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USA and Canada
"Alias" wrote in message ... Heather wrote: WE live in Canada, NOT America. OK? No wonder those across the pond get confused. America is synonymous with the USA only. Erm, in which continent is Canada located? No one in Europe says their country is "Europe" but we are "Europeans" and you are an American, North American and a Canadian. The fact that the USA calls itself "America" fits right in with their jingoist and egoistic personality and is a misnomer. We are CANADIAN.....full stop....not North American. That is a very big sore point with any Canadian. Particularly in the last 20 years. I had to often explain that to people in your adopted country and as soon as they heard the word "Canada", their attitude did a 180!! Figgs |
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Heather wrote:
"Alias" wrote in message ... Heather wrote: WE live in Canada, NOT America. OK? No wonder those across the pond get confused. America is synonymous with the USA only. Erm, in which continent is Canada located? No one in Europe says their country is "Europe" but we are "Europeans" and you are an American, North American and a Canadian. The fact that the USA calls itself "America" fits right in with their jingoist and egoistic personality and is a misnomer. We are CANADIAN.....full stop....not North American. That is a very big sore point with any Canadian. Particularly in the last 20 years. I had to often explain that to people in your adopted country and as soon as they heard the word "Canada", their attitude did a 180!! Figgs Again, in which continent is Canada located? The fact that you don't call yourselves "Americans" or "North Americans" is commendable but please look at an atlas. All British, French, Spanish, etc. are also Europeans and you are an American. Alias |
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Heather wrote:
Heh heh!! Me too. Guess we are of the same age group. Yes, I'm 23 and better looking than...(insert name of your favorite teenage heartthrob here). Do you remember how he hated life insurance?? Well, one of the ditzbrain life insurance agents where I worked called him. I still remember hearing him yelling at ME.....damn, I didn't call him. (G) He sure tore a strip off the salesman tho. He was one of a kind, that man. And oddly enough, a very kind man. He was well liked and respected despite his cranky old fart façade. He was always concerned with money! Especially how much others had! John |
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USA and Canada
"Alias" wrote in message ... Heather wrote: "Alias" wrote in message ... We are CANADIAN.....full stop....not North American. That is a very big sore point with any Canadian. Particularly in the last 20 years. I had to often explain that to people in your adopted country and as soon as they heard the word "Canada", their attitude did a 180!! Figgs Again, in which continent is Canada located? The fact that you don't call yourselves "Americans" or "North Americans" is commendable but please look at an atlas. All British, French, Spanish, etc. are also Europeans and you are an American. NEVER!! (VBG) Alias |
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Alias wrote:
Again, in which continent is Canada located? The fact that you don't call yourselves "Americans" or "North Americans" is commendable but please look at an atlas. All British, French, Spanish, etc. are also Europeans and you are an American. With that logic then people in the Middle East should be called Asians? John |
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USA and Canada
"Heather" wrote in message ... "Alias" wrote in message ... Heather wrote: "Alias" wrote in message ... We are CANADIAN.....full stop....not North American. That is a very big sore point with any Canadian. Particularly in the last 20 years. I had to often explain that to people in your adopted country and as soon as they heard the word "Canada", their attitude did a 180!! Figgs Again, in which continent is Canada located? The fact that you don't call yourselves "Americans" or "North Americans" is commendable but please look at an atlas. All British, French, Spanish, etc. are also Europeans and you are an American. NEVER!! (VBG) As the Firesign Theatre once said: "God Bless Vespucciland!" (Domini domini domini, you're all Catholics now) Shane |
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USA and Canada
"OldHillbilly" wrote
in message oups.com: TRIBUTE TO THE UNITED STATES [snip] Injection-Info: g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com; posting-host=216.255.1.104; $ host 216.255.1.104 104.1.255.216.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer chil-nrp1-cs-357.vdsl.bright.net. Hi Sooge! |
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USA and Canada
It is true that it is quite old; but I poise these questions and
statements. The much maligned USA although it is NOT perfect, it is one of the better systems out there and their citizens enjoy a level of freedom that most of the world can only wish for. Now for the questions: What shape would the rest of the world be without the USA? If you were to take any *one* other country off the face of the globe over night the world would continue much the same as what it is now. However should the USA be gone tomorrow morning, how many of you think the world would continue on much the same as what it is now? Now for another statement: I dare say that should the USA be gone tomorrow morning the world would find its' self in quite a dire predicament. The only way I could see the world not self destructing should the USA disappear would be for Canada, England and yes Australia to band together to take up the slack; because although even combined they don't wield not even half the military might of the USA, those three countries DO believe in freedom of democracy and of the individual, England for the rule of law, Canada for stiff necked sticking to what is right and Australia for the individual rights of everyone. Much of the world sits around and knocks the USA; but I just don't think they understand the consequences should the USA disappear. If the USA were more like Russia or even pre-WWII Germany we would rule the world instead of trying to give the countries of the world a chance at self determination. Just sit back and HONESTLY ask your self if you would want to live in a world without the USA? and remember I said honestly without any nationalistic pride or what ever. Just think what shape the rest of the world would be in had the USA never been founded? |
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USA and Canada
"John John" wrote in message ... Heather wrote: Heh heh!! Me too. Guess we are of the same age group. Yes, I'm 23 and better looking than...(insert name of your favorite teenage heartthrob here). Vanity, vanity, All is vanity.........OK _ so the proper quote is "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's |
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USA and Canada
"Noel Paton" wrote in message ... "John John" wrote in message ... Heather wrote: Heh heh!! Me too. Guess we are of the same age group. Yes, I'm 23 and better looking than...(insert name of your favorite teenage heartthrob here). Vanity, vanity, All is vanity.........OK _ so the proper quote is "Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all is vanity." Look out, John John.....the Welsh God Squad is after you.....LOL!! Kissies.....Mary, Queen of Scots (hell, why not....the laundry is getting to me, grin) -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.crashfixpc.com/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's |
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