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Old June 1st, 2004, 12:14 AM
Xomicron
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I was just wondering, is it really true that most Canadian's believe the
myth that people in the rest of the world will treat them better if they
know they are Canadian. I've had some people tell me this and I can't
believe that intelligent Canadians fall for that bunk. I've traveled a
lot and most of the world sees one rich foreigner as pretty much the same
as another rich foreigner.

One Canadian woman in Turkey told me Canadian flags ensured better
treatment, and I noticed Turkish men were in the habit of coming up to
her and grabbing her tits in the street (she wore 2 Canadian flags), and a
guy in Beijing who was being threatened by a cab driver who wanted $50 US
for a 10 minute cab ride (he had a big plastic Canadian flag on his back).

Whenever I ask a Canadian about this every one has held that it is true.
One English teacher said there was some famous Canadian comedian that
Chinese knew. I pointed out that the most popular person on Earth was an
American. He repeated with total conviction that anywhere in China
average people will treat you better if they know you are Canadian.

Is this some kind of Canadian folk legend and if so is it true that most
people believe it. Where does this strange belief (that a rich foreigner
who is Canadian is more your friend then an American) come from? Is it a
little misplaced nationalism (entirely harmless) or is it from a deeper
desire to make up for Canadian inferiority?
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Old June 1st, 2004, 12:26 AM
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Xomicron wrote in news:G%Ouc.4190$1L4.1364@okepread02:
I was just wondering, is it really true that most Canadian's believe the
myth that people in the rest of the world will treat them better if they
know they are Canadian.


There may have been a time (10 or 20 years ago) when Canadians were less
likely to be targets of terrorist attacks than US citizens. Today, terrorism
is a lot less discriminate.
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Old June 1st, 2004, 12:35 AM
Cam Newton
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On Mon, 31 May 2004 23:14:46 GMT, Xomicron wrote:

I was just wondering, is it really true that most Canadian's believe the
myth that people in the rest of the world will treat them better if they
know they are Canadian. I've had some people tell me this and I can't
believe that intelligent Canadians fall for that bunk. I've traveled a
lot and most of the world sees one rich foreigner as pretty much the same
as another rich foreigner.

One Canadian woman in Turkey told me Canadian flags ensured better
treatment, and I noticed Turkish men were in the habit of coming up to
her and grabbing her tits in the street (she wore 2 Canadian flags), and a
guy in Beijing who was being threatened by a cab driver who wanted $50 US
for a 10 minute cab ride (he had a big plastic Canadian flag on his back).

Whenever I ask a Canadian about this every one has held that it is true.
One English teacher said there was some famous Canadian comedian that
Chinese knew. I pointed out that the most popular person on Earth was an
American. He repeated with total conviction that anywhere in China
average people will treat you better if they know you are Canadian.

Is this some kind of Canadian folk legend and if so is it true that most
people believe it. Where does this strange belief (that a rich foreigner
who is Canadian is more your friend then an American) come from? Is it a
little misplaced nationalism (entirely harmless) or is it from a deeper
desire to make up for Canadian inferiority?


I have heard lots of stories of American's wearing Maple Leaf pins so
they won't get dissed for being American. Is this true?

You are one crappy troll.
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Old June 1st, 2004, 12:40 AM
Xomicron
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(Cam Newton) wrote in
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On Mon, 31 May 2004 23:14:46 GMT, Xomicron wrote:

I was just wondering, is it really true that most Canadian's believe the
myth that people in the rest of the world will treat them better if they
know they are Canadian. I've had some people tell me this and I can't
believe that intelligent Canadians fall for that bunk. I've traveled a
lot and most of the world sees one rich foreigner as pretty much the
same as another rich foreigner.

One Canadian woman in Turkey told me Canadian flags ensured better
treatment, and I noticed Turkish men were in the habit of coming up to
her and grabbing her tits in the street (she wore 2 Canadian flags), and
a guy in Beijing who was being threatened by a cab driver who wanted $50
US for a 10 minute cab ride (he had a big plastic Canadian flag on his
back).

