My uncle travled in the states a bit and was shocked to see a few americans werent aware canada even existed(alright if i wouldnt have heard from a survey that this was true i wouldnt have believed it) but since were a comunity at the big A im guessing you know a bit about us. if you dont, this breifely describes us.(click on link)
http://www.badlandspaintball.com/home/canada.html

made my laught when i saw it, thougth id share
Frank

Yep, Thats us in a nutshell...
Cheers from the rainforests of Vancouver
Joker

I have been asked by a "friend", a guy I used to game with.. We would game and talk on a chat program if we paid income tax up here.. *L* For a second i was almost speechless..



Dave

I constantly get asked things like:

Do you have turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas?

Is it ALWAYS cold there? (They don't believe me when I tell them that Ottawa in the summer is hotter some days than Dallas)


also, Loonies and Toonies really blow their minds as does our colOUred money.

Than again, this is Texas and they don't even hardly know about Oklahoma or other neighboring states here LOL

Hi, It's not just Canada that a lot Americans are somewhat ignorant of. Most of these same people are very luckiy to know half of the states that make up this country, let along much about it's history anymore that what little they learned in school. Now dealing with other countries-----well, they are totally out of it.

But they know the latest in dress, football, music, I-pods, electonic games. etc., and other important stuff like that.

Take care, Sgirty

As a proud Canadian (since 1976) who was born in Switzerland to Spanish parents, I've had the privilege of working in Biloxi, Gulfport, Mississippi,... Akron, Ohio,... Naperville/ Jolliet, Illinois, and I can truly say that Americans are wonderful caring people, but they do seem to possess a radii of interest. The majority of them I deal with, have almost no interest in matters that are outside of their influence. About 50 miles seems to be norm.

Proud and honoured to have them as our neigbours to the south...

Frank

Can someone please explain to me what this thread is aboot?

~Chip :-) :-) :-)

It's about the fact that many of us Americans are woefully uninformed about our brethren to the north, as well as much of anything beyond our immediate neighborhood, unless it's cover news on the cover of US or PEOPLE.

When I was being taught history below the college level, there was never any connection between the French and Indian War in North America and the Seven Years War in Europe or the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic wars "over there."

I suspect many of the folks posting here have a better understanding of history than the general public, however, than the average American. A case in point, my oldest friend is a reporter in Maine and a student of the American Civil War . He covered a story about the state colors from Gettysburg having been identified a couple years back. His editor, a native of the state, asked him on which side did Maine fight in the ACW.

Remember, Joshua Chamberlain, the Hero of Little Round Top, was governor of Maine for at least three terms and was the president of Bowdoin College in Brunswick for many years, as well as the focus of the movie Gettysburg, this incident having occurred prior to the release of Gods and Generals.

Its just a funny way to make people think. Realy its hard to explain but... canada and the states have always tried to keep good relations together. These two contries have fed off each other and gave each other a hand once in a while. Both economy's benifits from these good relations. And althought i am pretty nationalist, im glad to have american buisnesses in canada and to be closely linked with them.

Sure i dont know all the states in the united states( there are 50 right? correct me if i am wrong)But doesnt one have to lack of knowledge to not even know Anything about Canada? Especialy after all the history that ties the two contries? Alright we dont learn american history, we learn about canada and quebec(my province) but i dot know about hte war of 1812 and a little about the american war of independance etc.

Just my 2 cents on the topic and i thought it would be neat for people to lay back and think the issue just for a second ohh, and dont get me wrong, i love americans

Frank

I guess living in a border state I travel quite a bit to Canada. It's really not that much different than the US except the currency exchange and those loonies. I still can't get used to a dollar and two dollar coin

Alan, a decade or so ago we were still using bills for loonies, and about 7 or 8 years ago had bills for twoonies, but the goverment realized on the long run, coins last longer than bills... Ive never steped on american ground but i have been to the states(thousand islands with my girlfriend this summer)

Frank

Here is another link to another paintball guy. He also has strong views about Canadian identity http://durtydan.paintballresource.org/www.durtydan.com/ddcc/ddcmain.html
Could be something about the paintballs