What the bloody blue fuck?! I don’t have any problems with anyone’s stance on the war [sub](I believe it is necessary, I just have issues with the way Dubya went about the whole mess, but that’s another thread)[/sub] or their desire to protest/voice their opposition, but why be a bunch of assholes about it? What an incredible and disappointing display of disrespect. When Canadian teams come to Tampa I show the same respect for “Oh Canada” that I do for our national anthem. As a matter of fact, I give people who talk or don’t stand and remove their hats the evil eye until they show respect for Canada’s national anthem as well. It’s just common courtesy. (BTW, you guys have a great anthem, I’ve always thought it was cool)
Well, I’m posting this at work and have been interrupted a few times, so my ire is not what it was when I started. Allow me to sum up this weak and fizzled rant with a hearty…
Wankers!:mad:
Pebs
[sub]This is in no way directed at all Canadians, (I really like most of you guys, Eh?) just the assholes who can’t bite their tongues for 5 fuckin’ minutes.[/sub]
Here here! I’m always glaring at some clueless fuck who thinks he dosen’t have to stand for “Oh, Canada” when the Jays are in town. Booing the Star Spangles Banner. Classless assholes.
What can I say it’s Montreal…
This booing of national anthemns is nothing new. Jerks on both side of the boarder were doing it quite a bit last year during the Playoffs.
I agree they should have more sense then to do something soclassless, but this war has removed some peoples common courtesy and common sense.
Yeah, I remember that, but I couldn’t find a cite or the ensuing pit thread. IIRC, it started once again with Canadians booing the SSB during an NBA game. Had something to do with the Afghanistan friendly-fire incident?
FWIW, as a Canadian, I apologize. While this is nothing new and our anthem has been the recepient of a strong Boo from the US several times in the past, it’s very lacking in class.
Lies, all lies! The rest of the province doesn’t like Canada, we do though
Booing someone else’s national anthem is rude, to be sure. There has been a growing feeling of unhappiness with our southern neighbors, though. It’s a lot of little stuff I bet most of your Americans haven’t even heard about - the guy getting arrested for driving into a gas station, the sending of Canadians back to random places elsewhere in the world etc.
A lot of Habs fans are real jerks, cf. 1993 riots.
Montreal is a veritable hotbed of anti-war sentiment–200,000 people in the streets last time around.
But I’m fairly sure that Toronto fans booed the US national anthem last year during the Leafs/Islanders series. I seem to remember that, anyway. So it’s not just Montreal.
I’ve heard of the Richard riot in 1955 but the only riot I can remember around that time in 1993 was the one that happened in Vancover, when the Canucks lost in the cup finals.
The fans in New York booed the Canadian national anthem last year, but I’m pretty sure that Toronto fans never returned the favor.
I’m just gonna say that you have to look at the people who booed-- morons dumb enough to plunk down a day’s pay to watch a pathetic team play a pathetic sport.
I don’t think she’s that far off base. My company does about 56% of our work with Canada, and only MONTREAL clients call me and specifically ask me NOT to write CANADA on their mailing labels as they find it ‘insulting’.
Certainly they don’t represent ALL of Montreal, but Cranky’s statement is certainly true of a lot of Montrealians
