Foreword: On September 16, 2007, I made a horrible choice. I bet against Halo 3. My bet was as follows:
"I bet that Halo 3 will score under AAA. If it doesn't, I'll put "I love Canadians." and the "I got owned in System Wars bets" picture in my sig until the PS3 gets its second AAA exclusive game. Also, I will write a blog post about my love of the Canadians."
So, what have we learned today, kids? Gambling is stupid. Don't do it. You might have to end up writing a blog about how much you love Canadians (Just so you know, I don't). Also, we learned that Halo 3 is awesome. Don't bet against it.
Well, onto my blog/essay:
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O Canada! Our home and native land, true patriot love in all thy sons command. Canada is such a wonderful place. They're the second largest country in land mass in the world and they have truly the best flag. I mean, what makes for a better flag than a picture of a maple leaf? Nothing, that's what.
Well, Canada has a current estimated population of 33,025,900. That's over 33 million fine, upstanding people. These 33 million people are unevenly distributed over ten provinces and three territories which take up 3,854,085 square miles, half of which is covered in beautiful, lovable snow. I mean, have you ever seen anything more beautiful than miles and miles of snow-covered land? There aren't any pesky crops in the way. Who needs food when you can have frozen water instead?
Speaking of a frozen liquid made up of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen, let's talk about the Canadians favorite sport: Hockey. You see, in Hockey, players use long stick to hit not a ball, but a puck, a short, cylindrical object which can be hit with great force. Also, the game is played on ice, which requires players to skate, rather than running like in traditional sports.To score, one must hit the "puck" down field using your stick to pass it to your teammates and to keep the ball moving forward. Once near your opposing team's goal (a smaller version of the soccer net), you must hit it into the net. It's not so easy, however, as the goalie (the one who defends the goal) is there to defend it. The goalie carries a glove with which to catch the puck and is usually as big as or bigger than the net, making most games very low scoring, like soccer. However, what I just described only really makes up 25%of the game. The other part consists of the more entertaining aspect: players beating each other up. This is traditionally the most important aspect of Hockey and it really radiates how friendly the Canadians are. They're always willing to lend a helping a hand to all of their friends, which includes knocking some sense into them at the odd Hockey match.
This is what I love so much about Canadians. They're open to everybody. The population of Canada is made up of people of both English and French descent. You see, the nice thing about French-speaking Canadians is that they're only half as annoying and snobbish as their full-blown French counter-parts. Also, Canada is a melting pot. Somehow, they've managed to combine the English and French language into one, making everybody feel welcome. You see, they figured out that if you sprinkle the word "Oui" (French for yes) over every other sentence, the French don't feel nearly as discriminated against and feel like less of a minority.
Now, since you're on this site, I assume you love games, well, there are ones of game studios in Canada that are producing games like Mass Effect and, um..., that one game... probably about Hockey... hm... Well, yeah, Mass Effect. So, if you have an Xbox 360 and you like RPGs, you can play that later this fall.
Well, there's Canada at a glance. As you can see, living in Canada offers you an amazing flag to fly outside your house, varied population densities that are nearly comparable to China's, plenty of skiing opportunities, a moderately entertaining sport to watch, and people that accept your culture and are willing to integrate it into their lives. So, I hope that I've made you change your mind and see that Canada is indeed a great place to live. I'll see you in my next non-Canadian-related blog entry.
Sources:
Insomniac's Full Moon Show -- Episode 009
--dewmandew7, Free Lance Writer