Lisa says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20104:52 am 

Also…Jack Bauer (aka Keifer sutherland) is a Canadian. Nice try though.

tj says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:08 am 

I'm Canadian, and the Avril comment made me laugh. She (along with most of the performers) was terrible at the closing ceremonies, and everything they did was just made the Canadian stereotype even worse. Like females in slutty RCMP outfits and dancing hockey pucks.. really Canada?! Thank God we did win that game, or being Canadian would've for real been embarassing.

Jess says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:10 am 

Despite the ending where you state that Canada's really not so bad after all… I find this really offensive. Yes people will say "Oh she's being funny" but I find it in bad taste. I doubt if I said that the American national anthem is stupid and the flag is stupid I'd be embraced with open arms. No matter your intent, it unfortunately came out wrong.

Jessie says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:10 am 

Are you serious? I am disgusted with this post, do you really think Americans are the only people who read this blog? Way to take every (incorrect) Canadian stereotype and make yourself look stupid.

Yeah way to go, you have Florida, what's your crime rate there? And yes, the only Canadian musicians popular in the States are rather unfortunate.. but you know who makes Nickelback and Avril Lavigne popular? You do!

So, good job being a gracious loser.

Jessie says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:14 am 

PS. ripping on our flag and anthem? Classy.

Amy says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:16 am 

I too am a Canadian who is somewhat offended by this. First off, I have never heard a single person say 'aboot' unless they are talking about a boot. I have also never heard people say 'eh' unless used ironically.

I think Americans are just sore losers. If the States had won the game, us Canadians would be congratulating them on a good game. I guess just another reason our country is 'worse'.

C says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:29 am 

Why is it okay to rip on other countries when anyone who ripped on the US would be shamed into retracting?

Meg says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:45 am 

I agree this was completely uncalled for.

It's one this to joke about saying "eh" and our weather, but I find it completely disrespectful to make fun of our flag and national anthem.

T says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20106:05 am 

I understand it's suppose to be a joke and funny, but it fails. Everybody has pointed out this article is in poor taste, however I'm surprised that nobody points out how stupid the 32 degree comment is. Most of the world uses the metric system.

I'm just happy that the states didn't win, because there would be another stupid hockey movie made about it.

CollegeCandy Editor says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20106:20 am 

Whoa whoa whoa!

Look at all this scandal!!

First off, let me just say that this post was meant to be funny. It is clearly written in a sarcastic and joking tone. If it offended you, we are sorry, but it is pretty clear (if you read #1) that the writer actually really loves Canada and is just making a joke.

Like most Americans watching the hockey game last night, we are upset at the loss (SUCH A NAIL BITER!) and this is just a joke reaction to it. If you don't find it funny, that's OK. You are totally entitled to your opinion. But we have run plenty of US bashing posts in the past and would welcome any Canadian/anyone to write a response to this if you so desire.

We have nothing but love for our neighbors to the North. You guys have your ish together and we respect you. You ran a great Olympic games and played some serious hockey (which makes sense since we import all of our NHL players from you guys). Again, I'm sorry if this post offended you, but it wasn't meant to be serious at all.

eve- says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20106:23 am 

10. We have Florida, they have Nova Scotia.

But we can fly on down to Cuba if we want to go someplace warm.

9. We say “about” properly.

I've never heard a Canadian mispronounce about.

8. The American dollar is worth more!

but we take total advantage of shopping over your borders for cheaper goods.

7. None of that "y'all" nonsense.

6. Miley Cyrus, the Jonas Brothers, Hilary Duff, Paris Hilton.

thanks for that.

5. The metric system.

The only countries that DON'T use the metric system (otherwise known as the International System of Units) are Burma, Liberia, and the United States. Don't get it twisted!

4. Their flag is stupid.

What might you suggest instead of a maple leaf? A beaver? An igloo? A chesterfield? George Stanley is spinning in his grave right now.

3. Their national anthem is stupid.

At least it doesn't feature our "stupid" flag.

2. Sidney Crosby.

Canada has him. America does not.

Kelly says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20106:45 am 

wow, sensitive much?

i have a theory jess and jessie are the same person! as there are 3 posts within like 5 mins of each other! haha!

Monn says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20106:47 am 

"But we have run plenty of US bashing posts in the past and would welcome any Canadian/anyone to right a response to this if you so desire."

Right a response? You're an editor?

I would love to see the uproar that would follow a Canadian bashing the American flag or anthem. For some reason, we don't need to bash those…

Oh right. Because we can bash your disgraceful health care system and crime rates instead.

Melanie - Northeaste says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20107:16 am 

I too would love to see a "Top Ten on Why America Deserves the Silver." Do you really think it wouldn't get posted? Do you really think College Candy would retract it and post an apology? In fact, have you ever seen CC do such a thing? Get real. We can rip on our flag, national anthem and even more fundamental things like, I don't know, the way the country is being run (http://collegecandy.com/2010/02/15/wheres-all-that-change-president-obama/#more-53342) freely.

For those of you who got the irony (Kiefer = Canadian, Jack Bauer = American) and my obvious playing-up of being the typical "dumb American" in the post, congrats. Do as Eve does and turn my words back around on me, in a similar manner. I encourage it. In fact, I audibly snort-laughed when I read her comment… embarrassing. This article is not an attack, unlike some of the comments, but merely a satire on both American culture and Canadian.

Thanks for reading! xox!

Casey says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20107:17 am 

OMG, seriously this is pathetic. No one on this site can take a fricken joke! Have you people not realized that EVERY. SINGLE. ARTICLE. on this site generates at least one comment saying that they are offended? you can't please everybody! The fact is no matter what is wrtiten by whom SOMEONE out there WILL take offense, because you know what? Everything is offensive to somebody. GET. OVER. IT! Learn to laugh at yourselves and the world or you're just going to go through life being bitchy and angry about every little thing you happen to find offensive. It's actually rather annoying.

becca says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20107:22 am 

most of it was sort of almost funny (it was one big cliche. yeah i get it, i live in a cold climate. big deal). but seriously, insulting a country's national anthem and flag is really inappropriate. it is something that represents us and calling it stupid is rude. i think we have a lovely anthem (imho it's better in french) and the flag represents that vastness of Canada (from sea to sea), the natural beauty of our nation, even the colours represent a part of our history.

i'm not really upset about this. i am disappointed. not only did this article push things a little too far (i think it would have been fine with different points for 3 and 4), but when it came to the reasons to love Canada, it was all about alcohol, entertainment, and ketchup chips.

could be improved upon..

