Vancouver City
so much for us canadians living in egloos huh americanos? ;)
linkage
your thoughts on this situation? hehe
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Vancouver City
so much for us canadians living in egloos huh americanos? ;)
linkage
your thoughts on this situation? hehe
Canada is awesome but Vancouver sucks. Except the aquarium and hockey team, of course.Fudgycakes
Vancouver consistently ranks in the top most visited cities in the world amongst other top tourism rankings. Ahead of every Canadian city significantly with the only city even close being Montreal. In fact it trumps every AMERICAN city as well with the closest being New York. Google it.
I've never seen a list of complaints I could relate with more.I'm one of the few people who can honestly say I have lived in both countries. I was in Canada from 2000-2002 and then moved back to the states. Sorry, Canada just doesn't 'do it' for me. And it's mostly the little things:
-EVERYONE had to comment on me being from the US, with things like "It's so much better up here, isn't it?" And when they learned I was from Tennessee, "Do you still have outhouses?" LOL
-The French expected me to speak French and have French lettering on my business, but when I started looking into opening a store in Quebec suddenly they wouldn't tolerate any official forms in English, although they make the rest of the country offer official forms in French.
-No biscuits and gravy, just bagels and Timmys.
-My wife (now my ex) had a puliminary embolism and spent three days in the hallway of the hospital (Cornwall General).
-Loonies. I hate change.
-The sidewalks roll up at 6pm.
-Cogoeco sucks 15 different kinds of ass. Ditto for Sympatico (but Sympatico did buy my business from me for enough to retire on so I can't be too pissed).
-Oil heat. Ugh.
-I had in in-ground pool that was only warm enough to swim in for like 1 month of the year. The rest of the year it was covered with an ugly-ass trashbag-looking tarp.
-The Catholics hated me because I'm protestant and married a non-practicing Catholic.
-Domtar.
-I couldn't bring my handguns with me, I had to leave them at my parents.
-Winter is like 6 months of the year, and I hate winter.
-Summer nights still required a light coat. I never got used to this, I'm used to going outside at night in the summer in sandals and shorts and still sweating.
-Quebec in general...what a bunch of pompus asses. Had a waiter in Quebec city who forced me to oder through my wife because I don't speak French, and then the waiter was speaking perfect when it came time for me to use my credit card and he was asking how much he should put on for a tip. I told him to take his tip and shove it up his ass.
br0kenrabbit
Tell that to the heatwave here right now and the "winter" we just had.I would maybe visit Canada, but I would never live there. Among other reasons, it's wayyy too cold.
strat505
I'm one of the few people who can honestly say I have lived in both countries. I was in Canada from 2000-2002 and then moved back to the states. Sorry, Canada just doesn't 'do it' for me. And it's mostly the little things:
-EVERYONE had to comment on me being from the US, with things like "It's so much better up here, isn't it?" And when they learned I was from Tennessee, "Do you still have outhouses?" LOL
Americans think Canada is frozen all year, we all say "eh", drink beer all the time, and hunt moose.
-The French expected me to speak French and have French lettering on my business, but when I started looking into opening a store in Quebec suddenly they wouldn't tolerate any official forms in English, although they make the rest of the country offer official forms in French.
Quebec is the only French first language Province, and they fought parliament hard to maintain a French way of life. There are 11 other Provinces and 3 Territories where French is Second language if that.
-No biscuits and gravy, just bagels and Timmys.
Tim Hortons is the greatest thing to happen to Coffee shops in a long time. Nonetheless, different place different food right?
-My wife (now my ex) had a puliminary embolism and spent three days in the hallway of the hospital (Cornwall General).
Don't even attempt to compare Universal Health Care in Canada to American Health Care. American Health Care is far worse.
-Loonies. I hate change.
And I hate money that is all green. Color coated money is the way to go.
-The sidewalks roll up at 6pm.
I have no idea what you mean?
