A Yank on a Canuck Board

[jbg]

It was with some surprise that I noted that I was the tenth most active poster. To my knowledge, I am the only non-Canadian on this list, and am proud to be there.

I am currently reading a book by Seymour Martin Lipset, called Continental Divide - The Values and Institutions of the United States and Canada. In the forward to the book, Lipset, stated:

"An American long concerned with Canada, my interest has stemmed in large measure from a desire to understand the United States better. As noted, it is precisely because the two North American democracies have so much in common that they permit students of each to gain insights into the factors that cause variations. My first book, Agrarian Socialism: The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation in Saskatchewan, which dealt with North America's first socialist government above the level of a municipality, was an attempt to answer the question: Why is there no effective socialist movement in the United States? My continuing work on the two countries is part of an effort to explore the unique character of much of American society, what has been called American exceptionalism. I strongly support Robin Winks in his argument that

the historian [or social science analyst] of the United States who is ignorant of Canadian history [society] is ignorant of this own history [society]....In short, the reason American s should study Canadian history [society and politics] is to learn more about themselves, about how they differ from and how they are similar to others.

The converse, of course, holds true for Canadians (although they need much less urging on the sujbect than Americans do).

After reading this forward, partly quoted in Lipset's recent obituaries, I immediately recognized the roots of my own interest in Canada, and for that matter many foreign countries' politics, history, music and cuisine.

[geoffrey]

It was with some surprise that I noted that I was the tenth most active poster. To my knowledge, I am the only non-Canadian on this list, and am proud to be there.

Congrats. I just passed the 6000 post mark. If I average 1 minute per post, which is obviously low, I've wasted 100 hours of my life posting here... in reality closer to 500 reading, posting whatever. That's a full-time job for couple of months.

[Wilber]

If this is a Canuck board, why does it have such forums as US Politics and Canada/US Relations? This forum would benefit if more Americans were on it.

[jbg]

If this is a Canuck board, why does it have such forums as US Politics and Canada/US Relations? This forum would benefit if more Americans were on it.

Clearly it's name and identity are Canadian.

[Slavik44]

It was with some surprise that I noted that I was the tenth most active poster. To my knowledge, I am the only non-Canadian on this list, and am proud to be there.

Congrats. I just passed the 6000 post mark. If I average 1 minute per post, which is obviously low, I've wasted 100 hours of my life posting here... in reality closer to 500 reading, posting whatever. That's a full-time job for couple of months.

I'm impressed I am comming up on my fourth year and I am still working on my first thousand.

[B. Max]

If this is a Canuck board, why does it have such forums as US Politics and Canada/US Relations? This forum would benefit if more Americans were on it.

Clearly it's name and identity are Canadian.

Move to Canada and save your self.

[jbg]

Move to Canada and save your self.

I don't know how easy obtaining either citizenship, language training or a law license would be. I was struggling with the language in my last visits, to Calgary, Algonquin Park, and Montreal.

[geoffrey]

Move to Canada and save your self.

I don't know how easy obtaining either citizenship, language training or a law license would be. I was struggling with the language in my last visits, to Calgary, Algonquin Park, and Montreal.

He might be 10th for posts, but he's 1st for un-obvious sarcasm...

[B. Max]

Move to Canada and save your self.

I don't know how easy obtaining either citizenship, language training or a law license would be. I was struggling with the language in my last visits, to Calgary, Algonquin Park, and Montreal.

Well maybe you could try FT. Mac.

Montreal I can understand, but cow town shouldn't be a problem.

[Canuck E Stan]

Move to Canada and save your self.

I don't know how easy obtaining either citizenship, language training or a law license would be. I was struggling with the language in my last visits, to Calgary, Algonquin Park, and Montreal.

jbg,

If Chretien can do legal work on a napkin and be a millionaire licensed lawyer, and if Martin can pratice law and buy ships with no money down, and become a millionaire licensed lawyer, and if lawyers can run the country into massive debt and still be millionaire licensed lawyers like Trudeau, or be like Mulroney and be a millionaire licensed lawyer who can wheel and deal with the best of them, then I would say if you want your millionaire license to practice law in this great land......Come on Down...er UP.

Besides,with you being a bankrupcy lawyer, your political career may be just waiting for you.

