# Vicious Canadians **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 8, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887 "2023-01-08T19:19:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/21 "2023-01-09T08:16:04Z")
> [@Horatius](#): > > “Beware the anger of a quiet man.” Closely related to… > **[Big stick ideology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_stick_ideology#:~:text=Big%20stick%20ideology%2C%20big%20stick,%3B%20you%20will%20go%20far%22)** > > Big stick ideology, big stick diplomacy, big stick philosophy, or big stick policy refers to an aphorism often said by the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt; "speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far". The American press during his time, as well as many modern historians today, used the term "big stick" to describe the foreign policy positions during his administration. Roosevelt described his style of foreign policy as "the exercise of intelligent forethought ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/22 "2023-01-09T08:48:07Z")
I thought this thread was going to be about these vicious Canadians. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UgWB1iFmQyU/maxresdefault.jpg "Protective goose attacks woman walking into work | USA TODAY") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgWB1iFmQyU) ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/23 "2023-01-09T09:04:23Z")
So Lou Reed was [singing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYUIZg3bhjU) about Canadians? Never would have guessed… BTW, **PatrickLondon** , that is very curious poster in your article about the crucified soldier. It seems it was printed in the Philipines for a Spanish speaking audience, but they got the Spanish all wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/24 "2023-01-09T13:15:51Z")
Canadians certainly weren’t nice to Japanese Canadians during and after WWII. During the war, the Japanese Canadians who were living in British Columbia were sent to internment camps. This also happened in the U.S. But unlike the U.S., they were not allowed to return to their homes after the war ended. Some were even exiled to Japan. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/25 "2023-01-09T14:04:22Z")
> [@Pardel-Lux](#): > > BTW, **PatrickLondon** , that is very curious poster in your article about the crucified soldier. It seems it was printed in the Philipines for a Spanish speaking audience, but they got the Spanish all wrong. IT appears to have been a poster prepared by the US gov’t after the US entered the war. Note the term “Liberty bond” and the US flag. > **[Liberty bond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_bond)** > > A liberty bond or liberty loan was a war bond that was sold in the United States to support the Allied cause in World War I. Subscribing to the bonds became a symbol of patriotic duty in the United States and introduced the idea of financial securities to many citizens for the first time. > There were four issues of Liberty Bonds: > Interest on up to $30,000 in the bonds was tax exempt only for the First Liberty Bond. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/26 "2023-01-09T14:11:03Z")
Not surprisingly, warfare seems to bring out the worst in human beings. There is no logical reason to believe that Canadians would be any different. Keep in mind that those Germans who were asking for “more” would also have killed those Canadians in battle the very next day with no hesitation whatsoever. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/27 "2023-01-09T14:22:21Z")
Americans were terrified over the Niihau incident. Contemporary Canadians may have hear of it. > **[Niihau incident](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niihau_incident)** > > Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service > Hawila Kaleohano Ben Kanahele (WIA) Ella Kanahele Kaahakila Kalimahuluhulu > Shigenori Nishikaichi † Yoshio Harada † Irene Harada Ishimatsu Shintani > The Niʻihau incident occurred on December 7–13, 1941, when Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service pilot Shigenori Nishikaichi (西開地 重徳, Nishikaichi Shigenori) crash-landed his Zero on the Hawaiian island of Niʻihau after participating in the attack on Pearl Harbor. The Imperial Japanese Navy had designated Niʻihau as... ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/28 "2023-01-10T02:39:27Z")
You also don’t want to mess with the [Toronto Beach Patrol](https://insidemystery.com/two-bloody-men-threaten-beach-goers-with-chainsaws-in-canada). [![](https://video-images.vice.com/articles/5f31b9358d2952009e47d98e/lede/1597094261234-untitled-design-77.png?image-resize-opts=Y3JvcD0xeHc6MXhoO2NlbnRlcixjZW50ZXImcmVzaXplPTEyMDA6KiZyZXNpemU9MTIwMDoq) ](https://video-images.vice.com/articles/5f31b9358d2952009e47d98e/lede/1597094261234-untitled-design-77.png?image-resize-opts=Y3JvcD0xeHc6MXhoO2NlbnRlcixjZW50ZXImcmVzaXplPTEyMDA6KiZyZXNpemU9MTIwMDoq) ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/29 "2023-01-10T02:54:59Z")
Pull their pants the rest of the way down, take their saws and laugh while they struggle to stand. Easy peasy. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/30 "2023-01-10T18:42:16Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Canadians certainly weren’t nice to Japanese Canadians during and after WWII. Especially considering how well the Japanese treated the POW’s under their care. [Oh wait.](https://time.com/3334677/pow-world-war-two-usa-japan/) > Of the 27,000 Americans taken prisoner by the Japanese, a shocking 40 percent died in captivity, according to the U.S. Congressional Research Service. That compares with just one percent of American prisoners who died in German POW camps. Canadian government treatment of Japanese Canadians was terrible, yes. Land was literally stolen from them. And amends are being made even today. The context of what was going on in the world at that time is important however. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/31 "2023-01-11T02:56:55Z")
Most Canadians are reasonably nice. Many are not. Stereotypes, even when they are somewhat accurate in a general sense, obviously do not always apply to everyone. I have met a number of tourists in Canada shocked to have their wallets stolen, etc. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/32 "2023-01-11T14:36:28Z")
Nobody who’s ever seen a professional hockey game thinks Canadians are nice. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/33 "2023-01-11T15:41:14Z")
Ah, do Canadians play hockey? ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/34 "2023-01-11T15:57:09Z")
Nah, it’s not really popular around here. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/35 "2023-01-11T16:13:56Z")
> [@74westy](#): > > Nobody who’s ever seen a professional hockey game thinks Canadians are nice. The real Canadians on a hockey team are the goalies, not the toothless gorillas who go around attacking each other with fists and sticks and smashing each other into the boards. Goalies are skilled, patient, methodical, and never fight. In fact, if an enemy player tries to mess with a goalie, there is at least one Designated Gorilla on his team who will make short work of the offender. The gorillas are mostly European communists, anyway. Goalies. The _ **real** _ Canadians. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/36 "2023-01-11T16:19:44Z")
If you want to call Tiger Williams, Tie Domi and Dave Semenko European communists, go ahead, it’s your funeral. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/37 "2023-01-11T16:23:41Z")
Canadians are generally nice, excepting matters of traffic and warfare. Especially traffic. Cite: My wife, a Canadian. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/38 "2023-01-11T16:32:56Z")
Really? I once spent an hour at a 4 way stop in Moose Jaw. Everybody wanted everybody else to go first. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/39 "2023-01-11T16:37:38Z")
She’s Torontonian, so that might apply specifically to them 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887/40 "2023-01-11T16:54:52Z")
> [@Dorjan](#): > > Especially traffic. I could build a comedy routine about Canadian drivers. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicious-canadians/977887.md?page=3)