the clan of the claw
Posts: 1,976 
November 20th, 2006, 08:07 PM
I see the "love of country", the old "I love canada because it is my country" ideology a symptom of how slow mankind is evolving. It is no better than those that curiosity seems to be sensitive to (the ones that love a country because it isn't another country).
My avatar is a caracal.
Quoting gearheaded1
Ahhh, walmart. There is a place I refuse to set foot into (for a variety of reasons).
Good thoughts. Thanks for the reply, I understand where you're coming from.
To liberate one's self from your national "boundries" and ideologies is important - agreed. In fact, with some of the posts herein, it is obvious that many have not ventured far beyond the nest. And in my opinion, perhaps they should never have ventured so far. Openmindedness comes from seperating yourself from your frame of reference, and resisting the urge to speak before actually hearing and listening.
I feel that disharmony and intense incongruity when I go to Walmart. To use another member's phrase, there certainly are alot of people that seem to have fallen off the turnip truck.
P.S. Cool avatar - why did you pick it? (On a completely un-related or enlightened thought)
To liberate one's self from your national "boundries" and ideologies is important - agreed. In fact, with some of the posts herein, it is obvious that many have not ventured far beyond the nest. And in my opinion, perhaps they should never have ventured so far. Openmindedness comes from seperating yourself from your frame of reference, and resisting the urge to speak before actually hearing and listening.
I feel that disharmony and intense incongruity when I go to Walmart. To use another member's phrase, there certainly are alot of people that seem to have fallen off the turnip truck.
P.S. Cool avatar - why did you pick it? (On a completely un-related or enlightened thought)
I see the "love of country", the old "I love canada because it is my country" ideology a symptom of how slow mankind is evolving. It is no better than those that curiosity seems to be sensitive to (the ones that love a country because it isn't another country).
My avatar is a caracal.
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Posts: 11
December 16th, 2006, 11:44 PM
Guys, why do you think that health care is free in Canada? In Ontario we pay $600 of health tax, in addition to other tax fees. It comes to $50/month. You can buy an insurance for this kind of monthly payment. Health care is not free!! Plus what can you get for free in terms of medical services? Visit to your family physician, stay at a hospital. You pay for all drugs, and it's your own achievement if you have a job which supplies you with paying for some percentage of prescription drugs.
Guys, why do you think that health care is free in Canada? In Ontario we pay $600 of health tax, in addition to other tax fees. It comes to $50/month. You can buy an insurance for this kind of monthly payment. Health care is not free!! Plus what can you get for free in terms of medical services? Visit to your family physician, stay at a hospital. You pay for all drugs, and it's your own achievement if you have a job which supplies you with paying for some percentage of prescription drugs.
Knows No Bounds
Posts: 2,729 
Location: Vancouver Island
Location: Vancouver Island
December 17th, 2006, 03:08 AM
well, I have read all the posts, and the title of thread, and I haven't got a clue how to answer the
question
I can prove I am a canadian by showing all my documentation, but of course you want to know something
more than that.
I was born here in B.C. many years ago, and if I was dropped anywhere in the world, and couldn't talk,
someone would look at my papers, and immediately send me back to Canada.
If I tried to move to the U.S., in no time at all, their government would tell me to go home to Canada.
When I am away for more than a few weeks, I get a very strong homesick feeling for, "you guessed it"
Canada, my home and birthplace.
I don't feel guilty because we have such a nice, peaceful, prosperous, happy life. I would wish for
everyone in the world to have what we have, I don't want to suffer and strive, just to know that I
am doing what many other countries have to do. They have to come up to our level of life. Their
governments are usually responsible for their problems, and don't give them the freedoms we have.
Of course, we have to help others as much as possible, but we can only do so much, as Canadians.
We are a very broadminded lot, and that's great, as there are so many different cultures in our
country, that we have found a way to tolerate, and enjoy everyone.
I love hockey, and have since I was about 10 yrs old, have never played, but can't live without it, so,
what could be more Canadian than that.
I say "aye", as much as I try not to. I hate saying that. Only in Canada, aye?
But I just realized that, if someone asked me to sing Oh Canada, I wouldn't remember exactly how it
goes, so I will sign off now, and review our anthem, so I can get it right.
I love being Canadian, my parents were born in Dublin,Ireland and London, England, and I thank them
and their parents for coming to Canada, they met here in B.C.
well, I have read all the posts, and the title of thread, and I haven't got a clue how to answer the
question
I can prove I am a canadian by showing all my documentation, but of course you want to know something
more than that.
I was born here in B.C. many years ago, and if I was dropped anywhere in the world, and couldn't talk,
someone would look at my papers, and immediately send me back to Canada.
If I tried to move to the U.S., in no time at all, their government would tell me to go home to Canada.
When I am away for more than a few weeks, I get a very strong homesick feeling for, "you guessed it"
Canada, my home and birthplace.
