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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Alan2005
(Post 7352211)
Did you have an irony bypass this morning or something?
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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 7352219)
Yep along with a few other things. ;)
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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Alan2005
(Post 7352255)
And why is the 'prairie dog' actually a picture of a cat?
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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Brownstar
(Post 7330561)
Its got a right wing Prime Minister who has George W Bush as his political hero
Harper (despite appearance) is to the left of Obama on many issues. And barely (if at all) to the right of Brown. He IS however verging on the Christian Fundamentalist front which is (to me at least) far more scary than how far right he maybe. |
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by minimeeze
(Post 7352095)
Insurance costs, all insurance is expensive, and you need a fair bit of it.
Humour Greating Cards... or lack there of, don't get me wrong Hallmark have a section, but they seem to have lost something..... oh yes, that's it, THE HUMOUR!!! Molson... and other rubbish "beers". I know it's been said.... but Mobile (cell) phones with rediculas priced plans. Having to take a driving test in B.C.... when frankly your driving the only car that doesn't look like it's just come out of a destruction derby. The inability to spell words like Tyre.... english is english people!!! Insurance on my car is f**king ridiculous I agree, insurance on my home is a joke (WAY low), overall I'm paying less for insurance when the two are combined. Humour is relative (ie Canadian humour to MOST brits doesnt exist) BUT they do try (oh yes and fail) Rubbish beers? to some yes BUT look and you will fiind DECENT ales in microbrewries. What irks me more is the price the thieving gits charge for SHITE wine never mind the good stuff. Price plans for Cell phones? Once again its relative I pay less and use my cell more here than I did in the UK. Taking a driving test? For petes sake 1) its the law 2) you learnt to drive on the opposite side of the road, probably in a stick shift, with different traffic laws WHY SHOULDNT you be re-tested????? |
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by dboy
(Post 7332474)
WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE - Where is the outcry for our members that are murdered every year?
Prosecute for what? Crown Counsel - not the police noted their was no criminal wrong doing on the part of the police -murder - there was no intent to kill. The taser is designed to take control without harm. The members never expected that to happen. I think the problem may be limited research in to the taser devices and that should be the focus and not the actions of the police. I agree that the members could have taken a little longer to reason with the guy, but really you don't want to have a melt down at an airport in this day and age. Have you seen how he was behaving? The use of force was appropriate. Period. Before tasers we had .............. let me think oh yes big sticks. I've personally seen tazers save lives .... i tasered a guy who was high on meth and was stabbing himself we were able to stop him from killing himself. Anyway we are off topic from the thread. |
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Alan2005
(Post 7352255)
And why is the 'prairie dog' actually a picture of a cat?
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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Tangram
(Post 7352506)
Steve's having an enema.
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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
(Post 7352512)
Poor guy :ohmy:
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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Tangram
(Post 7352517)
Probably less painful than the shit he's been through recently.....don't knock it till you've tried it.
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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
(Post 7352533)
Doesnt the enema suggest the shit may NOT be going through him though :confused:
awww back on form :wub: |
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by Tangram
(Post 7352517)
Probably less painful than the shit he's been through recently.
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Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Taking a driving test? For petes sake 1) its the law 2) you learnt to drive on the opposite side of the road, probably in a stick shift, with different traffic laws WHY SHOULDNT you be re-tested?????[/QUOTE]
No problem with that in principle, but what irks me is that all Canadians can just swop their licences for a UK one, and they learnt to drive on the opposite side of the road in an automatic. Also, the stupid variances in provincial law means that moving to BC neccesitates retaking your test, whereas I wouldn't have to if I moved to Alberta - Stupid bureaucracy |
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 7351186)
What then are the defining features of Canadian culture?
Just because you keep asking the question doesn't mean the answer doesn't exist. Here's wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Canada Here's a list of world famous late 20th Century Canadian Novelists Robertson Davies, Mordecai Richler, Timothy Findley, Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, (who has been called the best living writer of short stories in English) and Farley Mowat Wiki says: By the 1990s, Canadian literature was viewed as some of the world's best Canadian authors have accumulated international awards: In 1992, Michael Ondaatje became the first Canadian to win the Booker Prize for The English Patient. Margaret Atwood won the Booker in 2000 for The Blind Assassin and Yann Martel won it in 2002 for Life of Pi. Alistair MacLeod won the 2001 IMPAC Award for No Great Mischief and Rawi Hage won it in 2008 for De Niro's Game. Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and in 1998 her novel Larry's Party won the Orange Prize. Douglas Coupland has also achieved significant success for his work, particularly Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture Here's a complete list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_writers Then there's the art: eg Group of Seven: : http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e.../Red_Maple.jpg Emily Carr: http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...emily-carr.jpg Here's the art Gallery of ALberta: http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...of_alberta.jpg Canadian Music: Here's a list of musicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_musicians Here's what some small time Canadian musicians think of American Culture way back in the 70's : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tZ5c...eature=related |
Re: What's wrong with Canada?
Originally Posted by triumphguy
(Post 7352840)
Just because you keep asking the question doesn't mean the answer doesn't exist.
Here's wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Canada Here's a list of world famous late 20th Century Canadian Novelists Robertson Davies, Mordecai Richler, Timothy Findley, Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, (who has been called the best living writer of short stories in English) and Farley Mowat Wiki says: By the 1990s, Canadian literature was viewed as some of the world's best Canadian authors have accumulated international awards: In 1992, Michael Ondaatje became the first Canadian to win the Booker Prize for The English Patient. Margaret Atwood won the Booker in 2000 for The Blind Assassin and Yann Martel won it in 2002 for Life of Pi. Alistair MacLeod won the 2001 IMPAC Award for No Great Mischief and Rawi Hage won it in 2008 for De Niro's Game. Carol Shields's The Stone Diaries won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and in 1998 her novel Larry's Party won the Orange Prize. Douglas Coupland has also achieved significant success for his work, particularly Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture Here's a complete list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_writers Then there's the art: eg Group of Seven: : http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e.../Red_Maple.jpg Emily Carr: http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...emily-carr.jpg Here's the art Gallery of ALberta: http://i534.photobucket.com/albums/e...of_alberta.jpg Canadian Music: Here's a list of musicians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_musicians Here's what some small time Canadian musicians think of American Culture way back in the 70's : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tZ5c...eature=related I accept that unhyphenated Canadians can conform to other cultures, for example by winning the Booker or by providing a quarter of an American band. I'm sure there are examples of people born in Canada doing well in Bollywood, Hollywood and other foreign cultures. That's an inevitable consequence of having nothing to which to aspire at home. The English Patient is, btw, an interesting example to cite as a Canadian success. One needs the Canadian acceptance of prolonged nothingness in order to last through either the book or the film. |
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