-Cogoeco sucks 15 different kinds of ass. Ditto for Sympatico (but Sympatico did buy my business from me for enough to retire on so I can't be too pissed).
American TV is admittedly that much better.
-Oil heat. Ugh.
-I had in in-ground pool that was only warm enough to swim in for like 1 month of the year. The rest of the year it was covered with an ugly-ass trashbag-looking tarp.
Luck of the draw.
-The Catholics hated me because I'm protestant and married a non-practicing Catholic.
Religious criticism runs rampant wherever you go. Unfortunately it's the truth of the world. But Quebec is predominantly Catholic. Going back again to a French dominated province.
-Domtar.
-I couldn't bring my handguns with me, I had to leave them at my parents.
Good. Americans and their right to guns... easily the dumbest right on the face of the Earth.
-Winter is like 6 months of the year, and I hate winter.
Quebec. Move to Vancouver where it doesn't snow 9 times out of 10
-Summer nights still required a light coat. I never got used to this, I'm used to going outside at night in the summer in sandals and shorts and still sweating.
I live in San Diego right now and once the desert sun goes down, the degrees cuts in half.
-Quebec in general...what a bunch of pompus asses. Had a waiter in Quebec city who forced me to oder through my wife because I don't speak French, and then the waiter was speaking perfect English when it came time for me to use my credit card and he was asking how much he should put on for a tip. I told him to take his tip and shove it up his ass.
I think one bad experience shouldn't ruin everything.
br0kenrabbit
My stuff in red. You're entitled to your opinion. But I can tell you, being from Vancouver and living their my entire life, your experience doesn't surprise me in Quebec. So don't let your opinion of one Canadian city ruin another. Heck, if I did that with the States I would never cross the border.
lol, ya quebec does suck...toronto would have suited you better. its basically New york, but cleaner and less traffic, and less murders, the weather is like new york also.I'm one of the few people who can honestly say I have lived in both countries. I was in Canada from 2000-2002 and then moved back to the states. Sorry, Canada just doesn't 'do it' for me. And it's mostly the little things:
-EVERYONE had to comment on me being from the US, with things like "It's so much better up here, isn't it?" And when they learned I was from Tennessee, "Do you still have outhouses?" LOL
-The French expected me to speak French and have French lettering on my business, but when I started looking into opening a store in Quebec suddenly they wouldn't tolerate any official forms in English, although they make the rest of the country offer official forms in French.
-No biscuits and gravy, just bagels and Timmys.
-My wife (now my ex) had a puliminary embolism and spent three days in the hallway of the hospital (Cornwall General).
-Loonies. I hate change.
-The sidewalks roll up at 6pm.
-Cogoeco sucks 15 different kinds of ass. Ditto for Sympatico (but Sympatico did buy my business from me for enough to retire on so I can't be too pissed).
-Oil heat. Ugh.
-I had in in-ground pool that was only warm enough to swim in for like 1 month of the year. The rest of the year it was covered with an ugly-ass trashbag-looking tarp.
-The Catholics hated me because I'm protestant and married a non-practicing Catholic.
-Domtar.
-I couldn't bring my handguns with me, I had to leave them at my parents.
-Winter is like 6 months of the year, and I hate winter.
-Summer nights still required a light coat. I never got used to this, I'm used to going outside at night in the summer in sandals and shorts and still sweating.
-Quebec in general...what a bunch of pompus asses. Had a waiter in Quebec city who forced me to oder through my wife because I don't speak French, and then the waiter was speaking perfect English when it came time for me to use my credit card and he was asking how much he should put on for a tip. I told him to take his tip and shove it up his ass.
br0kenrabbit
The one thing that ticks me off about Canada is the fact their laws on guns are tighter than any totalitarian state's rules on their people yet the shootings in Toronto are getting more and more frequent. And I live there, so I know.
Desulated
Really? I've heard serious crimes are going down in Canada. If the laws were any looser, things would be worse.
