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Originally Posted by kool maudit
Dc_denizen is getting a lot of shit for his cynical view of Canada, but any grouping of Canadians on the internet will see US policy, culture and society described in the most exaggeratedly pejorative terms on a regular basis.
There are times when you would think Canadians are describing the DRC or even some sort of alien dystopia devoted to injustice for the pure fun of it, rather than a neighbouring country whose folkways mirror its own so closely that Canadians abroad like me are assumed to be American by everyone they meet.
We can dish it out, it seems...
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May I suggest the following:
DC_Denizen has earned his reputation. No one so far as I can see is spending their time in this thread bashing any American City, nor the U.S. as a whole.
DC is spending time here bashing Toronto; which is his perpetual habit.
Comparing general topics of conversation among some Canadians with one poster with a repetitive, arguably obsessively negative point of view isn't really reasonable.
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In respect of Canadian attitudes more broadly, I don't see wide spread American-bashing. Certainly, many Canadians prefer the country in which they live to that of their neighbour; as would be the same in most decent countries in the world I expect.
There is certainly bashing of Trump (common enough in the U.S. and everywhere else); and some disdain for/disbelief of the level of gun violence or the state of polarized politics etc.
I don't see that as intricately unreasonable.
If an American or a Swede, German or Brazilian has some informed criticism of Canada, I'm personally content to hear that.
As I think many in Canada would be. If someone wants to point that we could have handled and should handle the relationship to First Nations better.........fair game. Likewise if someone wants to suggest that Canada's work-life balance doesn't match that of Europe. Etc etc.
But that is distinct from entering a thread for the sole purpose of derailing it with mindless criticism of a place.
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Also, as you and I have discussed before, I don't think your suggestion that English Canada is America North is not remotely accurate.
Its one you've repeated before; and I genuinely believe its misinformed; and with apologies to our American friends, it reads as pejorative.
You're a great poster, whose made lots of quality contributions that I appreciate, but I would prefer you to steer clear of that view which I just don't think has any evidence behind it.