Kyrstin says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20107:45 am 

Ha, i was all ready to write a mean comment until i read the ending. seriously, though, i've never heard anyone say aboot.

Julissa says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20107:45 am 

kinda find this list funny but, really, barely any one says aboot im from canada and every where ive gone we say about.

Vivien says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:17 am 

I'm sorry, what did you say about Canada? I couldn't hear you over my health care benefits

ewow says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:18 am 

I think it's really obnoxious how some people have tried to throw Cuban vacations in as reasons why Canada is better. Man, I just feel so left out that I can't go to a country because my government doesn't support its dictatorship. Damn the USA for having moral fiber and cheating me out of my ultimate vacation destination…NOT.

Kate says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:24 am 

i love the movie "miracle".

Lisa says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:26 am 

I think most of us GET it was supposed to be funny. But I think it just was written in a way that came off as offensive. I don't think it makes us 'sensitive'. I think that the last paragraph brought me around from being completely offended. But honestly, to me, it didn't feel like a joke until I read that part. This is not meant to be rude to the author, etc, i just think when you're not writing about you're own country it's easy to see something as funny when it's not necessarily funny to those in that country. Kinda like the whole 'I can make fun of my sister, but you can't' scenario. It just had a not joking tone to the list. It just seemed ignorant. Which, as the writer posted above may have been intended as part of the joke, I personally didn't get that from it. But then again, it was supposed to be funny which I personally didn't get from it either.

Charlotte says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:27 am 

"Damn the USA for having moral fiber"

Uh yeah, the US totally has the moral fiber to care about its citizens.. as long as they're rich.

nova says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:33 am 

@Lisa…

you're really couldn't tell it was a joke until the last paragraph? Citing a fictional television character didn't tip you off?

a says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:39 am 

These would be funnier if they were true.

Katherine says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:50 am 

sarcasm in print. It comes off as catty and rude. If you really loved Canada you would use relevant, intelligent humor. I'm an American and this post pissed me off.

t says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:56 am 

I agree with Casey. Judging by the comments section on nearly every college candy post you all read the articles looking to find offense. Maybe open your minds a bit more and take this site for what it is, cause its not meant to be serious.

Anonymous says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20109:14 am 

I'm from Maine, so I have no problems with Canadians. I laughed at most of these points (except Florida-it's too expected of a vacation destination and every old person I know goes there to die). I think they have a better national anthem than us though, as ours is about a battle, and theirs is all about national loyalty. I guess I wouldn't mind if Canada annexed Maine haha

Samantha says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20109:24 am 

I'm canadian too, and am a little offended. I know it's supposed to be funny but still. I'm not going to reapeat everything everyone else said, but I would just like to say that I'm Nova Scotian and Nova Scotia is beautiful and awesome and neeevvveeerrr gets the respect it deserves.

Charlotte says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20109:43 am 

Both canadians and ameiricans can bond over a shared hatred for Avril Lavigne (and Nickelback)

Mere says:
Mon, 1st Mar 201010:20 am 

I'm offended that you think america makes better maple syrup than Canada. You don't know anything!!!

Katee says:
Mon, 1st Mar 201010:40 am 

from a canadians point of view

10. We have Florida, they have Nova Scotia.

we also have the muskoka cottage region, and vancouver BC, have you seen the beauty up here?

9. We say “about” properly

aboot? wtf, i don't say it that way, and i've also never actually met someone who does

8. The American dollar is worth more!

a whole 5 cents, do we really care?

7. None of that “Eh” nonsense.

we dont use this word as much as you think we do

6. Avril Lavigne.

its ok, we hate her too, we also hate simple plan, nickel back, etc etc etc

5. The metric system.

to me it makes WAY more sense that 0 be considered freezing temp

and 100 be considered boiling temp, WAY easier to remember

4. Their flag is stupid

our flag is AWESOME, and we can make it into cute symbols like █ ♥ █ when cheering for our country in the olympic web forum

3. Their national anthem is stupid

blame canada? really, cause im pretty sure we have more love internationally than americans do, theres a reason your tourists put canadian flags on their backpacks when traveling internationally

2. Jack Bauer.

really? do i care at all?

1. Dammit Canada, I really wanted to hate you. After that hockey game, I really did. But then I remembered all my pre-21 year old days of traveling up north and getting legally wasted at 19, all the French, the healthcare, Jim Carrey, Le Chateau, Quebec, Montreal, Pam Anderson, ketchup chips, Terrence and Phillip and pretty much everything that rules. Sigh. The gold is all yours, you Canuck bastards.

p.s. drinking age is 18 in quebec, and fucking right it is, and we deserve EVERY LAST BIT OF IT (=

GOLD FOR CANADA BABY

Connie says:
Mon, 1st Mar 201010:40 am 

"sarcastic" articles like this are what helps perpetuate these kinds of stereotypes for Canada. Seriously, I've never heard "aboot" or "eh" but from Americans who don't know any better. Even if this article is meant to be funny, some people might not realize that and take it seriously – hence the stereotypes forever.

RIKO says:
Mon, 1st Mar 201010:41 am 

"I'm a canadian too, and am a little offended" Boohoo. Seriously, don't act like people don't bash the U.S all the time for being

a) fat

b) lazy

c) stupid

d) ignorant

e) racist

and don't act like people don't make fun of American accents either. I am all for being politically correct, but I think this is just being unreasonable. That being said, there have been some legitimately offensive posts made on collegecandy and "opening your mind" is the exact opposite response to that. These posts are usually made by close-minded people in the first place

Jess says:
Mon, 1st Mar 201010:50 am 

I want to say that I'm not the same as that Jessie person and I actually did think it was weird we both posted right after each other.