You sounds like a clown with your list of complaint, I would hate to meet you irl. If you can't stand the french, why did you went in the only province that speak only french to open your business ???? Are you the kind of guy that fly to France only to complaint that it's full of french?I'm one of the few people who can honestly say I have lived in both countries. I was in Canada from 2000-2002 and then moved back to the states. Sorry, Canada just doesn't 'do it' for me. And it's mostly the little things:
-EVERYONE had to comment on me being from the US, with things like "It's so much better up here, isn't it?" And when they learned I was from Tennessee, "Do you still have outhouses?" LOL
-The French expected me to speak French and have French lettering on my business, but when I started looking into opening a store in Quebec suddenly they wouldn't tolerate any official forms in English, although they make the rest of the country offer official forms in French.
-No biscuits and gravy, just bagels and Timmys.
-My wife (now my ex) had a puliminary embolism and spent three days in the hallway of the hospital (Cornwall General).
-Loonies. I hate change.
-The sidewalks roll up at 6pm.
-Cogoeco sucks 15 different kinds of ass. Ditto for Sympatico (but Sympatico did buy my business from me for enough to retire on so I can't be too pissed).
-Oil heat. Ugh.
-I had in in-ground pool that was only warm enough to swim in for like 1 month of the year. The rest of the year it was covered with an ugly-ass trashbag-looking tarp.
-The Catholics hated me because I'm protestant and married a non-practicing Catholic.
-Domtar.
-I couldn't bring my handguns with me, I had to leave them at my parents.
-Winter is like 6 months of the year, and I hate winter.
-Summer nights still required a light coat. I never got used to this, I'm used to going outside at night in the summer in sandals and shorts and still sweating.
-Quebec in general...what a bunch of pompus asses. Had a waiter in Quebec city who forced me to oder through my wife because I don't speak French, and then the waiter was speaking perfect English when it came time for me to use my credit card and he was asking how much he should put on for a tip. I told him to take his tip and shove it up his ass.
br0kenrabbit
[QUOTE="Desulated"]
The one thing that ticks me off about Canada is the fact their laws on guns are tighter than any totalitarian state's rules on their people yet the shootings in Toronto are getting more and more frequent. And I live there, so I know.
bloodling
Really? I've heard serious crimes are going down in Canada. If the laws were any looser, things would be worse.
My ass...there's at least 2 shootings in Toronto a week.
[QUOTE="bloodling"]
[QUOTE="Desulated"]
The one thing that ticks me off about Canada is the fact their laws on guns are tighter than any totalitarian state's rules on their people yet the shootings in Toronto are getting more and more frequent. And I live there, so I know.
Desulated
Really? I've heard serious crimes are going down in Canada. If the laws were any looser, things would be worse.
My ass...there's at least 2 shootings in Toronto a week.
Toronto isn't part of Canada silly. We let them go because they started to be American.[QUOTE="bloodling"]
[QUOTE="Desulated"]
The one thing that ticks me off about Canada is the fact their laws on guns are tighter than any totalitarian state's rules on their people yet the shootings in Toronto are getting more and more frequent. And I live there, so I know.
Desulated
Really? I've heard serious crimes are going down in Canada. If the laws were any looser, things would be worse.
My ass...there's at least 2 shootings in Toronto a week.
I don't deny that.
[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]
I'm one of the few people who can honestly say I have lived in both countries. I was in Canada from 2000-2002 and then moved back to the states. Sorry, Canada just doesn't 'do it' for me. And it's mostly the little things:
-EVERYONE had to comment on me being from the US, with things like "It's so much better up here, isn't it?" And when they learned I was from Tennessee, "Do you still have outhouses?" LOL
Americans think Canada is frozen all year, we all say "eh", drink beer all the time, and hunt moose.
-The French expected me to speak French and have French lettering on my business, but when I started looking into opening a store in Quebec suddenly they wouldn't tolerate any official forms in English, although they make the rest of the country offer official forms in French.
