"I'll repeat again, the average person around the world knows and hears next to nothing about Canada, other than it is north of the US. You bring this upon yourselves in defining yourselves by negation. Even countries within the commonwealth know very little, unless they have an interest in immigrating to Canada and that being the case, the CIC gives the information."
I couldn't say whether or not this is true, I Think Not, as I don't have the ability know what everbody in the world thinks. What I do know is this; how much a nation is 'known' and 'heard about' is not necessarily a cause for pride, especially when a lot - though by no means all - of what people hear or know about the US is negative. Before you say it, I am not anti-American; I have a lot of respect for many of the values on which your country is based. What I, and many other average people around the world dislike, is the way the current administration - and, indeed, many previous administrations - do not uphold those values. Just the opposite, in fact. It is a shame that a large proportion of your populace acquiesce in this.
Having a negative opinion of American policies is not by any means anti-American. Distorting truths and manipulating facts, is.
People may not know Canada so well. That suggests to me that Canadians don't act in such a way as to bring attention to themselves. Agreed Big deal. People who do know both Canadians and US citizens seem to prefer the former. Try a little introspection yourself, I Think Not. Ask yourself why that might be. Oh, yes ... I forgot. It's jealousy, isn't it.[/color] :roll:
Since this went way over your head, I'll explain it to you better. This isn't about what people think of Canadians, this is about how Canadians see themselves as being perceived. You may not know, but I have travelled throughout Europe for many years, and I certainly do. Part of the effort in creating the organization I am invloved in is how people perceive Americans and Canadians, it was necessary in order to create the framework of expanding into the EU by 2007. You as well as the Rev have somehow perceived this as Canadian bashing. Not only are you far from the truth, but not even close to comprehension. And to answer the rolling of your eyes, to a certain degree it most certainly is envy (for some), if you are objective enough you could see it.
