Canadian flag on the backback myth

In "Robert R."
wrote:



Bert Hyman wrote:

In 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.

Maybe they just feel sorry for you.

With people speaking the way you do it's no wonder that every ****er on
earth is trying to murder your soldiers. You mouth off and they have to
pay for it.

Really?

Making a joke about Canadians (or more precisely, a Canadian, namely you)
justifies murder?

Are you psychotic?

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

Xomicron wrote:


Ever heard of some *Geneva agreements.*?

Which even the Nazis abeyed by BTW (at least on the Western front).

Terrorists aren't covered under the Geneva Convention.

Suspected terrorists should be tried under the process of the land in
which they committed the crime.

Bert Hyman wrote:

In "Robert R."
wrote:



Bert Hyman wrote:

In 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.

Maybe they just feel sorry for you.

With people speaking the way you do it's no wonder that every ****er on
earth is trying to murder your soldiers. You mouth off and they have to
pay for it.

Really?

Making a joke about Canadians (or more precisely, a Canadian, namely you)
justifies murder?

Of course you are right! I don't like any part of this thread, got a little
****ed and over-reacted in my words.



Are you psychotic?

--
Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN

In article oVXuc.45$793.43@newsfe3-gui,
"nick" wrote:

"Xomicron" wrote in messag

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.

Don't Americans pretend to be Canadians while travelling to avoid being spat
at and abused?



A few years ago while I was in Scotland we visited one of the fishing ports on
the east coast. All of the fishing boats were flying at least one Canadian flag
because that was just after the Canadian gov't had kicked the Spanish off the
Grand Banks for overfishing. Apparently the Spanish fleet had the same
reputation in European waters as well so the Scottish fishermen were happy when
Canada took action that they thought their gov't should have been doing too.

We stayed at B&B's and the biggest apology I ever got was from an owner who
originally thought we were Americans and then realized we were Canadian. The
reservation had been made through a district tourist office earlier in the day
and I guess the person making the reservation said we were American. Many of the
B&B's in both Scotland and Ireland would ask the person making the reservation
where we were from. This gave us the impression that certain nationalities were
less welcome than others.

--
Don Dickson

On Tue, 1 Jun 2004 09:22:22 +0100, "nick"
wrote:


"Xomicron" wrote in messag

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.

Don't Americans pretend to be Canadians while travelling to avoid being spat
at and abused?


Not me. I make sure to wear a t-shirt with God Bless Texas and Dubya
on it.



--

Retired military and damn proud of it.

Mxsmanic wrote:

Most people in the world wouldn't even recognize a Canadian flag, much
less accord its wearer any special kindnesses.

The factual data to support this idea of yours is...?

Been around this earth twice and all sorts of locals know where I was from.
Big flag stenciled on my trapper nelson pack - even in Viet Nam (Saigon
actually) while travelling there in 1971.

Just an observation of mine. Your observations are...?

Alan Pollock wrote:

What more would I have found in Ten minutes instead of Three?
Nex

Let us know, won't you?

Show us your research skills.

C'mon Nex! Yes!!

Stephen Green wrote:

Quite frankly if I thought that a POW had certain knowledge that would
either give me an advantage or save my troops lives .. Well I would use what
ever measures necessary!

So much for rules of engagement! Guess the US doesn't have any, eh?