Quebec is the only French first language Province, and they fought parliament hard to maintain a French way of life. There are 11 other Provinces and 3 Territories where French is Second language if that.
-No biscuits and gravy, just bagels and Timmys.
Tim Hortons is the greatest thing to happen to Coffee shops in a long time. Nonetheless, different place different food right?
-My wife (now my ex) had a puliminary embolism and spent three days in the hallway of the hospital (Cornwall General).
Don't even attempt to compare Universal Health Care in Canada to American Health Care. American Health Care is far worse.
-Loonies. I hate change.
And I hate money that is all green. Color coated money is the way to go.
-The sidewalks roll up at 6pm.
I have no idea what you mean?
-Cogoeco sucks 15 different kinds of ass. Ditto for Sympatico (but Sympatico did buy my business from me for enough to retire on so I can't be too pissed).
American TV is admittedly that much better.
-Oil heat. Ugh.
-I had in in-ground pool that was only warm enough to swim in for like 1 month of the year. The rest of the year it was covered with an ugly-ass trashbag-looking tarp.
Luck of the draw.
-The Catholics hated me because I'm protestant and married a non-practicing Catholic.
Religious criticism runs rampant wherever you go. Unfortunately it's the truth of the world. But Quebec is predominantly Catholic. Going back again to a French dominated province.
-Domtar.
-I couldn't bring my handguns with me, I had to leave them at my parents.
Good. Americans and their right to guns... easily the dumbest right on the face of the Earth.
-Winter is like 6 months of the year, and I hate winter.
Quebec. Move to Vancouver where it doesn't snow 9 times out of 10
-Summer nights still required a light coat. I never got used to this, I'm used to going outside at night in the summer in sandals and shorts and still sweating.
I live in San Diego right now and once the desert sun goes down, the degrees cuts in half.
-Quebec in general...what a bunch of pompus asses. Had a waiter in Quebec city who forced me to oder through my wife because I don't speak French, and then the waiter was speaking perfect English when it came time for me to use my credit card and he was asking how much he should put on for a tip. I told him to take his tip and shove it up his ass.
I think one bad experience shouldn't ruin everything.
sonic_spark
My stuff in red. You're entitled to your opinion. But I can tell you, being from Vancouver and living their my entire life, your experience doesn't surprise me in Quebec. So don't let your opinion of one Canadian city ruin another. Heck, if I did that with the States I would never cross the border.
I hate people responding in-line, it screws up the post format.
Yes, I realize Quebec is just part of the country, but I didn't live in Quebec, I lived in Cornwall. Also, if we have to take heat here in Tennessee for that Alaskan Palin, you can't complain that we're complaining about a part of Canada that isn't your part of Canada...it's still Canada.
And it's not like I didn't get around when I was up there. I've been all over Canada and I'm still glad I decided to come back here. I may pay more for health care but at least I know I'm not going to end up in a hallway when I should be in ICU.
Yes, she should have been in ICU. Pulmonary embolisms can lead to stroke or death and often do. She had to wait two days for the MRI, during which time anything could have happened to that clot in her lung. When I had my car accident in Tennessee I was in the MRI machine within two hours of being extracted and they weren't concerned for anything more than some slight internal bleeding in my legs.
You sounds like a clown with your list of complaint, I would hate to meet you irl. If you can't stand the french, why did you went in the only province that speak only french to open your business ???? Are you the kind of guy that fly to France only to complaint that it's full of french?Franko_3
Don't know much about business, do you?
I had two businesses in one: a custom PC shop and an ISP. The ISP was ran from the back and upstairs of the store. However, that ISP was all about rural broadband: we went to places that was too far away from anything to get cable or DSL and dropped DSLAMs in the ground so they could get DSL. The reason we wanted to move into Quebec was because that was the natural geological extension of our network: go further north and you hit Ottawa, and Sympatico had them covered. Go further West and you hit Cornwall, and Sympatico had them covered. Go further south and you're in the US. So East was the only direction to extend our network, and we were already right there on the Ontario/Quebec border.
