Canada Day, Washington, DC

[Sprailenes 47]

D says it's probably going to be the same as last year so probably no poutine, boo. But I heard thru the grapevine that there is going to be a new place selling poutine in DC soon. Check out Eat Wonky on fb.

And I know I am only a USC but I will be there around lunch time and would love to meet with other VJ'ers. I think Liz will be there too.

Perhaps you missed the part about this being held at the Canadian Embassy. I don't think they really care about what you think of their flag flying policy on their own land.

And personally I will make sure the Canadian flag is flying at our house on July 1 and the US flag on July 4. At other times it's a Welsh flag, a Virginia flag, a New York flag etc. What can I say, I just like flags!

Just tell them to bring the Unibrou back.. maybe keep the Molson in Canada and bring down some Keiths instead.

[The_Dude 1,142]

There actually was a place in DC that for the Olympics was making poutine. I wish I would've tried it out. This is it: Good Stuff Eatery in DC

We should just ignore 'em...

It's funny. I think illegal immigration is the one and only thing that every single member on this board is of the same opinion, don't do it, go the proper route. But you start a thread in OT about it and after 2 pages of niceties, it degrades into a partisan politics thread that goes on for pages until Kathryn closes it, not for racial slurs, but because I said someone was retarded. Figures, that's OT for you.

[derekkj 0]

Just tell them to bring the Unibrou back.. maybe keep the Molson in Canada and bring down some Keiths instead.

I will make your request known, lol.

Good Stuff is right up the road from where I work and I go there every once in a while for lunch. Didn't know about the poutine during the Olympics though, rats!

[lgg 2]

Why are you being such a complete asshat? Seriously. Wow. I came back and read this and almost choked. I am not usually rude on forums and stuff but you're a bit of a jerk.

As one who believes in complete assimilation into the country/culture you are moving to/choosing to live in, then yeah.

Disgusts me to see people flying Mexican, Canadian, UK, French, etc. flags outside of their homes at all times of the year.

This is the USA, not your home country. If you love your home country so much, go back to it and be a part of it. It's truly that simple.

If I was to make the effort to move to another country and wanted to be there, I'd assimilate the same way.

Now that's not to say you cannot be happy for another country in their founding/independence on certain holidays like Canada Day, but it should never be one of those things that makes you proud/excited/go out of your way to celebrate --- unless you of course do the same for the 4th of July here. but that should be bigger though.

Hey lady... Alexander Keith's is my all-time fave beer for like every day drinking sort of thing. I love it.

Gimme a Keith's please!

Just tell them to bring the Unibrou back.. maybe keep the Molson in Canada and bring down some Keiths instead.

[Marilyn. 340]

But to be perfectly honest, I have strong feelings about citizenship. But as long as you learn the language, pay your taxes, and attempt to learn about the country beyond watching The Hills , I'm good. I have been indifferent about Canada Day in the past. Last year, I took the day off to spend it with my wife. The year before, I kind of laughed at it cause everyone doesn't go out and buy fireworks . This year, I'm going to actually take my wife to one of the celebrations. We've found this really cool restaurant by where we live (Redondo Beach Cafe on PCH), that is owned by a Canadian family and they have Canada Day celebrations there. They also have acceptable poutine. My only peeve about the place is that they are all very snooty french canadians who insist upon correcting my pronunciation of everything. Oh well, they have good poutine, so I don't say anything. Don't want to cut off that supply line.

I might have to check this place out...

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

I so hate to say this but man, I totally agree. Quel disappointment.

seriously.

Zoiks...

What part of my comment WASN'T clearly demonstrating my statement as a joke? Did I not add enough smilies?

I guess that's what happens when one gets busy and doesn't post as much. I figured people would remember how I would always make tongue-in-cheek comments like that, but alas. Meh. Oh well.

[The_Dude 1,142]

Wyatt, your attempt at humor there came off as douchy whether it was your intent or not.

[Sprailenes 47]

Exactly. Especially since you rarely post anymore and come back only to say that. It's just douche-like behavior... not proper netiquette at all.

[lgg 2]

Pretty much... see above comments. You NEVER post here anymore and such and then come back out of the blue with a harsh backlash like that -- it was totally shocking and well, douchy. The comment and such.... if you'd sort of kept up your normal rapport (and by normal, I don't mean constant as YES, you are busy but normal as in, these are people i went through a hard process with and befriended a few of them and thus, act with respect regardless of how little I post as well, you're busy and that part is cool.) here and otherwise, it would have been interpreted totally different . it just seemed like you saw this post and decided, here, I'll ####### on you guys.

It's just an interpretation but contextual.

Zoiks...

What part of my comment WASN'T clearly demonstrating my statement as a joke? Did I not add enough smilies?

I guess that's what happens when one gets busy and doesn't post as much. I figured people would remember how I would always make tongue-in-cheek comments like that, but alas. Meh. Oh well.

Edited May 29, 2010 by lgg

[Flames9_RN 358]

Harsh crowd!! lol

[Wyatt's Torch 45]

I just think it's sad that I made a tongue-in-cheek comment that got taken the wrong way, solely because I don't post here much anymore. There are countless people from VJ that I did indeed go through a very difficult process with, and I'd like to think my own input has helped more than a few folks with THEIR journeys as well. But the fact of the matter is that things DO change, and people get busy...and while I mused aloud (well, textually...) back in February about why so many people stop being regular VJ posters once they finally finish their "journey", I now completely get it. Living and working in a new country, having a busy job, spending all of my spare time enjoying the company of my wife...it makes it hard, and slightly undesirable to be a regular reader of / contributor to a message board. I've certainly tried to arrange VJ get-togethers, as well as one-on-one get-togethers, even offering a night at the opera with my wife and myself no fewer than three separate times.

But I guess that's an unfortunate by-product of message board culture. No matter how well-liked one was, or how much one's input and advice was appreciated, once a person no longer posts regularly, it's easy to simply dismiss that person as an outcast.

VJ has been invaluable to me. Truly. I'm still rather surprised at the reaction to my comment earlier in this thread. Being a "douche" has never been my style.

Harsh crowd!! lol

You're telling me...

[Flames9_RN 358]

No worry about it Wyatt. I think I'm 99.9999% never serious on here, but somehow soem take that way! And people wonder why I never want to meet up,lol

[Sprailenes 47]

No worries flames, no one wants to meet you either.

*just adding to the harshness.

[Sprailenes 47]

Going to PM you instead.

Okay everyone

Edited May 29, 2010 by Sprailenes

[Flames9_RN 358]

I had no harshness in my post. Time to move on!!