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Non-Canadians, what do you really think of Canada?
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Right on fucking time.
excelsiorlef
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So you can't defend. Good stuff.
crimzonflame
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Not really.
Escape Goat
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Generally as passive Americans.
Don't sleep on Vancouver's hard partying Mayor Gregor either, guys
Toronto doesn't get all the fun in terms of mayors
If someone told me Greg was from Mad Men, I woulda believed them.
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It's a much larger and duller version of Norway
Electric_ Cthulhu
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I've been to Canada a couple of times (Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Quebec) and I enjoyed it everytime. Canadians are really as polite as television keeps telling us. I cannot recall one negative incident.
It's basically like the US without the not so great things about the US.
(I'm from Germany btw.)
It's basically like the US without the not so great things about the US.
(I'm from Germany btw.)
You Are Viewtiful
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Men's fashion nowadays is heavily influenced by '50s and '90s styles, so that's not surprising.
I was referring more to those chiseled features of his.
TimorousPanda
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I don't think of Canada often, but when I do, I wonder if there's a difference between provinces and territories.
Sumio Mondo
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I want to live there. Love the look of it. Beautiful country and the people seem nice too.
shadowhunter89
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Why so much hate on the US in here?
My honest thoughts:
Great place, I have been to Vancouver, but it just felt like an extension to WA to me, would go up there again, but I remember everything being expensive because of the super high sales tax (12% or something) I wouldn't live there though, don't mind visiting, and I plan on going up there again soon.
Also, gas prices were insane up there, from what I heard lots of people drive to the US to get their gas since its way cheaper down here.
My honest thoughts:
Great place, I have been to Vancouver, but it just felt like an extension to WA to me, would go up there again, but I remember everything being expensive because of the super high sales tax (12% or something) I wouldn't live there though, don't mind visiting, and I plan on going up there again soon.
Also, gas prices were insane up there, from what I heard lots of people drive to the US to get their gas since its way cheaper down here.
Come visit us some time. We're known for being polite, and you could learn a thing or two.
Lived in a skiing town called Kimberley in B.C. for 6 months and had a blast. Great people, great snow and cheap alcohol, the recipe for success.
Somewhat hilariously (in a sad, ironic way), after not hearing anything racial in the U.S., the first Canadian I met was a hardcore racist that nearly had us both arrested after attempting to buy me alcohol (I was 18) and then abusing the Asian cashier after she turned me down. The manager literally chased us out of the store.
Hoping to head to Whistler in the 2016-17 season for some more boarding, plus catching up with everyone there. Definitely the country I think of as a home away from home, it's basically a colder Australia.
Somewhat hilariously (in a sad, ironic way), after not hearing anything racial in the U.S., the first Canadian I met was a hardcore racist that nearly had us both arrested after attempting to buy me alcohol (I was 18) and then abusing the Asian cashier after she turned me down. The manager literally chased us out of the store.
Hoping to head to Whistler in the 2016-17 season for some more boarding, plus catching up with everyone there. Definitely the country I think of as a home away from home, it's basically a colder Australia.
HighResTomato
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Canada should annex the United States and make them bow to the Queen
This about sums it up.
greatestjediever
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While I've only really spent any significant time in Calgary and Toronto, it's really not much different than the U.S. Granted, they're probably two of the most American-like cities in Canada, but I didn't really find it much different than any number of places you can find in the U.S.
TwEE-N-Toast
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Seems Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are the only places most people here outside of Canada have ever heard of.
Canada should annex the United States and make them bow to the Queen
So that's what Canadian dreams are like
Andrew Korenchkin
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Beautiful, wonderful country, like every other country. Every country has something to offer.
John Kowalski
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I think Canada is a bit shy, easily embarrassed, but still very nice.
The Main Event
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And probably Calgary. Cuz of Bret Hart bruh.
Warren Ellis
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Well as the other said, it's basically a better version of the us. The only thing that sucks about canada is quebec, basically a worst version of france.
Granted, it's easier to be a better country when you have a tenth of the popolation and a much simplier history.
Granted, it's easier to be a better country when you have a tenth of the popolation and a much simplier history.
p_xavier
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Yean, that's why French people don't immigrate to QC in droves, oh wait!
Do you find that usually a country's history is not related to them? Like its some other nations fault if you have fucked up history?
Eh. We're about as "cold" as the major northern US cities. I'm looking at you Chicago, New York, Seattle, Boston, Pittsburgh etc. In fact, the heavily populated southern Ontario region (including Toronto, our biggest city) dips well into latitudes shared by the United States.
Also, I only partially agree with the notion that our good reputation in the global community is aided by a lack of real power. It's true that our economy is smaller, and our role in global affairs is not as important as America's. We also tacitly benefit from many of America's foreign policy decisions (both good and bad), without having to get our hands dirty and risk damaging our reputation. Of course, our domestic policy is a completely different story. We really do have our shit together... and America's "heavy burden of power" is not an excuse for the fact that it kinda/sorta doesn't.
Rentahamster
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All the Canadians I've ever met have been really nice.
That's all I got. I really should visit Canada more.
That's all I got. I really should visit Canada more.
It was really bad in like 2007, because for like a few months the Canadian Dollar was worth like 10 cents more or something. So they would act all smug about it. I worked at target at the time, it was super fun to clean the store after the pack of Canadian locust would clean the place out.
Freshmaker
I am Korean.
I don't think of Canada much, but I do tend to think people from Toronto are crazy.
Every single Toronto matchmaking thread ends up getting closed on 8wr.
http://8wayrun.com/threads/toronto-our-public-transit-sux.18399/page-4#post-698460
Black-Wind
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I think it's a great place. I want to leave America behind and make it my home someday.
Just wish it were a hot place ... but ehh, nowhere's prefect.
Just wish it were a hot place ... but ehh, nowhere's prefect.
It's like people keep forgetting we have a west coast with a lower mainland.
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