Canadians:

While traveling overseas you meet a lot of them. As a matter of fact there are about 10 times more Americans than Canadians in this World, but if you work over seas in the lowly business of teaching Asians to speak English (EFL), you will find they out-number Americans about 3:1. The Asians believe we have a lot in common, I don’t. Canadians are constantly – so it seems – making the point they are not Americans – not to be confused with the carpet-bombing, gun toting, warmongers who rule the World with their gee-gosh weapons. I do believe a Canadian’s only identify is that he isn’t an American. Here locally, during our frequent ill exchanges of world issues, our northern neighbors fester on the fact we are a gun-happy society, shooting each other at will, or just for sport. My response to them has been: ‘Good for you Canadians we are gun-crazed.’ Or, ‘Are our guns killing Canadians?’
The point is this: The stronger America get militarily, the weaker Canada becomes. They are leaning on us and not doing their part in a battle that isn’t exactly an ‘in-yo-face- let’s-kill-Canadians world order conflict.’ “After all The WTC is (was) an American thing, you let it happen, you pay for it, you have all the guns – use them.” We all know the Russians aren’t coming buy if they did they’d meet the Polaris fleet on the way. So why then do they criticize us as if we were war-thirsty cavemen. I don’t know what to think about Canadians today. They used to be such a peaceful, simple folk, funny talking, Northern neighbor; what is there one could say about a Canadian? Can we make issue of their founding fathers (who are they anyway?) or their philosophy, their international or political views (what are they anyway?), their stand on world issues (you guessed it)? What is a Canadian anyhow? He’s not an American. And proud of it.

You're a strange chap.

Say, are you by any chance http://voluntrans.abavagada.net/muscleman.jpg?

Did all your other 1328 replies get one of these? Say, who is she? I've been away for a long time. Is she Canadian? Is she Pam Anderson, my favorite Canadian?

Speaking of Canadian's everywhere, there's a Canadian in my college and she is the love of my life *sigh*

We're better than Americans, that's what. :)

When the nuclear war between China and the USA is through, the Canadians will descend from the 49th parallel and rule the ashes.

and the rubble, cant forget the rubble.

I'd buy a large shipment of charcoal, microwaved of course ;)

Part of a Canadian's identity is definetly "hey, I'm not a Yank!" Who wouldn't be when your politicians make comments like this:


(Canada is) "a remarkably undemocratic country" where members of Parliament can't vote freely and where citizens think Americans brought Sept. 11 on themselves.

Then it was Carville's turn to go at Goldberg: "How does the government in Canada get in there? Is it like Saudi Arabia, is it just kind of a royal family, is it like the United States where the Supreme Court appoints it or do they actually have elections up there?"

"It's a remarkably undemocratic country. Yeah it is," said Goldberg, whose president was selected by judges. "Actually the Senate is entirely appointed by the prime minister

"Well, look, if you want me to get my comparative government textbook out ...," pouted Goldberg. "They deregulated the House of Lords in Britain. In the Parliament, you can have free votes and you can have members of Parliament ... actually break with your party. In Canada, you cannot break with your party. It's a total party rule."

strengths are seen by americans as weakness.

Canada is the female energy to the american male

Canada is the first country to beat america in a war (1812), Vietnam being next, and finally Russia, (used to force america into the forever debt and as we are seeing now, untimate control of the elite.)

Canadians have better beer, music, seasons, animals, people, air quality, community, health care, politics, ethics, manners, intellegence, respect, understanding, compassion........................................ .........................i could go on and on..................

I don't blame you for not understanding, you are an american, you come from a school system that spends more on education than any other country in the world, but ranks 33rd internationally for schools. You are conditioned from birth to "shut up, consume and die". You love your servitude and think you are the best in the world.

Look up the word Paradox...............................give it lots of thought...............................find a Canadian to help you..............................on second thought, go watch a football game and forget the whole thing.

I must add that the reason you are in the mess you are in now is due to the fact that your parents turned a blind eye to Jack Kennedy's murder. 9/11, al-quida, iraq, homeland defence, all because people were afraid to challenge a single freaking bullet.

I MEAN COME ON POINDEXTER AND KISSINGER...........


Here's an analagy for you,

IT'S THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH, say hello to georgyO...............

