I love America!

[DogOnPorch]

I bet.

So that means our whole...like...Solar System could be an atom in the fingernail of a giant being....

Edited November 9, 2012 by DogOnPorch

[Guest American Woman]

Does Harper travel on a red passport, or a green one? I'm having trouble finding that out. I know the GG travels on a red one.

When travelling on personal business, travellers must use their regular (blue) passport, except in the following circumstances:

• 3.1 The Governor General and the Prime Minister of Canada and their authorized dependents, as well as members of the Privy Council, may travel for personal business using their diplomatic passport.
  

So sounds as if the PM and the GG both have diplomatic passports.

I thought Canadian passports were maroon... has this changed recently?

Edited November 10, 2012 by American Woman

[guyser]

Mine have always been blue. I am going back to 1990 if memory serves me correctly

[Smallc]

So the PM has a red passport. Interesting

[Guest American Woman]

Mine have always been blue. I am going back to 1990 if memory serves me correctly

Yeah......I'm not sure where I'm getting that from. Most likely I've seen a lot of maroon passports while waiting in line at customs in Canada.

So the PM has a red passport. Interesting

Why is that interesting?

Edited November 10, 2012 by American Woman

[Michael Hardner]

I have never seen a Canadian passport that wasn't black.

[jacee]

The fact that you pretend not to understand why we might define ourselves in part by not being American indicates you are either a committed troll or really, really dumb.

In my mind, bushcheney and americanwoman are kind of 'pet' trolls around here. They pretend to speak for 'americans' about Canadians, but in truth are an embarrassment to most of their country.

They're tolerated because every once in a while someone enjoys tangling with them ... and also because what else are you gonna do? We're polite Canadians stuck with supercilious-r-US passing unasked for judgement on us and arrogantly derailing threads to feed their egos.

I try not to feed the trolls very often.

[bush_cheney2004]

...or the resident America/American member haters here simply cannot handle astute and biting retorts that not only present Canada/some Canadians in a true and conflicted light, but exposes the pervasiveness of all things American in their existence.

Resentment boils over as personal attacks on not only American MLW members, but anyone else who may agree with them. They lose their cool and lash out in frustration, demanding that opposing views be silenced as "trolling".

Edited November 10, 2012 by bush_cheney2004

[Guest American Woman]

In my mind, bushcheney and americanwoman are kind of 'pet' trolls around here. They pretend to speak for 'americans' about Canadians, but in truth are an embarrassment to most of their country.

They're tolerated because every once in a while someone enjoys tangling with them ... and also because what else are you gonna do? We're polite Canadians stuck with supercilious-r-US passing unasked for judgement on us and arrogantly derailing threads to feed their egos.

I try not to feed the trolls very often.

For the record, I've never claimed to speak "for 'americans'" about anything, and that's all I will say in response to this "polite Canadian" post.

[bush_cheney2004]

For the record, I've never claimed to speak "for 'americans'" about anything, and that's all I will say in response to this "polite Canadian" post.

True, and to the contrary, have specifically stated otherwise. In the fog of hate, a handful of American posters here becomes all Americans. I have asked them to punch and lash out at the "Ugly American" that haunts them so, and they do not disappoint !

[WWWTT]

In the fog of hate, a handful of American posters here becomes all Americans. I have asked them to punch and lash out at the "Ugly American" that haunts them so, and they do not disappoint !

This comment is freekin funny because its so delusional!!

WWWTT

[Smallc]

I have never seen a Canadian passport that wasn't black.

They're blue....

[jbg]

Well said Kimmy.

I second that.

And my feelings for Canadians is reciprocal. They are always here when we have a disaster. Canadians fought valiantly for shared values in both world wars. Canadian people took Americans into their homes, total strangers, when September 11 closed U.S. airspace.

Canada, need I say more?

[Guest American Woman]

Canadians fought valiantly for shared values in both world wars.

And continue to fight for our shared values in the war against terror....

My thoughts are with all of the Canadian troops along with the Americans on this Remembrance Day, shared with our Veteran's Day, 2012. Thank you for your service.

Edited November 11, 2012 by American Woman

[Michael Hardner]

They're blue....

Right. Dark blue.

[cybercoma]

In my mind, bushcheney and americanwoman are kind of 'pet' trolls around here. They pretend to speak for 'americans' about Canadians, but in truth are an embarrassment to most of their country.

I'm partial to our resident Texan, bitsy (not to be confused with betsy).

[bush_cheney2004]

This entire web site is partial to Texas, because that's where it is hosted.

[Guest American Woman]

This entire web site is partial to Texas, because that's where it is hosted.

Not to mention, home to Bush.

[Sleipnir]

America is so much like Canada - most Canadians fail to grasp this. It's hard to find countries that are so similar. If you find them, you're talking about comparisons like France and Monaco.

Economically maybe.

Politically and socially I believe we're different, not only in terms of electoral system, but degree of ideology as well.

Edited November 12, 2012 by Sleipnir

[carepov]

Economically maybe.

Politically and socially I believe we're different, not only in terms of electoral system, but degree of ideology as well.

I will take Michael's side on this point: our countries are very similar. Of course there are differences, but I bet that when most of the 6 billion people outside of our hemisphere look at us they would not see any significant differences.

Here's a fun game: what pair of countries are the most similar?

Canada/USA

Belgium/Luxembourg

Morocco/Algeria

Australia/New Zealand

Thailand/Laos

Argentina/Chile

...

[Sleipnir]

Of course there are differences, but I bet that when most of the 6 billion people outside of our hemisphere look at us they would not see any significant differences.

But what would those 6 billion people be looking for? Different style of clothing? Culinary taste? Building design? Those are very shallow comparison as opposed to looking at the deeper differences such as monarch vs republic, collectivist vs individualist, etc.

[carepov]

But what would those 6 billion people be looking for? Different style of clothing? Culinary taste? Building design? Those are very shallow comparison as opposed to looking at the deeper differences such as monarch vs republic, collectivist vs individualist, etc.

What differences? Everything, including the "shallow" and "deeper" differences. Everything = Values, Language, Culture, Economics, Politics, Laws...

Monarch vs. republic? who cares? In my book this is a very "shallow" difference

Collectivist vs. individualist ? sure that's important, on a scale of 1-10, let's say Japan is a 8-9 (collectivist), China an 7-8, most of Europe 4-6, the USA 1-3 (individualist) Canada would be a 2-4? IMO, Canada is almost as individualist as the USA.

[Bonam]

Collectivist vs. individualist ? sure that's important, on a scale of 1-10, let's say Japan is a 8-9 (collectivist), China an 7-8, most of Europe 4-6, the USA 1-3 (individualist) Canada would be a 2-4? IMO, Canada is almost as individualist as the USA.

You might want to double check your knowledge of Japan. Just saying.

[bush_cheney2004]

I will take Michael's side on this point: our countries are very similar. Of course there are differences, but I bet that when most of the 6 billion people outside of our hemisphere look at us they would not see any significant differences.

How do you reconcile your position with the idea that a Canadian identity is defined as not being American.....purposely so ? At nearly every turn, anything "American-style" is to be held suspect and dangerous to public and private policy in Canada.

[Guest American Woman]

I will take Michael's side on this point: our countries are very similar. Of course there are differences, but I bet that when most of the 6 billion people outside of our hemisphere look at us they would not see any significant differences.

This is true. When traveling abroad, people can't tell a Canadian from an American - unless there's a Maple Leaf on one's backpack. Even within our own countries we can't tell the difference - no one knows that I'm an American when I'm in Canada unless it comes up.