But also:

People who are criticizing the article don't mind a joke. No, they're offended because you insulted two things that mean a lot to us. Our flag and our anthem. I know Americans feel the same way about theirs. It's just a respect thing and as I said before, it was just in bad taste. It does get cold here and we don't have anywhere like Miami with palm trees, the closest being Vancouver Island. Oh well, I'm not offended.

Sometimes we do have an accent, it's called Canadian raising, look it up. Not offensive.

And we do have a sense of sarcasm and wit. But there's just some things that are just plain rude. I wouldn't insult America's flag even in a joking way. It means way too much to too many people.

Shivani says:
Mon, 1st Mar 201012:37 pm 

This list is borderline racist and very inconsiderate.

Oh the number one reason we deserved to win; we are better athletes and we played better.

t says:
Mon, 1st Mar 201012:44 pm 

Oh right, because people don't criticize Americans for saluting our flag, I forgot that doesn't happen.

Mj says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20101:05 pm 

Guys, just lighten up a little bit. I'm a Canadian too, but I didn't find this offensive because it was obviously all in good fun. And please, we are no saints ourselves, because I'm sure most of you are hypocrites if you say this list is offensive. I doubt any of you could honestly say you've never made fun of the USA or played in to their stereotypes. So can we get some peace and harmony around here?

erica says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20101:11 pm 

I thought Canadians were pretty okay until I started reading all of the whiny, offended posts on here. Take a joke. That hockey game was great & I couldn’t believe I was THAT into it and THAT upset when the U.S lost…but then I remembered that hockey doesn’t really matter much here. It would have been great had we won, but at the same time, I feel like a Canadian victory just means so much more to you guys (hockey is like our #7 most watched sport).

And you can’t really get mad at as us Yanks for believing Canadian stereotypes…did you WATCH the Opening/Closing ceremonies? I feel like it was a stereotype parade. Avril? Nickelback? Flannel, jean jacket wearing tap dancers? A kid dressed up as a hockey puck? A badly choreographed hockey “fight”? Come on. Most golds in a winter games or not…I felt myself wishing Beijing had hosted again, the ceremonies definitely were lacking.

I also wish Canada had let their blind skier perform as they had originally intended, instead of pulling him & killing his dream for the sake of more golds. It’s just about more than medals sometimes.

Kristi says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20101:23 pm 

I wasn't offended until the flag part. Thats the only part, in my opinion, that took it too far. A joke is a joke but there is such thing as pushing the boundaries.

Also I would like to point out to everyone that the hilarious show with the flying beavers, Avril Lavigne (eughh…), etc. wasn't the closing ceremonies, it was the start of the after-party. It was supposed to show our sense of humour.

Maggie says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20101:26 pm 

Wow I really did not like this post. If you're going to make fun of a country, at least be witty about it. Don't take low blows at our flag and our national anthem.

This is almost enough to make me stop reading College Candy altogether. I will never read something from this author again, that's for sure.

Kelly says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20102:01 pm 

Just because you lost a Hockey game does not make it appropriate to bash a country's flag and national anthem. This article is disgusting and inappropriate. You definitely lost a reader.

d says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20102:05 pm 

I'm Canadian and I fully understand this article was ment to be funny and sarcastic and that's fine however don't bash any countries flag or national anthem its completley tasteless and offensive. Make fun of my accent or the fact that it's cold. hell go for it all you like but as a truly proud Canadian I like most others would took those comments to heart. I won't deny that Canadians bad mouth Americans from time to time but I have never heard anyone say a word about your anthem or flag. That crosses a line and shows very little respect. I realize someone will say I have no sense of humour or something like that but you know full well is roles were reversed you would feel the exact same way.

Anonymous says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20102:11 pm 

"borderline racist"?

This list has nothing to do with race, but with nationality

nerdygirlatw says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20102:13 pm 

As a dual citizen, I honestly just thought it was ignorant…

And I do say "eh" quite frequently.

http://www.nerdygirlatw.com

ProudCanuckBastard says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20102:18 pm 

Ahhh children, stop fighting. I for one have cracked many an American joke in my lifetime.

Besides, many an American first grader could reproduce a pretty accurate American flag. Stars and stripes? Pff.

Now drawing a good-lookin maple leaf, that's a challenge. So clearly, artistic merit abounds in our flag. Besides, its way more transferrable as a decal.

We should get blamed! "Blaaaame, Caaaanadaaa, our epic nativvve land… Trueee, hooockey talent, the ice we do commaaaaand!" Blame us for our awesomeness, we totally deserve it. I'd yell it from the "rufftops", but unfortunately, i WOULD freeze my ass off. And only 5% of the American population I've talked to even know where Saskatchewan is. So they wouldn't hear me anyways.

But, they've got Disneyland and the NBA. So we'll forgive them.

Jess says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20102:29 pm 

"Oh right, because people don’t criticize Americans for saluting our flag, I forgot that doesn’t happen."

I've never seen that. Everyone jokes about another country's stereotypes but I've yet to see someone joke about a flag or anthem. From my understanding the American flag is VERY important to Americans, and they wouldn't like it if we made fun of it.

Lauren says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20104:27 pm 

If these are the things that actually stir intellectual injustice on the subject of Canada, there are many more problems here than just a comment about Vermont.

This piece was obviously a mockery of American nationalism, and the author takes clear strides to communicate that her purpose is not solemn. After stating her warm feelings towards Canada, she proceeds to make shallow comments on why America is superior. Shallow as in the weather, the slang, and yes, the aesthetical values of the flag.

If she had really wanted to make a pointed argument of how "America is far superior to our upstairs neighbor," she would have referenced obvious economic, military, and influential superiority. And in these spectrums, yes, America is far superior. If she had really wanted to bash Canada, she could have referenced the absurd secessionist movement in Quebec or ridiculed the foundational…some other problems Canada may or may not have?