My parents died about the time JFK was elected. I was in high school. You assume a lot – even my age. I wasn’t born and raised to look down on anyone. My parents were bohemian elite and both of them university professors in Boston, not K-Marketeers in Bellingham Wa.
In my college days I went to Canada every weekend. I loved it. I loved Canadians. But that was 30 years ago. The Canadian I meet are a different breed. I know American has changed a lot in 30 years as well. We are stronger and you weaker.
It is common consensus in Asia and Latin America, in EFL circles, that Canadians nationalize when congregated in a foreign land. American bashing flows out of the pipes of these guys despite the flow of Molson Ale going in doing its best to restrict it.
I think it to be short sighted to judge a nation by how good the beer and cheese is. And I don't believe sewing circles to be a better news authority than the press, any press. If we here in Asia ‘have to’ perceive a Canadian we must realize he/she is one whom has elected to leave his homeland. The Canadian who stays behind must suffer even more misfortune.
Because there is no job for him in Canada and a 50% income tax, he has nothing to call his own except his fine, 'free', dental work. The Canadian work ethic reflects how desperate they are: never stand up to these rude Chinese-types who think we are White slaves, or defray their existence as a guest in the nation of another, they are educated to snitch (for lack of a better term). They are a sad and hypercomplient 1960’s Russian junior politician afraid and obsessed with going to the gulag of he doesn’t defer to whomever The Peter Principle has put in charge (Lawrence Peter – there’s one Canadian I respect). Office 'he said/she said' dominates most of his idle time. Talking privately to the boss takes up the rest.
Ask most Asians or Latin Americans where they would like to go to build a new life. If they choose Canada it is because they can’t get into the USA. We suck these days in the political sense, I know, but America does provide for its people @ about 1/3 the taxing as Canada and still maintains fleets of defensive gear, ultratecnology, an economy that dwarfs yours. And in turn, provides free security for Canada, Mexico and any other friendly neighbor. Most importantly; no one is kicking sand in our faces.
Canada never takes a stand, as a nation or at a personal level. In the past, in their speech patterns, they often raised their voices at the end of a statement, making the it sound more like a question. To an American it sounded as someone who hadn’t the balls to make a statement, so afraid to offend, so afraid to be somebody. Not any more. Now they profess to being somebody; I'm not an American!
Canadians are fleeing Canada, that’s way you outnumber us 30:1 (per capita) in this lowly profession of EFL (mostly women by the way). America is a nation people want into. Once they’re there, they usually stay.
There are three kids of people in this world; those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, those who wonder what happened? I’d rather be leprous than a poor and proud citizen from a nation without ANY identity. I’d rather be famous for guns and action movies than famous for cheese. In my humble opinion.

Originally posted by jandt

Canada is the first country to beat america in a war (1812), Vietnam being next, and finally Russia, (used to force america into the forever debt and as we are seeing now, untimate control of the elite.)



Actually, you're wrong. As a Canadian, you don't know your history very well.

In 1812, you were owned (a colony) by Britain, part of the British Empire. While I don't exactly know Canada's military size at the time, it was the British army that kept us out of Canada during the American Revolution and the War of 1812.


Canadians have better beer, music, seasons, animals, people, air quality, community, health care, politics, ethics, manners, intellegence, respect, understanding, compassion........................................ .........................i could go on and on..................

Sorry to burst your bubble, but your opinion is not gospel. Beer, music, seasons, animals, people, community, health care, politics, ethics, manners, intelligence (which requires knowing how to spell), respect, understanding, and compassion are all opinions. The only one you're probably right about is the air quality.

Originally posted by jonny danger

‘Are our guns killing Canadians?’

Yes. Remember the four Canadian soldiers the USA bombed, I think last year?

you need to brush up on your history. While we were not officially canada yet, the citizens of the country, with the help of the indians you screwed time and again, coupled with american and british indifference allowed canada to win.

Originally posted by jandt
you need to brush up on your history. While we were not officially canada yet, the citizens of the country, with the help of the indians you screwed time and again, coupled with american and british indifference allowed canada to win.

Britain had one of, if not, the largest empire and miltiary, in the world at the time. If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have been defeated so miserably.

If it was just the Canadians and native americans, it would, at best, be a close call.

brilliant commanding of general brock and tecumseh, inflating strength of the british and native soldiers, i would now be an american. Despite the pleas of brock, britian would not spare much for the war effort.

This coupled with gross incompetence of american generals allowed canada to keep the american nightmare south of the 49th...........thank freakin god............

Canadians are fleeing Canada, that’s way you outnumber us 30:1 (per capita) in this lowly profession of EFL (mostly women by the way).

