Hey Seattlites. I need help.

[P.C.]

canadian.....I think if you're going to speak for 'all canadians', you might want to do a little homework.[/DIV]You certainly don't speak for me, or my family or friends.  You don't even speak for yourself very well.  So please, if you're going to spout nonsense, simply speak for yourself.  I don't want or need your representation.

[kitten]

CK wrote:
One more thing. I am a proud Canadian too. But I don't have to be a proud Canadian by slamming my American friends. [/DIV]There are f*cktards, and cool people in every part of the world.


I wouldn't classify "all canadians" as one of the cool people.  You don't elevate yourself by stomping on someone else.  And no, he isn't speaking for me either.  I hate it when people make thoughtless generalizations about other people.

[TehBorken]

Lol, "all canadians" is trying so hard to pick a fight, it's downright funny. People like him/her/it crack me up.

[primefactor]

 Reading the posts on this thread made me strangely wistful. I guess because I wish I could say I was something other than American, wish I could feel like part of something as cool as Canada. I'm a little envious. The way things are in the world, the way things are in this country, it's damned embarrassing to say you're an American. I feel like even saying the words "I am an American" is like coming to the sandbox and pissing into it, laughing.

The whole image of Americans is arrogant, ignorant, fat consumers. As an introvert, I'm uncomfortable being part of the whole country. When I saw the headline of that European newspaper the day after the last election here, it said, "How can 53% of all Americans be so STUPID?" and I almost cried. When people here wanted to start calling French fries "Freedom Fries," I wrote a letter to the French embassy, apologizing. "We're not all morons, I swear!"

It's strange. I like people as individuals, and isn't a country just made up of individuals? Yet, as a united body, I loathe my fellow citizens. I'm not quite sure how to feel about this.

[tenkani]

Primefactor, I know what you mean. That was very well put.[/DIV]Our country is composed of individuals, many of whom are great as individuals.[/DIV]On the other hand, as citizens we have a responsibility to be politically active or to face the consequences of the actions of our elected representatives. We have a systemically broken political system and most Americans (myself included to some extent) don't care enough to fix it.

Because of this we end up with corporate whores, morons or zealots in the white house (somtimes all three!) and we (the world) suffer for it.

Generally speaking, we are an apathetic, brainwashed citizenry who enjoy an incredibly high standard of living (comparitively speaking) in large part due to runaway capitalism and a long history of corrupt and immoral foreign policy.

So I guess when jerkoffs start spouting about how Americans suck, I know that while they are not exactly right, there is enough of a grain of truth that I can't get much anger worked up about it.

[weird al]

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[A href="mailto:[email protected]"][FONT color=#323232]Email[/FONT][/A] [/DIV][/TD][TD vAlign=top width="85%" height="100%"][TABLE width="100%" border=0][TBODY][TR][TD vAlign=center align=left][A href="http://discoverseattle.net/forums/index.php/topic,316.msg5160.html#msg5160"][img alt="" src="http://discoverseattle.net/forums/Themes/default/images/post/xx.gif" border=0][/A][/TD][TD vAlign=center align=left][A href="http://discoverseattle.net/forums/index.php/topic,316.msg5160.html#msg5160"][FONT color=#000000]Re: Hey Seattlites. I need help.[/FONT][/A] [DIV class=smalltext]« Reply #12 on: Mar 01 06 »[/DIV][/TD][TD style="FONT-SIZE: smaller" vAlign=bottom noWrap align=right height=20][A href="http://discoverseattle.net/forums/index.php?action=post;quote=5160;topic=316.0;num_replies=19;sesc=675d21bf162eeb7000ed07feaa8f3f75"][FONT color=#000000]Reply with quote[/FONT][/A] [/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE][HR class=hrcolor width="100%" SIZE=1][DIV style="OVERFLOW: auto; WIDTH: 100%"]im not im just telling you the truth, I could care less what you dumbf*cks think,[/DIV][/DIV][/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE]                   I thought you should hear it!

 

                         How do you reconcile these two contradictory notions? Is there some special medication? At least Jean Cretin (oops, I mean Chretien) only spoke out of one side of his mouth.

 

[TehBorken]

Lol, only one of these statements can be true:
[ol][li]I could care less what you dumbf*cks think[/li][li]I thought you should hear it![/li][/ol]Do we need to type slower or use a larger font for you?

[CK]

Just speaking from my experience a few years ago. I moved to the USA for a short term. Just doing a job experience type thing in the Bay Area of California. I moved there, a normal BC boy, not 100% sure what to expect. The people that lived in the same apartment complex as me befriended me in a way I have never expected. The people I met are some of the most laid back, down to earth folks I have ever encountered.  They treated me as if I was a long lost brother. [/DIV]To this day, I am still friends and they have come to Canada a couple times for visits. [/DIV]Calling all Americans a**holes is a horrible generalization. I think every western nation has there share of gas guzzling, bible thumping, red-fujuckin'-necks that want to BOMB THE "ENEMY". Although they haven't the slightest clue who the enemy is.

The thing that threw me off was when it was time to BBQ, they wanted to put the chicken on the "grill". Always "grill"...hehe.

[TehBorken]

Like they say. "All generalizations are bad, including this one."  

[CK]

TehBorken wrote:
Like they say. "All generalizations are bad, including this one."  
  You mean the "grill"? I just never heard it before. I noticed it, like Canadians saying "eh"? I think some Canadians say that, depends on their region I guess?

[CK]

No generalizing here,

This is me,[/DIV][A href="http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=qnpes5"][img alt="Image hosting by TinyPic" src="http://tinypic.com/qnpes4.jpg" border=0][/A]

This is downtown Calgary Canada,[/DIV][A href="http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=qnph15"][img alt="Image hosting by TinyPic" src="http://tinypic.com/qnph14.jpg" border=0][/A]

The friendly neighborhood policeman,[/DIV][A href="http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=qnph7a"][img alt="Image hosting by TinyPic" src="http://tinypic.com/qnph79.jpg" border=0][/A]

This is my neighbor,[/DIV][A href="http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=qnpheo"][img alt="Image hosting by TinyPic" src="http://tinypic.com/qnpheh.jpg" border=0][/A]

[canadian]

well i should not of said all americans are retards, i know a few that are not, but most of them are, and what really pisses me off is that the daily show and colbert report and other shows put us down just to make them selves look better.

[kitten]

Hey, CK, I must make a trip to Calgary.  I had no idea it was that advanced!

[CK]

kitten wrote:
Hey, CK, I must make a trip to Calgary.  I had no idea it was that advanced!I heard possibly by 2016, we may have our first paved road!!!


 

[Legion]

Bah. That Calgary picture is old.

My sister lived in a two story igloo when she lived in Calgary. lol. My mom was afraid of the second floor. All she could say was look at all them stairs.