How much do you americans know about Canada?

I was watching speakers corner (canadian show) and this american kid comes on and says something along the lines of:

I'm sick of Canadians assuming americans know nothing about Canada when in fact we know a lot

We know that you guys have 12 STATES, that Tim Hortons is our 'President', that Toronto is the capital of Canada NOT OTTAWA and that we speak french, when thats really only true for Quebec, or as I call them seperatist (bad word)

Are all of you americans like this?

the average american knows about as much about canada as the average canadian knows about america :|

the average american knows about as much about canada as the average canadian knows about america :|

Bill900

I was watching speakers corner (canadian show) and this american kid comes on and says something along the lines of:

I'm sick of Canadians assuming americans know nothing about Canada when in fact we know a lot

We know that you guys have 12 STATES, that Tim Hortons is our 'President', that Toronto is the capital of Canada NOT OTTAWA and that we speak french, when thats really only true for Quebec, or as I call them seperatist (bad word)

Are all of you americans like this?

FreewayScruff

Yes we are. You know so much about us.

lmao tim Hortons

I know a lot about you guys, my sister goes to Mcgill and i think its an awesome place

I know that a pack of smokes is like $12 US there. That alone makes the country suck imo. Alter_Echo

Im happy you mentioned this cause my economics teacher mentioned that teen smoking was down 6 percent this year because the tax on ciggarettes is getting to high.

So good luck with you and your cancer in 15 years, you can thank your government for making smokes so cheap, maybe if they charged a little more a lot more people would cut down and maybe even quit....

[QUOTE="Bill900"]

the average american knows about as much about canada as the average canadian knows about america :|

B05T0N

on which statement, the one about americans or the one about canadians?

[QUOTE="Alter_Echo"]I know that a pack of smokes is like $12 US there. That alone makes the country suck imo. FreewayScruff

Im happy you mentioned this cause my economics teacher mentioned that teen smoking was down 6 percent this year because the tax on ciggarettes is getting to high.

So good luck with you and your cancer in 15 years, you can thank your government for making smokes so cheap, maybe if they charged a little more a lot more people would cut down and maybe even quit....

I was going to think of a decent response but in the end i just didnt care enough. sorry.

I love Canada. If anyone ever gets the chance to go, do it.

I went a few years ago with my friends.

Me and my girlfriend at the time (now my ex) went to Montreal for a little weekend getaway just over the summer, and we had a BLAST. Montreal was the city of romance that weekend. (GIGGITY!!!)

the average american knows about as much about canada as the average canadian knows about america :|

Bill900

thats very modest of you but american politics is nearly as popular as canadian politics here, I doubt you guys know about any canadian news networks. Plus most of our media comes from America, you guys get none of ours cause ours really does suck, and again your pop culture is more interesting than ours, I bet you couldn't name 10 canadian artists. I could probably name 100 american though.

Again very modest (more like IGNORANT) of you but.. :| NO

[QUOTE="Bill900"]

the average american knows about as much about canada as the average canadian knows about america :|

FreewayScruff

thats very modest of you but american politics is nearly as popular as canadian politics here, I doubt you guys know about any canadian news networks. Plus most of our media comes from America, you guys get none of ours cause ours really does suck, and again your pop culture is more interesting than ours, I bet you couldn't name 10 canadian artists. I could probably name 100 american though.

Again very modest (more like IGNORANT) of you but.. :| NO

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that its so boringin canada that you have to pay attention to what we do :P

[QUOTE="FreewayScruff"]

[QUOTE="Alter_Echo"]I know that a pack of smokes is like $12 US there. That alone makes the country suck imo. Alter_Echo

Im happy you mentioned this cause my economics teacher mentioned that teen smoking was down 6 percent this year because the tax on ciggarettes is getting to high.

So good luck with you and your cancer in 15 years, you can thank your government for making smokes so cheap, maybe if they charged a little more a lot more people would cut down and maybe even quit....

I was going to think of a decent response but in the end i just didnt care enough. sorry.

why should you? you know cancer will kill you, Id be depressed about it too. :P

[QUOTE="FreewayScruff"][QUOTE="Bill900"]

the average american knows about as much about canada as the average canadian knows about america :|

Bill900

thats very modest of you but american politics is nearly as popular as canadian politics here, I doubt you guys know about any canadian news networks. Plus most of our media comes from America, you guys get none of ours cause ours really does suck, and again your pop culture is more interesting than ours, I bet you couldn't name 10 canadian artists. I could probably name 100 american though.

