villagegirl: " Holy Cow Simon - Please don't let the world know how "not nice" we Canadians really are I lived 25 years in California, but I was born in Ottawa Ontario and returned to Canada in 1989. The first thing I noticed was all the bashing of Americans. Why ? It doesn't make any sense Simon. Because Americans BUY 85% of what Canada produces. "
Thanks for the breath of fresh air, villagegirl. I'm glad there are at least a few Canadians that think the U.S. is not completely evil. And believe me, Brits and Canadians don't limit their bashing while living in their own countries. I can't tell you how many that come here will tell you to your face how much they despise the U.S. even when they're guests here.
In my experience, Brits are the worst, Canadians a close second, and Germans coming in third. I've worked with many of these people at the University of Connecticut and at Penn State -- all, without exception, were smug, critical and seemingly unaware of the irony that they were taking advantage of this country's opportunities without a shred of gratitude for the freedom that made that possible.
That proud tradition continues here on a regular basis. As I said earlier, it's the fashion for foreigners to throw stones from their glass houses. And Americans are expected to "roll over" and take it.