Actually, it's because Canadians (and most other nationalities) have far more interest in discovering something of the world than your typical American. And in discovering it in the real sense, rather than as a "Disneyland" beyond it's borders.

There are two Canadian males here at this university at the monent. One is about 50 and the other is about 45. I'd bet a month's pay neither one of these two ever had a sexual experience with a woman before they came to Thailand. Both of them have a personality you could buy for a dime and are noted around here as the Mortician and Hairy Ears by the students. If a K-Marter comes to discover Thailand or anywhere else in the World it's because he can't get laid back home, can't get a job, or an E-society has left him shoveling snow. In Mexico it is the Canadian women who are the dredge, probably go to charm the ever-too-easy-can't-understand-English-anyhow Mexican male, or try to meet American men deaf enough not be critical of her speech. Eh!!? In my humble opinion.

Let's discuss this while having a Boston thea party

you're sort of stupid, you know that? there is no problem here.

canada and america aren't afraid of one another.

dumbfreak.

many of us are quite afaid of america and becoming americans.

We are so different from you. More than most americans will ever understand. We see you as the steroid taking, kinda dumb, distant cousin, usually up to no good.

you need to brush up on your history. While we were not officially canada yet, the citizens of the country, with the help of the indians you screwed time and again, coupled with american and british indifference allowed canada to win.
Is it right to judge a country by its treacherous past? If so, would Britain be considered Satan? The history of every country has times of extreme deceit.

judged by their past actions. Ever tried to get a credit card or a job???

The actions of the past are under a constant barrage of cleansing, after all, the winners write the textbooks. Documents disappear. Evidence disappears, ie jfk's brain, and the demolition of the federal building in oklahoma.

Don't be such an apologist for your governments imperialist actions.

Originally posted by jonny danger
Did all your other 1328 replies get one of these? Say, who is she? I've been away for a long time. Is she Canadian? Is she Pam Anderson, my favorite Canadian?

I've been wondering, too, but she looks like a heavily color modified Britney to me.

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There is no god, afterlife or divine love. There is only Entropy, the mother from which we were all born. She tugs our souls with the beautiful, maternal love of chaos. Why do you keep Her waiting?

-central philosophy of Zero, Sage of Chaos

Brittanys Canadian? No wonder why her musics sucks so much:D

Her music's ok. But her body rocks ;)

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There is no god, afterlife or divine love. There is only Entropy, the mother from which we were all born. She tugs our souls with the beautiful, maternal love of chaos. Why do you keep Her waiting?

-central philosophy of Zero, Sage of Chaos

Yeah I know... Im just jealous of the wench:D

I said country not a person. I see a difference, but I agree with your reasons for judging a person by their past.

http://www.auburn.edu/~greenpm/CanadianApplication.html

who are canadians? well their the people that live a couple of miles north of me! any questions... no? good end of topic.

Brittney's a yank.

Canadians include:
Dan Akroyd
Michael J. Fox
Neve Cambell
Neil Young (who went to my highschool. And was promptly expelled for drugs)
Norm Macdonald
Elvis Stojko
Joni Mitchell
Phil Hartman
Rick Moranis
Ivan Reitman
James Cameron
Lorne Michaels
Atom Egoyan
Gordon Lightfoot
David Cronenberg
Norman Jewison
John Candy
Guess Who
Pam Anderson
Martin Short
Margaret Attwood
Wayne Gretzky (oh, and almost every other great hockey player)
Mario Lemieux
Oscar Petterson
Mordecai Richler
Leonard Cohen
Glenn Gould
BTO
Michael Ondaatje
Matthew Perry
Rush
Bryan Adams
Mike Myers
Jim Carrey
Kurt Browning
Tragically Hip
Kieffer Sutherland
William Shatner

Scientists (that I know of) include:
Sidney Altman
Richard Taylor
Wilder Penfield
Fredrick Banting
James Gosling
Bertram Brockhouse

Dan Akroyd
Michael J. Fox
Neve Cambell
Neil Young (who went to my highschool. And was promptly expelled for drugs)
Norm Macdonald
Elvis Stojko
Joni Mitchell
Phil Hartman
Rick Moranis
Ivan Reitman
James Cameron
Lorne Michaels
Atom Egoyan
Gordon Lightfoot
David Cronenberg
Norman Jewison
John Candy
Guess Who
Pam Anderson
Martin Short
Margaret Attwood
Wayne Gretzky (oh, and almost every other great hockey player)
Mario Lemieux
Oscar Petterson
Mordecai Richler
Leonard Cohen
Glenn Gould
BTO
Michael Ondaatje
Matthew Perry
Rush
Bryan Adams
Mike Myers
Jim Carrey
Kurt Browning
Tragically Hip
Kieffer Sutherland
William Shatner