I don't feel guilty because we have such a nice, peaceful, prosperous, happy life. I would wish for
everyone in the world to have what we have, I don't want to suffer and strive, just to know that I
am doing what many other countries have to do. They have to come up to our level of life. Their
governments are usually responsible for their problems, and don't give them the freedoms we have.
Of course, we have to help others as much as possible, but we can only do so much, as Canadians.
We are a very broadminded lot, and that's great, as there are so many different cultures in our
country, that we have found a way to tolerate, and enjoy everyone.
I love hockey, and have since I was about 10 yrs old, have never played, but can't live without it, so,
what could be more Canadian than that.
I say "aye", as much as I try not to. I hate saying that. Only in Canada, aye?
But I just realized that, if someone asked me to sing Oh Canada, I wouldn't remember exactly how it
goes, so I will sign off now, and review our anthem, so I can get it right.
I love being Canadian, my parents were born in Dublin,Ireland and London, England, and I thank them
and their parents for coming to Canada, they met here in B.C.
Knows No Bounds
Posts: 2,729
Location: Vancouver Island
Location: Vancouver Island
December 17th, 2006, 03:13 AM
have many of the problems they have, and they would have all the cleanliness, and room,that we
have.
Quoting katrina
If the U.S. and Canada changed populations, and we ended up with 300 million people, we would
Hah, you think that Toronto has less crime? Go to Scarborogh...
Where do you go in the States if you visit such dumps with cheap cars and rude people? Treat yourself to a nice place
. Then you'll see a difference. And people are really much nicer in the States, they are happy, not like those depressed Canadians...
Where do you go in the States if you visit such dumps with cheap cars and rude people? Treat yourself to a nice place
. Then you'll see a difference. And people are really much nicer in the States, they are happy, not like those depressed Canadians...
have many of the problems they have, and they would have all the cleanliness, and room,that we
have.
Mighty Intellect
Posts: 1,897
Location: Quebec
Location: Quebec
February 14th, 2007, 04:37 PM
Quoting neone
Oh my God how can you forget the BEER
On another forum someone gave this answer and all I could say was ditto to it:
My family and friends, hearing and singing "O Canada" and seeing the flag, tolerance, diversity, the sheer size of the country, separation of church and state, hockey, news reportage, national self-deprecation, the Charter of Rights, Coffee Crisps, the land itself, personal security and safety, the medical system, even as wobbly as it sometimes gets, environmental laws, Stanley Park fries and tartar sauce, annual national poetry contests, Blue Rodeo, national pride, the Sea to Sky Highway, donuts, sportsmanship, Knorr's Oxtail soup, a willing spirit globally, Montreal, sense of humor, balanced world view, Nestle's Mandarin & Chocolate ice cream, my family's ranch, Calgary, pot, sense of space, the CBC (radio and tv), the little water taxi that I took to work on Granville Island, Wreck Beach, the Loonie & Twoonie, reasoned debate, HP sauce, fries and gravy, the accent (I now admit I have one), Miss Vickies Salt & Vinegar chips, correct spelling of words like neighbourhood & humour, level and knowledge of world history, less self-conscious of nudity and sex...which reminds me, Sue Johannson!, peacekeeping, WASHrooms (no-one knows what I'm talking about down here when I ask where it is), labor laws, Chapters book store, how wired Canada is, Old Dutch pickle chips, a proper Caesar cocktail WITH Clamato juice, English & French on everything, clean cities, the Queen....
My family and friends, hearing and singing "O Canada" and seeing the flag, tolerance, diversity, the sheer size of the country, separation of church and state, hockey, news reportage, national self-deprecation, the Charter of Rights, Coffee Crisps, the land itself, personal security and safety, the medical system, even as wobbly as it sometimes gets, environmental laws, Stanley Park fries and tartar sauce, annual national poetry contests, Blue Rodeo, national pride, the Sea to Sky Highway, donuts, sportsmanship, Knorr's Oxtail soup, a willing spirit globally, Montreal, sense of humor, balanced world view, Nestle's Mandarin & Chocolate ice cream, my family's ranch, Calgary, pot, sense of space, the CBC (radio and tv), the little water taxi that I took to work on Granville Island, Wreck Beach, the Loonie & Twoonie, reasoned debate, HP sauce, fries and gravy, the accent (I now admit I have one), Miss Vickies Salt & Vinegar chips, correct spelling of words like neighbourhood & humour, level and knowledge of world history, less self-conscious of nudity and sex...which reminds me, Sue Johannson!, peacekeeping, WASHrooms (no-one knows what I'm talking about down here when I ask where it is), labor laws, Chapters book store, how wired Canada is, Old Dutch pickle chips, a proper Caesar cocktail WITH Clamato juice, English & French on everything, clean cities, the Queen....
