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| Hey CK! Howdy back at you. Shy Canadian? Ain't no such person. We are not shy, we just usually think a bit before talking is all! Doing it that way keeps use out of trouble eh. ![[Big Grin]](images/icons/grin.gif) LoL ![[Wink]](images/icons/wink.gif) |
| | | Posts: 277 | Location: McLeese Lake, B. C. Canada | Registered: 06 June 2003 | 
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| Cariboo, That's what I meant......I too have never met a shy Canadian. I couldn't figure out why no one had posted on it yet. I don't think your Prince Rupert folk's have the same thought process that most of your fellow BC kinship have. I still remember the blockade of the Alaska State Fairy in Prince Rupert, plus the local law enforcement did nothing to stop it. I don't think they thought out that three ring circus they caused. A passenger fairy has nothing to do with fish. I still have a bumper sticker that you would might get a chuckle from, it goes something like this: REAL FISHERMEN DON'T HAVE TO PICK ON FAIRIES ![[Smile]](images/icons/smile.gif) [ 10-18-2003, 09:40: Message edited by: CK ] |
| | | Posts: 653 | Location: Juneau, Alaska | Registered: 09 February 2001 |
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| We beat them to death with a hockey stick. Now damnit, that's the Canadian way. Best wishes.
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We beat them to death with a hockey stick. Now damnit, that's the Canadian way.
And all this time I thought ya married `em......
Hello neighbors, good luck in the bush this year. |
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| No, chairman Jean marries them (after he smokes a little pot first). - Dan |
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| Hello CK,
I know of 3 movies about U.S. Presidents. One about Franklin Roosevelt, one about Abe Lincoln and another about Woodrow Wilson. All three were played by Canadians. I heard once that the ideal American was indeed a Canadian. We're what you think "you are," Hey, if you break away from the states before the oil interests destroy your beautiful state we could merge into CanAlaska or Alcan or whatever. One thing we have in common is leaders who don't seem to give a damn about his own people. Best wishes to you.
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| | | Posts: 1866 | Location: Montreal, Canada | Registered: 01 May 2003 |
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| Hey Cal, Whether we like it or not, we are all North, Central and South AMERICANS. We can't hide from the fact that we belong to same continent. What about the oil interest in Canada? No oil there? Sounds like you don't talk about it much........You've got to have oil pipelines? Well, Alaska is a thorn in a lot of other countries sides. We are state of international importance to the U.S., mainly because of our location, and the U.S. will not likely allow us to go our own way. ![[Roll Eyes]](images/icons/rolleyes.gif) It would be far easier for Canada to jump onboard to connect dots, then Alaska being its own country, or even joining Canada. ![[Eek!]](images/icons/shocked.gif) With today's terrorist, we all need to watch each others back. ![[Confused]](images/icons/confused.gif) [ 10-21-2003, 05:41: Message edited by: CK ] |
| | | Posts: 653 | Location: Juneau, Alaska | Registered: 09 February 2001 |
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Originally posted by Cariboo:
Our cultures are just too far apart, a fact that, in all honesty, is lost on the majority of Americans I have met. I am not saying that one country is better than the other , as both have their good and bad points, rather that we are different and that can't be changed.
A very wise man once said: "The Americans will not join with us on our terms and we sure as hell won't accept theirs!" Nothing that has happened in the last 150 years has changed that sentiment.
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| | | Posts: 653 | Location: Juneau, Alaska | Registered: 09 February 2001 |
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| As a new arrival to Canada it is funny to see and read that I need not miss the old rivalry we Dutch had with Germany. So face it guys, for me you're just another Germany. ;-) Just kidding, really, don't want to insult anybody. Frankly, I don't understand what all this is about...I'll get the hang of it with time I presume. I cheered for Canada though, last Olympics when I was visiting. I had to, I was in a basement in Calgary, with all of my host's family surrounding me.
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| That one might refer back to WWII when we surrendered after 5 days...don't think it took Belgium much longer though. Might refer to the fact that in summer time and on the big weekends (like Easter) German come to our beaches in cohortes!
Belgium and The Netherlands have a history..they used to be one country. Somehow they split up, leaving a torn country behind, with the Southern half French oriented, and the Northern half, well, Dutch-speaking, sortof ;-)...the Belgians in general suspects that the Dutch feel largelty superior to them, and jokes goes back and forth...
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| | | Posts: 1717 | Location: Alberta, Canada | Registered: 17 March 2003 |
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| Frans D. Interesting to hear your take on German/Dutch relations. I used to tour Gertman and Dutch farmers around Albetrta and the mutual distrust and old wounds were evident. By the way welcome to Canada, I hope you are a little less self righeous/stubborn and arrogant than the majority of dutch farmers that immigrated to Canada lately.I'm not sure if they will ever integrate well.
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