What is Canada?
 

I have a question for all Americans, what do you see Canada as? I'm asking this because I am under the impression that most Americans are very misinformed about Canada. And im not just talking about eastern Canada (such as Toronto) I am also talking about western Canada, like Alberta and British Columbia. So what do you think it is? A snowy ice cap, or a virtually same place as the states...without the guns?

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Its a really really big cold place with very loose ties to Great Britian. It has nice people, some of whom speak english, others of whom speak french. You mentioned terrain, it has various types of terrain... its a big place...

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Very touristy, very beautiful, very mountainous. The economy looks good... considering it's close to the Pacific, I assume it doesn't snow much except for in the mountainous regions.

The cities get big. Not quite New York big, but getting there (Houston size, methinks).

French speaking is more of an East Coast thing, isn't it? As for the west, I doubt the majority is bilingual (taking another language in a class at highschool does not make you bilingual).


Canada seems to not want much to do with international affairs. It just wants to live and prosper, not heal the world and be vigilant. It seems to me that Canadians are under the impression that the standard American is a lot like the elected officials; often times corrupted... or just plain ignorant of the world around them. The fact is, teens in the states are like teens in Canada. Same values, same thought processes, just different positions which would mean brought up with different beliefs.


So.. err, yes... Canada is like the States but without guns (which means potentially more unanswered violence). Guns don't kill people, people kill people.

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i think canada is a magical place where the happy fairy lives and makes people happy...



and it has an M4A1 Carbine assault rifle for those people that aren't happy :sneaky: :D

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But I've never seen anybody shot without a gun

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O_o That's like saying you've never seen someone punched to death without fists, or stabbed to death without a stabbing weapon..

Guns make killing people easier... it also makes defending yourself easier. If the only weapon a person had was his/her own body, then defending yourself would be extremely difficult, and catching somebody (being a cop) would be very difficult as well.

"Stop, or I'll punch you!"


Edit:

P.S. If guns were ever made, but not legal, then only those with evil intention would try hard enough to get their hands on the weaponry... and therefor have a large advantage over those trying to defend themselves. If guns were legal, then... while it'd be easier to get your hands on a gun, you'd have to realize that everyone else can defend themselves if you tried to kill them.

P.P.S. If possible, I'll own a gun, know how to use it, and let people know about it. The playing field will be even, and nobody will want to get into a fight about it. Bwuahah.

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hun, exactly, its harder to defend yourself, and to kill others without a gun... the murder rate might be lower if we didn't have guns

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*Turns his face to feel the wind.*

I think I sense a change in topic coming Joe. Wonder if this one will be as bad as the last...

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ok guys...back to canada with it's happy farie!!!

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:sighs: fine, be like that

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aw, come on baby...you need someone to cheer you up? :stud:

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I see Canada as the "free'er" version of the US. Also as a place to go with a friend of mine if the draft was ever brought back before I hit age 25.

But overall, I see it as more peaceful and whatnot.

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Here's a quote that I've found effective.

:p

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:lol:

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I see Eastern Canada as being like New England, in the United States. Big cities, and the like. I see western canada as being like western USA, only with more snow and the like.

I see the North West and the Yukon Territories as being tundra. I may be wrong in thinking this, but I see those two territories and being the kind of place the eskimos settled in, with few towns, and far between. Thats the same way I see Alaska.

I also think of a few words: meh, eh, and hoy. I talk to Canadians on the net so often that I use these words in everyday speech. My ex was the same way. we had a lot of online Canadian friends, so I have learned a great deal about them.

Another important thing I think of is peace. Canada is not a military driven country, in my eyes. More like mediators and peacemakers.

A quote from a guy named Colt, who invented the handgun - "I have made all men equal."

This means that a big guy cant pick on the little guy anymore, because they are all on a level shooting, er playing field. I think guns were a great creation. It not guns that kill. Its people.

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I see Canada as a bunch of usless un-inhabitable freezing cold land. Even though I suppoouse thats not entirely true. And I suppouse the people are nice or whatever...not much different than Americans....

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The United States should be the more free.. But it is not... I mean, I think that the Canadian and American etho should be switched up.

U.S. etho: "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness"
Canada etho: "Life, Liberty and the Security of the Person"

I think that US wants their lives to be much more secure... And Canada is going more along the lines of the pursuit of happiness with the gay marriages and marijuana stuff.

Physically, I see Canada as a sweet place! lol... Great beauty up north.. But you cannot really settle it, unless global warming goes into full swing. I know I am Canadian, but don't worry, I think Canada has some flaws. I think that cities such as Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver can never be as big and have the status of cities like New York because of a simple thing... The size of the streets and the sidewalks! Such a little thing, but it makes all the difference...

And we need some more hockey teams.. yep.

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The Jets aren't welcome back for sure. ;) But for the country that created hockey, yes, we should definitely get some more teams. I'd be happy. More ass for the Canucks to kick. :sneaky:

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Thats funny dyne.. That and I like the new Sig :)

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Yes. I plus repped him for it already. Awesome sig.

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:offtopic:

STAY ON TOPIC PEOPLE!