Instead, she lightheartedly commented about "Aunt Jemima" and embarrassing pop music. So what, she referenced the flag and the anthem. Both are superficial representations of a gargantuan country with a diverse culture.

Does that anger you? Get out more. Direct your teen-anst into something that actually matters. There are MILLIONS TO CHOOSE FROM, I PROMISE! What about lack of international response to the genocide in Darfur? Kashmir. Human Trafficking. Yemen is about to fall apart and thus threaten an entire region's stability….the same region where we are conducting two effing wars. There are real issues out there concerning "ignorance," as some of you so quickly labeled this article. The author was acting as a humor journalist, because that is her job. If her mock-opinion about the Canadian anthem offended you… just Blame Canada for having such a stupid anthem.

Shivani says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:03 pm 

Well its demeaning towards Canada and sorry I couldn't find a word that would better describe your American superiority complex that belittles my country.

And this article just shows that Americans, in addition of being haughty and self-obsessed are sore losers.

Sorry that a country with 10 times less population than yours kicked your ass in hockey and we also got the most golds.

GOOO CANADA (and we are also better liked world-wide)

ajeanw says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:08 pm 

YOU DIDN'T GET GOLD USA! Both teams though have a significan portion of men who played on US NHL teams (since there's more of them) however, but the one thing that distingushes them all is clearly natural talent-which Canada possesses and USA does not-despite what the big money machines put into the US teams

jason says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20105:09 pm 

10. toronto > miami

9. cuervo is cheap garbage

8. not after it hits parity b

7. none of that "most of our imports come from outside the country" nonsense

6. deadmau5. you're probably wearing that mouse head right now.

5. pounds per square inch? give me a break

4. aunt jemina is the jose cuervo of maple syrup. i guess you get used to it after your 12th pancake though.

3. good one, tell me more tell me more!

2. couldn't have picked a better representative of the people.

1. if you look closely, first goal was offside, you guys got away with it

Paige says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20106:03 pm 

I have never been so proud to be Canadian as I was after reading this, and realizing how petty Americans are. Stop being a sore loser and, I know it's not really the American way, but try and show some class.

Lauren says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20106:09 pm 

1. Shivani. You are obviously missing the point here. In doing so, you have subsequently "offended" me as an American with your "haughty" and "Self obsesed" Canadian remarks. Boohoo, she doesn't enjoy your flag. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe you have 'freedom of speech' in Canada also.

2. Ajeanw. Red flag! Red flag! Excuse me, CC, I find this remark to be offensive:

"however, but the one thing that distingushes them all is clearly natural talent-which Canada possesses and USA does not-"

I believe that this commentator is being "racist" against Americans. They are obviously taking a low hit at the entire nation of USA and being a "sore loser" in regards to this evidently anti-Canadian article.

BLASPHEMY!!

Lauren says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20106:15 pm 

"I have never been so proud to be American as I was after reading this, and realizing how fragile Canadians are. Stop being a sore loser and, I know it’s not really the Canadian way, but try and show some balls."

Karissa says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20106:32 pm 

This whole "online blog battle" just made me laugh. Calm down ladies, this journalist is just doing her job. Obviously, everyone has their own opinion, but that does not mean that we have to make this one article into a huge U.S. vs. Canada argument.

Shivani says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20107:29 pm 

Lauren

I can't hear you over my gold medals.

bye bye

Caitlin-University o says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:16 pm 

Honestly, everyone needs to chill out (which should be easy for Canadians, pun intended). I'm an American, who loves Canada, before everyone goes tearing me to shreds.

This article is clearly a joke from the start. No one can actually inhale a whole tube of cookie dough, maybe half, but not a whole one. Our College Candy Editor has made a grand point that if you who are offended would like to write a response, then please by all means do so. We have bashed our own country in a far more serious manner than this article. Everyone needs to stop freaking out.

Could this article have been a little more lighthearted? Maybe. Was it a joke? Yes. As a writer, I for one do not want to be obligated to put a disclaimer before everything I write because heaven forbid it may offend someone who could possibly read it. Would you all have felt less offended had Melanie said, "Warning: If Canadian, do not read for you may take offense to the obvious play on Canadian stereotypes"?

Canada, America's hat, holds a dear place in my heart, although I have yet to visit. It has birthed one of my favorite shows, Degrassi, and that precious ice dancing team, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. And who doesn't love Joannie Rochette? That being said, while Canada managed to win in possibly the most amazing hockey game I've ever seen, the USA beat Canada in the first round. So while Canada walked away with a gold, I like to call it even. And in four years, let's see what happens.

Lighten up, there are much worse things out there than what was said in this article.

Court says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20108:43 pm 

0 – is actually freezing point….so 33 is WARM!

Ellen says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20109:09 pm 

Can I just say…Australia is better than the US and Canada.

Relax everyone, it was a joke, don't get all offended.

Seriously though, making jokes about other countries and stereotypes is always fun but if someone does the same about your country most people are going to be at least a bit offended. Like if a Canadian wrote a post about Americans being fat and ignorant and massive hicks thrown in with some SoCal stereotypes I'm guessing you wouldn't be pleased, even if it was written as joke.

martha says:
Mon, 1st Mar 20109:29 pm 

I have never commented here before but being a 'touchy' canadian I just had too.

To all of the people who are upset about Canadians being petty and think that they should lighten up, I have to remind them firstly that though Canadians dont parade their patriotism around constantly like our neighbors tend to do, we do take a stand defend what is ours! (you kno… as opposed to taking a stand to undermine, conquer and steal what belongs to others)

and that maybe the comment about the flag hearkened back to the last games when a certain american team was reportedly steping on and spitting on the canadian flag in the locker room before the game.

And finally Canadian citizens generally feel a certain sense of respect from many other nations in the world and it is always a shock to such a polite people to be treated so rudely.

