OT: Canada

[Warren Postma]

> '''
> France has culture but no civilization. England has civilization but no
> culture. The United States has neither. Canada has both.
>     -- Robin Mathews
> '''


I disagree. Canada (the english part) has no discernible culture, at 
least not in the years 1970-2002 (when I have been alive).  Where 
exactly did you find the culture? Can I go see it?

I think of Canada as being a composite of multiple cultures, with no 
distinctive face of its own, other than an affinity for beer, hockey, 
and universal medicare. (None of which may be lightly put aside. You 
want to see a pissed off Canadian? Take away my hockey, my beer, and my 
medicare.)

That being said, I love being Canadian quite a lot, and I think it's our 
multi-culture-vulture ways, combined with our natural wealth, and great 
beer, and great hockey, that makes us the amiable lot that we are, well 
most of us anyways. (Dissenters will be shot, am I being perfectly clear?)

Warren Postma
Toronto Canada