Coming to Canada,it's as easy as getting on a boat, drift into any Canadian harbour and declaring refugee status.Worked for thousands over the years.

Three years later your a citizen.....woo-hoo.

As for language....well, this is a bilingual country.......how's your Mandarin?

[mtm]

edit, you know what, im not responding. the ignorance of that comment doesnt warrant what i had written.

[jbg]

jbg,

If Chretien can do legal work on a napkin and be a millionaire licensed lawyer, and if Martin can pratice law and buy ships with no money down, and become a millionaire licensed lawyer, and if lawyers can run the country into massive debt and still be millionaire licensed lawyers like Trudeau, or be like Mulroney and be a millionaire licensed lawyer who can wheel and deal with the best of them, then I would say if you want your millionaire license to practice law in this great land......Come on Down...er UP.

Besides,with you being a bankrupcy lawyer, your political career may be just waiting for you.

My skills are more technical in nature. I do a lot of writing, and Court arguing. Both require a command of the language up there that I lack.

Coming to Canada,it's as easy as getting on a boat, drift into any Canadian harbour and declaring refugee status.Worked for thousands over the years.

Three years later your a citizen.....woo-hoo.

I'm not Syrian.

As for language....well, this is a bilingual country.......how's your Mandarin?

Don't laugh, that language is about to get rammed down of kids' throats. Even if they don't "elect" Mandarin and decide to take Spanish (a language you really need in my area, trust me), they're getting ready to extend the school day of kindergarten to accomodate the new Mandarin "option".

P.S. - If someone decides to take Mandarin, they will be strongly urged not to switch if/when they learn that Mandarin is utterly impractical in my neck of the woods.

[HistoryBuff44]

With all the interest in China these days and the stuggles to come (economic ones im referring to) learning mandarin would be a smart move.

[jbg]

With all the interest in China these days and the stuggles to come (economic ones im referring to) learning mandarin would be a smart move.

I'm going to buck conventional wisdom on that one. China's industries are raking it in through slave labor. The one thing Henry Ford taught us is that the workers have to prosper in order to create demand for product, and a stable economy.

China's industrial leaders are earning huge profits (but less than they think), in the short run. Why do I say "less than they think"? Because I represent, personally, $6 million of defaulted debt to Chinese banks, from ethnically Chinese import/export companies. Bank lending is based on politics, and not economics. A combination of lack of domestic demand, bad debt and, eventually, new sources of slave labor will bring the economy down. Indonesia and Malaysia, circa 1997, will look like a Sunday school picnic.

India, on the other hand, may be the real thing. Time will tell.

[Catchme]

It was with some surprise that I noted that I was the tenth most active poster.

Really, and where did you find this out at? And exactly why is it important?

And I seem to remember and adage about quality versus quantity.

[jbg]

It was with some surprise that I noted that I was the tenth most active poster.

Really, and where did you find this out at? And exactly why is it important?

And I seem to remember and adage about quality versus quantity.

Wow. A nastygram!!! What a surprise coming from you!!!

[Army Guy]

jbg:

And exactly why is it important?

And I seem to remember and adage about quality versus quantity

I would'nt worry to much about her, she has posted niether qty or quality, in fact she makes it up as she goes along.

[daniel]

We are an open society that welcomes people and opinions from far away lands. We believe in the right of free speech provided that ones rights respect and do not infringe against rights of others.

[scribblet]

jbg:

And exactly why is it important?

And I seem to remember and adage about quality versus quantity

I would'nt worry to much about her, she has posted niether qty or quality, in fact she makes it up as she goes along.

I'm learning to speak Yankee, I'm starting to use the expression ' where you at' , napkins instead of serviettes, and a couch instead of a chesterfield. Heck, I'm even thinking in miles and farenheit.... it grows on you when you winter down south. Have to get rid of that 'at' thing though

[HistoryBuff44]

With all the interest in China these days and the stuggles to come (economic ones im referring to) learning mandarin would be a smart move.

I'm going to buck conventional wisdom on that one. China's industries are raking it in through slave labor. The one thing Henry Ford taught us is that the workers have to prosper in order to create demand for product, and a stable economy.