Also, most of the problems I had with Francaphones was in Cornwall, Ontario...not Quebec. But Quebec was an ass when it came to registering anything in English, yet in Ontario the law says all forms must be in English AND French.
[QUOTE="bloodling"]
I don't deny that.
Desulated
You'd be surprised, the schools here aren't the greatest either. Kids in the ghetto bring knives and have fights, yet the teachers don't give a crap either.
Is it like Degrassi?[QUOTE="bloodling"]
I don't deny that.
Desulated
You'd be surprised, the schools here aren't the greatest either. Kids in the ghetto bring knives and have fights, yet the teachers don't give a crap either.
lol ya will go to compton and see the difference. i would rather go to a school in jane and finch rather then a school anywhere in the usa.[QUOTE="Desulated"]
[QUOTE="bloodling"]
I don't deny that.
GrabTheYayo
You'd be surprised, the schools here aren't the greatest either. Kids in the ghetto bring knives and have fights, yet the teachers don't give a crap either.
lol ya will go to compton and see the difference. i would rather go to a school in jane and finch rather then a school anywhere in the usa.My school wasn't in the Jane and Finch area yet I nearly got killed by a group of those savages, so I think I've seen enough already.
[QUOTE="Franko_3"] You sounds like a clown with your list of complaint, I would hate to meet you irl. If you can't stand the french, why did you went in the only province that speak only french to open your business ???? Are you the kind of guy that fly to France only to complaint that it's full of french?
br0kenrabbit
But Quebec was an ass when it came to registering anything in English, yet in Ontario the law says all forms must be in English AND French.
Well, what did you expect? I agree that in Ontario you shouldn't have to speak french.
[QUOTE="bloodling"]
[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]
But Quebec was an ass when it came to registering anything in English, yet in Ontario the law says all forms must be in English AND French.
br0kenrabbit
Well, what did you expect? I agree that in Ontario you shouldn't have to speak french.
Quebec are a bunch of hypocrits. "Canada has to offer all forms in English and French but we'll just go with French only. Oh yeah...we want to be seperated because we are a different culture, but the Inuits in Northern Quebec can go to hell because we aren't giving up our land just because they are a different culture!"
That is not what I like to hear. I couldn't care less if they didn't have any french in other provinces. If you want to work here, you need to speak french.
That is not what I like to hear. I couldn't care less if they didn't have any french in other provinces. If you want to work here, you need to speak french.
bloodling
I wasn't going to work there, I was going to sell internet services there. The only thing that would be in Quebec would be a room with a router. A real router, not those Netgear things you buy in stores for $65.
All I needed to do was apply for a tax permit, and I could not because they didn't offer the forms in English. However, if a Francaphone crossed the border into Ontario and asked for the form in French, by law they would be provided it. Hypocrasy.
[QUOTE="bloodling"]
That is not what I like to hear. I couldn't care less if they didn't have any french in other provinces. If you want to work here, you need to speak french.
br0kenrabbit
I wasn't going to work there, I was going to sell internet services there. The only thing that would be in Quebec would be a room with a router. A real router, not those Netgear things you buy in stores for $65.
All I needed to do was apply for a tax permit, and I could not because they didn't offer the forms in English. However, if a Francaphone crossed the border into Ontario and asked for the form in French, by law they would be provided it. Hypocrasy.
Again, I couldn't care less what they do in ontario... How can you see that and call me a hypocrit?
Sure, they could make that one form you need so badly in english just for you, I wouldn't care either.
Or you could actually make an effort and find someone to help you in french, just like I would if I went into the USA and tried doing that...
[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]
[QUOTE="bloodling"]
That is not what I like to hear. I couldn't care less if they didn't have any french in other provinces. If you want to work here, you need to speak french.
bloodling
I wasn't going to work there, I was going to sell internet services there. The only thing that would be in Quebec would be a room with a router. A real router, not those Netgear things you buy in stores for $65.
