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I agree the reason I NEVER vote in the US is bc the candidates all get on TV and bash each other....Would you pick a church leader based on how many other peeps he could point out as molosters, or a best friend based on how much they could say other people were bad and making mistakes? Um no. I think people make mistakes and bashing other people is juvenille and not the type of candidate I want to be represented by. I also was taught in school (in america) that to vote and not know exactly what the person you are voting for stands for is irresponsible. (ie if I dont know what two candidates stand for but want to be a good citizen and vote then vote for a POS Ive actually hurt the good guys chances with my lack of knowledge). That is why most of my friends my age dont vote as well. We are ill informed about politics and know it.

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I figure this will start a barage of comments. Does anyone else get tired of their Canadian family members and friends 'Holier then thou' attitude when it comes to Americans? Or should I say their fa

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Personally, I have come to loathe politics here. Unless Dennis Kucinich is involved, then I like it. He's the man.

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It is definately a "two way street" for my husband and I....my family in Canada feel free to make completely bizzare comments about American politics or health care or whatever. They make absurd observations and critisims based on being "enlightended" by the media and then filtered by their Canadian political biases. These are well educated people, but really, how arrogant to think they really know about a country they have never lived in?!?!?!? It drives me crazy. ....then here in the States, most of my in-laws are completely condecending. They speak to me slowly and use simple words, so I can understand :blush: and pat me on the head..."poor little Canadian", and if I hear "eh" one more time, I will surely scream! But kidding aside, it is almost that bad. Sadly for me, it goes beyond our families...at work, new staff I have never met make odd comments about my being Canadian. What?..do people feel the need to share that with new people? do they need to make excuses for me? lol

I think it is the common problem of Canada, of the US, and of our planet...we view all other people by our own standards of right or normal, and whether we like to admit it or not, we are a little fearful (at some core level) of "aliens" :D

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All I hear from when I'm in the states is, "you guys are allowed to smoke pot in front of cops - that's amazing"

Canadians are known for being a bunch of passive aggressive, queen worshiping, pot smoking hippies from what I've seen :lol:

A lot of the Americans I've met are in the military, so it's pretty risky for me to start with my liberal rants, talking about recession, America's massive debt, etc. I do have to keep my sense of decorum in mind, especially after people have had a few drinks :lol:

We're all pretty much the same species though. Like someone else said itt, there are idiots everywhere :yes:

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Funny anecdote actually:

Last summer I was in FL with the boyfriend, and he was selling his phone to a woman. We met at a sprint store, and being a military wife, she trusted my boyfriend enough to ask if I could every babysit her kids, to which I had to kindly decline because I was visiting. But to kill some time, I was chatting with her young daughter (maybe 3 or 4) who was reading some Sprint pamphlet upside down :lol: I asked her "Are you reading a good book?" and she told me yes, and so I followed up with "Oh really? What's it about?"

The mother giggled and asked, "So... how far north are you from?" :lol: When I told her I was Canadian we all had a good laugh :P

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My family in canada actually gave me a lot of ####### about moving to the US.. I immigrated to Canada from SA and then met my American hubby.. My family actually told me that I should have been grateful to be in Canada and that I was making the "Dumbest decision of my whole life" by moving to the states. I live in a small town in missouri now, named boonville, which I understand is a bit of a funny name.. and I NEVER hear the end of it from my folks in Canada... "hows life in boooooonveeel missourah?" Drives me BONKERS!

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My family in canada actually gave me a lot of ####### about moving to the US.. I immigrated to Canada from SA and then met my American hubby.. My family actually told me that I should have been grateful to be in Canada and that I was making the "Dumbest decision of my whole life" by moving to the states. I live in a small town in missouri now, named boonville, which I understand is a bit of a funny name.. and I NEVER hear the end of it from my folks in Canada... "hows life in boooooonveeel missourah?" Drives me BONKERS!

technically - you do live in the Boonies :) Just saying.....

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HAHAHHA!! Yes, I affectionately call it "podunk". However.. every country has those towns (Canada included)! And I gotta say.. when my hubby and I got married he was living in Las Vegas (born and raised).. halfway through our immigration he told me his whole family was moving out here and he wanted to follow.. when he told me the town was named "Boonville" I just about peed in my pants.. I really thought it was a joke. Alas, here we are, but I couldnt be any happier!

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I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

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My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll.

I am the master of my fate:

I am the captain of my soul.

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would it help any to know the town i lived in while in missouri was about 10 times smaller than boonville? :hehe:

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If you were to ask me whether Canadians or Americans are nicer, I'd say I have no idea because as far as my experience goes, Americans and Canadians are the same. There are rude and polite Canadians and rude and polite Americans and there about the same amount of them. I really can't tell the difference between Canadians and Americans unless they openly declare what nationality they are. There's really very little difference in attitude in my eyes, except on one side of the border you spell colour without a U. :lol:

The one thing I can say is, working in Canada seems to be a little more relaxed than working in the US. I don't know how working the US is from firsthand experience but if I can judge using my fiance as an example, he's got it rough compared to what I do. If it's one thing I really wish would change about the US, it's the labor laws.

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SMALLER THAN BOONVILLE??? What, Clarks Fork?

Invictus..

Out of the night that covers me,

Black as the Pit from pole to pole,

I thank whatever gods may be

For my unconquerable soul.

In the fell clutch of circumstance

I have not winced nor cried aloud.

Under the bludgeonings of chance

My head is bloody, but unbowed.

Beyond this place of wrath and tears

Looms but the Horror of the shade,

And yet the menace of the years

Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.

It matters not how strait the gate,

How charged with punishments the scroll.

I am the master of my fate:

I am the captain of my soul.

William Ernest Henley

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All depends on where you live and who you ask! haha I think every one has gotten used to me living in the US now so no one makes too many crazy comments these days.

I suppose all that is left is my opinions. I went to Phoenix last month and people were so friggin nice! Like UNBELIEVABLY sweet. It was so comforting. For the few of us that live in a place like Northen New Jersey, you can appreciate all the niceness you can get in your life because people here are overtly-aggressive and don't have the time of day for any one. So it all depends on where you live and who you are interacting with.

Still miss that Canadian charm. Sure there are a lot of nut jobs in Canada too...but how many of you walk into a pharmacy or a grocery store in Canada only to be told off at the deli counter or a cashier acts like you don't exist? happens all the time to me here in NJ! haha

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All depends on where you live and who you ask! haha I think every one has gotten used to me living in the US now so no one makes too many crazy comments these days.

I suppose all that is left is my opinions. I went to Phoenix last month and people were so friggin nice! Like UNBELIEVABLY sweet. It was so comforting. For the few of us that live in a place like Northen New Jersey, you can appreciate all the niceness you can get in your life because people here are overtly-aggressive and don't have the time of day for any one. So it all depends on where you live and who you are interacting with.

Still miss that Canadian charm. Sure there are a lot of nut jobs in Canada too...but how many of you walk into a pharmacy or a grocery store in Canada only to be told off at the deli counter or a cashier acts like you don't exist? happens all the time to me here in NJ! haha

You're living in the wrong part of Jersey then. :lol:

I have to say that after a year and a half here I have yet to run into anyone rude. I keep waiting for it to happen but everywhere I go I have experienced nothing but politeness. Doesn't make for any good "It's a Jersey thing" stories.

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