Canda Hates Us! We Win!

Avestan · Post by **Avestan** » August 2, 2004, 10:29 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,126401,00.html

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » August 2, 2004, 10:38 pm

Hopefully Kerry wins so i dont have to lie about my nationality when i leave the country for being ashamed to be associated with George Bush

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 2, 2004, 10:46 pm

And here I thought that 80% of todays youth were morons. Good to see it's only 50% up here in Canada!

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » August 2, 2004, 10:47 pm

Then-Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s spokesman was caught on mike calling President Bush a moron.

I don't see anything wrong with that statement.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 2, 2004, 10:50 pm

Aslanna wrote:
Then-Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s spokesman was caught on mike calling President Bush a moron.
I don't see anything wrong with that statement.

Haha, I remember that. She took a lot of flack over that one, but I know more than a few Canadians that applauded the faux-pas.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » August 3, 2004, 9:54 am

Xzion wrote:Hopefully Kerry wins so i dont have to lie about my nationality when i leave the country for being ashamed to be associated with George Bush

Well that put me over the Top Go Bush!!!

Sionistic · Post by **Sionistic** » August 3, 2004, 10:08 am

Just another step in the plan to get Canada to attack first. Filthy canuckian terrorists!

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » August 3, 2004, 10:54 am

They've already hit us with terror. Have you heard some of these Canadian musicians?

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » August 3, 2004, 11:18 am

Adex Adex Adex.. you're from Texas, you really shouldn't comment on music from other places..

masteen · Post by **masteen** » August 3, 2004, 11:21 am

Canadian music is truly shit.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » August 3, 2004, 11:39 am

Adex_Xeda wrote:They've already hit us with terror. Have you heard some of these Canadian musicians?

What the Hell!!!!!!

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » August 3, 2004, 11:44 am

I think they invented the Mute button with Shania Twain in mind.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » August 3, 2004, 11:46 am

Kelshara wrote:I think they invented the Mute button with Shania Twain in mind.

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » August 3, 2004, 12:07 pm

You dare call Rush crap?
What the hell is wrong with you.
They have more musical talent in their pinky than 99% of the bands out there today.
Sad times, very sad times.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » August 3, 2004, 12:11 pm

They used to be good, like back in the 80s. Now they suck just like the rest of their country.

Niffoni · Post by **Niffoni** » August 3, 2004, 1:31 pm

If it makes you feel any better, we've always kinda thought you were dicks. But that's mostly because it's too far to walk to come down and actually meet any of you.

You dare insult Canadian music?! FOOLS! I remove the kiddie gloves, and toss them to the floor as if they were.. gloves! Being tossed to the floor!

Most of the music I own is Canadian.

Why, the only thing we have to be embarassed of is Brian Adams!... and... Celine Dion. Oh. And Avril... er... and Shania... and...

God damn, we suck!

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » August 3, 2004, 1:36 pm

The best group (imo) right now is The Tragically Hip.

Niffoni · Post by **Niffoni** » August 3, 2004, 1:39 pm

Lynks wrote:The best group (imo) right now is The Tragically Hip.

You read my mind.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 3, 2004, 1:42 pm

I'm so-so about the Hip, but listening to Bobcaygen gets me every time.

Adex_Xeda · Post by **Adex_Xeda** » August 3, 2004, 1:58 pm

I love how one sentance can stir up shit.

In all honestly I don't know the canadians from the non-canadians doing music.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » August 3, 2004, 2:07 pm

I like Finger Eleven's new CD as far as rock goes. Few others offhand that I personally like:

Sarah Harmer
Sarah McLachlan
Chantal Kreviazuk
Barenaked Ladies

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » August 3, 2004, 2:10 pm

Aslanna wrote:Barenaked Ladies

I only like their older stuff. They've pretty much ran out of things to write about now. Honestly, who the hell sings about chimpanzees???

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » August 3, 2004, 2:28 pm

Lynks wrote:
Aslanna wrote:Barenaked Ladies
I only like their older stuff. They've pretty much ran out of things to write about now. Honestly, who the hell sings about chimpanzees???

Same for Sarah McLachlan.. Although she does'nt sing about chimpanzees. Her last album sounded too much like the one before that. But still much

!

Point being that the US has just as much bad music as Canada. I can think of better reasons to dislike Canada than Avril Lavigne or Celine Dion.

Kelshara · Post by **Kelshara** » August 3, 2004, 2:34 pm

Much

for Sarah McLachlan! Much

for Avril!

Post by **Sylvus** » August 3, 2004, 2:55 pm

Okay, I hate to be like word police grammar nazi, but this is one of my big pet peeves and I've seen it a few times on this board so I have to chime in.

