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Don't you live in North America?
don't know what this convo was about but to correct Navin, I live in North
America but I am Canadian... to call me an American would be an insult.... "Nathan Rebney" wrote in message om... (Navin) wrote in message . com... Don't you live in North America? There for you are American. Firstly, Navin, please do us a favor and learn to cut excess text from your post. Leaving so much of the original post to make what is essentially one like of response is considered unacceptable. Secondly, it's "therefore". Thirdly, it is generally accepted that an 'American' is someone from the United States of America. Thank you for your time |
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Don't you live in North America?(Tashi)
Tashi wrote:
to call me an American would be an insult... Each year, hundreds of people from all over the world, die in small boats in open seas, and walking across blazing deserts, attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. How many Americans died trying to sneak into other countries seeking permanent residence? You "America Bashers" are all the same. Due to your jealousy, you get you jollies taking your cheap shots. You have a problem facing reality. The U.S. is not perfect and we have made our share of mistakes...but as a nation, it is better than anything else that has come along in the history of mankind. To have you as an American citizen would be an insult to our nation. B.A. Please note: To avoid spam, unsolicited email is automatically deleted unread by my server. Only mail which comes from comes those who are already in my address book is put through. If you wish to send me an email, kindly say so in a post, before attempting to send the mail. I will then notify you when my line is open to you. |
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Don't you live in North America?(Tashi)
k, I'll reverse the question... would it be an insult to call you a
Canadian? you know, we are all the same in every respect cause our countries are beside each other..(sarcism) It has nothing to do with jealousy. It has to do with the fact that I'm born and raised in Canada. Canada is my country, just as the States is yours. I'm pretty sure that the " hundreds of people from all over the world, die in small boats in open seas to reach America." are not doing so to "become" American, they are doing so because it is economic necessity. Of the people "dying to get to American" 99% of the people come from the Carribean (Haiti and Cuba) and Mexico. I hardly think that is the "world" How many "Fugiense" landed in Canada along the Pacific Coast to claim permanent status in the past few years? How many people from other surrounding countries and continents go to 1st world European countries to claim landed?? How many American expatriots are there in other countries?(quite a few) I guess the biggest question here would be HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TRAVEL THE WORLD PASSING THEMSELVES OFF AS AMERICAN?? "Bert Amada" wrote in message ... Tashi wrote: to call me an American would be an insult... Each year, hundreds of people from all over the world, die in small boats in open seas, and walking across blazing deserts, attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. How many Americans died trying to sneak into other countries seeking permanent residence? You "America Bashers" are all the same. Due to your jealousy, you get you jollies taking your cheap shots. You have a problem facing reality. The U.S. is not perfect and we have made our share of mistakes...but as a nation, it is better than anything else that has come along in the history of mankind. To have you as an American citizen would be an insult to our nation. B.A. Please note: To avoid spam, unsolicited email is automatically deleted unread by my server. Only mail which comes from comes those who are already in my address book is put through. If you wish to send me an email, kindly say so in a post, before attempting to send the mail. I will then notify you when my line is open to you. |
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Don't you live in North America?(Tashi)
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/stevanh70/ScottishPhotos.html"Tashi" wrote in message news:VWYGb.830364$6C4.531769@pd7tw1no...
k, I'll reverse the question... would it be an insult to call you a Canadian? you know, we are all the same in every respect cause our countries are beside each other..(sarcism) It has nothing to do with jealousy. It has to do with the fact that I'm born and raised in Canada. Canada is my country, just as the States is yours. I'm pretty sure that the " hundreds of people from all over the world, die in small boats in open seas to reach America." are not doing so to "become" American, they are doing so because it is economic necessity. Of the people "dying to get to American" 99% of the people come from the Carribean (Haiti and Cuba) and Mexico. I hardly think that is the "world" How many "Fugiense" landed in Canada along the Pacific Coast to claim permanent status in the past few years? How many people from other surrounding countries and continents go to 1st world European countries to claim landed?? How many American expatriots are there in other countries?(quite a few) I guess the biggest question here would be HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TRAVEL THE WORLD PASSING THEMSELVES OFF AS AMERICAN?? "Bert Amada" wrote in message ... Tashi wrote: to call me an American would be an insult... Each year, hundreds of people from all over the world, die in small boats in open seas, and walking across blazing deserts, attempting to enter the U.S. illegally. How many Americans died trying to sneak into other countries seeking permanent residence? You "America Bashers" are all the same. Due to your jealousy, you get you jollies taking your cheap shots. You have a problem facing reality. The U.S. is not perfect and we have made our share of mistakes...but as a nation, it is better than anything else that has come along in the history of mankind. To have you as an American citizen would be an insult to our nation. B.A. Please note: To avoid spam, unsolicited email is automatically deleted unread by my server. Only mail which comes from comes those who are already in my address book is put through. If you wish to send me an email, kindly say so in a post, before attempting to send the mail. I will then notify you when my line is open to you. http://hometown.aol.co.uk/stevanh70/ScottishPhotos.html |
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Don't you live in North America?(Tashi)
Tashi,
You ask: I'll reverse the question... would it be an insult to call you a Canadian? you know, we are all the same in every respect cause our countries are beside each other..(sarcism) My answer is absolutely not! I do not look upon Canadians with disdain. (I happen to have Canadian relatives.) The fact that you stated that you would be insulted to be mistaken for an American is contradictory to your statement that "we are all the same in every respect." If you wish to discount the many people who risk their lives to enter the U.S. illegally, then consider the millions upon millions, FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD, who have immigrated to America since the birth of our nation. Are you going to suggest that everyone of them did it only for "economic necessity," and none of them wanted to live the "American Way Of Life"? Get real! How many American expatriates are there in other countries?(quite a few) "Few" is the correct word, particularly when compared with the number of expatriates that we have accepted. I guess the biggest question here would be HOW MANY PEOPLE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES TRAVEL THE WORLD PASSING THEMSELVES OFF AS AMERICAN?? As many as possible when they feel it would be to their advantage, and as few as possible when traveling in countries that are traditionally hostile to the U.S. Now I'll ask you...how many Germans tried to pass themselves off as Jews in Nazi Germany? You see...your "biggest" question is really irrelevant. It does not prove what ever point it is that you are trying to make. B.A. Please note: To avoid spam, unsolicited email is automatically deleted unread by my server. Only mail which comes from comes those who are already in my address book is put through. If you wish to send me an email, kindly say so in a post, before attempting to send the mail. I will then notify you when my line is open to you. |
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Don't you live in North America?(Tashi)
My answer is absolutely not! I do not look upon Canadians with disdain.
