Insecurity is not a redeeming quality in any relationship, be it a marriage or relations between two countries. So with the recent Rob Ford revelations does it not seem that immediately following the latest update on the saga inevitably comes the next segment on what was said on the US late night comedy circuit?
C'mon folks! Once yes but it seems to get repeated constantly, and with all this was there not a Canadian comic anywhere that mentioned something? I have yet to see one! The news hosts laugh and smile after the clips of Jon Stewart and Jay Leno roll, but is this not like the class clown happy the jocks are finally paying attention to him in gym class because he fell off the climber?
Canadians care too much about what Americans think of them, this is not ant-American but anti-Canadian insecurity. News flash, in the grand scheme of things, why should they? The best and brightest from Canada it seems move down there whether it be sports, entertainment, science or medicine. Why should they pay attention, when we give away the store to begin with.
Too often Canadians complain that Americans don't pay attention to them or don't know anything about Canada. Well guess what... Canadians by and large don't know anything about Canada either. Every July 1st, when people pull out their flags and become proud Canadians for a day before going back to calling themselves Irish, Greek or Italian, comes the accompanying stories as regular as clockwork about how little Canadians actually know about their country, about how most cannot answer even basic grade school questions about the country's history, geography or political system. So let's not complain about what the Americans know or don't know, let's actually be able to know something about our own selves first.
So yes these clips are funny I admit, but why so much focus? Don't just blame the media, look at the links posted of clips of US comics on Facebook by Canadians. But seriously people, is it too much to ask by leading off with what Canadian entertainers are saying? To care about what the rest of the country is saying about the scandal before caring about what others outside it thought?
If your best friend was constantly worried about what you thought and how come you don't pay attention and know enough about them wouldn't you think they were more than a little creepy?
Grow up and get a life Canada!
C'mon folks! Once yes but it seems to get repeated constantly, and with all this was there not a Canadian comic anywhere that mentioned something? I have yet to see one! The news hosts laugh and smile after the clips of Jon Stewart and Jay Leno roll, but is this not like the class clown happy the jocks are finally paying attention to him in gym class because he fell off the climber?
Canadians care too much about what Americans think of them, this is not ant-American but anti-Canadian insecurity. News flash, in the grand scheme of things, why should they? The best and brightest from Canada it seems move down there whether it be sports, entertainment, science or medicine. Why should they pay attention, when we give away the store to begin with.
Too often Canadians complain that Americans don't pay attention to them or don't know anything about Canada. Well guess what... Canadians by and large don't know anything about Canada either. Every July 1st, when people pull out their flags and become proud Canadians for a day before going back to calling themselves Irish, Greek or Italian, comes the accompanying stories as regular as clockwork about how little Canadians actually know about their country, about how most cannot answer even basic grade school questions about the country's history, geography or political system. So let's not complain about what the Americans know or don't know, let's actually be able to know something about our own selves first.
So yes these clips are funny I admit, but why so much focus? Don't just blame the media, look at the links posted of clips of US comics on Facebook by Canadians. But seriously people, is it too much to ask by leading off with what Canadian entertainers are saying? To care about what the rest of the country is saying about the scandal before caring about what others outside it thought?
If your best friend was constantly worried about what you thought and how come you don't pay attention and know enough about them wouldn't you think they were more than a little creepy?
Grow up and get a life Canada!
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