The saying is "to handle with kid gloves".

Kid as in baby goat. Gloves made from the skin of a baby goat were softer than traditional gloves, and the term means to be gentle or tactful.

I apologize for the outburst, I just have to point it out. There is a guy that I work with who always says "handle with baby gloves" and it hurts my brain to hear it.

Post by **Xouqoa** » August 3, 2004, 3:36 pm

Lynks wrote:The best group (imo) right now is The Tragically Hip.

Indeed!

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » August 3, 2004, 3:47 pm

Lynks wrote:The best group (imo) right now is The Tragically Hip.

I prefer Our Lady Peace.

Other Canadian artists I listen to:

Barenaked Ladies
Chantal Kreviazuk
Sarah McLachlan
Loreena McKennitt
And I do like Shania and Avril. I like them much better than say, Britney Spears.

When I got to Alaska a few months ago, my husband asked me why Canada hates the U.S. so much. I tried to explain to him that we don't "hate" the U.S. We just find the U.S. (as a whole), arrogant. (NO offence). And these days, I doubt it's just Canada that feels this way, Avestan.

Chmee · Post by **Chmee** » August 3, 2004, 3:48 pm

Kelshara wrote:Much for Sarah McLachlan!

Agreed.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 3, 2004, 4:01 pm

Chmee wrote:
Kelshara wrote:Much for Sarah McLachlan!
Agreed.

OLP.. ugh. Rayne or whatever the heck his name is has one of the worst voices ever, and each song always sounds the same. If I wanted to hear a cat dying I'd find a cat, not listen to OLP.

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » August 3, 2004, 4:03 pm

His voice does remind me very much of Billy Corgan(sp) from the pumpkings. I can only take 1 or 2 songs from them, but thats about it.

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » August 3, 2004, 4:04 pm

Dregor Thule wrote: OLP.. ugh. Rayne or whatever the heck his name is has one of the worst voices ever, and each song always sounds the same. If I wanted to hear a cat dying I'd find a cat, not listen to OLP.

His voice is definitely unique!

Sylvos · Post by **Sylvos** » August 3, 2004, 4:05 pm

I agree
F Smashing Pumpkins
that guy makes my skin crawl when I hear his whiney ass voice moaning to his angst filled complaint rock.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 3, 2004, 4:35 pm

Sylvos wrote:I agree
F Smashing Pumpkins
that guy makes my skin crawl when I hear his whiney ass voice moaning to his angst filled complaint rock.

I like the song, Bullet with Butterfly Wings and also 1979. You can only take so much of it, but everyone needs a small dose of angst filled complaint rock!

miir · Post by **miir** » August 3, 2004, 4:42 pm

1979 was about the only song by the Smashing Pumpkins I could ever handle.

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Sloan...
Sam Roberts is one of my current favorite Canadian artists.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 3, 2004, 5:33 pm

Sloan is great. Proud to say they're Canadian.

Lalanae · Post by **Lalanae** » August 3, 2004, 6:28 pm

Sylvus wrote:Okay, I hate to be like word police grammar nazi, but this is one of my big pet peeves and I've seen it a few times on this board so I have to chime in.

The saying is "to handle with kid gloves".

Kid as in baby goat. Gloves made from the skin of a baby goat were softer than traditional gloves, and the term means to be gentle or tactful.

I apologize for the outburst, I just have to point it out. There is a guy that I work with who always says "handle with baby gloves" and it hurts my brain to hear it.

I think your outburst was worth wild.

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 3, 2004, 6:40 pm

Aslanna wrote:
Then-Prime Minister Jean Chretien’s spokesman was caught on mike calling President Bush a moron.
I don't see anything wrong with that statement.

The truth hurts.

Kylere · Post by **Kylere** » August 3, 2004, 8:27 pm

I personally like Canada, mostly BC, and Ottawa, but there are some good human beings living in Newfieland.

Of cou and easy chicks help Canadian tourist trade, and the ones I observed in Toronto a few weeks ago while checking out the secret swing, and hanging on the streets all hours of the night were promoting their country well. Especially the ones with skirts so short you could see their upper thighs from above the street level.

And hell without Canada where would John Hughes films get chicks for the geeks. Of course I still think we should declare war over the invasion of Celine Dion.

Wulfran · Post by **Wulfran** » August 4, 2004, 12:40 pm

When I got to Alaska a few months ago, my husband asked me why Canada hates the U.S. so much. I tried to explain to him that we don't "hate" the U.S. We just find the U.S. (as a whole), arrogant. (NO offence). And these days, I doubt it's just Canada that feels this way, Avestan.

