Non AMERICAN thoughts and ideas thread.

[Woodruff]

Canada actually has >30 million people. Not "3.0 million".

Now, we really don't want to hear about all that exchange-rate crap, ok?

Well...our dollar is pretty much at par with the American dollar right now.

Good thing it missed you...might've hurt if it hadn't gone a bit high there.

[Johnny Rockets]

I'd rather our dollar not exceed yours to be truthful.

It just raises our interest rates, and I'm house shopping.

The caliber of our people, the vast wealth of our natural resources and the failing of your manifest destiny is the proof of our superiority anyway.

JRock

[saxitoxin]

The caliber of our people, the vast wealth of our natural resources and the failing of your manifest destiny is the proof of our superiority anyway.
JRock

Je célèbre la célébration de la langue française au Canada. Viva le Bloc Quebecois! Liberté pour les francophones opprimés! L'indépendance pour le Québec!

[Army of GOD]

The caliber of our people, the vast wealth of our natural resources and the failing of your manifest destiny is the proof of our superiority anyway.
JRock

Je célèbre la célébration de la langue française au Canada. Viva le Bloc Quebecois! Liberté pour les francophones opprimés! L'indépendance pour le Québec!

Je t'aime. Je suis trés dur pour toi.

[saxitoxin]

The caliber of our people, the vast wealth of our natural resources and the failing of your manifest destiny is the proof of our superiority anyway.
JRock

Je célèbre la célébration de la langue française au Canada. Viva le Bloc Quebecois! Liberté pour les francophones opprimés! L'indépendance pour le Québec!

Je t'aime. Je suis trés dur pour toi.

Ehhh ... merci, mais je me sauve pour Serbia.

[saxitoxin]

Typical British neo-colonialism.

From a final report on observations of Canada by Ambassador, the Baron Moran, to foreign secretary Sir Geoffrey Howe (http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/transcripts/Lord-Moran.pdf):

"1. The calibre of Canadian politicians is low. The level of debate in the House of Commons is correspondingly low. The majority of Canadian ministers are unimpressive and a few, frankly, bizarre.

2. Canadians are mildly nationalistic but less shrilly than Australians ... and perhaps somewhat lacking in self-confidence.

3. I am struck by the way Canadians have squandered their natural resources.

4. One does not here encounter the ferocious competition of talent as in the United Kingdom. Gifted Canadians simply seek wider opportunities elsewhere.

5. Canadians have limited talents and are deeply unimpressive. Anyone who is even moderately good at what they do - in literature, the theater, skiing of whatever - tends to become a national figure. And anyone who stands out at all from the crowd tends to be praised to the skies and given the Order of Canada at once."

[saxitoxin]

The caliber of our people, the vast wealth of our natural resources and the failing of your manifest destiny is the proof of our superiority anyway.
JRock

Je célèbre la célébration de la langue française au Canada. Viva le Bloc Quebecois! Liberté pour les francophones opprimés! L'indépendance pour le Québec!

Actually, Canada is legitimately to be praised for allowing the Quebecois the freedom to bring the nation to the brink of break-up in the spirit of diversity and multi-lingual tolerance. In America the Francophone minority in Louisiana was simply anhiliated so that French is a tourist novelty and little else. In that regard I have high praise for Canada as a nation of tolerance, regardless of the cost to the stability or continuance of its existence as an actual nation-state. And, when the day comes when "Canada" = Ontario and the Maritimes, "Quebec" = The Republic of Quebec and "B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta" = states 51-54, it will be a sad day indeed, but simultaneously celebratory that diversity has triumphed!

Viva le Canada! Viva le Québec! Viva tolerance and diversity!

I would like to hear from fellow non-Americans in this thread since that is the title of it, please.

[jefjef]

Life In Canada:

* Pizza gets to your house faster than an ambulance...

[saxitoxin]

Life In Canada:

* Pizza gets to your house faster than an ambulance...

EXCUSE ME, you have been cautioned about exhibiting increased levels of TOLERANCE and ACCEPTANCE. Have you enrolled in my correspondence course yet, even?

Thanks, jefjef!
- STX

[Falkomagno]

And what about Mexico....with such a stunning things happening there, and you wasting time talking about the peaceful Canada....

Maybe that's the problem, Myopia

[2dimes]

I love France.

[saxitoxin]

ACHTUNG! Everyone needs to stop bad mouthing other countries and, instead, celebrate and embrace different cultures and national experiences.

I, for instance, am celebrating the 40th anniversary of the liberation action by the FLQ with a special SIG file. This is a way I am showing appreciation to the cultivation of tolerance and diversity exhibited by a passionate group of Canadians in standing-up to uni-lingualistic prejudice. Let's all show appreciation, gang. It's what this topsy-turvy world is all about: loving each other.

Thanks, gang!
STX
ADA

[Phatscotty]

I'd rather our dollar not exceed yours to be truthful.

It just raises our interest rates, and I'm house shopping.

The caliber of our people, the vast wealth of our natural resources and the failing of your manifest destiny is the proof of our superiority anyway.

