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[quote] So, 45,000 x 10 = 450,000. So, if both countries had a population of 300,000,000, then Canada would have lost 450,000 men out of 300,000,000 but the US would have only lost 295,000 men out of 300,000,000.
How the hell does that figure out?????????
It's nice to see the Europeans getting behind us here...thanks G.B., Danke Ghost....now if you could just learn to play a decent game of hockey! lol...I dont think Canada is just like the U.S....I would agree that the people of the 2 countries are very similar...but the countries themselves, the governing bodies, and thier policies are not!...Hey mounty grl...did you know Mike Moore produced or directed the movie called "CANADIAN BACON"....funny as hell...Anybody from the U.K. or Europe anywhere, if you can find this movie watch it...you'll love it! Its full of Canadian actors and stupid Canadian humour. It will give you an idea of how different we are(U.S./Canda)...in a stupid funny way!
Canadian bacon eh? sounds good...hehe
mountygrl...U WILL LOVE IT...When the O.P.P. pull over the Americans van covered with slang against Canada and they make them paint it on in French aswell because of the language laws! FUNNY...John Candy..Alan Alda...Ugene Levy..Rhea Pearlman...and a few more...Its just good stupid Canadian humor
do you know if Mike Moore produced any other movies or documentaries about Canada or the US?
I dont agree with the original post that says that the european view of Canada is so bad. Im 19yo quebeker who past the 3 last months in West Europe (France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain). Several time Ive been speaking with peoples of around the globe, it was in october, before the american election. So in the youth hostel when there was an american around the discussion were going about the position we had toward bush or kerry. I have got to point that 90% of americans Ive met in Europe were voting for democrate, this is showing that those "open minded american" are different from those who stay inside. So if I was speaking with someone from Australia, of course he knew that Canada has a different point of view with the war. He knew that we were not supporting the US for Irak. Ive also met peoples who wanted to move in north america but choosed to go for Canada beacause of the open minded peoples.
In France, mostly beacause of the link with Quebec, peoples have more knowledge of the situation between Canada and US. They mostly hate US government and leaders. They dont realy make difference with Quebec and the rest of Canada... They probably didnt hear of the seperation things of 95. Wich is a good thing.
Please define open-minded. The thing about the US is that everyones point of view is heard. If 50% or more of the population believes that abortions are bad, then abortions become illegal. If 50% or more of the population believes that a war with another country is the right thing to do, then that is what happens. I'm not trying to say either point of view is right, but as far as democracy goes, if the population is for something, then that is what the government is expected to do. Now, this is not to say that the government doesn't/hasn't toyed with the population and made their opinion go a certain way. Also, in the US you will find a wide range of people who vote democrat in the US, considering that the election was only around 49% Kerry, and 51% Bush. Please tell me where you get off saying Americans in the US aren't open-minded? Tons of us are open minded, but not all of us think the same and there are those who could be ruled "closed-minded" but that is their opinion of the world and they are free to have it. Anyone who doesn't want to move to the US because they think the people are closed-minded has some serious problems. Also, it comes down to personal preference. I mean, you said you met people who choose to move to North America, but decided Canada because people of the US are "closed-minded" but what I see in that is it was just their personal preference, and obviously it just depended on the people you were meeting. I've seen recent specials on Tv which have said that Europeans and people from other countries are buying up tons of US real estate and the US has had huge problems with immigration. I find your post to be full of generalizations, especially for someone who has been around. My dad went to France and the UK last year and had people asking what the US was like and talking about visiting because of how low the dollar is compared to the euro, so obviously it's all who you talk to.
You talk about having the right to have opinions. Is Gab and the people that he met (forgive me if I got your gender wrong) not allowed to have their own opinions? Are people from other countries not allowed to NOT want to move to the US or to think that Americans are closed minded?? I have alot of family that want to move here to Canada from Europe. We have one or two family members living in the US but they prefer to move here. They have voiced their reasons for this to me. It has everything to do with their perception of the States and Americans. I think they have the right to their opinion just as you have to yours. BTW they have all said that they would like to visit the US (and many have) but they would not want to live there.
Hey Johnny......I wouldnt say that the States are closed minded....but I would say that Canada is MORE open minded........just look at gay marriage! See what happens when you fuck with our hockey!! lol...heard some1 say that!!
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Oh, and BTW, who is they? You have talked to all these people? You're making generalizations and speaking for people you don't even know now.
Read more carefully. I was refering to my family and friends that are in the process of getting their papers in order to move here. I was not refering to the people that Gab was talking to.
Also it just seemed odd to me that here you are spouting about the freedom to have your opinions and in the same breath attack him for having his. Drama?? Is that your attempt at being sexist? You know you catch more flies with honey. Maybe if you want to change others opinions about Americans you should start at ground zero.
Back to the original topic. I find it so amusing when I hear that Canadians are anti-American. My goodness you should hear some Europeans talk! I was shocked! The most anti-American Canadian I have ever heard spout off sounds mildly annoyed in comparison.
you know, it's funny because we hear all the time that foreigners would prefer to live in Canada than the US. heck, we even hear americans saying that. Now, of course some people would never want to move to Canada, that's just how it is. But if we hear about it all the time, it must mean something, right? Of course not all americans are close-minded. Not all canadians are open-minded for that matter, that would be unhuman of us. but i don't know about you guys, but there's like this era of fearness when it comes to the US and their politics, etc. alot of people just don't want to go there. Is it because of the media? (of course they play a HUGE role in giving americans a bad reputation.) but then when M. Moore presents his documentaries, how can we want to live in the US? The catchy part here is, how would canadians react if such documentaries were produced about Canada and its "secrets".....?
Do you think that alot of americans are scared just like Moore says? more than Canadians?
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