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To: Ilaine who wrote (8264)	9/5/2001 11:58:25 PM
From: Maurice Winn	Respond to of 74559

CB, I used to enjoy [when we lived in Canada] telling the French Canadians, who prided themselves on being French, that they weren't really French, they were really just half-baked Americans. Big car, white shoes [this was the 1970s], big freeways etc etc. That was always good for some fun. Actually, Canadians are different. Just as Yanks and Kiwis are different although we speak the same language [approximately], have ancestors from the same countries, [give or take a bit] etc. Canadians like to wear a maple leaf when travelling so they aren't mistaken for Americans. Canadians are looked on favourably around the world. Americans are not necessarily so beloved by everyone else. Maybe it's something to do with attitude. Which is the greatest country on earth: China, New Zealand, Greece, Japan, Canada or USA? Easy answer, right? Mqurice PS: For extra fun, suggest to a Scot that Scotland is just a county of England and to the Irish and Welsh that jolly old England is home. Tell Native Americans [odd term really given that most Americans are natives of America] that they are just SUV driving introspective Yanks and they'll soon give details about their special culture [and why they deserve taxpayer money and special rights].