August 30, 2006
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Canada falling off the map with American travellers (TAVIA GRANT, 8/30/06, Globe and Mail)
Canada has an image problem south of the border. It's not that Americans have a bad impression of their northern neighbour — it's that they have no impression at all.Posted by Orrin Judd at August 30, 2006 9:49 AM
. . . yet numerous Americans are aware of the heavy anti-American feelings of many Canadians. According to comments on other blogs, these same Americans are now consciously avoiding Canuckistan for this very reason.
Posted by: obc at August 30, 2006 11:12 AMIf Harper's still PM in 2010 - we may go to the Olympics.
Posted by: Sandy P at August 30, 2006 11:23 AMJon Stewart guest-starring on "Dr. Katz":
“When I visit Canada the Canadians always ask me, ‘What do Americans really think of Canadians, what do Americans really think of Canadians, what do Americans really think of Canadians?’
I answer, ‘We don't.’”
Canadian to American: "When we Canadians talk about the USA, we discuss your racism, inequity, lack of health-care, etc. So I wonder, when you Americans talk about Canada, what do you discuss?"
American, "Huh???? We never talk about Canada."
Posted by: fred at August 30, 2006 12:00 PMWe don't talk about North Dakota, Idaho, Kentucky or Alabama either, unless some politician from there does or says something stupider than usual, or the weather turns especially bad, or some people die in a horrible way.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at August 30, 2006 12:13 PMIn all earnestness, I really do think more about Latvia than I do about Canada.
Posted by: Lou Gots at August 30, 2006 12:40 PMIn all earnestness, I really do think more about Latvia than I do about Canada.
Posted by: Lou Gots at August 30, 2006 12:40 PMCanada took a long snooze, but it's waking up now and we'll see what develops.
Want a great vacation, try the Canadian Rockies. Gorgeous, not as crowded as our big parks and they speak English out west, not like the French provinces.