Comments on: American? What do you think of Canada.?

By: crazy girl

crazy girl — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:13:59 +0000

even without reading this i would tell you that i happen to love canada. when i am old enough i plan on living up there. many people make jokes about it and usually i tell them off b/c i am quite a fan of the place. it is much better than here.
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By: Michael Kelly

Michael Kelly — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:35:59 +0000

Eh?

Most of the time I hear eh! is when a pan handler approaches me for money on the street… eh buddy, got some spare change?

Some Canadians are quite the moralizers but hypocrites also. As an example we howled about South Africa and apartheid in the past whilst forgetting about some of the appalling conditions of our own native people. I’ll never forget the day when an Indian band in Manitoba flew out the white South African ambassador, Mr. Babb 20 years back and showed him reservation conditions here which really embarrassed the Feds.

As for cold, no it is nice from May to October and the climate is much like your northern states.

As for racism, it exists but Canadians are not so mouthy or loud about it; a lot more subtle. My blond, blue eyed pretty niece for example was going to university in Toronto, She was like Miss Congeniality with lots of dates until she went out with a Jamaican fellow for several months. After that the calls and interest quickly dropped off as she told me and there were no more calls for the next 18 months after that.

I visited the states a lot but traded my dog sleds in for a GMC Sierra.

Eh,

Gotta go!

Michael
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By: Carlos

Carlos — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:18:59 +0000

not all of us in the US believe in these stupid stereotypes just know that there is some people here that aren't this stupid i've never been to Canada but i know for a fact its for sure as hell not like this all you have to do is research it online or watch the travel channel or go there yourself to know its not like this so one Californian here who thinks Canada is cool just like any other place on our Mother Earth "see ya later bro" B-) lool
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By: Lotus Phoenix

Lotus Phoenix — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:11:59 +0000

I'm going there in October...O CANADA!!!!
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By: jmeinada

jmeinada — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:03:59 +0000

First of all, you shouldn’t assume that all these people on Yahoo Answers have a brain and even use it if they do have one.

I could care less what words you use, whether it’s cold, or if you live in Igloos. Common sense tells me that the whole country doesn’t live in igloos…After all, I’m Native American and I don’t live in a tepee.

Honestly, I don’t think about Canada much at all. Now, if they start drafting women for the (senseless) war in Iraq, maybe I’ll take a drive up there for a while.
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By: sleeepycrow

sleeepycrow — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:30:59 +0000

the whiskey is good, the syrup is good, some of the comedians are funny – thanks for shatner, lorne michaels, akroyd, martin short, mike myers, etc.

its not cold all the time? no mountys? I am from the southern US and there are horrible sterotypes about all southerners – ive never been to canada, met 1 canadian and he was funny as hell and very nice so I have no beef with canada. They guy I met did say eh – promise…
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By: Mc Duff

Mc Duff — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:09:59 +0000

I’m a Michigander and the "eh" thing is more of a friendly
"thing" with the Upers than the Canucks. I think of the
Canadians as good friends and neighbors that live in
a beautiful country. Have spent many a fine time hobnobling
with the Vancouver folks (while stationed in Marietta Washington), and have traveled extensively throughout
(including the ALCANrun) The Canucks have aways been
the USA’s "first"allies and have even "snuck out" a few
of our fine citizens being held captive overseas. — That’s
the best I can do on a minutes notice.
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By: Memo

Memo — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:40:59 +0000

uh im african american and what do i thin of canada? um its a country…..its like 8-16 hours away from me ..it has people lol ive never actually heard those stereotypes. well except the ‘eh’ thing..haha last year in school we were like trying to say that in every sentence and it sounded kind of weird…im under the impression that there are extremely hot french guys there? dunno my friend went there and told me that lol

im not sure about us being more racist because minority-white tension in the united states has a deep history….i read this article from 2002 about black people in canada and said something like 70 percent of black canadians are immigrants from the carribean (i guess like parents or grand parents or something like that), almost 90 percent of black people werent in canada 25 years ago, theres 20 thousand MORE black women than men, and how MOST black canadians lived in toronto and montreal….it also said every 2/3 black people in canada are under the age of 35..i was like wtf? is that even possible lol

so i guess because canadian history and society isnt as racially diverse, problems in society are much less likely and not a problem…yet. it takes a while for that kind of stuff to manifest but then because minorities seem to have arrived much later in canada you guys may never actually have that problem. lucky bitches….
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omg i know! dammit MOST of us americans can be so fuckin’ stupid and racist. urgh! im so moving to canada……smell the irony yet?

By: rossonero_2006

rossonero_2006 — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:53:59 +0000

Canada is great, canadian trolls are annoying and you can thank them for a lot of the trash talking you see about Canada online.
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By: impact

impact — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:06:59 +0000

I dont think the U.S. is more or less racist than Canada. We're just more open about it. Id rather a white person tell me how he truley feels at least then I know where he stands. Anyway Ive been thinking about immigrating to Toronto for employment since I dont live very far from there anyway. Thats seems like an area Id enjoy there.
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