Canada : How Do You Classify It?

[Desmond Hawkins]

A version of Australia located on the other side of the world except that it's bigger, they have more forests there and they got more ice.

In other words, just a country.

Hey, we have a lot more French people too. Adds character.

 

[pboily]

@d.h: You would have done better to go with New Brunswick than Ottawa.

 

[Synobun]

@d.h: You would have done better to go with New Brunswick than Ottawa.

Ahh, how could I have forgotten N B, when my neighbor is from there

 

[Goonie]

Worst poll options ever.

I do not really see my view of the country.

 

[AL_DA_GREAT]

the place where my dad comes from.

 

[sysyphus]

I would have voted just a country, but a place that is so insecure that it constantly has to seek approval and can't figure out its own identity for itself cannot be defined as just a country.

 

[Goonie]

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[Pasi Nurminen]

It's not the place that's insecure, it's a good number of the people. Most Canadians on here are middle class white people, you never hear from the landed immigrants or recently naturalized that absolutely love it.

 

[sysyphus]

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I'd love nothing more than to believe that my comment was complete rubbish, but I just can't see it any other way.

 

[emzie]

It's not the place that's insecure, it's a good number of the people. Most Canadians on here are middle class white people, you never hear from the landed immigrants or recently naturalized that absolutely love it.

Indeed. You native Canadians have no idea how good your country is compared to your southern neighbour let alone the rest of the world. Stop being so damn insecure.

 

[JonnyB]

Indeed. You native Canadians have no idea how good your country is compared to your southern neighbour let alone the rest of the world. Stop being so damn insecure.

The funny thing is most Canadians think Canada is one of the best countries on earth.
I'm not really sure where the insecurity comes from. Sometimes I think we just like fishing for compliments.

 

[Synobun]

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Fine, then what option do you want to see in that poll.

 

[Ansar]

It's a country, what more do you want me to say about it?

Nothing special about Canada (except it's Hockey, I guess).

 

[Desmond Hawkins]

We are like Chukchi. We just need our bellies scratched from time to time.

 

[Mulholland]

Je vive en Quebec. Ma blonde est Quebecois. Je suis un Minorite dans un minorite. Maudit, Je viens de la pays ou tout le monde est un minorite. Je suis fier d'etre ca en pays, en beaute, en grandur. Canada. Quebec. cest mon heritage. Boire Caniden mon crise de Tabernack.

 

[De Lorimier]

And you know, Montreal, the second largest French-speaking city in the world.

Or third after Paris and Kinshasa when counting second language speakers...but we won't.

If Ottawa is a hub for French, our loss at Les plaines d'Abraham was more complete than I previously imagined.

There you have it. For me Canada is the bastard offspring of France, Britain and the States following the Battle of the Plains of Abraham. The Confederation of 1867 is an economic union, the constitution was repatriated without Québec in '82, this is barely a country. A foreign celebrity is on the money, millions go to the GG and the LGs. What's up with that?

Now don't get me wrong. I've stated my love for Canada and Canadians on many occasions, but while sysyphus might make a few of you angry with his remark, he his as usual right and less delusional than most when it comes to his country. It should be noted that I feel the same way about Québec. We're all a big work in progress. A loud and akward work in progress. Oh my! We're geopolitical teenagers!

 

[Mulholland]

It should be noted that I feel the same way about Québec. We're all a big work in progress. A loud and akward work in progress. Oh my! We're geopolitical teenagers!

Ferme ta guele! T'est just un moumoune avec un crise d'identiite! Moi! Je suis un fier....? Freme toi tapete. Maudit!.

 

[De Lorimier]

I'm laughing at those posts (moumoune? moi?), but I'm having doubts. Is your french really that bad or is it just the tricky french grammar that gives you troubles this late at night? I don't want to be insulting, it does look like you used bablefish or some Internet translator and added some joual. I want answers and I want them now ostie d'calisse!

 

[emzie]

Ooo! O! I speak French!

J'ai la peau douce, Dans mon bain de mousse. Je m'éclabouss. J'en ris ...

Mon poisson bouge, Dans mon bain de mousse. Je l'emmitoufle, je Lui dis

J'ai pas de problèmes, je fainéante...
Pas de malaises, je fainéante
Dans l'eau je baigne, c'est l'important
Bien à mon aise, dans l'air du temps

 

[De Lorimier]

Ooo! O! I speak French!

J'ai la peau douce, Dans mon bain de mousse. Je m'éclabouss. J'en ris ...

Mon poisson bouge, Dans mon bain de mousse. Je l'emmitoufle, je Lui dis

J'ai pas de problèmes, je fainéante...
Pas de malaises, je fainéante
Dans l'eau je baigne, c'est l'important
Bien à mon aise, dans l'air du temps

I had to google that, but the results are satisfying.

That Alizée is hooooooottttt