This is true, but it would depend on the context of the conversation.
For example,
<Canadian> "Hey, did you eat the last muffin??" </Canadian>
<American> "Hell yeah, but we won both wars, pal!!!" </American>
may not be received very well.
I think this is what Guy was getting at :)
- David
George Kaytor wrote:
> Well,
>
> Let's be honest... The U.S. did win WW2. What would have happened if the US
> had stayed neutral. Granted Britain was fighting her heart out (unlike the
> french who rolled over). Russia would have had the German army on one front
> and the Japanese army hitting it on another (through China). The future
> would not have been to bright.
>
> -george
>
> >From: "Guy McDowell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: RE: CF-Community-List V1 #222
> >Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:35:26 -0400
> >
> >Hi Ben, good to hear about the mug. Hopefully I'll have
> >some time to do an update on how that venture is going
> >(at last check I sold 24 mugs) I've got a fair few more
> >ideas that need developing for mug designs.
> >
> >Canuck is not a derogatory term unless it is preceded
> >by 'dumb' or 'stupid' or other negative terms.
> >Generally Canadians don't get offended by much,
> >however, when north of 49 do not say:
> >"This beer sucks"
> >"Hockey is for dumb average-sized white boys"
> >In Summer - "Where'd all your snow go?"
> >"Y'know, us Americans won the World Wars"
> >
> >Didya know's:
> >Pelee Island in Ontario is further south than the
> >northern border of California?
> >More Canadians per capita become professional hockey
> >players than any other country?
> >Lacrosse is Canada's official sport, not hockey
> >Canadians invented: pablum, insulin, paint rollers, the
> >zipper, the telephone
> >Canada was an integral part of the Underground Railroad
> >Canada has never been defeated in battle on its own
> >soil
> >For seven consecutive years, the United Nations has
> >chosen Canada as the best country in the world in which
> >to live (they obviously didn't have to shovel the snow)
> >Trivial Pursuit was invented by Canadians
> >Superman was 'conceived' in Toronto, Ontario
> >
> >Guy
> >www.guymcdowell.com
> >
> >
>
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