What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
May 20th 2010, 1:36 am
#76
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
Sorry blonde moment, yes ok to some the Coors lite is piss to some, but the racism? I don't think so. I merely pointed out there is more to England than London, just like there is more to Canada than just Toronto.
May 20th 2010, 1:40 am
#77
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
Well, Coors has strong ties to the KKK.
http://www.corporations.org/coors/article.html
As well as being weak piss.
http://www.corporations.org/coors/article.html
As well as being weak piss.
May 20th 2010, 1:46 am
#78
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
I'd say to the mullet wearing buggers:
"How very dare you not conform to British way of thinking, history, dialect, language, word usage, driving, food stuffs, fashion, architecture, mannerisms, mentality, business process, laws, etc. Just because you're a different country to the UK, thousands of miles away, with historical differences, it doesn't mean you can just do things differently to the British."
Phew. Glad i got that off my chest.
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"How very dare you not conform to British way of thinking, history, dialect, language, word usage, driving, food stuffs, fashion, architecture, mannerisms, mentality, business process, laws, etc. Just because you're a different country to the UK, thousands of miles away, with historical differences, it doesn't mean you can just do things differently to the British."
Phew. Glad i got that off my chest.
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May 20th 2010, 2:24 am
#79
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
I DO tell them they have an accent when I get that comment.
May 20th 2010, 3:02 am
#81
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
The ones I know would think that but be too non confrontational to say it.
I tend to agree. In spite of my mutterings about life in Canada on here I try not to criticise the place to Canadians and I try to learn the language. In my job it's important that the customers understand.
I tend to agree. In spite of my mutterings about life in Canada on here I try not to criticise the place to Canadians and I try to learn the language. In my job it's important that the customers understand.
May 20th 2010, 3:05 am
#82
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
Well, Wolverione from X-Men is Canadian, and he doesn't mind confrontation!
..nice one
May 20th 2010, 9:31 am
#84
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
I'd say to the mullet wearing buggers:
"How very dare you not conform to British way of thinking, history, dialect, language, word usage, driving, food stuffs, fashion, architecture, mannerisms, mentality, business process, laws, etc. Just because you're a different country to the UK, thousands of miles away, with historical differences, it doesn't mean you can just do things differently to the British."
Phew. Glad i got that off my chest.
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"How very dare you not conform to British way of thinking, history, dialect, language, word usage, driving, food stuffs, fashion, architecture, mannerisms, mentality, business process, laws, etc. Just because you're a different country to the UK, thousands of miles away, with historical differences, it doesn't mean you can just do things differently to the British."
Phew. Glad i got that off my chest.
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May 20th 2010, 11:49 am
#85
Purpe80 in another life..
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
Well, Coors has strong ties to the KKK.
http://www.corporations.org/coors/article.html
As well as being weak piss.
http://www.corporations.org/coors/article.html
As well as being weak piss.
May 20th 2010, 11:49 am
#86
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
(Writtten before yours above, nevermind).
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May 20th 2010, 1:33 pm
#87
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
I can see nothing racist at all with flying England`s national flag.
May 20th 2010, 1:45 pm
#88
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
Specifically as regards the flag, if you're not at an international football match and you're not seeking a fight with the neighbours, what reason would there be for flying it?
Last edited by dbd33; May 20th 2010 at 1:49 pm.
May 20th 2010, 1:49 pm
#89
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
I think it's you who's being a bit anachronistic now, dbd. Sure, maybe 10 years or so ago there was a bit of a NF/BNP overtone to the St George's Cross. The Royal British Legion, cricket, football and rugby union supporters (and the sports' governing bodies), and various other organizations have worked hard and on the whole very successfully to "reclaim" the flag. I don't think anybody seriously equates flying the English flag to support for neo-nazi organizations any more.
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May 20th 2010, 1:51 pm
#90
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Re: What would you truly love to tell Canadians but you can't..........
I think it's you who'se being a bit anachronistic now, dbd. Sure, maybe 10 years or so ago there was a bit of a NF/BNP overtone to the St George's Cross. The Royal British Legion, cricket, football and rugby union supporters (and the sports' governing bodies), and various other organizations have worked hard and on the whole very successfully to "reclaim" the flag. I don't think anybody seriously equates flying the English flag to support for neo-nazi organizations any more.