(I happen to have Canadian relatives.) The fact that you stated that you would be insulted to be mistaken for an American is contradictory to your statement that "we are all the same in every respect." 1. If you read the statement as I wrote it you would notice the word Sarcasm in brackets.. you know, we are all the same in every respect cause our countries are beside each other..(sarcasm) in that way, it means that we are NOT the same. 2. Am not discounting the many people who risk their lives to come to our countries. however the people who do risk their lives, are people who are desparate for something they are not getting from their own country (be it economical or political) Yes our countries attract millions of "immigrants". However, the people who risk their lives are not immigrants(immigrants have the means to emigrate and reintegrate to another country), they are considered "refugees" escaping from something unacceptable in their country. Do you seriously believe that if other countries were as "economically or polically" well off as ours, that they would be rushing to come over? I think not, they are doing it purely out of need. 3. Our countries are made up of people from every nation in the world, this is true. However, the reason was to reach the land of milk and honey, the land of golden opportunities, not so? Our countries were new and offered unlimited opportunities to those who had the right mind to seek them. Do you think that if countries, as mentioned above, were not overpopulated, unemployed, in economic, political turmoil etc.. that the people would still come? According to history people came to our countries to seek a better life, better farming opportunities, the fur trade etc. etc.. the people who came to our great countries were prospectors and criminals. and yes I do propose that the people immigrated here out of economic necessity way back then and now. and I guess I should state that I can't say it's true for each and everyone, but true for damn near most. 4. "Few" is the correct word, particularly when compared with the number of expatriates that we have accepted. just type in "American Expatriots" and you will mildly surprised at the amount of Americans leaving our great countries. 5. I have NO idea what Germans trying to pass themselves off as Jews has to do with the above topic. However, if claiming to be another religion/ethnicity would save my life in some way... hell ya I would do it. I wouldn't say I'm from a different country when I'm travelling though. I'm proud to be where I'm from... strife or no strife. (Sorry I'm admittidly ignorant on the German/Jew subject) I get the jist of what happened just not indepth study of it. Why would a German try to be a Jew? wasn't it the Jews who were persecuted in Germany? my main point is, if America is so great and to be American is so great, why do some say they're not when they are travelling abroad in either hostile and non-hostile countries? and answer this as truely and as honestly as you can, do you really think that to be an American Citizan is the best thing going? |
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Don't you live in North America?(Tashi)
Tashi,
You wrote: and answer this as truely and as honestly as you can, do you really think that to be an American Citizan is the best thing going? Yes!!! There is not another nation on earth that has a constitution that is supported by it's citizens, and more dedicated to the rights of individuals to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" than the U.S.A.. The immigrants to our country outnumber the refugees by far, and they come here by choice. It also appears that you have been fed a leftist, liberal line, that most refugees to our country, really don't like this country, but come here only to take advantage of our great way of life. You actually swallowed that line? Your belief that most Americans are ashamed to be an American, or should be, is proof of the fact that you out out of touch with reality. You've probably met a few warped expatriate liberals and believe everything they told you. That sort of gullibleness a common trait of "America Bashers." I believe that we have taken this subject as far as it can go. I am fully aware of the fact that you look forward to having a platform to spew your anti-American garbage from. I'm sure that you are going to want to give it another shot, so go ahead, but I'm pulling the boards out from under you now. B.A. P.S. I'm not so gullible as to believe that all Canadians think as you do. Please note: To avoid spam, unsolicited email is automatically deleted unread by my server. Only mail which comes from comes those who are already in my address book is put through. If you wish to send me an email, kindly say so in a post, before attempting to send the mail. I will then notify you when my line is open to you. |
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