Behaviors, manners and overall attitude

[MissStacey 1]

Well, I can't (and won't) speak for Homesick_American, but I didn't intend to be rude or insulting with my last post. I understand that in the past (and still sometimes today) Canada gets looked at rather poorly by the United States. I really don't understand what the reason for this is (I like Canada), but I mainly blame the media.

I don't look at Canada in a negative light. I've been to Canada (only the French-speaking part) and found people there to be polite, helpful, and friendly. I have nothing but fond memories of Canada, and I don't know anyone who thinks Canada is a sh!tty country. Everyone thinks it's very nice and tidy, if perhaps a bit dull. That's the only thing I've heard people say about Canada that could be taken badly...some people think it's boring. Maybe that's because it's too much like America.

I think it's good that Canadians have a healthy self-image about themselves nowadays. It's not good to constantly live in the shadow of another country. I've just seen a number of posts that continually blast the United States for not being exactly like Canada. Well, it's not going to be Canada. The U.S. is a different country. Sometimes I wish that weren't the case (it's make being with my fiancee a whole lot easier), but we do have our ways of doing things, and while some of those ways may seem foreign to some of you, that doesn't necessarily make them bad or worse than Canada's ways.

So do I. Canada is a great country and Canadians have a great deal to be proud of. However, being proud of being Canadian doesn't have to mean hating on us Americans or calling us a bunch of idiots because we don't know where Winnipeg is. Who CARES where Winnipeg is, except Canadians? I bet you if I got 1,000 Canadians and a blank map of the USA, they'd struggle to point out where Omaha, Nebraska is. Does that make them stupid? No! Who needs to know where Omaha is, unless you're from there or going there?

I don't think any Canadian is coming to the U.S. to solely get a greencard. It's not like Canada is Somalia; there's really no reason to "escape." But yes... there are people who believe that the U.S. is "the greatest country on Earth" and that anyone coming here is looking for "the land of milk and honey." I love my country (despite how it sometimes pisses me off) and I think it's a great country to live in; however, I won't go around saying (especially in front of foreigners) that "it's the best!" That's just rude and tacky. Besides, most everyone believes their own country is "the best" for whatever reason and announcing it to others is only going to alienate them; it certainly won't make them go, "You know what? You're right! Your country is so much better than my own!"

Yeah, really; I think the only thing Canadians are escaping from is really harsh winters. And maybe poutine. Can't be Celine Dion; she's in America now.

I hope you are not knocking sweet cheesy poutine!! I love poutine!

Poutine and some good Texas BBQ would be so good together!

[homesick_american 1]

I hope you are not knocking sweet cheesy poutine!! I love poutine!

Poutine and some good Texas BBQ would be so good together!

I'm afraid of gravy (I've never eaten it), so poutine is like my nightmare food. :unsure:

[MissStacey 1]

I hope you are not knocking sweet cheesy poutine!! I love poutine!

Poutine and some good Texas BBQ would be so good together!

I'm afraid of gravy (I've never eaten it), so poutine is like my nightmare food. :unsure:

sigh. ok.

What about the cheese curds though? That is the best part!

[homesick_american 1]

sigh. ok.

What about the cheese curds though? That is the best part!

I dunno...what is a cheese curd? Doesn't sound like something I'd like.

Edited May 6, 2007 by homesick_american

[MissStacey 1]

sigh. ok.

What about the cheese curds though? That is the best part!

I dunno...what is a cheese curd? Doesn't sound like something I'd like.

It is really fresh white cheddar cheese.

[homesick_american 1]

sigh. ok.

What about the cheese curds though? That is the best part!

I dunno...what is a cheese curd? Doesn't sound like something I'd like.

It is really fresh white cheddar cheese.

That's OK, I like cheese as long as it isn't stinky or moldy.

If you haven't guessed by now, I'm an extremely extremely picky eater.

[MissStacey 1]

sigh. ok.

What about the cheese curds though? That is the best part!

I dunno...what is a cheese curd? Doesn't sound like something I'd like.

It is really fresh white cheddar cheese.

That's OK, I like cheese as long as it isn't stinky or moldy.

If you haven't guessed by now, I'm an extremely extremely picky eater.

I am freaky deaky about expiry dates. I can't eat anything within a few days of expiry.

I am still a little squeamish about peeling shrimp, crawfish and crab,etc. If I have a few glasses of wine first, I'm better

Edited May 6, 2007 by Stacey33

[homesick_american 1]

I am freaky deaky about expiry dates. I can't eat anything within a few days of expiry.

Oooh, I'm not. If it passes the sniff test, it's fine to me. With me what freaks me out is textures and odors. I can't stand the smell of mushrooms or gravy, and the texture of eggplant nauseates me.

I am still a little squeamish about peeling shrimp, crawfish and crab,etc. If I have a few glasses of wine first, I'm better

Luckily I'm allergic to shellfish, so that's never an issue in this house.

[Alex+R 0]

We are eagerly awaiting the GC's arrival (well, I am) so we can take our long-planned Road Trip to Canada. Based on this thread, I now know that I should immediately remove my shoes if I go into anyone's house, and should put some anti-stinkiness powder in hubster's shoes.

How can the differences be that big overall? Where I'm from, we say please and thank you and I would never just take food from someone, even my husband. I don't think these differences are about nationality at all.

The only distinction I might make is that overall Canadian comedians are way funnier than ours.