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From: y7124@dalcs.UUCP (J Gerard Olszowiec)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Canadians are not Americans
Message-ID: <712@dalcs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 09:11:50 EST
Article-I.D.: dalcs.712
Posted: Mon Feb 27 09:11:50 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 29-Feb-84 08:23:18 EST
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Organization: Dalhousie U, Halifax N.S.
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smoke
 
          Good lord man, and you call yourself a Canadian. No wonder
     some of us are quick to make the distinction between Americans
     and Canadians. You, a Canadian, don't even know the your own
     country. 
        
          Don't you think it is about time you aquainted yourself
     with the educational institutions of your country? Granted, you
     may have little or no use for such information, but lets try and
     expand our informational scope. 
 
          THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION THAT YOU THINK IS IN Nfld. IS
     IN FACT, HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. 
 
          Nova Scotia? You know, due east. Little province, just 
     walk passed Quebec until you hit the Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic
     Ocean? Large, wet thing ...
     Never mind.
 
flicker
 
          Now back to the original argument. 
 
          Most Canadians are apathetic. All Canadians know this and
     couldn't care less. Contrary to the opinion of the U S, every-
     thing that affects the U S does not affect Canada or any other
     North American country. 
      
          Therefore, equating all residents of North America (Lets
     keep South America out of this, I don't think it is as strong 
     an argument.) to that of American is a bit ambiguous. 
 
          Right now, as I type and you read, Canada and the U S are
     at odds on several issues. (Acid rain, fish quotas, potato
     quotas, natural gas, etc.) We are two different countries, with
     two different identities. Let's keep it that way. 
 
          I like to be called Canadian. I would be happy to call
     Americans what ever they like. But, I still take exception to
     being considered a subgroup of America. And lets face it, to
     bring up the point that Canada is a country in the Americas is
     a deviation from the argument.
 
FIRE!
 
J Gerard Olszowiec
Call me crazy,
call me mad,
but don't call me American.