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Originally posted by misty
I love canada!
Its a SAFE country. Seriously, during the summer, I jog at night in my area, in Montreal. You can express what you think, there is not a lot of extreme people to harass you because of your opinion. Canada tend to be a bit too neutral sometimes though. We need good politicians...
Its not that I dont like the states, but I must say its different from canada. I dont like the " Im proud of being an americain" all the time, its just stupid. I never see the canadian flag on people's home or car...
I saw "bowling for columbine" and that makes my point.
I am REALLY happy to be in canada, and when my bf ( a russian) talked about maybe moving to the states to make some cash and come back in canada after, I was really perturbated...no way! I dont want to be americain, all the other countries dont like USA...and too much guns and world domination, and capitalism.
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Misty, hon, I love ya, and I think you're beautiful, and talented, and smart. But this:
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Originally posted by misty
I saw "bowling for columbine" and that makes my point.
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...actually kind of disproves your point. "Bowling for Columbine" was a (granted, ill-conceived) satire that attempted to point out that the rampant "violence" in America is largely, well, mythical. Yes, there is violence - lots of it; more than there should be, but it's NOTHING like what the media portrays.
You mention jogging at night in Vancouver. I walk at night in Scottsdale. SOUTH Scottsdale. Talk to the folks in elitist, heady NORTH Scottsdale, and they'll tell you I'm crazy. They'll tell you I live in a ghetto, riddled with homeless Mexican illegals who are hooked on meth and can't wait to crawl out of the sewers and sever my head in hopes of finding a gold chain they can pawn for drug money.
Actually, I live in a fairly non-descript middle-class neighborhood. My neighbors range in age from 20-something to 60-something. They are of many races and backgrounds. Some have children, some are single. It's a typical, American neighborhood. Last time the cops came around it was because somebody saw somebody who looked like they might be up to something. No, nothing ever came of it.
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Originally posted by misty
Its not that I dont like the states, but I must say its different from canada. I dont like the " Im proud of being an americain" all the time, its just stupid. I never see the canadian flag on people's home or car...
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Have to agree with you on this one, if only because the people who tend to bellow the whole "Proud to be an American" stuff generally have no idea why they're proud. Maybe it's because they actually know what country they're from, and that makes them feel real smart and stuff. (For those of you who are proud to be American, and are not ignorant rednecks: This does not apply to you.)
As for the flag thing...Well, that's a whole 'nother thread.
I have never been to Canada, but I am looking forward to visiting. I consider Canadians to be my cousins. Which is a little bit twisted, because my ex-husband's parents are Canadian, so does that make my feelings for Canadians somehow, twistedly incestuous? It's just terribly confusing. My ex mom, dad and sis-in-law were born in Ontario. Ex hubby and bro were born in Ohio. I guess it's a miracle that family stayed together at all...
And this is where it all breaks down for me...Canadians vs. Americans is about as sensible as Oklahomans vs. Texans. Yeah, Texas has better tax laws, better freeways and a better parks department. BFD. Texans are still bigger assholes than Okies, and every Texan AND Oklahoman knows that. We lived in peace (more or less).
There's a whole, what, ten-foot border between us? Face it, Canucks, we're the same. More or less. Get over the superiority complex.