emm is the perfect percentage of nice.

rushing07 said:

you tell me

PricelessHo said:

well, we all are dying in a way...

sammij said:

You're not ever going to come visit us?

shellyevon said:

ooh damn i forgot you guys were on "the other side"
i s'pose i could make an exception

rushing07 said:

OK, we're sorry for Celine Dion—but is she really worse than the trash that comes out of the US, come on, LOL

I'm not sure I understand your point that Canadians are too nice, are you referring to the stereotypical idea that Canadians are very polite based on TV spoofs from shows like "That 70's Show" or "The Simpsons"?

I've been living in Philadelphia for over 2 years now and wonder why people are so cruel and violent. The people I work with are great, but society as a whole is screwed up, people shoot one another over pocket change, etc... its ridiculous. My boss, his brother and another were gunned down at the office one evening over money. I'll be going back to Canada in the near future to live a healthier lifestyle.

I always get Aussies & Canadians mixed up.
Either way , each group are just a bunch of moth-munchers, if ya ask me.

WillyWonka said:

i was going to scream and yell profanities and ask whose business it was anyway :fakepissylook: till i saw this post



btw i noticed while
i was away we no longer
accept american currency
in our shops

Actually, it was a bit of a shock when I moved here, but I don't find Torontonians particularly nice.

Now once they've established "business" with you, they're on you like a doting grandma , but initially folk are pretty darned standoffish here. I find New Yorkers to be nicer from the onset.

...Maybe Canadians pick up that I'm American and treat me accordingly.

Lammastide said:

torontonians are just weird that's all

sammij said:

Shhhhh, don't tell anyone!

why is orange juice in the frozen foods section in canadian supermarkets?

xperience319 said:

Better question: Why do Canadians buy their milk in bags?

Lammastide said:

we have cartons and jugs too

sammij said:

I know. I just had to tease y'all a little. That bag thing had me like... "whaaa?"

Lammastide said:

it tastes a whole lot better
and we can freeze them easily

voog1 said:

not at all. it's an actual impression people tend to have.

A Canadian who shall remain nameless just asked me to explain the phenomenon of dropping it like it's hot.

That's soooo Canadian.

ThreadBare said:

pfffft
i bet i could show them

Don't mistake my Canadianniceness for weakness!

PricelessHo said:

It's not that we're really all that special. We don't have dibs on niceness or manners, and there are douchebags aplenty no matter where you go in Canada. It's just that so much of the rest of the world behaves like louts it makes us look fucking great in comparison.

Take the US, for example. Anytime I've been down there, for the most part people weren't any more rude or assholeish than we Canucks are. BUT -you guys have no concept of how to use your indoor voices, and nobody has any patience for anything. You're not a rude people, but you do have a way of making us look good. Thanks.

The Canadians I've met have on the whole been lovely people. There was one dodgy guy though that I met in Vietnam. He was a former drug dealer and had been shot in a bar brawl. When I asked him what his name was he laughed and said, 'Peter Pan'.

JDInteractive said:

sammij said:

Ya know there's some very cool music places here. Not trendy but the musicians love to hang out there.
[Edited 10/9/07 15:10pm]

ok i'm officially in love with Canada.

a Canadian friend of mine surprised me this morning with an early birthday package which includes a book he knew we won't get released in here.

God bless Canada