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Americans thoughts on Canadians

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Nieds
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Hey guys, my english class teacher is making us do a project on what americans thinks of canadians, so I thought i'd come here and ask for your opinion on what you guys think of canadians. So pretty much just post whether you like canadians or not and if you think anything they seem to do, is different from what you guys do. Thanks!
Nov 20 2012 1:26PM
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.Hugo.
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I'm 21. And yes a couple were hockey players so I expected that, but the others were just dbags for no reason.I'm not saying all canadians are like this just the majority i've met are.

Yes I know that there are fucks in the US too, but there are seriously so many nice people its unreal and for some reason anyone from any other country refuses to see that. Hell, there are a lot more canadians that hate the americans for no reason than there are the other way around.
Nov 21 2012 9:57AM
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GayWolf420
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I like them. I don't mind them at all. I grew up in metro-detroit and theres a decent sized canadian population because of windsor. A lot people work in the city but live in windsor as well.
Nov 21 2012 10:02AM
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ninthwardCAD
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I live in both countries. Besides the border and feeling a little safer in Canada i dont see many differences. Theres dicks in both countries, theres funny accents in both countries, you can smoke weed in both countrys now! congrats colorado!, chili fries or poutine, all beer from both countries taste the same, i dont drink milk from the bag, theres fast drivers and slow drivers in both, canadians are generally a little smaller then americans but canada has fatties to. Cost of living is similar, climate is similar, skiing is similar.

Nov 21 2012 10:44AM
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steezbox
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I actually find it hilarious that people even consider judging a country off of the people they meet. Chances are you are going to meet super nice people wherever you go, and complete dicks.
Nov 21 2012 11:04AM
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El_Barto.
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and ABC, NBC and CBS are better?
Nov 21 2012 11:05AM
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squashmosh
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Yes but only slightly.

I'm pretty proud of PBS though, until it loses all its funding that is.
Nov 21 2012 11:33AM
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seward
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Canadian stereotypes are jokes.

All Americans assume all Canadians are newfies.
Just like all Canadians assume all Americans are inbred southerners.

I love America and Americans because they are everything Canada is not.
I love Canada because its like the stoner brother of America. just laidddd back.

Some stereotypes are true. We love hockey, bacon, maple syrup etc.
but things like living in igloos and eating blubber are just retarded.

Alot of Americans are yet to grasp the concept that unless you live in LA, NY or Chicago there is a very likely chance that the blubber eating Canadian youre insulting lives in a much larger urban metropolis than youre gun-toteing ass.
Nov 21 2012 11:45AM
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El_Barto.
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get out. NBC intentionally edited the george zimmerman 911 call to make him look like a racist. ABC is reporting that israel is the agressors in this current conflict and that the people of gaza are simply defending themselves.

check out newsbusters.com

not saying you should believe fox just dont believe the others either
Nov 21 2012 11:58AM
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act.resist
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part of the canadian stereotype is that you more frequently carry guns than americans because of all the big scary bears and what not.
Nov 21 2012 12:03PM
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squashmosh
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Don't know enough about either of these issues to make a judgement but I do think Israel IS an aggressor and in America we tend to be a bit mor sympathetic to the Jews so I think this may be responsible reporting
Nov 21 2012 12:05PM
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seward
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i think you are missinformed my friend.

There are forsure more guns per capita in canada, ill agree with that.
but there are way, way, way, wayyyyyyyyyyyyy, way....
WAY less guns IN canada.

lets say every american owned a gun, thats 310 million guns.
every canadian would have to own 9 and one quarter firearms, each.

so ya, no.

Nov 21 2012 12:25PM
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Nieds
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Yeah exactly. Everyone thinks that Canada has so many guns but in reality the States has so many more because of the population difference. It's probably about 10x safer here in Canada than in the States.
Nov 21 2012 12:28PM
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El_Barto.
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I dont want to turn this into a new outlet shitstorm so i will just leave it alone.

it just irks me when everyone bags on Fox and not the others broadcasters. If youre going to throw shit youve got to throw shit at everyone.

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Nov 21 2012 12:28PM
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squashmosh
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Also, I believe there are less gun related deaths in Canada despite having more guns per capita. I.e. Canadians are more responsible/less violent gun owners.
Nov 21 2012 12:29PM
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seward
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you would be correct.

also, on a semi related note, i wrote a paper in my 3rd year war in society class comparing typical firearms used in canadian murders compared to firearms used in murders in the states.

turns out canadians murdering canadians with a gun, have a very likely tendency to do so with a "hunting" rifle. or in other words, a non concealable weapon typically used for game hunting and purchased with the intent to use for hunting.

where as americans, have a tendency to murder eachother with hand guns and more alarmingly, highpowered assult rifles typically used for.......?
law enforcement?
wars?
??

we have guns for tools.
americans have guns for? murder?

not causing a shitstorm here eh, just disproving another typical canadian stereotype.
#wutsdataboot?
Nov 21 2012 12:42PM
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Brentizzle
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but im from Canada so il leave this thread now.
Nov 21 2012 12:53PM
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act.resist
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Well if you were going to prove that statement you would have to find out how many guns the average household in canada owns compared to how many guns a household in america owns. Yeah it's evident that america is larger in population than canada so that throws all argument of "having more" away. But the question is what is the ratio of guns to household.
Nov 21 2012 1:16PM
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seward
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im going to guess it is not 9.25 to 1.....
Nov 21 2012 1:18PM
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Spinoza
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whenever i see an American license plate ill drive extra cautiously and do nicer things that i wouldnt normally do driving. just so they have a nice time
Nov 21 2012 1:20PM
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act.resist
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well...me either.
Nov 21 2012 1:21PM
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seward
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then its settled.

