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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
Far from being ignorant or dumb, most of the Canadians here seem well educated but their point-of-views moulded by their own environment and politics tend to differentiate them from most people in the United States.
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That last part is a common misnomer many (not all) Americans have about us. The truth of it is we not only have our own Canadian political/TV/pop culture but we are also exposed to just as much US news/TV/Pop Culture as you Americans are. Many of you may not know it but we get as much of your tv as you do, and in some cases I'd say even more. Not only that but I have an uncountable number of family members, friends, aquaintances, business contacts etc who are Americans. From all over the US. They often tell me things. About how life is where they are. I listen.
My current cable provider buys FOX from Rochester NY, four network channels out of Chicago, four from out west near the coast, and all major netorks (CBS, NBC, ABC) from Minneapolis and N Dakota. Plus CNN, MSNBC, four or more sports channels with a host of specialty channels for golf, football, hockey, baseball, hoops, etc. HBO & Showtime (yes, we get that Maher guy). It's not like Canadians are sitting up here wondering what you're all talking about down there. "Huh? Who's this O'Rielly guy the dumb 'mericuns keep talkin' aboot?"
LOL
I have to shovel the entrance to my igloo now, then snomobile it over to the fish market for some seal meat.
Later.