Is anyone else not proud of being Canadian?

We get ripped off for internet, phone, cable. Poutines are not that great. We got no military. Our accent is the plainest. We don't have a culture. I don't see what there is to be proud of here. Someone want to explain why they're proud to be Canadian?

Would you rather be American....?Witchsight

We get ripped off for internet, phone, cable. Poutines are not that great. We got no military. Our accent is the plainest. We don't have a culture. I don't see what there is to be proud of here. Someone want to explain why they're proud to be Canadian?

unholymight

well hockey even though i hate it

We get ripped off for internet, phone, cable. Poutines are not that great. We got no military. Our accent is the plainest. We don't have a culture. I don't see what there is to be proud of here. Someone want to explain why they're proud to be Canadian?

unholymight

Maple syrup & pancakes.michael_1234576

Bah, aren't they a bit too sweet and sticky sometimes? When the syrup goes on the pancake, the pancake gets soft and mushy!!

ice hockey?b1lal

The Leafs lose too much! :cry:

Ice Hockey, and you say "Eh". Thats something to be proud of.

[QUOTE="Witchsight"]Would you rather be American....?unholymight

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We get ripped off for internet, phone, cable. Poutines are not that great. We got no military. Our accent is the plainest. We don't have a culture. I don't see what there is to be proud of here. Someone want to explain why they're proud to be Canadian?

gun-runner

Poutines are not that great. unholymight

Stopped reading right there.

I wouldn't mind living in Canada myself. Ed_Cetera

Of course in a city that people speak English.

[QUOTE="unholymight"][QUOTE="Witchsight"]Would you rather be American....?Witchsight

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Poutines are not that great. megagene

Stopped reading right there.

[QUOTE="Witchsight"]Would you rather be American....?unholymight

ok man, let's do a race trade then. You can be American, and I get your spot in Canada.

yes, we do get ripped off for interwebz, phonez, and cablez. poutine is great. we do have a military and keep in mind we are a peacekeeping nation. i dont know what a plain accent is, but we have MANY dialects of canadian english coast to coast. We have an abundance of culture. we are a mosaic culture, not a melting pot like the States. You have a buttload of freedom in this country. Severed_Hand

[QUOTE="unholymight"][QUOTE="Witchsight"]Would you rather be American....?hammerofcrom

ok man, let's do a race trade then. You can be American, and I get your spot in Canada.

[QUOTE="unholymight"][QUOTE="Witchsight"]Would you rather be American....?hammerofcrom

ok man, let's do a race trade then. You can be American, and I get your spot in Canada.

Isn't crime rate an advantage of Canada though?

I don't have any problems with the country, wouldn't want to live anywhere else really, except for maybe somewhere with less bitter winters but that's just nit-picking.

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[QUOTE="unholymight"] Yeah I wouldn't mind being American.Severed_Hand

ok man, let's do a race trade then. You can be American, and I get your spot in Canada.

lol, darn, you caught the tater. I still want to trade though TC. It's worth it just for Vancouver. then there's the fishing in the rest of BC.

Isn't crime rate an advantage of Canada though?

stedtfeld

Ehhh I dont mind Canada :P They are our fellow Eskemos to the north that provide us fine maple syrup. I still perfer the US since it is the most culturally diverse nation in the world. Come on down and join fellow canadian amigo. We can eat a phillycheese steak while we cruise through Miami.

[QUOTE="Severed_Hand"][QUOTE="hammerofcrom"]

ok man, let's do a race trade then. You can be American, and I get your spot in Canada.

hammerofcrom

lol, darn, you caught the tater. I still want to trade though TC. It's worth it just for Vancouver. then there's the fishing in the rest of BC.

[QUOTE="michael_1234576"]Maple syrup & pancakes.unholymight

Bah, aren't they a bit too sweet and sticky sometimes? When the syrup goes on the pancake, the pancake gets soft and mushy!!

ice hockey?b1lal

The Leafs lose too much! :cry:

Hahait can be hard being a Leaf fan but the day they do win, it would've all been worth it.

But i'm not one for being proud to be Canadian, but hey you gotta admit it is a great country to live in, and i'm definitley glad i was born here. Everyone basically gets a chance at a job here, we all get health care, roads to drive on, Employment insurance.So would you rather live in a poorer country?

Canada barely is different from America, we're very similar countries with similar values, i never got why are citizens hate each other so much.

We get ripped off for internet, phone, cable. Poutines are not that great. We got no military. Our accent is the plainest. We don't have a culture. I don't see what there is to be proud of here. Someone want to explain why they're proud to be Canadian?

unholymight

What about the law? I heard the law system is very good in Canada?

[QUOTE="Severed_Hand"]yes, we do get ripped off for interwebz, phonez, and cablez. poutine is great. we do have a military and keep in mind we are a peacekeeping nation. i dont know what a plain accent is, but we have MANY dialects of canadian english coast to coast. We have an abundance of culture. we are a mosaic culture, not a melting pot like the States. You have a buttload of freedom in this country. unholymight

We get ripped off for internet, phone, cable. Poutines are not that great. We got no military. Our accent is the plainest. We don't have a culture. I don't see what there is to be proud of here. Someone want to explain why they're proud to be Canadian?

