> we've never even
> > learned anything about Canada and most Americans are barely aware
> Canada even
> > exists as a separate nation.
>
>
I don't even know what this thread is, since I decided to delete the
past week, but just had to say that here, we didn't even learn anything
about most of Canada, apart from the "all important" Ontario and Quebec
(is there any wonder why the west has resentment for the East?). I went
to school in B.C. until Grade 6, and Saskatchewan from 7-12, and it
wasn't until Grade 12 history (Which was an elective), that I learned
ANYTHING about the west, or about the maritimes, or the north. However,
I *DID* learn all about textiles in Georgia, and what the major exports
were in all these states that meant nothing to me. I mean, until I met
Bob, I really never gave a rat's ass at all about South Carolina (no
offense, but I'd rather visit the state than write reports on textiles),
and it never enriched my life one iota to know that they grew cotton or
tobacco or smelted nickel or whatever the hell it is they do there (or
DID there, as I remember our textbooks were from the 50's). Actually,
and I am NOT lying, when I told my friends I was moving to Sask, nobody
had a clue where it was.
Oh, and as for French on the cereal boxes... about 10 yrs ago, when
my parents were moving, I was helping them clean out cupboards, and the
French was a way that I could tell them what to throw out. In their
spice cupboard, I'd say "For God's sake, there isn't even any French on
this bottle of poultry seasoning, it's gotta be ancient... throw it
out!"
LOL, by the way, you gotta love the translations on products -- I
still remember "Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific" was some gawd-awful
sounding thing -- LOL, I saved a bottle of it somewhere, I'll have to
try and find it. I also had a friend who was convinced that Crunch 'n
Munch was called something like "Crocque Pop" or something like that
because she always read the other side of the box (I almost called it
the "Wrong" side, but I don't want any francophones sniping at me ;)
Well, off to bed, I'll check in when I can!
Evian
