2011-08-28

Phrases I Hate

"Canadians act with humility."

Pish posh.

This nation is filled with insecure braggadocio.

We're obnoxious in our colonial way at times. Canadians, I forget where I read it, have earned a reputation of being boastful abroad.

Anyone who has observed some of us in the States (man, I can't keep count how many times I've heard Quebecers make fun of Americans while standing in line at outlets or in restaurants in America. Keep buying those New Balance runners and Old Navy tops!) or at an international hockey game (we boo anthems as good as any drunken moron) knows we pick and choose when our humility kicks in.

2 comments:

  1. Are you trying to say that Canadians have become Americans?

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  2. What I'm "trying" to say is we're slightly calmer as a group but our pride is equal to the USA - only difference is when given the choice between Wal-Mart and Canadian Tire, or NFL and CFL football, and Hollywood or whatever the Canadian equivalent is, we tend to opt for the former in each.

    We're fit the classic "not putting our money where our mouths are" nicely.

    Just my perception.

    In other words, when chips are on the table we don't go Canadian. Quebec is another matter altogether.

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