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Come on, you know it's far more visible in US politics (on that front, I guess they are exceptionnal)

Posted by Guigue (aka Guigue) Aug 30 '12, 19:51

You're involved in Canadian politics, you have to know it's not the same.

Are you listening to the speeches right now? They keep saying stuff like "These are things that could only happen in the US"

Over here, sure we hear politicians saying "We're great" and such, but we're not constantly saying the others suck. On many times tonight I've heard mentions of not only the US being great, but other countries being terrible. We don't do that, and I doubt they do it in Switzerland.

And it's annoying when you're in one of those loser countries...

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It's more visible in US politics, because the US is the #1 country in the world. - Roger More Aug 30, 19:59 19
- How is the US the #1 country in the world? Do we rank countries solely on the amount of money they make now? - Guigue Aug 30, 20:01 8
  - Countries are ranked by power - by what they can do. For example, America can launch two wars on the opposite side of the world simultaneously. They - Roger More Aug 30, 20:32
  - We have the biggest grocery stores. -- nm - the liioulu without chrome Aug 30, 20:30
  - The country with the third-largest population, the most general prosperity and the largest army will hold an election in two months.... - Name Withheld By Request Aug 30, 20:04 5
    - I think it's a little different. Canada is willing to admit that other countries are doing things better - Reagen Aug 30, 20:06 4
      - Again, it's not that a lot of that comes down to having earned that right. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 30, 20:10 3
        
        And yet, you rarely hear us say that we have the best healthcare system in the world, I've heard it more often from Americans - Guigue Aug 30, 20:13 1
        
        In some areas we barely rank ahead of third world countries. - the liioulu without chrome Aug 30, 20:32
        
        I think you're partially correct on that front - Reagen Aug 30, 20:12
- I don't think I agree. - ty97 Aug 30, 20:01 9
  - I think it's an untested theory. We certainly have our moments of chauvinism. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 20:02 8
    - I've heard from some Aussies and South Africans, that when they see Canadians abroad at pubs and such, always the loudest jackasses. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Aug 30, 20:05 7
      - Heh - that goes completely against every Canadian stereotype I've heard -- nm - Roger More Aug 30, 20:45 1
        
        "From other Canadians" goes unsaid? - Name Withheld By Request Aug 30, 20:48
      - They were from Thunder Bay? - the liioulu without chrome Aug 30, 20:26
      - I find that hard to believe from Australians - Reagen Aug 30, 20:09
      - I wonder how they know they are Canadians? -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 20:07 2
        
        We like to think we're loved oversea... That's why we always have little flags on our bags, and we probably brag about it -- nm - Guigue Aug 30, 20:08 1
        
        (though of course, half of those are Americans) -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 20:09
I don't hear them putting Canada down. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 30, 19:55 4
- When they say "The rest of the world", Canada is part of that - Guigue Aug 30, 19:57 3
  - *shrugs* Canadians as a whole look down their noses a long way at Americans - openly - so it's tough to feel slighted. - Name Withheld By Request Aug 30, 20:01
  - If it helps, there are plenty of Americans that probably think you guys are a state! -- nm - ty97 Aug 30, 19:58 1
    - although the other portion think they surrended too fast in WWII. -- nm - Reagen Aug 30, 19:59
The most prominent example I ever saw was actually from Obama - Reagen Aug 30, 19:52 4
- It's the stereotypical American success story. Which why the Republicans keep pointing out they're the party of Lincoln. - the liioulu without chrome Aug 30, 20:25
- Oh yeah, it's not a republican thing - Guigue Aug 30, 19:55 1
  - It's actually one of our strengths. - the liioulu without chrome Aug 30, 20:39
- Yup, it's certainly not one-sided, it's ingrained in us culturally. - ty97 Aug 30, 19:54

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