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I would say Australia.
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The most common place for Canadians to move to is, of course, the United States.
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So this is yet another example of how Americans frame issues in terms of race, since we refuse to acknowledge class divisions?
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I’m with you on this one. It seems to me to be a list of things that people of a common socioeconomic background and regional culture like. Not a racial thing at all. All the white people I grew up with (my family back in Ohio, etc) would look at this list and go “huh?” It wouldn’t even register. Can’t find much on there that I’m really into–in fact, I get really annoyed with people who fit the description to a tee.
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How are you on #71, being the only white person around?
“But if there is a table occupied entirely by white people, it is deemed unacceptable.”
Hell, that’s why I avoid entire sections of Tokyo!
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Yes, there is a particular phenomenon, as I’m sure you’re aware, of white people really avoiding other white people. I know from my Thai wife that when two unacquainted Thais run into each other anywhere in the world, they’ll spend at least a bit of time chatting. But we farangs (white people) are not always comfortable with an unknown farang popping up. I’m very much guilty of this myself. My best friend in Thailand, a fellow American farang, lives upcountry and flat out does not like it when another farang appears in the area.
“stuff White People Like”
I like collard greens.
I think I am growing the best collard greens on my street. Of course, everyone else on my street is filipino, so I may perhaps be the only one on my street growing collard greens.
I am white. (I didn’t want to forget to mention that.)
For future research, I think it is possible that other people besides white people like collard greens.
I recognized the singer comedian duo from their pic, number 77. They invented rap, back in New Zealand.
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In short, although nowadays the day-to-day practicality of speaking Spanish as a second language (in the US) overwhelms that of speaking French, and the practicality of speaking French in the rest of the world outside France and Quebec and other current/former French colonies/strongholds is greatly diminished, there is still literary (and culinary, for that matter) practicality in learning it, if for no other reason (I do find it to be quite a lovely language).
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This is probably completely OT, but an anime fan friend of mine once told me about watching an interview with a Japanese voice actress. The interview was conducted in English. It turned out that the voice actress learned both English and French from the same teacher, who was himself French. My friend said the result was very interesting, if a little strange: a cute Japanese girl speaking English with a French accent.
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The most common place for Canadians to move to is, of course, the United States.
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Oh sure. But empty threats? Oz, all the way.
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“stuff White People Like”
I like collard greens.
I think I am growing the best collard greens on my street. Of course, everyone else on my street is filipino, so I may perhaps be the only one on my street growing collard greens.
I am white. (I didn’t want to forget to mention that.)
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Jeez, Tyrone, you didn’t even mention that your (also white) brother actually did the deed and moved to Canada.
White people like concise lists that can fit onto one page…
“Don’t worry, it is impossible for a white person to turn down the opportunity to proofread.”
hee hee hee
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The blogger failed to include NASCAR, Country music, fishing trips, gun collections, pickup trucks, The Left Behind books, Civil war re-enactments, deer season, Jesus fish car ornaments, “support our troops” yellow ribbons, and the Republican Party.
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Those are the wrong kind of white people.
Oh sorry, that was already said. I just noticed that Dangerosa got it wrong.
Originally posted by Attack from the 3rd Dimension:
“Jeez, Tyrone, you didn’t even mention that your (also white) brother actually did the deed and moved to Canada.”
OK, here it is: I forgot to mention that one of my brothers, (both of whom are white) actually did the deed and moved to Canada without even threatening to do so beforehand. The other brother (also still white) moved to Waianae on the west coast of Oahu. He also never threatened to move there beforehand. I don’t think white guys ever threaten to move to Waianae. He may be the only white guy in Waianae.
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The other brother (also still white) moved to Waianae on the west coast of Oahu. He also never threatened to move there beforehand. I don’t think white guys ever threaten to move to Waianae. He may be the only white guy in Waianae.
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I know Waianae. Does he actually venture out at night? 
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I’m disappointed that polka didn’t make the list.
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Liking the Polka is not unique to white people. The apartment complex behind me hired Hispanic Polka bands to play Polkas all day long to celebrate Mother’s day 2007 and not all the people dancing and enjoying the music were white by a long shot.
Nonwhite don’t like marijuana? Is this some kind of ridiculous joke? There’s a whole genre of black music whose lyrics are roughly 60% devoted to marijuana references. Every single black person I know smokes weed like there’s no tomorrow. (This is also true of every single white person I know, for what it’s worth.)
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White people like concise lists that can fit onto one page…
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You mean like this?
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You mean like this?
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Yes, I like that! Give me a menu!
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Those are the wrong kind of white people.
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Not everyone who likes guns or hunting is a bible-thumping Redneck, you know.
Originally posted by Siam Sam:
“I know Waianae. Does he actually venture out at night?”
No. If he needs anything, he usually buys it on the way home from work. I think if he needed anything ‘right now’ he wouldn’t be worried about venturing out at night.