also, for the record, i love american politics and fireworks.
Nov 21 2012 1:31PM
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.Natty.
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that's not even a little true
Nov 21 2012 1:34PM
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seward
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no?

look at the percentage of canadians that live in major cities, then look at the population of those cities.

now compare that to the percentage of americans that live in major cities and the population of those cities.

lastly, compare the population of canadas largest cities to americans largest cities.


many americans dont understand that a very very very high percentage of canadians live in very big cities.
where as a very very very low amount of americans live in very big cities.

so, as i stated before, the chance that a canadian lives in a more populated city than the average american is quite high.

hell, ive had americans call me a hick just because im canadian. meanwhile i live in canadas largest city, and the 5th largest in north america
Nov 21 2012 1:43PM
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.Natty.
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I did compare them. Both countries have around 80% percent of people living in urban areas and the biggest cities are very similar in size.

So I stick with my previous statement. There is not a "very likely chance" that someone in Canada will live in a "much larger" metro area. Of course the chance went up a little when you excluded the three biggest US cities but I still stand by what I said
Nov 21 2012 1:56PM
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seward
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i suggest you redo your research.

because only 8% of americans live in a city with a population of 1 million plus....

where as toronto, vancouver, and montreal ALONE are home to 35% of canadas population.
84% live in cities with a population of 1 million plus.

so ya, there is about a 75+% chance that the typical canadian lives in a larger city than the typical american.
Nov 21 2012 2:05PM
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ween
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the world doesn't give a fuck about canada, they don't do shit besides smuggle guns, milk, and gas from america because they eat dicks for dinner.
Nov 21 2012 2:20PM
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skiminnesota
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there's country to our north? i was under the impression that nothing of material value ever happened north of the USA?

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Nov 21 2012 2:22PM
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erikK
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that's because they're from ontario. quebec has shitty drivers as well. actually anything further east than manitoba can go to hell
Nov 21 2012 2:24PM
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Spinoza
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Nice try pal
Nov 21 2012 2:29PM
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squashmosh
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I live in Maine and could probably get to the border in an hour and a half from here. Can I be an honorary Canadian? I'm ready to switch sides.
Nov 21 2012 2:38PM
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Brentizzle
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yes they get their gas from us but Canadians are known to drive down to the states to fuel up because of cheaper gas prices. Gas filled garbage bag incident that happened just this last summer.

But yeah, we do supply 'murica with a lot of their gas. we just want it back lool.
Nov 21 2012 2:48PM
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El_Barto.
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someones taking the internet very seriously i see.

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Nov 21 2012 2:55PM
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seward
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oh, you mean this guy??

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/08/20/bc-garbage-bag-gasoline.html
Nov 21 2012 3:00PM
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Kekambas.
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well ya, that's because your population covers like 1% of the country.

And where is that?  I'll tell you where. 
As close to the good old U.S. of A. as possible...
Nov 21 2012 3:19PM
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Brentizzle
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haha yep.
Nov 21 2012 4:31PM
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rzarector
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it just seems like there are more dicks in america than anywhere else in the world, except for maybe africa.
for example, in march I went to ellicottville, NY for a weekend. no word of a lie, 99% of people I met there were assholes. the lifties bitched me out for "broken poles" because I was missing straps. the waitress at the restaurant I went to was a bitch. my snowboarder friend got yelled at for not un-strapping in the line up (there was nobody in the line, and he was simply riding to where the lift comes around before unstrapping).

the only positive thing I heard anybody say the entire weekend was a person complimenting me on skimming a puddle.

on top of all that, I saw ZERO attractive women.

I've been to new york before, so I know not everybody is an asshole there, but that weekend was enough to make me never want to go back to that state in my life.

in summary, there are assholes in every country, but based on my experiences, there are more dicks in the states than good people.
Nov 21 2012 4:51PM
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C_Thomps-12
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i love tbp so much
Nov 21 2012 5:15PM
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Kekambas.
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well there is your problem.  Holiday Valley is full of rich fags.  I a couple rich fag friends that instruct there. 
Nov 21 2012 5:23PM
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accualyisdolan
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Meanwhile, in Canada...
Nov 21 2012 5:24PM
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bo0b
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I don't think it's legal in Canada... It was decriminalized but only for like a month no?
Nov 21 2012 6:22PM
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dreadyboy
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Not legal, but cops really couldn't give a shit. Unless they already got you for something else or it's in your car. Buddy had a half ounce on him smokin a j by the river, some cops walked by and they made him throw it in the river, but no ticket or anything.
Nov 21 2012 6:28PM
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rzarector
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worst case ontario they just confiscate it then smoke it later.
Nov 21 2012 6:32PM
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rzarector
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that is probably why he said "vancouver, toronto and montreal ALONE..."
Nov 21 2012 6:53PM
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wait.what
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Today I went oot and aboot in the snoo
Asian crashing everywhoore!
Nov 21 2012 7:13PM
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mmallender.
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which is also coincidentally, the more moderate of climates than the rest of the country. not saying the us isnt part of the reason, but its only part of the reason
Nov 21 2012 7:15PM
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Broommasta
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no this is why we dont like the majority of you, y'all just think your sick. and you are... in the head
Nov 21 2012 7:22PM
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wait.what
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He's new
Nov 21 2012 7:24PM
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.Hugo.
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Quit taking everything so seriously. Can't canadians recognize a little bit of sarcasm or a joke?
Nov 21 2012 7:25PM
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