Again very modest (more like IGNORANT) of you but.. :| NO

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that its so boringin canada that you have to pay attention to what we do :P

You guys are probably the most speculated nation

You like hockey, maple syrup, and free health insurance, eh.:DVyse_Legends

[QUOTE="Bill900"][QUOTE="FreewayScruff"][QUOTE="Bill900"]

the average american knows about as much about canada as the average canadian knows about america :|

FreewayScruff

thats very modest of you but american politics is nearly as popular as canadian politics here, I doubt you guys know about any canadian news networks. Plus most of our media comes from America, you guys get none of ours cause ours really does suck, and again your pop culture is more interesting than ours, I bet you couldn't name 10 canadian artists. I could probably name 100 american though.

Again very modest (more like IGNORANT) of you but.. :| NO

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that its so boringin canada that you have to pay attention to what we do :P

You guys are probably the most speculated nation

cause we're so cool 8) (sarcasm)

Anyway I'm from California and I'm one of the rare ones who actually knows about about Canada. (not sure how I can prove I didn't just hit Wikipedia before writing this, but it's all by memory)...

• Prime Minister: Steven Harper (or is it Stephen?)
• Gained independence from the UK in 1867
• 10 provinces and 3 territories
• has a French speaking province called Quebec
• has magnetic north on your Baffin Island up in the Arctic (in your national anthem I believe)
• population of about 33 million,
• uses metric instead of the imperial system
• proud of it's diversity and peace keeping stuff, many for "not being American".

In that same class with taht girl we watch a bunch of science videos from Canada. Here's what I know

You pronounce about like abuut, you like hockey, the sky is real depressing, Frederick Griffith is Canadian( just learned about him in Biology too :D), Avril Lavigne and Celine Dion are Canadian.

[QUOTE="Alter_Echo"]I know that a pack of smokes is like $12 US there. That alone makes the country suck imo. FreewayScruff

Im happy you mentioned this cause my economics teacher mentioned that teen smoking was down 6 percent this year because the tax on ciggarettes is getting to high.

So good luck with you and your cancer in 15 years, you can thank your government for making smokes so cheap, maybe if they charged a little more a lot more people would cut down and maybe even quit....

That's lame/10. Here in America we have something called a free market, meaning that tobacco companies have the right to compete for consumers and consumers have the right to continue paying low prices to smoke. We would much prefer to keep money in our pockets rather than letting the government steal it in order to "help" smokers whom we don't really care about.

[QUOTE="Bill900"]

the average american knows about as much about canada as the average canadian knows about america :|

FreewayScruff

thats very modest of you but american politics is nearly as popular as canadian politics here, I doubt you guys know about any canadian news networks. Plus most of our media comes from America, you guys get none of ours cause ours really does suck, and again your pop culture is more interesting than ours, I bet you couldn't name 10 canadian artists. I could probably name 100 american though.

Again very modest (more like IGNORANT) of you but.. :| NO

Anyway I'm from California and I'm one of the rare ones who actually knows about about Canada. (not sure how I can prove I didn't just hit Wikipedia before writing this, but it's all by memory)...

• Prime Minister: Steven Harper (or is it Stephen?)
• Gained independence from the UK in 1867
• 10 provinces and 3 territories
• has a French speaking province called Quebec
• has magnetic north on your Baffin Island up in the Arctic (in your national anthem I believe)
• population of about 33 million,
• uses metric instead of the imperial system
• proud of it's diversity and peace keeping stuff, many for "not being American".

Those are the essential ones...camreeno360

I make assumptions based on things I see on television too.Robbie_IV

[QUOTE="Robbie_IV"]I make assumptions based on things I see on television too.EVOLV3

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"][QUOTE="Robbie_IV"]I make assumptions based on things I see on television too.Vyse_Legends

Also:

"This is Canada, we only have one road."

[QUOTE="Robbie_IV"]I make assumptions based on things I see on television too.EVOLV3

[QUOTE="Robbie_IV"]I make assumptions based on things I see on television too.EVOLV3

kenny vs. spenny. and they need to bring back tom green.

In that same class with taht girl we watch a bunch of science videos from Canada. Here's what I know

You pronounce about like abuut, you like hockey, the sky is real depressing, Frederick Griffith is Canadian( just learned about him in Biology too :D), Avril Lavigne and Celine Dion are Canadian.

DivergeUnify

No we dont. Some of us dont. No its not, how can the northern lights be depressing?

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"][QUOTE="Robbie_IV"]I make assumptions based on things I see on television too.LoG-Sacrament

kenny vs. spenny. and they need to bring back tom green.

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]

[QUOTE="EVOLV3"][QUOTE="Robbie_IV"]I make assumptions based on things I see on television too.Severed_Hand

kenny vs. spenny. and they need to bring back tom green.

well then, for your viewing pleasure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qoqh0HmjBs

I hear you guys have bagged milk.RosetaStoned