Whenever I ask a Canadian about this every one has held that it is true.
One English teacher said there was some famous Canadian comedian that
Chinese knew. I pointed out that the most popular person on Earth was
an American. He repeated with total conviction that anywhere in China
average people will treat you better if they know you are Canadian.

Is this some kind of Canadian folk legend and if so is it true that most
people believe it. Where does this strange belief (that a rich
foreigner who is Canadian is more your friend then an American) come
from? Is it a little misplaced nationalism (entirely harmless) or is it
from a deeper desire to make up for Canadian inferiority?


I have heard lots of stories of American's wearing Maple Leaf pins so
they won't get dissed for being American. Is this true?


No. You've been lied to.
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Old June 1st, 2004, 01:20 AM
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Cam Newton writes:

I have heard lots of stories of American's wearing Maple Leaf pins so
they won't get dissed for being American. Is this true?


There are more people wearing Canadian flags than I'd expect if they
were all truly Canadian. There are probably Americans stupid enough to
try this.

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Old June 1st, 2004, 03:00 PM
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"Cam Newton" wrote in message
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I have heard lots of stories of American's wearing Maple Leaf pins so
they won't get dissed for being American. Is this true?


I discovered a couple of days ago a very easy way to tell Americans from
Canadians (one guy from Mid-West USA had a very similar accent to the
Canadians). Tell them it was 35 degrees yesterday. If they think that is
hot, they are Canadian, if they think it is cold, they are American.

Colin Bignell


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Old June 1st, 2004, 12:29 AM
Robert R.
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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.

I myself served in the Canadian military and spent the best part of my life
wondering around Europe and I always found that we were very well received
everywhere and I am particularly "in love" with the wonderful manner with which
we were treated by the Dutch.

Had something to do with what our fathers did. (o:

Xomicron wrote:

I was just wondering, is it really true that most Canadian's believe the
myth that people in the rest of the world will treat them better if they
know they are Canadian. I've had some people tell me this and I can't
believe that intelligent Canadians fall for that bunk. I've traveled a
lot and most of the world sees one rich foreigner as pretty much the same
as another rich foreigner.

One Canadian woman in Turkey told me Canadian flags ensured better
treatment, and I noticed Turkish men were in the habit of coming up to
her and grabbing her tits in the street (she wore 2 Canadian flags), and a
guy in Beijing who was being threatened by a cab driver who wanted $50 US
for a 10 minute cab ride (he had a big plastic Canadian flag on his back).

Whenever I ask a Canadian about this every one has held that it is true.
One English teacher said there was some famous Canadian comedian that
Chinese knew. I pointed out that the most popular person on Earth was an
American. He repeated with total conviction that anywhere in China
average people will treat you better if they know you are Canadian.

Is this some kind of Canadian folk legend and if so is it true that most
people believe it. Where does this strange belief (that a rich foreigner
who is Canadian is more your friend then an American) come from? Is it a
little misplaced nationalism (entirely harmless) or is it from a deeper
desire to make up for Canadian inferiority?


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Old June 1st, 2004, 05:23 AM
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Robert R. wrote:
I am particularly "in love" with the wonderful manner with which
we were treated by the Dutch.

Had something to do with what our fathers did. (o:


Hi,

that much may be true.

much like the town in france that periodically invites my father in law
back to visit (on their euros)... something about what he did in '44.

but a lot of these old soldiers didn't make it back.

and they don't get many visitors anymore.

anytime you're in europe and you see a little sign on a 2 lane road
pointing to the "american cemetery" pay a visit and chat.



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Old June 1st, 2004, 11:01 PM
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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.
Oh and that dutch clog **** who wanted to shake your hand so badly was
only trying to nick your watch until he discovered it was a 10 dollar
Hong Kong knock off.

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Old June 1st, 2004, 11:25 PM
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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.
Oh and that dutch clog **** who wanted to shake your hand so badly was
only trying to nick your watch until he discovered it was a 10 dollar
Hong Kong knock off.


You are the Ugly American in this thread.
 




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