However, my fellow canadians and other indivuduals offened by this article…what did you expect???! a hearty hand shake and a word of praise…Its like you never learned nothing about our neighbors, … outside of violence and brute force what makes them superior to anyone…its just like kindergarten….they mock because they are insecure.

Amy says:
Mon, 1st Mar 201010:01 pm 

#

ewow says:

Mon, 1st Mar 20101:18 pm

I think it’s really obnoxious how some people have tried to throw Cuban vacations in as reasons why Canada is better. Man, I just feel so left out that I can’t go to a country because my government doesn’t support its dictatorship. Damn the USA for having moral fiber and cheating me out of my ultimate vacation destination…NOT.

REALLY,I never knew that was why the USA didn't support Cuba, then again, I also though the US lost the war of 1812, AND won more Gold's than Canada… Can you guys help me out neighbours of the south, my neck is kind of sore from all the gold medals on it

Honestly, truly classy article, bravo, bravo. Isn't it great to know you're an obnoxious and rude author? By the way, what does your flag symbolize anyways?

Visit soon!

Love Canada

ps. It's aboot time someone points out how cold it is here eh! I'm curled up on the Chesterfield in my igloo with my polar bear watching Bob and Doug, it's 3 in the afternoon and the sun still hasn't come out eh?

Paige says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 201012:46 am 

Honestly, I think everyone realizes that this article is in good humour and supposed to be funny. However, you should realize that there are some things you just don't make fun of (including national anthems and flags). It's a low blow and so tacky.

I think the only reason this is causing such a stir is the ridiculous amount of ignorant americans who truly believe the things you said. Plus, it seems such a shock because a Canadian would never hit below the belt like that. I guess when you're such an internationally well liked country, you have the ability to show some class.

And by the way, our female and male teams were ranked higher than you in 2006, 2010, and trust me, history will repeat itself come 2014. Just giving you a heads up so you have time to come up with some more oh-so-clever quips.

ajeanw says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20103:54 am 

oh shivani: are you offended when someone else takes a hit at your country? gee and i thought we canadians were the whiney ones…

ajeanw says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20103:56 am 

and my comment is not racist. nor is it serious. im well aware that americans are very strong in sports….not strong enough since they didn't get gold!!!

Ok ill stop now. it was a pretty exciting moment for our country though

Anonymous says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20104:58 am 

I'm not really sure why Canadians throw the War of 1812 in our faces, because technically you weren't Canada until 1867. So why resort to an instance where you were actually under British imperial control when you have so much other ammo against the U.S. (health care, violence rates, etc)?

Shivani says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20105:36 am 

ajeanw – i am Canadian and FYI, our country walked away with the most golds. It just upset me when this person took digs at our Anthem and our flag. Also, I don't understand the American sense of entitlement…why do they feel they HAVE to be better than us – when they clearly are not. We have the gold medals to prove it. xx

Big Zack Mulligan says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20106:38 am 

10. Lots of gun violence, americans killing americans helping out those terrorists people

9. Archaic drug laws that make your law enforcement look like Nazi's

8. Intentionally blowing up your own boat in the bay of pigs (Cuba) that brought the whole world down to Two minutes to midnight (JFK's idea no less, you most worshipped leader)

7. Response by your wonderful Gov't after Hurricane Katrina,

6. You pick on our music, you're resposible for the village people for fuck sakes

5. At least our flag won't get you shot when walking around just about any other country in the world

4. Our beer can get you drunk, yours just gets you to the batrhroom more often

3. Metric system, seriously? Well there are still four countries that DO NOT use the metric system, Liberia, USA, Burma and Afghanistan, maybe if the usa and afghanistan wipe each other out Burma and Liberia might just change over like the rest of the planet

2. Jim Carrey, Keifer Sutherland (and father donald), the Tragically Hip, Jack Kent Cooke (former Washington Redskins owner, you know, the one whose team actually won the super Bowl 3 times in same decade with three diff qb's) Rich Little, John Candy, Eugene Levy, are all Canadian. Five of you USA players are offspring of Canadian NHL alumni, and Brooks Orpik was named for a guy who commited suicide by vehicle

1. At least we don't see angry fundamentalists burning our flag on CNN every other day like we do of some "other lesser nation's national emblem" How does y'all like them tomatoes, eh?

Casey says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20108:14 am 

Haha! I think this is the closest Canada has ever come to a conflict. (sorry, couldn't help myself)

Amy, not sure if you're being sarcastic or not, but the stripes symbolize the 13 original colonies and there's one star for each state. I actually am curious what the Canadian flag symbolizes though. I don't think I ever actually learned anything about Canada in school (although I would have preferred to learn about it over South America.) the most I know about it I learned from the game "The Yukon Trail" lol. I like Canada, I think we can all agree on that. I wish I knew more about it. How about a History lesson instead of pointless bickering?

Chris says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20108:48 am 

This is what you get for being lazy. Lazy, unoriginal articles catch up on you. Next time, come with something fresh. Be innovative.

Even if lists are your thing (Aren't they everyones?), you need to come with something new. The Canadians upset are most likely more annoyed than offended. They hear these jokes all the time, and they're exposing you for an article you mailed in. After a game like that, and with so much material from the Games…

Just saying, lazy articles have repercussions.

ajeanw says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20102:29 pm 

sorry shivani!! I meant lauren-that girl who bashed both of us earlier! I saw your name and assumed your were the poster…my bad. I'm Canadian too-obviously from my rantings on this post

Sorry again!!

Nikki says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20102:59 pm 

Typical Americans, can't appreciate anything that's outside of themselves. Brutal article.

Butch 'The Man& says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 20105:07 pm 

Hey Canadians! Shut the #@$^ up already, and speak English… we can't understand you!

Grace says:
Tue, 2nd Mar 201010:11 pm 

This article is about (not aboot) as good as the time I was shopping in Oregon and some dumb hick asked me what it was like to live in an igloo. FYI I live in Vancouver where our native peoples are not Inuit. Therefore, no freakin igloos.