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Why I don't live in canada :P j/k.. I'm not too sure about canada I've never been there I wouldn't mind going but.. Mish :offtopic: mwahahah... hey other people who know about overclocking post in oveclocking for me plz.

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lol, living in canada its hard to look at myself from outside the looking glass, but i'll say this that living in toronto and BC is pretty much hte exact same as living in Seattle or Houston, maybe even new york.

when i was in gr.9 geography we watched this video entitled "American Ignorance" which was a guy goin around to diff. parts of the states and asking questions about canada to various american citizens and it was just halarious, here is what i remember from that video:

Some guy in Texas -

About how big is Canada?
Uhh, pretty dang big, i'd say about the size of texas

Did you know VCRs were just legalized in Canada?
Really? Already?

What are your thoughts on the Polar Bear hunting marathon every year on Toronto?
Oh, I think its very creul and should be stopped immediatly


lol, i think it was random that said that canada is not interested in "healing the world", thats completely untrue, because since it's creation, Canada has been the only country to send peace keepers to EVERY SINGLE UN peacekeeping/peacemaking operation

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Today's your lucky day, happyd00d...I just made you my b*tch.

1) Say you're sorry. And mean it. C'mon, don't be shy little one. Go on. Say it.

we'll start there, and see how things work out.

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst ;) If I had to pick one if I were you, I'd concentrate on the latter. Peace.

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Gimp covered it. We have a peace keeping force. And we've participating in almost every major war in the last 100 years. We were involved in both World Wars long before the Americans were.

Haha. Those aren't really terms all Canadians use. Just me. Except I don't say eh. Most Canadians don't. That's just a silly sterotype. But hoy is mine. It's how I say hi. Do you know anyone else who says it?

I said "How's by you" once to an American online. I think it might have been Vampyr. It's just my crazy way of saying How are you doing. I was asked "Is that some crazy Canadian slang?" I laughed.

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Here is my interpretation of Canada (as viewed by me, a Canadian). We live in a huge landmass, with cities spread fairly far apart, but where there are large cities, is where everyone is. Most people in Canada live in the city, otherwise it is mostly farm land. As for snow, it is cold for about 6 months of the year, where it does usually snow somwhat. Otherwise, summers reach mid 90's (30's Celcius) and in the winter sometimes as low as minus 30 or 40 celcius (yes its brutal.

The government functions similarly to the US one, only we have a prime minister, and for some reason they are focusing on gay marriage and pot laws. If you come to Canada i think you will find it to be a clean and enjoyable place, where you dont...well almost dont have to worry about being mugged or such.

As for speach, i say eh (lol), and meh, but hey, why not. I play hockey and it is my favorite sport. And well, i dono, thats about it.

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I've never been to Canada. In my mind I envision a place that's always cold and snowy and not very developed. Small towns with family owned businesses, no large corporate companies like SafeWay or Kinkos. Small places that aren't chain restaurants like Uncle Ben's Waffle Palace or Howards Hamburgers. Yeah, I know this is probably very far from the real Cananda but I've never been to Canada.

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Wow. Maybe in small towns your viion is true. Actually...not even. There are big businesses everywhere. You're silly.

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lol...you really need to come to the T-Dot (toronto) :p


EDIT: lol, forgot bout you Stu...so let's just put it this way...you're the lucky one right now since i really don't feel like doin much but goin to sleep, which i will do after this post...and secondly, i wouldn't apologize because Kitana is so damn sexy :p and she likes me more then you anyway :D

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Ive heard more than you say hoy, and most of them have been Canadian. Perhaps you said "hoy" to someone one day and then it spread all throughout canada???

I do hear "meh" quite a bit from Canadians, though, and started using it myself.

And yes, you ask me "How's by you" once on MSN. Never heard that before, nor have I heard it again.

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"meh" is a term used out of sloth... as used by the Simpsons characters many times.

and I quote

Seeing as how the Simpsons utterly despise Canadians, they would not use one of their terms as a token word.

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thats true, i picked up meh from the sipsoms, and eh is probably the most versatile word in the canadian language! it can be used at the end of ANY sentence!

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:sneaky: Then you don't know the proper use of "eh". "Eh" is used to request confirmation. Sounds about right, eh?

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tazoring guns have a good effect too... just without the bullet and the blood, just shocks of electricity to where you cant move... =-D

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To me canada is a great big peice of land with mountains, terrains, snowy cold parts, ah what the hell am i saying... i've never been to canada, im just describing it of what other peeps said, but to me, its a huge peice of land with not enough american movies...

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HAH! :rolleyes:

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We get all of your movies. And we watch them.

True story.

Meh is the equivelent of a shoulder shrug. And did you know that Matt Groening's father is Canadian and that's who Homer Simpson is based on? Pretty nutty.

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cool...

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Yes we get all the movies, but they're also all shot over here :P

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Canada is cool. I've been there 4 or 5 times. We actually played a rock show there once for the North by Northeast extravaganza. The Canadian woman at the border said, "you guys don't look like rockers"...It was a fun time, and I'll go back to Canada soon enough because my family has a house and cabin in Maine about 20 minutes away from Canananananada