What's it like being Canadian?

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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited October 2009
    I don't really want to be a member of any country.....all governments suck!

    Thanks for the happy thanksgivings Solid.

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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2009
    xcapri79 wrote: »

    We were among the first to aid Louisiana after Katrina.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina
    I was very proud of our countries response after seeing interviews in which people from the battered gulf coast expressed their appreciation for the help they recieved from some of our finest.:)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,952
    edited October 2009
    My best friends are Canadian,live next door. The healthcare stories you hear are true. My neighbors own mother had to wait 3 years for a hip replacement,so they came here. Taxes are so high,a case of beer is 40-50 bucks,a bottle of rum,35 bucks,so alot make their own booze. Crime is no different than here,in the metro area's it's worse than out in the sticks. The majority of Canadians live within 150 miles of our border. They do have a better sense of environment,preservation. They won't build any refinery's for oil,they ship the oil here,we ship them gas back. Make sense ? My neighbor works for a huge tool company,he has lived in Canada,europe,brazil,and settled on here.His job enables him to live just about anywhere. So of coarse I had to ask....why here ? He said becouse we have the best HC, the most options for consumer goods and services,and we are still fairly cheap. Needless to say,he can't understand,as I do too,why in the world we would want to change all that.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2009
    While some of the health care stories may be true, I personally think they are over exaggerated. My 2 Aunts both had hip replacements, Mother-in-law had a knee replaced, 4 Uncles that had triple and quadruple bi-passes, a family friend had open heart surgery and so on and so on. These folks had to wait a little, but not years. Any life threatening surgery is addressed quickly and it was free. As for the crime, sorry Tony I have to disagree. While your population is vastly larger than ours, I don't think the stats show that. For example, in 2007 the stats for murder show:

    USA
    Population - 301,621,157
    Murders - 16,929

    Canada
    Population - 33,122,189
    Murders - 594
    That's just one example. I think each country has its problems and good points as well. I'll stay exactly where I am.

    I'd go on but I need to check my batch of moonshine. :D
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited October 2009
    xcapri79 wrote: »
    Canadians love Americans.
    http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DoJ_okAgAUGE
    http://phillytalk.com/talk-radio/audio/gordon-sinclair-the-americans.html
    http://www.tysknews.com/Depts/Our_Culture/americans.htm

    We were among the first to aid Louisiana after Katrina.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina

    Thanks for the links! Now, if you could only find something like this that was made less than 35 years ago i'd be happier!
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited October 2009
    One of my favourite books is one called between friends.Produced in 1976 by the national film board of Canada.It shows beautiful photography of the American/Canadian lanscape throughout the border from coast to coast. It also writes descriptions about many border towns/cities.Stunning photography!Canada established the first Hardrock Cafe in North America and I beiieve is the second one in the world (after England)
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited October 2009
    Canadians are just like people in the US, but they own more boats! That's from a tongue-in-cheek summary of a demographic profile we did for a company wanting to start marketing in Canada.
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited October 2009
    I didn't read the whole thread, but after reading some negative crap on the first page... well, if you want to stereotype - it's good that at least some of you know where Canada is!
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  • dkg999
    dkg999 Posts: 5,647
    edited October 2009
    ViperZ wrote: »
    I didn't read the whole thread, but after reading some negative crap on the first page... well, if you want to stereotype - it's good that at least some of you know where Canada is!

    As I manage Canadian marketing services for my company, and have many companies, associates, and friends in Canada, I would be the last one to throw any stones! Both countries have good points and bad points. I've considered assignments that would have moved me to Canada for an extended period of time.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited October 2009
    ViperZ wrote: »
    I didn't read the whole thread, but after reading some negative crap on the first page... well, if you want to stereotype - it's good that at least some of you know where Canada is!

    Oh don't get your panties in a bundle, this thread is to demonstrate how we appreciate our Canadian polkies . . . (and poke some fun.)
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited October 2009
    Just remember..... the beaver is more industrious than the eagle. hehehe
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,464
    edited October 2009
    I like Canadians, very tasty.
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited October 2009
    This one`s too fatty.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited October 2009
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    I feel this map explains the world very well from my perspective despite its simplicity. I think it also explains why many of you Moose Heads are pouting after a little teasing . . .
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited October 2009
    Canadians love hockey and beer, and that makes them A-OK with me.

    I was TDY with some Canadian Army fellas in Italy. There were a blast to be around, good natured and funnier than hell. I got a kick out of the motherload of food they brought with them. Americans were eating crap out of vending machines, and these 2 guys would cook a full course breakfast every morning before class; eggs, bacon, pancakes, orange juice, hominy, the works. They were not playing around.

    I've met and worked with quite a few Canadians throughout my military career; really great people, down to earth and very unpretentious.
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited October 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    usa_globe.jpg

    I feel this map explains the world very well from my perspective despite its simplicity. I think it also explains why many of you Moose Heads are pouting after a little teasing . . .
    Ah Moose Head's eh,that explains the joke in another thread.

    LOL love the map,it could have been drawn by a Miss America contestant from the south.:D
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    usa_globe.jpg

    I feel this map explains the world very well from my perspective despite its simplicity. I think it also explains why many of you Moose Heads are pouting after a little teasing . . .

    Mike, I love living in the uninhabited zone. Then again, the rest of the people probably feel that way about me as well. Turn up the music. :D
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited October 2009
    List of comparisons,FRESH AIR,CANADA/YES... USA/NO...FRESH WATER,CANADA/YES...USA/NO...ETC.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited October 2009
    rubin wrote: »
    Just remember..... the beaver is more industrious than the eagle. hehehe

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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited October 2009
    rubin wrote: »
    List of comparisons,FRESH AIR,CANADA/YES... USA/NO...FRESH WATER,CANADA/YES...USA/NO...ETC.

    You obviously haven't been to Wyoming. It's like our own mini Canada, only American. With Eagles that eat beavers.
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  • rubin
    rubin Posts: 565
    edited October 2009
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    You obviously haven't been to Wyoming. It's like our own mini Canada, only American. With Eagles that eat beavers.

    Eagles land in trees Beavers eat trees.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited October 2009
    rubin wrote: »
    Eagles land in trees Beavers eat trees.

    what eats beaver and has two thumbs?
















    This guy!

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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited October 2009
    rubin wrote: »
    Eagles land in trees Beavers eat trees.

    LOL, awesome.
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