On a side note, igloos do sound interesting to live in.

jennifer says:
Wed, 3rd Mar 20105:56 am 

Wow….thats very intelligent.

10. So you have more oranges and child laboured Disney World. Big d.

9. I have never said "aboot" nor met any Canadian who has ever said it.

8. 5 cents? BIG DEAL.

7. It sounds better than saying "huh?"

6. i'll give you that one actually.

5. I find it easier to fallow actually.

4. I can't think of anything less inspiring than America. And you've clearly never tried our maple syrup.

3. Using the word "shiz" does not justify how you're national anthem is greater than ours.

2. You can keep him.

1. AND DONT YOU FORGET IT.

3.

Jason Hunter says:
Wed, 3rd Mar 20103:36 pm 

If Canada is such a wonderful place why does every Canadian with any talent leave as soon as they can? Sidney Crosby and all the Team Canada Gold medal winners went back to their multi-million dollar contracts with US teams right after the game. In fact if it wasn't for NHL money and US TV deals, Canada would still be playing hockey on ponds. Movie stars, rock stars, athletes, all beat it across the border as fast as they can leaving Canada in the dust. Until the Olympics when suddenly they're all Canadian again. If Olympic playoff rankings weren't so screwed up, Canada would have gotten the silver which is what they deserved since the US was the ONLY undefeated team. But tell you what Canada, we'll see you at the summer olympics where you win how many medals 1? 2? Maybe if you had to run in mukluks.

Chandra Stanley says:
Wed, 3rd Mar 20103:50 pm 

This article is completely pointless. The horrible comments about how Canada sucks is from completely oblivious individuals who have no idea what they are talking about. I'm from the states and I think Canada isn't a horrible place. It's actually quite nice. The people are nice as well. Americans have earned they're bad reputation around the world. I for one am no longer surprised by it.

P.S. Canadians don't say aboot you.

Learn about the world around you BEFORE you comment on it.

Cheers,

Chandra

d says:
Wed, 3rd Mar 20103:50 pm 

Actually the richest hockey team in the NHL is the Toronto Maple Leafs, which is located in Canada.

Ness - Sheridan says:
Wed, 3rd Mar 20104:24 pm 

You know what, you can have Florida. It might be sunny and warm and all that, but it's also one of the most bigoted states (and that's saying something) and one of the worst states for gay rights. I don't think there is anything in me that wants to visit a state that was responsible for this:
http://www.proudparenting.com/node/1315

I love the beach, but I'll stick with Georgian Bay.

turquoizegurl69 says:
Wed, 3rd Mar 20107:04 pm 

This makes me want to stop reading College Candy.

Nizzy says:
Sun, 7th Mar 20107:45 pm 

LOL

I apologise for all the above bitchy comments,

Some people can't take a joke, eh?

I especially like all the drama over the "a-boot" thing,

we do actually have something like that, it just sounds more like "a-boat"…

Not that that's much better, haha!

P.S. – If the States had actually won because of that, I can assure you that an American version of this would've popped up somewhere, hahaha!

Loves from upstairs! ♥

Sarah says:
Sun, 7th Mar 20107:53 pm 

I laughed at everything except for the comment about how our nation anthem and flag is stupid. I bet you if a Canadian said the USA's flag and anthem were gay, we'd have our heads ripped off by you guys.

franz says:
Mon, 8th Mar 20108:09 pm 

wow, canucks need to get a sense of humor. reading all these whiny posts make me embarassed to be canadian. it was a joke haha. lets not forget how much we like to poke fun at americans, ever watch 22 minutes etc

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Jordyn says:
Wed, 10th Mar 20102:34 pm 

10. We have Florida, they have Nova Scotia.

Actually yeah if you idiots ever came to canada in the summer time you would find yourself sweating your ass off. and suckers we can go to cuba anytime we want… something you guys cant do…

9. We say “about” properly

thats honestly almost the worst myth about Canada ive ever heard. No one in Canada says "aboot"

8. The American dollar is worth more!

who gives a flying shit? We can come to the states whenever the hell we want and take advantage of the cheap prices.

7. None of that “Eh” nonsense.

eh, wanna suck it?

At least we dont sound like friggen hicks with our southern accents.

6. Lil Wayne, Lady GaGa, Miley Cyrus?

Way to go America, we definatly appreciate that mistake.

5. The metric system.

you stupid Americans piss me off… thats all I gotta say.

4. Their flag is stupid

hahahaha, oh and stars and stripes are any better?

Come on now you couldn't of thought of anything more original that that?!

3. Their national anthem is stupid

haha, not like yours is any better. Its an anthem so shut it…

2. Jack Bauer.

Jack Bauer= keifer sutherland

CANADIAN!… you dumbass.

1. America, I really hate you. After that hockey game, I just loved Canada even more! , Dont you all the just love having a lower drinking age then America? Dont you just love having better and might i add FREE health care? pretty sure Americans shouldn't be bashing Canada, they should be ashamed of their own country!!

Bicca says:
Wed, 10th Mar 20109:42 pm 

So… y'know, since y'all can take a joke and all, no one would mind if I put up my own Top 10 in response to this?

10. "We have Florida, they have Nova Scotia."

You have hurricanes, we…don't.

9. "We say “about” properly"

Apparently only in the east. Kinda like your ear piercing southern accent? Except more amusing and less racist.

8. "The American dollar is worth more!"

And a failing economy!

7. "None of that “Eh” nonsense."

No, quite right too. You say "Huh?" instead.

6. "Avril Lavigne."

Unfortunately. Made popular by you yanks. Also, Paris Hilton.

5. "The metric system."

C'mon. Let's get with the program, shall we? The rest of the world uses it. It's time to join the 19th century, m'dears.

4. "Their flag is stupid"

It's simple. Kids who can't count and draw it too. What are we suppose to derive from a bunch of candy strips and blinky stars?

3. "Their national anthem is stupid"

"Amazing Grace"? Are you kidding me? Never fails to bring me to sleep.

