Re: OT: Canada :)

[Barb_MSN <Barb_MSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And here  I was, thinking that ya all up there in Canada were
naming a COIN after the Canadian people - the LOONY! <ducking real
fast>

Barb Mallut (With Canadian bro-in-law, 2 Canadian nephews, and a
US-born sister who holds US and Canadian citizenship 'n living in
Edmonton, Alta.)
barb_msn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

-----Original Message-----
From: Murray Kastner <murrayk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, June 30, 2000 8:07 AM
Subject: OT: Canada :)


>There is a saying that the Americans think we are British and the
>British think we are American and we ourselves don't know who we
are!
>Seriously, though, as a Canadian I am proud of our country but
not to
>the point of nationalistic fervour that has gained currency
>throughout the last century.
>
>Although we share a long (longest?) border with the USA, most
>Americans are woefully ignorant of Canada and Canadians. Ask a
group
>of Canadians who is the leader of the USA and most know; I wonder
how
>many Americans know who our leader is?
>
>As a last comparison, I need only use the Montreal Jazz Festival
>(just starting...). What American large city can they have more
than
>100,000 people downtown and not have any bodies to count in the
>morning?
>
>Greg's preference of the Caymans to Canada says it all...
>
>(...running and ducking!)
>
>,\\urray  61/60/50
>
>
>At 10:33 AM -0400 6/30/00, Barbara Patterson wrote:
>>Who says?  The UN.  How did they conclude?  Obviously, very,
very sound
>>sound scientific research! Some of my ancestors' homeland was
the U.S.
>>They chose Canada, too.   Real money?  At least we can tell a
$1.00
>>bill from a $100.00 bill without counting the zeroes.  Poll
Quebec?  Been
>>there; done that; they chose to stay in Canada.  Understand
hockey?
>>What's to understand?  The only thing that non-Canadians don't
understand
>>about hockey is that it's HOCKEY!  Not ICE hockey!  Just HOCKEY!
(To my
>>fellow Canadians:  Did I sound like Joe in his 'I am Canadian'
rant?  The
>>only commercial I like to watch.:)
>>
>>All kidding aside, to our Canadian members:  have a safe and
enjoyable
>>Canada Day.  To our U.S. members:  have a safe and enjoyable 4th
of
>>July.  To all of our members:  let's look forward to celebrating
the day
>>a cure is found!
>>
>>Barb
>>
>>
>>
>>On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Greg and/or Diane Sterling wrote:
>>
>> > Who says Canada is the best place to live?  No offense to
Canadians (my
>>ancestors homeland), but how did they arrive at that conclusion?
I've
>>been there.  They don't even use real money!  I bet they didn't
poll any
>>residents of Quebec.  Canada is a beautiful country, but most
people don't
>>understand hockey. > > Give me Hawaii, or the Cayman Islands. >
> Greg >
>>47/35/35
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