Scientists (that I know of) include:
Sidney Altman
Richard Taylor
Wilder Penfield
Fredrick Banting
James Gosling
Bertram Brockhouse

Who the Sam Hill are those people? :bugeye:

COLD IS RELATIVE
>+25 degrees
>Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear.
>People in Canada go swimming in the Lakes.
>
>+20 degrees
>North Carolinians try to turn on the heat.
>People in Canada plant gardens.
>
>+15 degrees
>Californians shiver uncontrollably.
>People in Canada sunbathe.
>
>+10 degrees
>Italian & English cars won't start.
>People in Canada drive with the windows down.
>
>0 degrees
>Distilled water freezes.
>Lake Superior's water gets thicker.
>
>-5 degrees
>Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats.
>People in Canada throw on a flannel shirt.
>
>-10 degrees
>Philadelphia landlords finally turn on the heat.
>People in Canada have the last cookout before it gets cold.
>
>-15 degrees
>People in Miami all die...
>Canadians lick the flagpole.
>
>-20 degrees
>Californians fly away to Mexico.
>People in Canada get out their winter coats.
>
>-25 degrees
>Hollywood disintegrates.
>People in Canada rent some videos.
>
>-45 degrees
>Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic.
>Canadian Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets
>cold enough.
>
>-80 degrees
>Mt. St. Helens freezes.
>The Girl Guides in Canada are selling cookies door to door.
>
>-100 degrees
>Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
>Canadians get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg.
>
>-297 degrees
>Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products.
>Cows in Canada complain about farmers with cold hands.
>
>-409 degrees
>All atomic motion stops.
>People in Canada start saying, "Eh, Cold 'nuff for ya?"
>
>-500 degrees
>Hell freezes over.
>The Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
>

>-500 degrees
>Hell freezes over.
>The Leafs win the Stanley Cup.

I gotta admit, that is the first thing I agree with you on jandt.:D

:D :p :) !!!! ... until hell freezes over we europeans are at least comforted by the fact that Maple Leaf chewing gum will remain chewable during extreme colds...

> > A Canadian is walking down the street with a case of beer under
> > his arm.
> > His friend Doug stops him and asks, "Hey Bob! Whacha get the case
> > of beer for?"
> > "I got it for my wife, eh." answers Bob.
> > "Oh!" exclaims Doug, "Good trade."





After the North American Beer Festival, all the brewery presidents
> > decided to go out for a beer. The guy from
> > Corona sits down and says, "Hey Senor, I would like the world's
> > best beer, a Corona."
> > The bartender dusts off a bottle from the shelf and gives it to
> > him.
> > The guy from Budweiser says, "I'd like the best beer in the world,
> > give me 'The King Of Beers', a Budweiser."
> > The bartender gives him one.
> > The guy from Coors says, "I'd like the only beer made with Rocky
> > Mountain spring water, give me a Coors."
> > He gets it.
> > The guy from Molson sits down and says, "Give me a Coke."
> > The bartender is a little taken aback, but gives him what he
> > ordered.
> > The other brewery presidents look over at him and ask,
> > "Why aren't you drinking a Molson's?"
> > The Molson president replies, "Well, I figured if you guys aren't
> > drinking beer, neither would I.



> > One day an Englishman, an American, and a Canadian walked into a
> > pub together. They proceeded to each guy a pint of Molson EX .
> > Just as they were about to enjoy their beverages, three flies
> > landed in each of their pints.
> > The Englishman pushed his beer away from him in disgust.
> > The American fished the offending fly out of his beer and
> > continued drinking it as if nothing happened.
> > The Canadian picked the fly out of his drink and started shaking
> > it over the pint, yelling, "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT YOU
> > BASTARD!!!"




