It seems that a lot of the foreign media is bashing our attempt at the Olympics this week *cough British and American* I have to laugh though as most of the criticism are things involving the weather (out of our control) and how boring the opening ceremonies were as compared to Beijing. First off, we have never had a winter this warm since we started keeping records of these things over 100 years ago and second, China is a communist nation with both infinite budget and infinite volunteers so really, I would like to see any nation try to top them, even you USA. The thing perhaps that gets me the most though (as it's personal) is the American media making fun of our politeness. Seriously, what is so wrong with saying 'please, thank you and you're welcome'? And another thing, no one pronounces it 'aboot' on the West Coast so get your head out of your ass American media and maybe try leaving your hotel room for a change and actually talk to a real Canadian or two.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Angry Canuck
It seems that a lot of the foreign media is bashing our attempt at the Olympics this week *cough British and American* I have to laugh though as most of the criticism are things involving the weather (out of our control) and how boring the opening ceremonies were as compared to Beijing. First off, we have never had a winter this warm since we started keeping records of these things over 100 years ago and second, China is a communist nation with both infinite budget and infinite volunteers so really, I would like to see any nation try to top them, even you USA. The thing perhaps that gets me the most though (as it's personal) is the American media making fun of our politeness. Seriously, what is so wrong with saying 'please, thank you and you're welcome'? And another thing, no one pronounces it 'aboot' on the West Coast so get your head out of your ass American media and maybe try leaving your hotel room for a change and actually talk to a real Canadian or two.
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LOL! My favorite will always be "uh-hunh" for "you're welcome". And isn't "aboot" the British term for the trunk of a car?
"Sigh. This silly war of transatlantic words will continue if British journalists continue their campaign to malign a Games which are barely 100 hours old.
Perhaps it's a genetic disposition. After all, Utrecht University in the Netherlands recently found 40% of British men suffer from a premature tendency that, unfortunately for them and their partners, is medically defined as an inability to last more than a minute in bed."
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/politics/story.html?id=2573551
Ouch! That's hitting a little below the belt! Wakka wakka wakka.
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This is one of my favorite non-Canadian newspaper comments:
“One big drawback for U.S. citizens who visit Whistler and Vancouver: you sense you’re in Canada because of the authentic Cuban cigars and the glut of televised hockey highlights, but otherwise, it’s not always clear, thanks to Starbucks outlets, McDonald’s franchises, Eddie Bauer stores, overpriced souvenir shops and Seinfeld reruns. You don’t even need an outlet converter.”
— Los Angeles Times
Bless...."You don't even need an outlet converter"! LOL!
Preach it!
And yay for manners. :-)
Cxx
Hey, hey, hey, wait a minute.. you know as well as I do that the media only wants to bitch about something. It doesn't matter what it is.. and I, as an American, congratulate Canada for having the opportunity to host the Olympic games. It's a huge honor and frankly most of us are bitter that it wasn't OUR opportunity. The media will always be a group of vultures. We're not all like them. Quite frankly I have nothing against Canada. You guys have never attacked one of our buildings.. dropped bombs on our islands, or kidnapped any of our journalists. They should be focusing on the real problems instead of who hosts the Olympics.
In fact, I'm quite jealous of your free healthcare. :P
lol Americans will always be rude, especially when it comes to media. Really, there's no point in getting worked up about it. Honestly, though, I find nothing wrong with Canada; if that makes you feel any better.
lol love your rant
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