I'm proud of not being Canadian, if that helps. :P

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We get ripped off for internet, phone, cable. Poutines are not that great. We got no military. Our accent is the plainest. We don't have a culture. I don't see what there is to be proud of here. Someone want to explain why they're proud to be Canadian?

Dr_Brocoli

[QUOTE="unholymight"][QUOTE="Severed_Hand"]yes, we do get ripped off for interwebz, phonez, and cablez. poutine is great. we do have a military and keep in mind we are a peacekeeping nation. i dont know what a plain accent is, but we have MANY dialects of canadian english coast to coast. We have an abundance of culture. we are a mosaic culture, not a melting pot like the States. You have a buttload of freedom in this country. Severed_Hand

Well here it seems a general trend is that we Canadians tend to be more pansy than Americans, and you can tell this even by looking at the tone of news reporters on television. We're more quiet, but we're more sneaky than Americans. I don't like it too much.unholymight

I guess nowadays it's impossible for anything to be inoffensive/unagressive without being called a pansy. Seriously, I prefer Canada maintaining the image of the pacifist nation rather than the more aggressive/millitaristic image that the US diffuses.

Actually I'm pretty proud of being Canadian.

We get ripped off for internet, phone, cable. Poutines are not that great. We got no military. Our accent is the plainest. We don't have a culture. I don't see what there is to be proud of here. Someone want to explain why they're proud to be Canadian?

unholymight

I stopped reading there.

By the way I don't believe anyone should be proud of being [insert nationality]. The concept doesn't make any sense to me. Be proud of things you accomplish yourself, not things others have accomplished and that you benefit from.

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We get ripped off for internet, phone, cable. Poutines are not that great. We got no military. Our accent is the plainest. We don't have a culture. I don't see what there is to be proud of here. Someone want to explain why they're proud to be Canadian?

Tezcatlipoca666

I stopped reading there.

By the way I don't believe anyone should be proud of being [insert nationality]. The concept doesn't make any sense to me. Be proud of things you accomplish yourself, not things others have accomplished and that you benefit from.

I agree. Be greatful that you are born in a safe, wealthy country. The only thing you have to be proud of is the fact that you were born there, and that isn't a big accomplishment on your part.

I stopped reading there.

By the way I don't believe anyone should be proud of being [insert nationality]. The concept doesn't make any sense to me. Be proud of things you accomplish yourself, not things others have accomplished and that you benefit from.

Tezcatlipoca666

I agree. Be greatful that you are born in a safe, wealthy country. The only thing you have to be proud of is the fact that you were born there, and that isn't a big accomplishment on your part.

effena

So, I guess we should then be neither proud nor disappointed of our nationalities.

I'm from Quebec (well actually I'm Lebanese but still)

I'm not extremely proud and I'm not "not proud".

Canada is a great place. People are mostly peaceful even if they whine a lot about everything (especially in Quebec). They usually don't like war and violence. It's a pretty safe place to stay. We're pretty much off-the-radar in international affairs. We don't have much to say.

And, even though many people won't admit it, Canadians are SO glad the Americans are the most powerful country on earth. Canada feels protected by the USA. I'd bet an arm we wouldn't be so "peaceful" if we didn't have the most powerful army/economy in the world a few hours drive away.

We're not that different from the US of A, the music is pretty much the same, people love hockey and Canadian Football (which is not THAT bad, but it's not nearly as great as the NFL, even if it fines every player for every possible reason) instead of baseball and basketball. The American Way of Life has pretty much impregnated Canada as a whole.

And by the way, Poutine is exquisite. And it's from Quebec.

Besides harper trying to fly the country into the groud with his 60 billion dollar deficit, and a few other grivences I think Canada is a pretty good place.

I'm from Quebec (well actually I'm Lebanese but still)

I'm not extremely proud and I'm not "not proud".

Canada is a great place. People are mostly peaceful even if they whine a lot about everything (especially in Quebec). They usually don't like war and violence. It's a pretty safe place to stay. We're pretty much off-the-radar in international affairs. We don't have much to say.

And, even though many people won't admit it, Canadians are SO glad the Americans are the most powerful country on earth. Canada feels protected by the USA. I'd bet an arm we wouldn't be so "peaceful" if we didn't have the most powerful army/economy in the world a few hours drive away.

We're not that different from the US of A, the music is pretty much the same, people love hockey and Canadian Football (which is not THAT bad, but it's not nearly as great as the NFL, even if it fines every player for every possible reason) instead of baseball and basketball. The American Way of Life has pretty much impregnated Canada as a whole.

And by the way, Poutine is exquisite. And it's from Quebec.

BaraChat

i live in toronto so i'm not really 'canadian' :P