2. "Jack Bauer."

a) Actor's Canadian. b) Paris Hilton. America has her, Canada doesn't.

1. "Dammit Canada, I really wanted to hate you. After that hockey game, I really did. But then I remembered all my pre-21 year old days of traveling up north and getting legally wasted at 19, all the French, the healthcare, Jim Carrey, Le Chateau, Quebec, Montreal, Pam Anderson, ketchup chips, Terrence and Phillip and pretty much everything that rules. Sigh. The gold is all yours, you Canuck bastards."

Damn right, ya yanks.

Links of London jewe says:
Thu, 11th Mar 201010:08 pm 

1. America, I really hate you. After that hockey game, I just loved Canada even more! , Dont you all the just love having a lower drinking age then America? Dont you just love having better and might i add FREE health care? pretty sure Americans shouldn’t be bashing Canada, they should be ashamed of their own country!!

happybee says:
Fri, 12th Mar 20104:54 am 

OK, so I am a Canadian who has lived in the states for 8 years now. You can say what you want about the flag or anthem, that is your right as an American to say such things, but please, please, please can we just clear up the entire “aboot” thing right now. The only person I have ever heard say the word “about” as “aboot” is an American…25 times a day. I have traveled from one end of the country to the other and it is the only consistent thing I have found. No matter where I end up, you can assure yourself that within a 15 minute period, an American will walk up to me and scream in my face “what’s it all ABOOT eh!!!” and then fall into hysterical laughter over the cleaver bit they just threw at me. I am begging the author of this piece, if you really do love Canada like you say, then please, please, please pass the word on how irritating this is. It is the exact same as if I walked up to people who live in Boston and shouted “ya all come back now!!” because of course every American talks this way don’t they? I am sure there is an east coast fisherman who was very drunk at some point and pronounced the word that way, but it has got to stop…please!!!! Like everything in life there is good and bad. There are asshole Americans, and asshole Canadians. As a Canadian that has a wonderful American husband and two wonderful American kids, I will set out in their life to take the good of Canada and the good of America and teach them to be Americanadian. It was obvious you were trying to be funny but I have to just get across to you that I think what the rest of the world struggles with is just the constant chant from America “this is the greatest country to live in”. I heard that from the day I got here. Over and over, yet the very first time I ever heard someone say the word nigger to someone else, was the day after I moved here. I had gay friends at age 7 because it was never taught to me that you should judge someone because of this factor. When I had my babies, I had to rush back to work while my Canadian friends got to stay home with their bundles of joy for an entire year! With pay! And it does not stop there, they get money every single month that baby is alive until they turn 18!! Instead when my daughter arrived I got an 85,000 hospital bill because she had complications and was in intensive care for 74 hours. Lucky for me I had insurance and only had to pay 8,000 of it! My other daughter spent 6 hours in emergency and that bill was 6,000 and that I did have to pay because the insurance company told me it was a “previous condition” that caused it. I have friends on both sides that won a million dollars in lotteries. The Canadian got a check for a million within a week because you don’t pay taxes on it or have to take payments over 20 years or a lump sum, while the American got roughly a third of the payout after all the noncense he had to go through. In all my years growing up, there was one murder within a twenty mile radius of me, here there is one a week. I have had co workers ask me if we have black people in Canada and actually had a distant cousin of my husbands ask me exactly “where is Canada”. I told her it ws the big country above her to which she just looked at me and said “you talk funny”. This from a girl that then told me she had to go “warsh” her clothes. I am hard pressed to find a Candian friend that has never been to the states, yet when I lived within 30 miles of the Canadian boarder, I met locals everyday who would say “naw,I ain’t ever been to Canada because it is too cold up there”. Before moving to the states I had driven in snow exactly 4 times, while here where I live, I drive it 4 months out of the year. But yet Canada is cold? When my garbage is picked up, it contains plastic and paper and every single thing I am throwing out because there is no recycle program where I live, while in Canada you would be hard pressed to find such a place. While traveling in Thailand years ago, we came to a patrolled road block and quickly passed through, while the Americans traveling with us were kept behind. For the rest of the trip, the guide made the Americans pin a Canadian flag on their back packs to avoid further “problems”. When 911 went down, there is no other country in the world that came to Americas aid then Canada, who took in more of their in flight airplanes then anyone. Despite the fact that no one knew what was landing in the country, yet Canada was the ONLY country not acknowledged by Bush for the aid. I once spent the afternoon watching my neighbors, who kept driving down the middle of a road that had just had dividers painted on it for the first time. When I asked them why they kept driving down the middle of the road instead of the proper side they should be driving on, they barked out “it is my constitutional right to drive where I want and no one is going to tell me I can’t do this when I been doin it my whole life”. I stated “but what if you cause an accident?” to which he stated “then at least I will die standing up for my rights”. I can assure you that I could live to be 400 and not one Canadian would ever think such a thing, but here I get it every day. I have to love America because the 3 people I love most are born and raised here, but I have to tell you I have yet to find one American who can truly show me how this is the best the country to live in. Maybe with luck and love, it will be my own children who show me such a thing. Until then, I remain AmeriCANADIAN.

Jenna says:
Mon, 15th Mar 20103:56 am 

I find this article really funny, I mean I like America I've been there many times and the clothes are cheap, but here in Australia everyone bags the crap out of America; the health care system, the wacked out gun laws, the complete ignorance of anywhere outside their borders, and if I meet a Canadian and mistake them for an American I will immediatley apologise for insulting them.

The article was cute and I always read and like your stuff but this one kind of demonstrated how much of an ignorant American you really are.

Jenna says:
Mon, 15th Mar 20104:07 am 

Oh and the metric system makes sense! zero = Freezing, anything below zero is below freezing

And I love all that happybee said, I don't think Americans even realise half the things that their country doesn't provide for them that are basics in countries like Canada and Australia. Recycling is a good example, Everything that can be recycled is here in Australia and it is collected from your house just like any other rubbish.

