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Pff, I couldn't. I don't know s**t about Canada! xd

But I'm at least observant enough to know that Canada has provinces, not states, and that all of those things mentioned above (national igloo, "O Canada" being about how Canada can't do anything without help from the US, "hullabaloo" being considered racist in Canada, etc.) are obviously not true.

Well, except the buffalo hunting thing. For all I know, that could be true. confused

Born American, and I do have some hate in store for your current president.. Move away! Now! Before we're emenies too! xd



There are 50, but there's also those little leeches like Puerto Rico that are technically a part of them, get all the benefits, but do not pay taxes or vote, which means they aren't states.

I love circulatory logic. rolleyes

I can't believe I misspelled Canada!
NEVER MOVE TO AMERICA (VERY BAD IDEA!!, EXTREMELY BAD IDEA) rofl no but seriously don't move to America

i see

I'm one of those! biggrin

The US really is a great country, people just tend to focus on the bad stuff, or they pretend to hate the country they live in because it's the cool thing to do.

I'd say most of Western Europe is better. And New Zealand. And possibly Australia.


On the issue of interviews with stupid Americans - Producers, and editors have a goal in mind when they make the final version of a show. Doubtless, the interviewers went out and spoke to heaps of people, a lot of people who wouldn't have been stupid at all. But the editors don't want smart people, they want silly people, because it's the aim and goal of their show.

As if people are really that stupid in America, they just like the pick the bad ones to stand out more.

And oh, that survery about how most people can remember at least 4 Simpsons characters and not 4 Commandments? I'm surprised most people couldn't remember even more Simpsons characters.


EDIT: Oh em jee. I just watched that Google Video clip that was linked before (dial-up, ouch). How many other countries do people think Australia is? o-0

Australia =/= Iran
Australia =/= North Korea
Australia =/= France

I MEAN COME ON!

Not to mention that guy with the board of the world map was Australian. I'm surprised he was able to keep from laughing.

I'm not an idiot- that's a stereotype I deliberately live down. I might get them out of order, but I know the commandments, I also know the rights outlined in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and several other things that come in sets of ten. I can probably rattle off dozens of 'Simpsons' characters though.

I would like to note that it's really hard to say that a country/region is better than another scream

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
They didn't want the capita(o?)l to have federal AND state rights and powers, so they said, "OK, this place is NOT a state. It is a DISTRICT and the center of our gov't." Then the politicians moved in and it got kinda bigger... But it is NOT a state, nor is it a PART of one. If it were, it would have state rights... and that defeats the purpose of letting the states be somewhat separate from the federal government.

52.. I think that may be a bit of a joke... razz

There are 50 united States, total.
There are 48 Continental united States.
There are 2 "extracontinental" united States.
There are a bunch of territories, including Guam and Puerto Rico (which voted NOT to join as a state, again, because there IS such a thing as Puerto Rican pride... so no, they aren't "leeches"... evil ).

Sometimes people refer to Puerto Rico, Mexico, or Canada as the "Fifty-first state". That may be why you get "52", either that or people think that there are 50 continental plus Alaska and Hawaii. I think it's probably the "we should have Canada and Mexico anyway, hur hur hur" sentiment.

I don't hate my country. I have a lot of great rights, opportunities, etc. that I wouldn't have without it. Our government can do some dumb s**t, it's true, but that's something you'll notice about governments. Not only are they run by humans (fallible), but they're run by POLITICIANS (extra fallible). Therefore, they're subject to problems. I'm kind of glad I live in a country where I, if I choose, have a say in the government. And no, that isn't BS. It's the truth. I can go to the local elections--something many people don't do, even though they can--and vote on public issues. And I'm old enough to do that now. Which pwns cool . There are so many people who b***h about Bush (who I don't like either), but DIDN'T VOTE. I couldn't vote. But they COULD. They had the right and surrendered it, so they truly have no right to b***h when the guy they don't like wins. Had all these people who gave up on ANYONE else winning voted, there's a chance--since it was rather close--that the electors would have followed the public (like they should anyway) and voted someone else into office. (though I didn't like Kerry either... confused Bah, at least Bush can't run for my first election cool )