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Canadian flag on the backback myth
"B Vaughan" wrote in message ... On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 23:02:17 GMT, Van wrote: That is no urban myth as I have personally witnessed it and was told by the Americans that they get treated better when the Europeans think we are from Canada. It is not our fault that we have a better rep than Americans. Look, I'm an American who lives in Europe and I can assure you that most Europeans would think that walking around with any sort of flag pasted on your backpack labels you as an idiot. In the second place, don't think most Europeans recognize the Canadian flag when they see it. I agree with the other poster who said they probably think it's a marijuana leaf. I have seen convincing evidence (quiz shows) to indicate that many Europeans don't even recognize the other European flags. Even though I have never posed as a Canadian, I have always been treated with the greatest courtesy and kindness throughout Europe. The only thing you need to guarantee a good experience in Europe is good manners. Brava, Barbara! That has been my experience as well. The only thing this thread proves is that rude and intolerant people can be found in all countries. ----------- Barbara Vaughan My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
"Bassosa" schreef in bericht om... Being from Holland (Amsterdam) there is no doubt in my mind that Americans are treated differently. Why? Simply, because WE DO NOT LIKE AMERICANS....never have, never will. I am not talking for myself but this seems to be the general opinion. The above is pure nonsense of course. The general opinion is that we don't like the *current US government*. However, most people (unfortunately not all) are sufficiently intelligent to not paint all Americans with the same brush. There are nice Americans and not-so-nice Americans just like there are nice Japanese and not-so-nice Japanese, nice Lithuanians and not-so-nice Lithuanians, and, indeed, nice Canadians and not-so-nice Canadians. Sjoerd |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
GWB Jr. who's this "GWB Jr."? some canadian? It seems to me, the US is at War against Afghanistan these united States have not been at war since 1945. |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
Sjoerd wrote:
"Anonymouse" schreef in bericht ... Sjoerd wrote: I don't think any country that's been to war is completely guilt-free. In Bosnia there were local accusations of beatings, rape and the sexual abuse I didn't write that. Learn how to quote. but you don't deny that it was dutch troops that handed over unarmed civilians for execution. good thing all the US troops did is soften up a few of the terrorist prisoners psychologically.... that is to say they didn't torture them. no asking question, refusal to answer, whack off a finger, repeat.... OK from now on let's treat all US prisoners abroad in the same way and see how the US government and US citizens will react. Sjoerd well we saw with nick berg that our civilians are treated worse than that now. -- MICROSOFT WINDOWS 2003 ENTERPRISE SERVER W/ 25 LICENSES http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3680289486 Derringer Kit Gun Sideplates http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3680513644 |
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"ANONYMOUSE" schreef in bericht ... but you don't deny that it was dutch troops that handed over unarmed civilians for execution. I deny it now. They didn't know the unarmed civilians where going to be executed. well we saw with nick berg that our civilians are treated worse than that now. What was he doing in Iraq anyway? Trying to make some money. Stupid guy. Sjoerd |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
"PTRAVEL" had
: "Barney" wrote in message ... B had writtennews:ms5rb0hb1907n1jmbdq6bpl9bi3agu8vbn@4ax .com: I once had the bad luck to ride in a train for two hours in front of a loud and ignorant Canadian in Italy. Don't fool yourself. ----------- Barbara Vaughan It is embarrassing. Most Canadians feel embarrassed about our countrymen that do that, but most Americans don't even know how rude it is. What an incredibly ridiculous thing to say. How do you know what "most" Americans do when abroad? How do you even know if they're Americans. Because they say they are American!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Usually the first thing they say) I traveled extensivly and many times with Americans. Most time I tried to disassociate myself from them but alas! I worked with them as well. -- __________________________________________________ ________ "I'm not into name calling. That's best left to the Morons and Idiots" |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
catchmerevisited wrote:
Suspected terrorists should be tried under the process of the land in which they committed the crime. A terrorist isn't a terrorist unless it can be proven he/she attempted to, or otherwise assisted, a crime. Considering that those who go through with the action almost always wind up dead, it is moot to charge them after the fact. But when you enter foreign soil hunting for a 'terrorist'- especially uninvited, you are committing an act of war. GWB Jr. even stated that "We are at war against terrorism" (he also said he was at war against evil, which makes him as fanatic as the ones he hunts) It seems to me, the US is at War against Afghanistan, and therefore MUST uphold the Geneva Convention. The illegal combatant is an interesting label in the Afghan situation when you consider that they were fighting against foreign invaders. |
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Xomicron wrote:
A terrorist isn't a terrorist unless it can be proven he/she attempted to, or otherwise assisted, a crime. Considering that those who go through with the action almost always wind up dead, it is moot to charge them after the fact. But when you enter foreign soil hunting for a 'terrorist'- especially uninvited, you are committing an act of war. GWB Jr. even stated that "We are at war against terrorism" (he also said he was at war against evil, which makes him as fanatic as the ones he hunts) It seems to me, the US is at War against Afghanistan, and therefore MUST uphold the Geneva Convention. The US is not at war with Afghanistan. Then how do Americans get to determine that the people they are fighting there are illegal combatants. |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
Van wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 01 Jun 2004 22:01:33 GMT, Ken Ehrett wrote: On Mon, 31 May 2004 19:29:06 -0400, "Robert R." wrote: To be honest I kind of got that impression from the number of Americans who took refuge behind a Cdn flag on their packs etc. Get over yourself you stupid moose ****er. Repeating that idiotic urban myth is not going to make it any more true than when the first flannel shirt wearing drunken moron from CanaDuh pulled it out of his ass after stumbling over the snow bank where he clubbed a baby seal. That is no urban myth as I have personally witnessed it and was told by the Americans that they get treated better when the Europeans think we are from Canada. It is not our fault that we have a better rep than Americans. http://www.expedia.co.uk/daily/press...%20Tourist.doc Yes, it's safe to open. If you don't want to open the file, here is a summary (sorry about the formatting): Rank The World's Best Tourists Points 1 Germans +41 2 Americans +32 3 Japanese +24 4 Italians +10 5 French +5 5= Norwegians +5 5= Swedish +5 8 Spanish +4 8= Canadians +4 10 Chinese 3 10= Thais 3 10= Dutch 3 13 Brazilians -1 13= Danes -1 13= Polish -1 16 Russians -2 17 Argentineans -3 17= New Zealanders -3 17= Czechs -3 17= Finnish -3 21 Indians -4 22 Irish -6 22= Israelis -6 24 British -44 |
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Canadian flag on the backback myth
On Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:14:46 +0000, Xomicron wrote:
Padraig Breathnach wrote in : Xomicron wrote: The US is not at war with Afghanistan. Then its armed forces were not faced by any illegal combatants. What makes terrorists legal combatants? Talking about US troops who invaded a foreign land presumably? |
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