JRock

It's a lot to do with population if you ask me. If Canada had the same population/land ratio as the USA, They would be having a lot of similar problems I would be willing to bet.

[jefjef]

Life In Canada:
* Pizza gets to your house faster than an ambulance...

Life In Mexico:
* Pizza and ambulances never gets to your house...

Life In America:
* Pizza gets delivered to your house by an ambulance...

[Titanic]

Life In Canada:
* Pizza gets to your house faster than an ambulance...

Life In Mexico:
* Pizza and ambulances never gets to your house...

Life In America:
* Pizza gets delivered to your house by an ambulance...

Canada - good healthcare so rarely need the ambulances

Mexico - theres enough drugs going round, who needs food or healthcare

USA - capitalism at its finest

[saxitoxin]

Canada - good healthcare so rarely need the ambulances

Dangers, gang. Newfie Premier Danny Williams didn't get the memo.

The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada is defending his decision to come to the U.S. for heart surgery. "I did not sign away my right to get the best possible health care for myself when I entered politics," he said.

-- http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=2599186

[Army of GOD]

You know what country I've always wanted to live in?



Iceland

[saxitoxin]

You know what country I've always wanted to live in?



Iceland

Iceland is a heroic nation. Despite being saddled under the tyrannical thumb of NATO overlords during the Cold War, their plucky Coast Guard defeated the might of Britain's Imperialist Navy during the '76 fishing conflict in the Atlantic when an Icelandic hero of the working class ordered the crew of his 1200-tonne patrol boat to man the gun ports against a 2,400-tonne frigate of the imperialist navy, forcing the Queen to pull up her skirt and run back to the bed of her emasculated Greek husband. The AU provided a good summary of that incident: http://www1.american.edu/ted/icefish.htm.

I can tell you, verily, there was much cheering in Berlin back in the barracks of the Wachregiment Felix Dzerzhinsky when we watched that news on the tele that day. Our company commander, Aurt Fenstermacher, proclaimed "today we are all Icelandic!" It was a grand occasion! I remember it like yesterday - ahhh, memories of a better time.

[2dimes]

I'd like to go check it out for sure. What makes it a place you want to live army?

[Woodruff]

You know what country I've always wanted to live in?
Iceland

Iceland is actually, despite it's island status, a very cool place to live. My only complaint while there was the wind, which could be...BRUTAL. But other than the wind, it was tremendous. I never got island fever there like I have in other places.

[jonesthecurl]

Canada actually has >30 million people. Not "3.0 million".

Damn americans, learn where to put your decimals...

Canada actually has 34 million people.

That was quick.

[Pedronicus]

Life In Canada:
@

Life In Mexico:
@

Life In America:

I looks like jef is only aware of countries that border America. Fairly typical geographical knowledge by an american.

Do you think I could ever get this off the ground in the cartography dept.?
I'd call it the world as seen through the eyes of an American

[jefjef]

Life In Canada:
@

Life In Mexico:
@

Life In America:

Pedro spewed:
I looks like jef is only aware of countries that border America. Fairly typical geographical knowledge by an american.


Do you think I could ever get this off the ground in the cartography dept.?
I'd call it the world as seen through the eyes of an American

Pedro. I'm quite aware of the world. If you learn to read and understand perhaps you will see that most all posts have been involving North America.

Sorry about your little island. I didn't intend to ignore it. Much.

As for Americans needing and caring about other countries...what the hell for? We would buy Mexico for cheap waterfront vacation homes and Canada for cheap skiing holidays...the only reason we don't is cuz we are too damn busy cleaning up the shit of the world....

Other countries are like cheerleaders....they want us around cuz we are stars and have money-they try to suck us dry but can't get rid of us cuz we can blow 'em up.

[saxitoxin]

This periodic chest-thumping between the Yankees and the WesEur yobs is so boorish.

But poor ol' Saxi will jump into the fray as a neutral observer.

Saxitoxin's Patented "Europe through the eyes of a European" Map:

[nietzsche]

You know what country I've always wanted to live in?



Iceland

Iceland is a heroic nation. Despite being saddled under the tyrannical thumb of NATO overlords during the Cold War, their plucky Coast Guard defeated the might of Britain's Imperialist Navy during the '76 fishing conflict in the Atlantic when an Icelandic hero of the working class ordered the crew of his 1200-tonne patrol boat to man the gun ports against a 2,400-tonne frigate of the imperialist navy, forcing the Queen to pull up her skirt and run back to the bed of her emasculated Greek husband. The AU provided a good summary of that incident: http://www1.american.edu/ted/icefish.htm.

I can tell you, verily, there was much cheering in Berlin back in the barracks of the Wachregiment Felix Dzerzhinsky when we watched that news on the tele that day. Our company commander, Aurt Fenstermacher, proclaimed "today we are all Icelandic!" It was a grand occasion! I remember it like yesterday - ahhh, memories of a better time.

saxitoxin I'm starting to respect your post, I don't know why you keep posting like this instead of bad jokes.