Burori Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 I am terribly sorry to any mods who may find this thread to be a spam or against the rules. Who here at the otaku boards is canadian? Do you believe we're peacekeeper's? And what is the deal with Americans thinking we live in Igloo's? (I'm sorry if I offended anyone with this question) As you know I'm canadian. I dont believe we are peacekeepers. thats a bunch of hogwash and you know it. I'm really offended when americans think we live in Igloo's. It isnt that cold up here people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegitto4 Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 we americans dont think you guys live in igloos, but we do tend to think that most canadians are just non confrontational. Which is somewhat wrong. My best friends family is canadian, there not totall pacifists.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittyLynn Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 [SIZE=1][COLOR=dodgerblue]I'm canadian. And I know that my american friends don't think any of those things. Not many people take those things seriously. But yeah, I'm canadian.And I rule. ^^;; I don't know what your talking about with the peackeeping stuff, but anyone can be a peacekeeper, not just canadians(I think) and I'm not so sure many people actually think we live in igloos anymore. ~_^ -A "Kitten" ranting on about nothing...[/COLOR] [/SIZE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wondershot Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 Hmm...well, my thoughts on being Canadian... We seem to be living on an island here. From what I hear, there are cases of Americans getting things mixed up about us. A girl in my high school wrote a speech based on a survey taken down in the states. It said things like most of Florida thinks Canada is a national park, and don't know what state it's in. I also watch Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans, which is basically the same thing. He goes down to the states and feeds people all kinds of lies to see how they react. However, some of those lies are actually based on stuff that happens here in Canada, after all, truth is stranger than fiction. Let's see, I watch shows that make fun of both governments, I hear all kinds of peacekeeping talk from the news and the news satires. I watch a show about TV in Canada, which is unlike anything I've ever seen on TV before, and we try to express our individuality, in a way, by pretending to be what some Americans think us to be, people who live in a year round deep freeze and who wear funny hats for all occasions. Remember those weird Team Canada toques they had at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City? That's what I'm talking about. The funny thing is, I happen to have a friend who is from the States, and he is one of the coolest, most knowledgeable (sp?) people I know. I never mean to insult the States by anything I say, but politics, specifically, political satire becomes commonplace in Canada. My American friend and I talk about stuff like this all the time, and poke fun at both countries. To quote my friend on what he thought of the States bombing Japan in WW2 and sending money later: "That's what we do in the States, we bomb people and then say 'oops'." I apologize if anyone is insulted, but that's the way my friends and I look at things. I guess my view of Canada is..we all live in a screwed up world, and we take things in stride using comedy to appleal to the common Canadian citizen. Our government makes mistakes, and sometimes whe don't know what to think. I suppose a phrase to sum up Canada would be: "Laughter is the best medicine." -Longest rant ever *stands up and takes a bow* -Won-daa-shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burori Posted August 28, 2003 Author Share Posted August 28, 2003 I felt that I should also add this. It's true Canadians love to make jokes out of this. I remember a joke about first when a ship trys to enter the us they'd strip the ship down to try and find anything thats illigal but in canada the person that would search the ship would say. "attention approching vessel you are entering Canadian water..... Would you like a beer? Or my favorite one. "You know what would happen if canada suddenly decided to take over a country the other countries would say, Canada oh no they'd wouldn't do that. We could take over 5 countries before someone caught on." What's your favorite joke made towards canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted August 28, 2003 Share Posted August 28, 2003 This is pushing the limits. It's not exactly spam, but I'm pretty sure it's not what we're looking to have more of in OL. As much as I love Canadians, this topic can be no more. PS: I think of Canadians as peaceful hockey players.... not eskimos lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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