Rather like the Aussies and the Kiwis, isn't it?

Strewth!

Harry Needham
Special Advisor - Programme Development
Canadian War Museum
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> From:         John A. Bing[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> Sent:         Wednesday, February 10, 1999 6:13 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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