> > An American, a Scot and a Canadian were in a terrible car
> > accident.
> > They were all brought to the same emergency room, but all three of
> > them died before they arrived.
> > Just as they were about to put the toe tag on the American, he
> > stirred and opened his eyes. Astonished, the doctors and nurses
> > present asked him what happened.
> > "Well," said the American, "I remember the crash, and then there
> > was a beautiful light, and then the Canadian and the Scot and I
> > were standing at the gates of heaven. St.Peter approached us and
> > said that we were all too young to die, and said that for a
> > donation of $50, we could return to earth. So of course I pulled
> > out my wallet and gave him the $50, and the next thing I knew I
> > was back here."
> > "That's amazing!" said the one of the doctors, "But what happened
> > to the other two?"
> > "Last I saw them," replied the American,"the Scot was haggling
> > over the price and the Canadian was waiting for the government to
> > pay his."

Canadians, ha ha. They're just a myth. :D

Of course, I'm kidding.

Originally posted by jandt
you need to brush up on your history. While we were not officially canada yet, the citizens of the country, with the help of the indians you screwed time and again, coupled with american and british indifference allowed canada to win.

Hmmm...the Brits were your ancestors too, and were screwing the Native Americans long before the colonies (the American colonies, that is) won their independence. That's why so many backed the French in the Seven Years War, because they feared that with the French defeated and off the continent there would be no balance against British domination.

Canadians and there odd football teams :bugeye:

yes. canadains rule, fear us all for we will sic our polar bears on you:D

Originally posted by jandt
COLD IS RELATIVE
>-5 degrees
>Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats.
>People in Canada throw on a flannel shirt.
>

Hah It gets like 60s here in FL and I wear all that!

Woh, that's wierd. It was -2 Celsius today and I was actually wearing my flannel.

Where you from Tyler, Vancouver?? :) Try Winterpeg. It was 0 degrees today and I had to turn on my air conditioner, friggin' heatwave!

Toronto!
Winnipeg is insane, though, I grant you. The only times I've been there it's been cold by my standards. But -2 is really not cold at all. It's pants and flannel weather, like the joke said!

Originally posted by jonny danger
The Canadian who stays behind must suffer even more misfortune.
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yeah like getting blown away by some spaced out crack head junkie when taking a walk thru the park,?
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We suck these days in the political sense, I know, but America does provide for its people @ about 1/3 the taxing as Canada and still maintains fleets of defensive gear, ultratecnology, an economy that dwarfs yours.
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USA has 300 million people,so obviously the taxes can be less;(Canada 30mill.,)US has over 40 mil people without any medical insurance,in Can everyone is covered,
hmmm still feel superior?
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------And in turn, provides free security for Canada, Mexico and any other friendly neighbor.
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security from what?in case polar bears attack?
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Most importantly no one is kicking sand in our faces

no they just terorize/kill your citizens anywhere in the world you go,
remember the best defense is not to offend,maybe thats why Canada doesnt need a big army ;)
having said all that;I still like Americans and think they are some of the most friendly people and USA is a great place to live,(with some exceptions)

US Condom Factory Blows Up

President Bill Clinton called Chretien with an emergency: "Our largest condom factory has exploded!" the American President cried. "My people's favorite form of birth control! This is a true disaster!"

"Bill, the Canadian people would be happy to do anything within their power to help you," replied the Prime Minister.

"I do need your help," said Clinton. "Could you possibly send 1,000,000 condoms ASAP to tide us over?"

"Why certainly! I'll get right on it!" said Chretien.

Oh, and one more small favor, please?" said Clinton.

"Yes?"

"Could the condoms be red, white & blue in color; at least 10" long and 4" in diameter?" said Clinton.

"No problem," replied the Prime Minister and, with that, Chretien hung up and called the President of Trojan. "I need a favor, you've got to make 1,000,000 condoms right away and send them to America."

"Consider it done," said the President of Trojan.

"Great! Now listen, they have to be red, white & blue in color; at least 10" long and 4" in diameter."

"Easily done. Anything else?"

"Yeah," said the Prime Minister, "and print 'MADE IN CANADA; SMALL SIZE' on each one."

:D
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On the sixth day God turned to Archangel Gabriel and said: "Today I am going to create a land called Canada, it will be a land of outstanding natural beauty. It shall have tall majestic mountains full of mountain goats and eagles, beautiful sparkling lakes bountiful with bass and trout, forests full of elk and moose, high cliffs over-looking sandy beaches with an abundance of sea life, and rivers stocked with salmon."

God continued, "I shall make the land rich in oil so as to make the inhabitants prosper, I shall call these inhabitants Canadians, and they shall be known as the most friendly people on the earth."

"But Lord," asked Gabriel, "don't you think you are being too generous to these Canadians?"

"Not really," replied God, "just wait and see the neighbours I am going to give them."
:D
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You Know You're Canadian When:

- You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

- You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.

- Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled in with snow.

- The local paper covers national and international headlines on two pages, but requires six pages for hockey.

- The municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.

- You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars, and drink pop, not soda.

- You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing u's from labor, honor, and color.

- You know how to say free, prize and no sugar added in French thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.

- You know what a toque is.

- You've plugged a car in overnight.

- You've defended your property from trespassers with a lacrosse stick because you don't own a gun.
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A Canadian hunter had been hunting all day long. He fell asleep and was awakened late in the night by a large grizzly bear. The bear ripped the front of the tent and stood on it's hind legs. The hunter only had one idea. He dropped to his knees and prayed. "Lord, Please let this be a Christian bear." When the hunter opened his eyes the bear had dropped to its knees. "Lord, thank you for this meal in which I am about to receive."
:D

Newfoundland's Worst Air Disaster occurred today when a small two-seater Cessna 152 plane crashed into a cemetery early this afternoon in central Newfoundland.

Newfie search and rescue workers have recovered 300 bodies so far and expect that number to climb as digging continues into the evening.
:D

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Three Americans and three Canadians are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three Americans each buy tickets and watch as the three Canadians buy only a single ticket.

"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asked one of the three Americans.

"Watch and you'll see," answers one of the Canadians.

They all board the train. The Americans take their respective seats but all three Canadians cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on.

The Americans saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the conference, the Americans decide to copy the Canadians on the return trip and save some money. When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Canadians don't buy a ticket at all.

"How are you going to travel without a ticket," asks one perplexed American.

"Watch and you'll see," says one of the Canadians.

When they board the train, the three Americans cram into a restroom and the three Canadians cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of the Canadians leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the Americans are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please."

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A Frenchman and an Italian were seated next to an Canadian on an overseas flight. After a few cocktails, the men began discussing their home lives.

"Last night I made love to my wife four times," the Frenchman bragged, "and this morning she made me delicious crepes and she told me how much she adored me."

"Ah, last night I made love my wife six times," the Italian responded, "and this morning she made me a wonderful omelette and told me she could never love another man."

When the Canadian remained silent, the Frenchman smugly asked "And how many times did you make love to your wife last night?"

"Once," he replied.

"Only once?" the Italian arrogantly snorted. "And what did she say to you this morning?"

"Don't stop!"
:D

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled in with snow.

SO goddamn true :D

Newfoundland's Worst Air Disaster occurred today when a small two-seater Cessna 152 plane crashed into a cemetery early this afternoon in central Newfoundland.

I love this joke!!!

I think that I'm realizing that you can't nail down a Canadian like you are supposed to nail down an American. Americans seem to often be able to say "I believe in this, do this, and have this history." Here in Canada, those things are irrelevant to being Canadian. It's all about the here and now. Being a Canadian is about who you are now, not the history. Canada today is immensely different than the nation it was founded as. The USA is just as different, yet seems to think back to its history much more as a guideline as to how to function. I believe that Canadians want to build their nation with today and tomorrow in mind. Thus, I believe that Canadians think in the present and future tense more so than Americans.

Since Canada is as diverse as it is with such a Liberal focus of thought, Canadians accept differences, in general. It really doesn't matter where you are from, or where you live. It's all just Canada. We'll joke about the different parts, but it's not really a big deal. It seems like the personal attitude and opinions are more important than the state you're from and what college you went to, like in the USA.

It seems to me that if you threw a group of a dozen Americans from all over the country into a room, they would talk about where they grew up and their lives in where they are from. Canadians, on the other hand, would be more likely to talk about Canada, and the differences from here to there. I think that they would talk about and learn about each other's differing thoughts on the nation and likely get into discussions and arguements about a whole plethora of topics. I'm not saying that this would definitely not happen with Americans or that it is gauranteed to happen with Canadians. I just believe that it is more likely with Canadians because I see that mindset in more Canadians than Americans.

It's very difficult to really define a Canadian, but I think that is the whole idea right now. This point in Canada's existence is very integral. There is a multitude of issues that the country is divided on and millions of people that need to learn and decide upon them. Canadians have to and do have tomorrow in mind.

I remember my social studies teacher saying that the US has the "meliting pot" immigration policy while the Canadians have a "mosaic something" one... Basically, the cultural differences in Canada are encouraged and supported and in US they want everybody to be the same: American. I certainly prefer the Canadian policy. :) It is so much richer to live in a country that actually valorize the differences between its people... :)