It wasn’t a derisive chuckle, just “Oh, cool, we got mentioned in the movie!”
Well we have Harvey’s, you guys have White Castle!
My fault, for some reason I thought you were one of THEM! Sorry 
I blame the Brazilians. There’s a brazilian of them!
Geez, “one of THEM”
Are we that bad?
Prick us, do we not bleed?
If you tickle us do we not laugh?
If you poison us do we not die?
And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?
Uhoh, I shouldn’t have given you so many ideas.
Jim
Canada gave us hockey and Red Green. For that alone we are forever in their debt.
I’ve heard Canada described as “Bizarro America.” Everything there is almost the same, but you can’t help noticing funny little differences. The English spoken there is closer to Anchorman English than is the Southern drawl or the Boston honk, but it’s still different. The money is multicolored, with the queen’s picture. Cigarettes come 25 to a pack instead of 20. Sales tax is higher. Canadian football is almost the same as U.S. but the rules are just a little different. Etc., etc.
Hey, I’m an American, but I would say I know a fair bit about Canada.
Of course I have business contacts there. In fact I’m going to be in a teleconference with someone in Ottawa tomorrow morning.
And I have relatives in Canada, whom I visit regularly. Next trip in less than a month.
And I lived in Montreal for a few years in the 70s.
So not all us Californians are so ignorant!
Ed
As an American, I resent the implication that we are ignorant about Canada.
I mean, Canada . . . You’ve got . . . umm . . . hockey, Vice Magazine, French people, mayonnaise on everything, that jazz thing in Montreal, Emily Perkins and Katherine Isabell (for which I’m very grateful, by the way), DaVinci’s Inquest (All joking aside, this is an awesome show. Every once in a while I get it into my head to start a DaVinci’s Inquest or DaVinci’s Hall thread. Great acting, great stories, and great pacing. Plus, it’s got Emily Perkins!), errrr . . . mayon-oh wait, I mentioned that. OK, hang on, I’ll get back to you on this.
I know for a fact that all Canadians are at least half Sumerian. Some are as much as a third Sumerian.
That water, obviously, is not counted when calculating Canada’s area, just as a calculation of the area of the United States does not include the Gulf of Mexico.
Canada is technically a “larger” country, but has less actual dry land, because of all its INTERNAL, fresh water; much of Canada has as much lake as it does dry land. Of course, in any meaningful sense, Canada is really a much smaller country since so much of it is, well, wasteland.
As to the OP, hey, Brainglutton, maybe it’s just you; you’ve entered at least half a dozen threads on Canadian issues now basically delivering the “I don’t get this Canada concept” message. Yeah, we get it, dude.
Maybe I just like to tease! 
Actually, that’s backwards. The USA is Bizarro Canada. Doesn’t stop us copying all the Good Bits though.
:eek: No! No! Not the masses of wet obstruction!
Naw the wet hot air comes from the south. It meets with out cold air and then snows all over New York State (Specifically Buffalo) Michigan and a few other northern states I don’t recall. Fargo or something…
Personally I don’t care if Americans know about us or not. What pisses me off is that arrogant “You are from Canada and you don’t count” bullshit. Using the term Canadian as some sort of insult.
I mean really, the opinion of the average American on world events is really no more valid than anyone else.
Yeah you got a big army but really so what? I never understood that arrogance.
No, of course, it is not any more valid. But it does not have to be more valid to be more important.
I’m confused, do you actually see this attitude often? Is it specific to USA politics or in general?
Jim I hear things like this and realize I live in a different world, I’ve never heard any real Canadian bashing outside of South Park and they bash everything and anything.
Really? The average American’s oppinion is more important than others?
Out of curiosity, on what grounds do you base that comment?
Probably because the average American’s opinion is backed by the aforementioned army.
If you’ll read carefully, I didn’t actually assert that. But consider: In a republic, the average citizen’s opinion has at least some influence on what the government does. The more important/powerful the government, the more important/influential the opinion.
In this thread – http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=373137 – matt_mcl posted:
That’s one way to look at it. OTOH, if you think in terms of “I” instead of “we,” then if Canada united with the U.S., matt’s individual opinion and vote (and yours) would carry more weight in world affairs than it does now.
Apropos of nothing:
http://www.galactanet.com/comic/595.htm
I didn’t realize the citizens had that much contol over their armed forces or is the typical “my dick is bigger than yours” “We can kick anyones’s ass” nonsense.
It is actually very odd how many times you guys go on aboout your miltary in discussions as if that is the only determination of a nations worth in your eyes.
It is strange how a nation that prides itself on individual freedom and personal iniative gets so pantysoaked over an instituation with such opposite goals.
It is a very militaristic attitude you have.
Now that would be an interesting debate: Are American’s Militaristic?
Yes, America was apparently forever changed by WWII. We went from collectively a nation of Isolationists to a Country very proud of our military might.
You do see the “My Dad can beat up your Dad” attitude in a lot of little ways.
Jim {BTW: I believe in a strong military and wise use of it. I would like to see some wise use of it, that has been largely missing for years}