Hate for Canada

[JEBWrench]

I don't make fun of Canada.

I DO make fun of its Southern brother, (ironically) North America. But then everyone does that.

Every country is mocked in some way or another, in the end - its just what people do for a laugh.

Protip: Canada is part of North America.

Anywho, I make fun of Canada because there's a ton of Canadians who are arrogant, xenophobic jerks.

 

[JEBWrench]

I live in Holland so the whole Canada jokes are lost on me.

We make fun of belgium, though. That's our "Canada".

The whole world should make fun of Belgium.

You can't say that word in my universe! *glower*

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Because people make fun of every country. I can't think of one major country that no one has made fun of.

 

[no_more_usernames]

WHAT?!? People have been making fun of us? *sniffle* in all my 16 years of being a canadian no one ever told me. :'(

 

[Simalacrum]

Protip: Canada is part of North America.

Ok! Fine!

United States of America then, you know what I mean

 

[Sethzard]

Because people like taking the piss out of places

 

[Sarmos]

Lived here my entire life, love it here. Only once did I ever talk to someone who really didn't like Canada. I worked at a call centre that was employed by an American cable company.

Got a caller once, asked where I was, I told him "eastern Canada". Lets just say that he decided that he was going to rant for a half hour about how Canada was a horrible place to be and how southern texas was such a better place to live and how we didn't have eletricity, or summer, or blah blah blah blah. I just said "At least we got health care. Although to get a doctor where I live, it's half an hour of dogsled ridding. It's better if I just ride my polar bear to the closest hospital."

He replied "What the hell you talking about? You don't even have hospital's up there! god dam beaver lover!"

Then he hung up. Best phone conversation I've ever had at that call centre.

 

[Aur0ra145]

I personally don't mind Canada at all. They seem to be nice enough eventhough America has tried invading them like 4 times.

 

[xXDeMoNiCXx]

I don't make fun of Canada.

I DO make fun of its Southern brother, (ironically) North America. But then everyone does that.

Every country is mocked in some way or another, in the end - its just what people do for a laugh.

Canada is a part of the continent North America. The "country" you're talking about is the US but nobody cares about them. (Just kidding my mom was born there. )

 

[JEBWrench]

Anywho, I make fun of Canada because there's a ton of Canadians who are arrogant, xenophobic jerks.

Sadly, there's not a nation in the world you couldn't say that about.

I wholeheartedly agree with this. That's why I don't limit my mockery to any one country in particular.

 

[Deadman Walkin]

You know, something funny about something I saw on youtube, apparently Healthcare = Communism (it was some big protest and someone had that written on a sign.) So I guess thats what's wrong with Canada. You know, no one ever informed me that Canada was communist, and I should know seeing as I live there...

 

[Strykz]

It's neighbourly love/hate.

Just like UK and France. Except that examples just hate...

 

[JRCB]

*No real offense meant here*
Because they have almost NOTHING that makes them somewhat relevant to anyone?
They aren't a world power, they don't export anything in large amounts I.E. China/Mexico
They have no great inventions or discoveries.

In short, they are the weird chubby kid on the play ground that is the world, they are noticeable enough to get picked on, but not enough to be of any actual interest to anyone.... Plus they are Canadian, and be honest here, who DOESN'T like making fun of them?

I disagree about the inventions.
Insulin? Yeah, Canadian.
Telephone? Made by Canadian Alexander Graham Bell.
The Canadarm on the Space Station and Space Shuttle? Oddly enough, Canadian.

As well, we are probably the United States' greatest trading partner.

Anyway, as a Canadian, I have nothing against my own country. It's pretty good in my opinion.

 

[The Spectator]

And of course Denmark is the Scandinavian version of Canada. Thanks South Park!

 

[Casual Shinji]

And according to my Belgian friend Bert, you're theirs!

Yeah, but we made fun of them first, HA! And our jokes are funnier and, and...., and....

D'oh, my flat Dutch humor genes are taking over again.

 

[Agayek]

Why do people always make fun of Canada? It actually looks like a fine place to live, statistically speaking.

Because Canadia is America Junior!




And now that my ignorance quota has been met: It's because Canada is easy to make fun of, just like every other thing that people have no firsthand experience of. It's human nature to mock anything that's different, if for no other reason than to feel better about the familiar.

 

[JEBWrench]

You know, something funny about something I saw on youtube, apparently Healthcare = Communism (it was some big protest and someone had that written on a sign.) So I guess thats what's wrong with Canada. You know, no one ever informed me that Canada was communist, and I should know seeing as I live there...

Canada is a democratic socialist monarchy by definition.

They taught us that in that school system that was dreamed up by Karl Marx.

I disagree about the inventions.
Insulin? Yeah, Canadian.
Telephone? Made by Canadian Alexander Graham Bell.
The Canadarm on the Space Station and Space Shuttle? Oddly enough, Canadian.

As well, we are probably the United States' greatest trading partner.

You forgot the Peacekeepers. And the Wonderbra.

 

[Plazmatic]

Why do people always make fun of Canada? It actually looks like a fine place to live, statistically speaking.

I have been to Canada, I have seen its beauty, its a rather fine place to live, certainly better than a lot of the places in the US (and Yes I am american)

The reason people make fun of Canada is the reason people make fun of any country, for the fun of it. Don't get all pissy thinking that Canada is the only country mocked, it most certainly isn't, and your only bringing more attention and more potential mockery towards Canada if you post threads like this.

 

[rt052192]

its fun to hate on Canada simply because...well...its Canada...

 

[Sarmos]

*No real offense meant here*
Because they have almost NOTHING that makes them somewhat relevant to anyone?
They aren't a world power, they don't export anything in large amounts I.E. China/Mexico
They have no great inventions or discoveries.

In short, they are the weird chubby kid on the play ground that is the world, they are noticeable enough to get picked on, but not enough to be of any actual interest to anyone.... Plus they are Canadian, and be honest here, who DOESN'T like making fun of them?

Lets see...... The wondeful place that is Canada Has many accomplishments. A Canadian invented the telephone. A group of Canadians invented the space arm thats used on almost any space mission. At the end of WWII we had the worlds 4th largest Navy. In the mission to bring peace in the middle east we have the thrid most casulties behind the British then the Americans. Canada is also the worlds largest exporter of lumber. We are the US of A's biggest trading partner. More then 1 billion dollars worth is traded between USA and Canada EACH DAY.

I'm a history/political science major in study, so I could go on like this for hours. Plus I just passed in a paper on USA/Canada realtions.

Oh, and USA and Canada have the worlds longest undefended border. If that's not good relations between our two countries, I don't know what is.