Canada has been well-liked around the world because we’ve been inoffensive, quiet, and have had the good grace to not be better than the people who like us (or at least we allowed them to believe that by keeping a low profile).
But now there’s a Canada that’s actually got some patriotic pride. Our soldiers are outfighting everyone but the Americans in Afghanistan. Our economy didn’t quite tank like some others. We’re not up to our eyeballs in debt, and thus we can still afford to do things like spend a hundred million or two on athletic development.
Then we had the temerity to actually win the most golds at the Winter Games.
If this keeps up, be prepared to start seeing stories about “The ugly Canadian” from writers abroad. Because often, the perception of your country by others has less to do with your own behaviour and more to do with the other country’s insecurities. We know all about that - our widely known (but thankfully fading) anti-Americanism was borne more out of Canadian insecurity than of American bad behavior.
Did you miss the link in post # 322? The writer of that article compared us to Nazis! We’ve jumped past “Ugly Canadian” straight to Ungodly Minions of Hitler!
Stone’s comments generally comply with the CTP (Canadian Tea Party) line which is actually controlled from Washington, D. C. Their leader is David Frum.
How much can we add in here? Dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curlers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, and the most stable banking system in the world.
Dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curlers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world.
Dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curlers hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, eh.
Can make it better :
Poutine-eating, dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curlers hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, eh.
Poutine-eating, dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curler Dudley Do-Right hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world
Unarmed, self deprecating, Poutine-eating, dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curler Dudley Do-Right hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, eh?
You forgot one thing. Knowledge of hockey is inscribed in our genetic code. You may never have watched a game in your life, but you instinctively know that Paul Henderson is the greatest Canadian ever and you forgot more about hockey than any coach from another country (although the Russians are getting there).
And before I forget :
Moose-buggering, unarmed, self deprecating, poutine-eating, dope-smoking, beer-drinking, hockey-playing Nazi curler Dudley Do-Right hosers with gay marriage, healthcare, two official languages, musk ox, and the most stable banking system in the world, eh?