And its not even the whole of Canada. We do tend to find the "national image" of the U.S. a little overbearing, but the same can be said of the Brits if you spend too much time around them. The key difference though, is that the Brits seem to be better able to laugh at themselves. And honestly, in my part of Canada (Alberta) we hate Ontario and Quebec, not the U.S.

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » August 4, 2004, 12:42 pm

Wulfran wrote:in my part of Canada (Alberta) we hate Ontario

I didnt know that!

Niffoni · Post by **Niffoni** » August 4, 2004, 1:48 pm

Wulfran wrote:And its not even the whole of Canada. We do tend to find the "national image" of the U.S. a little overbearing, but the same can be said of the Brits if you spend too much time around them. The key difference though, is that the Brits seem to be better able to laugh at themselves. And honestly, in my part of Canada (Alberta) we hate Ontario and Quebec, not the U.S.

There's plenty of in-fighting in Canada... it's just quieter, and generally more in good fun. Toronto's seen as a New York wannabe with an ego problem, Newfies are our "Blondes", Albertans are our "rednecks". And as for Quebec... well... Imagine Texans, except they're also french.

I'm pretty sure there are some fun stereotypes for every province, if not city, in the country.

And as for whether or not we "hate" America... I don't think so. I think we're a little hurt you don't seem to love us anymore. Something like half of Canadians polled a while back called the US "our closest friends" whereas barely 10% of Americans felt the same way. We're still kinda smarting about that

Now, if the poll asked whether we thought the current US administration was evil... well, that might get a very different response.

You have to remember that your "liberals" sound a lot like our right-wing conservatives. And the Liberal party won our election in part because of attack ads that warned Conservatives would bring "US style politics" to our country. That scared a lot of people. So that gives you some idea of our political climate.

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » August 4, 2004, 3:11 pm

Wulfran wrote:
When I got to Alaska a few months ago, my husband asked me why Canada hates the U.S. so much. I tried to explain to him that we don't "hate" the U.S. We just find the U.S. (as a whole), arrogant. (NO offence). And these days, I doubt it's just Canada that feels this way, Avestan.
And its not even the whole of Canada. We do tend to find the "national image" of the U.S. a little overbearing, but the same can be said of the Brits if you spend too much time around them. The key difference though, is that the Brits seem to be better able to laugh at themselves. And honestly, in my part of Canada (Alberta) we hate Ontario and Quebec, not the U.S.

Hey, why do you guys hate Ontario? Quebec, I can understand!

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » August 4, 2004, 3:51 pm

How the fuck can you be filled with angst when you have as much money as those fuckstains?

On a side note, I think there should be bonus VV's for using the word fuck as a verb, noun, and adjective in one sentence.

Adelrune Argenti · Post by **Adelrune Argenti** » August 4, 2004, 5:17 pm

Sylvus wrote:Okay, I hate to be like word police grammar nazi, but this is one of my big pet peeves and I've seen it a few times on this board so I have to chime in.

The saying is "to handle with kid gloves".

Kid as in baby goat. Gloves made from the skin of a baby goat were softer than traditional gloves, and the term means to be gentle or tactful.

I apologize for the outburst, I just have to point it out. There is a guy that I work with who always says "handle with baby gloves" and it hurts my brain to hear it.

How is handling things with gloves made out of babies anyways?

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » August 4, 2004, 6:02 pm

Legenae wrote:Hey, why do you guys hate Ontario? Quebec, I can understand!

Because the poor western provinces are neglected and ignored.

Mostly it stems from envy tho!

kyoukan · Post by **kyoukan** » August 4, 2004, 7:01 pm

Not sure why you are so proud of having such a low international opinion, but I guess it's your thread.

Cartalas · Post by **Cartalas** » August 4, 2004, 7:04 pm

kyoukan wrote:Not sure why you are so proud of having such a low international opinion, but I guess it's your thread.

Because he does not care what 3rd world countries think of us.

j/k

Eleani · Post by **Eleani** » August 5, 2004, 2:07 am

How can you not hate a country that gave us Celine Dion and Bryan Adams?

Anyone who can despise and entire country for their bearucratic decisions is as bad as those cheese eating surrender monkies in France.

Rekaar. · Post by **Rekaar.** » August 5, 2004, 4:00 am

the teens are responding to cues from their government, the media and their teachers.

Surprise!

"international opinion" doesn't mean much when we're talking about anything related to France or Germany (for hopefully obvious reasons).

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » August 5, 2004, 10:00 am

Eleani wrote:Anyone who can despise and entire country for their bearucratic decisions is as bad as those cheese eating surrender monkies in France.

Am I the only one that sees the irony in this line?