All I needed to do was apply for a tax permit, and I could not because they didn't offer the forms in English. However, if a Francaphone crossed the border into Ontario and asked for the form in French, by law they would be provided it. Hypocrasy.
Again, I couldn't care less what they do in ontario... How can you see that and call me a hypocrit?
Sure, they could make that one form you need to badly in english just for you my dear, I wouldn't care either.
I'm not calling you a hypocrite, I'm calling the government of Quebec a hypocrite. Again, another example I've already given: Quebec wants to separate from Canada because they're a different culture, but they've made it clear they will not allow the Inuit in the north to form an autonomous government just because they're a different culture because that would mean giving up some of Quebec. So they expect Canadians to sympathize with their cultural struggles but when it comes to the Inuit (who were there first), screw them. Right? Right?
[QUOTE="bloodling"]
[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]
I wasn't going to work there, I was going to sell internet services there. The only thing that would be in Quebec would be a room with a router. A real router, not those Netgear things you buy in stores for $65.
All I needed to do was apply for a tax permit, and I could not because they didn't offer the forms in English. However, if a Francaphone crossed the border into Ontario and asked for the form in French, by law they would be provided it. Hypocrasy.
br0kenrabbit
Again, I couldn't care less what they do in ontario... How can you see that and call me a hypocrit?
Sure, they could make that one form you need to badly in english just for you my dear, I wouldn't care either.
I'm not calling you a hypocrite, I'm calling the government of Quebec a hypocrite. Again, another example I've already given: Quebec wants to separate from Canada because they're a different culture, but they've made it clear they will not allow the Inuit in the north to form an autonomous government just because they're a different culture because that would mean giving up some of Quebec. So they expect Canadians to sympathize with their cultural struggles but when it comes to the Inuit (who were there first), screw them. Right? Right?
Personally, I am against Quebec's sovereignty, but I don't think you can truly compare these two matters evenly.
[QUOTE="bloodling"]
That is not what I like to hear. I couldn't care less if they didn't have any french in other provinces. If you want to work here, you need to speak french.
br0kenrabbit
I wasn't going to work there, I was going to sell internet services there. The only thing that would be in Quebec would be a room with a router. A real router, not those Netgear things you buy in stores for $65.
All I needed to do was apply for a tax permit, and I could not because they didn't offer the forms in English. However, if a Francaphone crossed the border into Ontario and asked for the form in French, by law they would be provided it. Hypocrasy.
You know, if you cross several borders of Tennessee and go to New-Mexico, you can have your forms in spanish. French have a sizable community in Ontario (north of Ontario and Ottawa), that's why they are offering it. If you go in Quebec city, where 95-98% speak french, they will probably not have every forms in english, but if you go in Montreal, everything is in french and english, because 25% of the population only speak english.[QUOTE="bloodling"]
[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]
I'm not calling you a hypocrite, I'm calling the government of Quebec a hypocrite. Again, another example I've already given: Quebec wants to separate from Canada because they're a different culture, but they've made it clear they will not allow the Inuit in the north to form an autonomous government just because they're a different culture because that would mean giving up some of Quebec. So they expect Canadians to sympathize with their cultural struggles but when it comes to the Inuit (who were there first), screw them. Right? Right?
br0kenrabbit
Personally, I am against Quebec's sovereignty, but I don't think you can truly compare these two matters evenly.
Why not? They're both people trying to keep their culture alive. One is more oppressed than the other, and guess which one squeals like a baby?
They do, but one is (believed to be) in danger whereas the other isn't. However, I do not believe that Quebec needs to be separated to keep their culture alive at all. I'm no expert, but I know native americans had their share of problems, and they are just starting to be addressed. Let's see how it turns out.
Nobody is squealing like a baby. I though you were talking about the government, are you not?
[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"][QUOTE="bloodling"]
That is not what I like to hear. I couldn't care less if they didn't have any french in other provinces. If you want to work here, you need to speak french.
