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Re: Vive Le Canada!!!
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Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:11:36 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
> http://thunderbay.indymedia.org/news/2003/10/9493_comment.php
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> What a nice little article, by an American, about Canada. Made me smile :)
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> Canadians are, as a nation, less religious than we are, according to polls. As a
> result, Canada's government isn't influenced by large, well-organized religious
> groups and thus has more in common with those of Scandinavia than those of the
> United States, or, say, Iran. Canada signed the Kyoto global warming treaty,
> lets 19-year-olds drink, has more of its population living in urban areas and
> accepts more immigrants per capita than the United States. These are all things
> we've been told will wreck our society. But I guess Canadians are different,
> because theirs seems oddly sound. Like teenagers, we fiercely idolize individual
> freedom but really demand that everyone be the same. But the Canadians seem more
> adult -- more secure. They aren't afraid of foreigners. They aren't afraid of
> homosexuality. Most of all, they're not afraid of each other.
> I wonder if America will ever be that cool.
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> Note that I didn't even talk about the gun issues raided in the article :)
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> Dave K
I'll just have to make do with the top-down weather and beach babes. Sigh.
Warm isn't cool anymore, but cold is? What is the world coming to?
-->Bruce<--
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote: <snip> (...) This is the one bit about Canada, at least where I live, that I'm starting to have issues with. When I was oh so much younger than I am today, I'd say to all those whiny people, (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (URL) a nice little article, by an American, about Canada. Made me smile :) " Canadians are, as a nation, less religious than we are, according to polls. As a result, Canada's government isn't influenced by large, well-organized religious groups and (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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