China's industrial leaders are earning huge profits (but less than they think), in the short run. Why do I say "less than they think"? Because I represent, personally, $6 million of defaulted debt to Chinese banks, from ethnically Chinese import/export companies. Bank lending is based on politics, and not economics. A combination of lack of domestic demand, bad debt and, eventually, new sources of slave labor will bring the economy down. Indonesia and Malaysia, circa 1997, will look like a Sunday school picnic.

India, on the other hand, may be the real thing. Time will tell.

I hear what your saying, and i agree that they are paying little to their workers, but a little payed to a lot of people adds up to a lot. though each worker will not contribute much to demand the fact that there are so many is making a difference. look at the stats, domestic demand is on a steady rise in china, more and more vehicles are sold each year there for example.

It will impede their growth for a long time, but that may be a good thing, after all how much hotter than 10% do you want an economy to be?

It would, arguably, be a good thing for us if it was higher, then the prices would be higher and that would keep canadian domestic products a little more competitive, but this could be a topic for another thread i suppose.

[jbg]

With all the interest in China these days and the stuggles to come (economic ones im referring to) learning mandarin would be a smart move.

I'm going to buck conventional wisdom on that one. China's industries are raking it in through slave labor. The one thing Henry Ford taught us is that the workers have to prosper in order to create demand for product, and a stable economy.

China's industrial leaders are earning huge profits (but less than they think), in the short run. Why do I say "less than they think"? Because I represent, personally, $6 million of defaulted debt to Chinese banks, from ethnically Chinese import/export companies. Bank lending is based on politics, and not economics. A combination of lack of domestic demand, bad debt and, eventually, new sources of slave labor will bring the economy down. Indonesia and Malaysia, circa 1997, will look like a Sunday school picnic.

India, on the other hand, may be the real thing. Time will tell.

I hear what your saying, and i agree that they are paying little to their workers, but a little payed to a lot of people adds up to a lot. though each worker will not contribute much to demand the fact that there are so many is making a difference. look at the stats, domestic demand is on a steady rise in china, more and more vehicles are sold each year there for example.

It will impede their growth for a long time, but that may be a good thing, after all how much hotter than 10% do you want an economy to be?

It would, arguably, be a good thing for us if it was higher, then the prices would be higher and that would keep canadian domestic products a little more competitive, but this could be a topic for another thread i suppose.

Exactly my point. It would be better for both the Chinese people and us if the workers there weren't slaves. My point is that a "country of the future" cannot be built on slave labor, working under complusion. Eventually, one way or another, it blows.

And, if "domestic demand is on a steady rise in china" whwere are the tripled, divided highways?

[Wilber]

Exactly my point. It would be better for both the Chinese people and us if the workers there weren't slaves. My point is that a "country of the future" cannot be built on slave labor, working under complusion. Eventually, one way or another, it blows.

From what I have seen of China, it is an entrepreneurs paradise as long as you know how to treat officialdom. Shanghai and Beijing are crawling with Beemers and Mercs. From a business point of view it is kind of wild west though, like the Europe and North America a 150 years ago. Lots of corruption and few of the safeguards for labour that have evolved here. On the other hand, there is no such thing as can't do over there. If there is a buck to be made, they get it done.

[Canuck E Stan]

Move to Canada and save your self.

I don't know how easy obtaining either citizenship, language training or a law license would be. I was struggling with the language in my last visits, to Calgary, Algonquin Park, and Montreal.

jbg,

A sixty second film to help you get a Canadian mindset.

Can't you just feel being Canadian now?

[jbg]

jbg,

A sixty second film to help you get a Canadian mindset.

Can't you just feel being Canadian now?

I've heard but not seen that before. Your heart must swell with pride watching that.

[Catchme]

It was with some surprise that I noted that I was the tenth most active poster.

Really, and where did you find this out at? And exactly why is it important?

And I seem to remember and adage about quality versus quantity.

Wow. A nastygram!!! What a surprise coming from you!!!

Nothing nasty about it, or did you miss the winkie?

But the questions were serious, as you feel it is important that you have a top 10 position in greatest number of posts and you started a thread ALL about you. What does this signify to you? Why is it important to you? Did you consider longevity at the forum, lack of longevity at the forum, quality of what is put forth, just quantity, or is it a meanless stat?