Franko_3
I wasn't going to work there, I was going to sell internet services there. The only thing that would be in Quebec would be a room with a router. A real router, not those Netgear things you buy in stores for $65.
All I needed to do was apply for a tax permit, and I could not because they didn't offer the forms in English. However, if a Francaphone crossed the border into Ontario and asked for the form in French, by law they would be provided it. Hypocrasy.
You know, if you cross several borders of Tennessee and go to New-Mexico, you can have your forms in spanish. French have a sizable community in Ontario (north of Ontario and Ottawa), that's why they are offering it. If you go in Quebec city, where 95-98% speak french, they will probably not have every forms in english, but if you go in Montreal, everything is in french and english, because 25% of the population only speak english.The law states that all government forms must be issued in French and English, except in Quebec. Quebec is still Canada, and English is an OFFICIAL language of Canada (one of two). So when I want some Official Canadian Government forms, why can I not get them in Quebec, Canada in English? It's Canada, where one of the official languages is ENGLISH.
You know, if you cross several borders of Tennessee and go to New-Mexico, you can have your forms in spanish. French have a sizable community in Ontario (north of Ontario and Ottawa), that's why they are offering it. If you go in Quebec city, where 95-98% speak french, they will probably not have every forms in english, but if you go in Montreal, everything is in french and english, because 25% of the population only speak english.[QUOTE="Franko_3"][QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]
I wasn't going to work there, I was going to sell internet services there. The only thing that would be in Quebec would be a room with a router. A real router, not those Netgear things you buy in stores for $65.
All I needed to do was apply for a tax permit, and I could not because they didn't offer the forms in English. However, if a Francaphone crossed the border into Ontario and asked for the form in French, by law they would be provided it. Hypocrasy.
br0kenrabbit
The law states that all government forms must be issued in French and English, except in Quebec. Quebec is still Canada, and English is an OFFICIAL language of Canada (one of two). So when I want some Official Canadian Government forms, why can I not get them in Quebec, Canada in English? It's Canada, where one of the official languages is ENGLISH.
Because Quebec is FRENCH :P
but yeah, as I said, I agree with you.
[QUOTE="br0kenrabbit"]
[QUOTE="bloodling"]
Personally, I am against Quebec's sovereignty, but I don't think you can truly compare these two matters evenly.
bloodling
Why not? They're both people trying to keep their culture alive. One is more oppressed than the other, and guess which one squeals like a baby?
They do, but one is (believed to be) in danger whereas the other isn't. However, I do not believe that Quebec needs to be separated to keep their culture alive at all. I'm no expert, but I know native americans had their share of problems, and they are just starting to be addressed. Let's see how it turns out.
Nobody is squealing like a baby. I though you were talking about the government, are you not?
Yes, I was there in 2000 when people thought the Bloc Quebecois or however you spell it was going to win. There was quite a bit of squealing going on from Quebec, as in 'Yay, another referendum!' And then I remember that issue in the summer of 2000 that was all over CBC, where some Quebecers were flying the Quebec flag above the Canadian flag. I could mention more but you get the idea.
I'd like to see the Americans try :P We do have standing army... albeit much smaller than the United States we still have one. We could seriously counteract any invasion you launched while waiting for NATO support. The old deterrence plan against USA had the Canadian Forces counteracting the USA invasion via invading the US itself. By taking over a number of the major US cities close to the border giving us a foothold in the country while waiting for British Commonwealth troops to arrive. Except we wouldnt have the British Commonwealth... we would have NATO. NATO binds all countries in the alliance to stop any nation acting as an aggressor against a NATO nation. In this case USA would abandon the alliance and in doing so would have Canada, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Greece, etc, etc. owning the crap out of USA. I would no doubt China getting involved as they would not foot another huge american conflict via loans. Who would possibly help the USA? Russia? Maybe for the artic territory but member WW2 and the Cold War? We saw what happens when Russia tries to share terroritory with Germany and USA.We'll annex you soon enough. :P
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