shop that had the warrants. It was wonderful and disturbing at the same time. Deal with your own problems and let every one else deal with there own. Perhaps Canada should start bugging the US about the human right abuses at Gitmo.

[Athens]

Originally Posted by Railroader

And the only bad canadians we notice are the bad ones. They stick out like a sore thumb.

Good canadians act like US citizens. They are nice, respect our laws, tip their wait staff well, and use turn signals. You'd hardly know they were canadian unless you looked at their license plates or they said "eh?" every other sentence.

See how stupid you sound?

Thats not stupid, its the truth, its the exact same thing I said. With the majority of Visitors being American here thats why it seems like Americans are the worst, reality im sure the real numbers of idiots and non idiots are the same for all countries.

[Athens]

omg lord of horse ****

"The fact is, marijuana is a very dangerous drug. People don't say that, but right now in America, there are more kids in treatment for addiction to marijuana than every other illegal drug combined."

[Atomic Rooster]

Originally Posted by Railroader

And the only bad canadians we notice are the bad ones. They stick out like a sore thumb.

Good canadians act like US citizens. They are nice, respect our laws, tip their wait staff well, and use turn signals. You'd hardly know they were canadian unless you looked at their license plates or they said "eh?" every other sentence.

See how stupid you sound?

Now if only U.S. citizens would act civil and stop hurting each other.

Your quote "See how stupid you sound?" You're very limited.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Athens

Thats not stupid, its the truth, its the exact same thing I said. With the majority of Visitors being American here thats why it seems like Americans are the worst, reality im sure the real numbers of idiots and non idiots are the same for all countries.

So what your saying is nothing really.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

Now if only U.S. citizens would act civil and stop hurting each other.

Your quote "See how stupid you sound?" You're very limited.

You don't make sense. But then I wouldn't expect that out of a child.

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by Athens

The United States can go uphold its own ****ing laws on its own lands and stay the **** out of other Countries pollitics. For the first time in my life I saw US flags being burnt in a big rally of a couple thousand people near the shop that had the warrants. It was wonderful and disturbing at the same time. Deal with your own problems and let every one else deal with there own. Perhaps Canada should start bugging the US about the human right abuses at Gitmo.

[img]http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/idl/vasn/20050730/261923-84014.jpg[img]

Ummm... canada was upholding it's laws. Nothing political about it. The US simple had to inform them that they were being broken.

Heh... a bunch of canadian pot heads lighting things on fire. I hope they are wearing fireproof clothing!