For crying out loud, folks. Texans are different from New Englanders
too. I am a native Oregonian. I have been in Texas twenty-seven years
and I am constantly reminded that I'm not really a Texan--both verbally
and by what are still, strange and unusual customs.
And just for the record, Canadians are Americans. They are simply not
U.S.ians.
Nora Weiser wrote:
>
> John, that is so true! I discovered the exact same thing when I was in
> graduate school in London, living in a building that housed "commonwealth"
> post-graduates (and Americans). The funniest thing was that Americans ended
> up asking other Americans, "Are you Canadian?" Yes, Americans and Canadians
> ARE different (as a Canadian friend pointed out to me, the differences are
> vast- Canadians say "Kraft Dinner" while Americans say "Kraft Macaroni and
> Cheese".) We also enjoyed playing the "Did you know?" game...i.e., "Did you
> know that Peter Jennings (or Bryan Adams, Mike Myers, etc.) is Canadian?" :)
>
> The best twist on all of this is when Americans WANT to be misidentified as
> Canadians (such as while traveling in not-so-safe parts of the world- the
> Canadian flag patch on the backpack acts as a safety measure.)
> > ----------
> > From: John A. Bing
> > Reply To: Museum discussion list
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 5:13 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: "Just another state in the Union"
> >
> > Years ago in London, I went across the street from my office to
> > Harrods Department store for a haircut at their basement salon. I sat
> > down in the chair and the barber, aware of my non English look and
> > talk, asked me if I was Canadian. I laughed and said: No, I'm an
> > American, but why did you ask?" His answer fits into the attached
> > messages. He said, If you were Canadian and I asked if you were an
> > American, you would be offended. But if I ask an American if he is
> > a`Canadian, he is never offended."
> >
> > John Bing
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 13:38:00 -0500, you wrote:
> >
> > >Hear, hear. And just to make a point:
> > >
> > >On the sixth day God turned to the angel Gabriel and said "Today I am
> > going
> > >to create a land called Canada. It will be a land of outstanding natural
> > >beauty, it shall have tall majestic mountains full of mountain goats and
> > >eagles, beautifully sparkling lakes bountiful with carp and trout,
> > forests
> > >full of elk and moose, high cliffs over looking sandy beaches with an
> > >abundance of sea life, rivers stocked with salmon.."
> > >
> > >God continued, "I shall make the land rich in oil so to make the
> > >inhabitants prosper, I shall call these inhabitants Canadians, they shall
> > >be known as the most friendly people on the Earth."
> > >
> > >"But Lord," asked Gabriel, "don't you think you are being too generous to
> > >these Canadians?"
> > >
> > >"Not really," replied the Almighty, "just wait and see the neighbors I am
> > >going to give them!"
> > >
> > >Feel free to be offended. I was, at Robert Handy's moronic comment
> > >masquerading as "good natured fun".
> > >
> > >Alex Avdichuk
> > >[log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >"The opinions expressed here are definitely my own, and if you don't like
> > >them, get some of your own."
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Sorry if I sound cranky, but Canadians are extremely proud of being
> > >different to Americans. Not better or worse, different. As a Canadian
> > >living in the US I get downright tired of the patronizing "aren't we all
> > >the same?" Nope, we aren't.
> > >Susan J. Wittrup
> > >Volunteer Coordinator
> > >Tate Geological Museum
> > >Casper College
> > >Casper WY 82604
> > >"Robert T. Handy" wrote:
> > >> What?!!! I thought Canada was just another state in the Union! Are
> > >Canadians different from us? :=>
> > >>
> > >> ------
> > >> Robert Handy
> > >> Brazoria County Historical Museum
> > >>> [log in to unmask]
> > >> http://www.bchm.org
> > >>
> >
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