>>5537893Pretty much right on the money. The dominate cultural force in Canada is to take inordinate pride in something because it's different than in America (and usually a caricature of America at that).
"We have socialized medicine, UNLIKE AMERICA"
"We're not gun nuts, UNLIKE AMERICA"
"We have rules about artificial colours in food, UNLIKE AMERICA"
Our entire identity apparently has to revolve around insisting we're not the attached picture. Well round of applause for us, we're not But what the hell does that make us, then? Not-Merican? Britain is Not-Merican. France is Not-Merican. Germany is Not-Merican. China is Not-Merican. India is Not-Merican.
What the hell culture are we supposed to be protecting (with billions in tax subsidies to industry) from the Merican-Hollywood boogeyman they keep trying to scare us with?
