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cerveloguy

Mar 2, 04 7:53

Post #51 of 59 (135 views)

Re: canada vs. america [denewone] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Dude,

I'm not trying to be insulting, but I've lived in both places and have visited most of the states. The further away from the CDN border, the less Americans know about Canada. Probably also the same with northeners and their knowledge of Mexico.

One thing is for certain, Canadian media covers American events regularly. American media doesn't cover much about Canada. I remember when living on a military base in New Mexico we never heard anything about Canada on the news. Same when we lived in Indiana. Obviously this is likely because the US is a bigger country in the world that we hear more about you than you do about us. But I gaurantee you 99% of Canadians can name the American president. A much smaller % of Americans can name the Canadian prime minister.

Also I didn't mean to insult southerners, but other than Florida, where many Canuks winter vacation, southerners I've met seem to know the least about Canada.

devashish_paul

Mar 2, 04 8:21

Post #52 of 59 (122 views)

Re: canada vs. america [denewone] [In reply to]	Can't Post

You only met one dumb Canadian ? Man, you should come up to Ottawa and check the circus here in Parliament. You'll find more than one dumb Canadian there :-). Or show up to a triathlon. Likely to find a whole field of dumb Canadians. After all, we really should be playing hockey or curling, eh ?

....

Mar 2, 04 8:32

Post #53 of 59 (115 views)

Re: canada vs. america [devashish paul] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I lived in Montreal some years back...was there in 1993 when the Canadian won the Stanley cup, went out to celebrate with friends on Ste Catherine...
oh boy did I see a lot of dumb canadians! :-)

AndrewPhx

Mar 2, 04 9:14

Post #54 of 59 (101 views)

Re: canada vs. america [cerveloguy] [In reply to]	Can't Post

Most Americans will happily admit that they know little about Canada. Many Canadians think they know a lot about the US because they have been to Detroit a few times, spent a few weeks in Florida, and read/listened to the Canadian media bash the US. It seems in the last fews years the Canadian media has taken to gloating about how much better Canada is than the US (an inferiority complex maybe?) In my view, much (or most?) of what Canadians think they know about the US is dead wrong, especially when it comes to issues like health care, crime, and politics. (BTW, I am a Canadian who has lived in the US for 12 years. I spend as much time as I can in the summer in the most beautiful part of Canada - Nova Scotia).

Muh

Mar 2, 04 9:45

Post #55 of 59 (97 views)

Re: canada vs. america [denewone] [In reply to]	Can't Post

I also have lived both places. I agree that the farther you get from the border the less people know about Canada. I would imagine however that the farther south you go, the more Americans know about Mexico.

There is an appalling lack of education about Canada in the US, given we are one of the US's largest trading partners you would think it would be different. On the other hand, I am becoming more and more concerned about the Americanization of Canadians and our own lack of knowledge about Canada.

On the other hand, I have friends moving to Albany, NY from Calgary, Alberta for a great career opportunity. He originally declined even a first interview because, "He didn't think he could take living in New York." In his mind anywhere in NY State was as much a part of NY City as anywhere else.

But then we all know who won the War of 1812....

"which is like watching one of your buddies announce that he's quitting booze and cigarettes, switching to a Vegan diet and training for triathalons ... but he's going to keep snorting heroin."

tri_bri2

Mar 2, 04 11:50

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Re: canada vs. america [Allan] [In reply to]	Can't Post

"A guy from Alabama goes into an establishment and orders a bowl of grits. The guy behind the counter says, "You must be from Alabama." Highly incensed, the man retorts, "Why do you say that? Just because I ordered grits you assume I'm from Alabama? What if I ordered linguine? Would you think I was Italian? If I ordered sausage would you think I was Polish?" The man behind the counter says, "No, not necessarily." "Then why do you assume I'm from Alabama?" "Because this is a hardware store.""

From the late, great Southern humorist, Lewis Grizzard

mpl201

Mar 2, 04 18:16

Post #57 of 59 (53 views)

Re: canada vs. america [iron_mike] [In reply to]	Can't Post

The really interesting statistic is not which country has more talented triathletes, but rather why is it that Canada has 2.5x more triathletes per capita than the U.S.?

There are roughly 1/10th as many citizens but about 1/4 as many triathletes in Canada as in the U.S. -- clearly more "doers" than "watchers" in the Great White North.

-Mike

TripleThreat

Mar 2, 04 18:32

Post #58 of 59 (51 views)

Re: canada vs. america [mpl201] [In reply to]	Can't Post

clearly more "doers" than "watchers" in the Great White North.

The solution is obvious ... Canada needs better television shows. ;)
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caleb

Mar 2, 04 19:08

Post #59 of 59 (47 views)

Re: canada vs. america [iron_mike] [In reply to]	Can't Post

This question is clearly framed by a social scientist.

There is no aggregate of anything; all that exists is the instantaneous experience of single individuals. So, saying that Canada is better at triathlon than America is ludicrous, but to say that you, at this moment, are a better triathlete than I am makes perfect sense.

Clearly, this question was posed by a communist (i.e. Canadian).

Discuss.

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