Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
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I remember a joke doing the rounds when I worked in Toronto in the '60s. "What celebratory monuments would various nations erect if they ever sent settlers to the moon? Well, France would build a replica of the Eiffel Tower, Britain would build a statue of Winston Churchill, Germany would build an autobahn, America would build a skyscraper, Canada would build... the same as America only smaller..."
Not funny? Ah well, I guess you had to be there.
Not funny? Ah well, I guess you had to be there.
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Here is one I made earlier
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Me too, though it can be confusing. Here in Cayman, there is deep, deep resentment among the native-born of all expats here (from dozens of countries) - but you would never know it from the courtesy of individuals. We British are (as a species) high on the list of the unwelcome - second only to Jamaicans. Canadians are highly regarded, for some obscure reason!
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Me too, though it can be confusing. Here in Cayman, there is deep, deep resentment among the native-born of all expats here (from dozens of countries) - but you would never know it from the courtesy of individuals. We British are (as a species) high on the list of the unwelcome - second only to Jamaicans. Canadians are highly regarded, for some obscure reason!
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Is anybody here old enough to remember The Stan Freberg Show, back in the '50s? On it, inquiries into the nationality of any foreign-sounding character were answered (often in a stage-Mexican accent) with: "Sweess. Zat way we don' offend nobody."
My son - forty years old - has adopted from me that and several other Freberg goodies: "It makes a difference to the sheep", and "I come tru de window", and "Don't stop me now, man, I got to where I like it!" Oh, don't get me started...
My son - forty years old - has adopted from me that and several other Freberg goodies: "It makes a difference to the sheep", and "I come tru de window", and "Don't stop me now, man, I got to where I like it!" Oh, don't get me started...
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I think his strategy was not to get yelled at, I've never seen a guy with so many big muscles and tattoos look so worried before.
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Canada Syndrome: Good People Supporting Mass Internment, War, and Genocide | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization
Of course there's always the back-side of any picture, unfortunately.
Of course there's always the back-side of any picture, unfortunately.
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Canada Syndrome: Good People Supporting Mass Internment, War, and Genocide | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization
Of course there's always the back-side of any picture, unfortunately.
Of course there's always the back-side of any picture, unfortunately.