Sex Enjoyer says:
Mon, 15th Mar 20107:11 am 

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind – Albert Einstein

Sidney Crosby is Can says:
Mon, 15th Mar 201011:54 am 

I found most of this article amusing, except for when you ripped on our flag and anthem, which was a bit uncalled for. But even the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics played on the Canadian stereotype! Were people offended by the big blow up beavers? It's not as though Canadians haven't ranted about Americans as lazy, McDonalds eating, gun toting people!

Plus I'm pretty sure most of the Canadians were cringing about Avril Lavigne being chosen to sing and represent Canada! We're definitely with you on that. It would be like assuming all Americans love Miley Cyrus.

By the way: I'm sure most Canadians are unaware of their pronunciations of words, such as "about" in some parts of the country, because that's what they hear every day. That doesn't mean we don't say it differently than the Americans.

Lighten up everyone!

Kendra says:
Tue, 16th Mar 20106:09 pm 

I'm Canadian and I find this really quite offensive. All of your arguments are petty and stupid (Miami vs. Nova Scotia? Seriously?). We won that hockey game fair and square and if the US can't handle it without pouting, the least they could do is do it in private.

RIKO says:
Tue, 16th Mar 20106:39 pm 

Isn't this old news? why are people still commenting on this. MOVE ON MAN

Anonymous says:
Tue, 16th Mar 20109:49 pm 

After this article I realized that I will never read the comments on College Candy, again.

You're accusing all Americans of being sore losers, when frankly, I am glad that Canada won the freaking Hockey game because any host-country should win their most-favored sport/sport their known for when competing against the world.

I've made fun of my own country as well as other's and I've heard much worse jokes directed towards different countries, than the one's made here.

RIKO says:
Tue, 16th Mar 201011:55 pm 

wow nicolle, classy. seriously, where are the mods when you need them?

BrieCheese says:
Sat, 20th Mar 20109:36 pm 

WE DO NOT SAY ABOOT. Although it IS pretty funny when we hear Americans imitate it. Everything else? Yeah… it's all true… even down to the uninspiring maple leaf. But hey, Avril Lavigne did bless us all with that Girlfriend song and Chad from Nickleback did give us a good song about being Rock Stars. And for EVERYONE'S information, our "loonie loons" are AWESOME, even if it's worth less than the US Dollar Bill.

Evan says:
Mon, 22nd Mar 20103:53 am 

LOL you guys, i'm Canadian and i am embarrassed that all you guys are crying over a stupid little article i mean come on. If you guys are going to cry over every little thing that the US says about Canada then get the fu*k out we don't need pussies like you anyway. I mean seriously, will this article have a significant impact on your life? I don't think so. The entire world adores Canada, with the exception of the US, just look at any world poll. Let the US bash Canada, because while they are doing that, the rest of the world bashes them. However, Americans should focus on their own problems before looking down their noses at any other country.

Evan says:
Mon, 22nd Mar 20104:03 am 

And on a side note, i think most people are offended because you insulted the very 2 things every country holds dear to them, their flag, and their anthem. However i'm not offended considering i don't give a flying fuck about the author, or her opinion. I do have a suggestion though.. Try to edit your articles of unnecessary/untrue material (everything is funnier if it's true) before attempting to impress us with your insight. The evidence that you are ignorant will still be available to readers, but they will be able to access it more rapidly. k thnx

Jon says:
Mon, 22nd Mar 20105:43 pm 

I'm Canadian and love where I come from. This post was funny.

The author likes Canadians obviously.

Stop making the rest of us Canadians look like whining whiners.

I would also like to take this opportunity to donate many letter 'u's that the Americans have misplaced in their dictionary:

uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

Feel free to use them after an 'o' in words like 'humour', 'flavour' and 'neighbour'. That's how the English made them and I figure since they invented the language, they're probably right.

Also congrats on getting health care!

Jon

Jon says:
Mon, 22nd Mar 20105:45 pm 

Also – I have to second (third, fourth?) the 'aboot' thing.

I have only heard a Canadian hockey commentator say it once as well as everyone from Michigan.

Cow says:
Wed, 24th Mar 20106:33 am 

Why Americans are the biggest fags in the world. I can't wait till the World Cup comes when the world Unites in Hating the Americans. All this Bashing of Canada because the Americans did good is fucking retarded.

Americans think they're good in Soccer now too, I'm going to laugh when everyone starts hating on the Americans.

Cow says:
Wed, 24th Mar 20106:36 am 

This post would have been funny, but he's ripping the anthem and flag…. fuck you. You're flag looks like dog shit.

Can says:
Thu, 25th Mar 20107:28 pm 

10. We have Florida, they have Nova Scotia.

First off theres way better weather than Miami in the USA, im canadian and even i know that. Are you aware you own Hawaii?

Also what are you saying canadas cold everywhere, live in the arctic. FUN FACT. ALASKA. Also owned by the US. Go to BC in the summer YOU'LL ROAST.

9. We say “about” properly

Yeah so do we. Cant even diss any of our slang. USA IS KNOWN FOR THEIR SLANG. Ex. REDNECKS OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN. JUST TRY AND LOOK PAST THEIR 1980s APPEARANCE, WORSE TEETH THAN THE BRITS AND TRY TRY UNDERSTANDING THEM.

8. The American dollar is worth more!

Yeah i do love shopping in the States.

7. None of that “Eh” nonsense.

The Fonze said Eh and he's pretty fly

6. U PICKED ONE CANADIAN CELEBRITY SINGER. WHY START THIS? SERIOUSLY. Thanks Miss Spears. Gaga, Cyrus …

5. The metric system.

Yeah your one of 3 countries that dont use it.

Water freezes at 0. WHY DOES THAT NOT MAKE SENSE?

4. Their flag is stupid

What the eff is that about? A maple leaf? Seriously? I can’t think of anything more uninspired. Plus, everyone knows the best maple syrup comes Vermont or Aunt Jemima, which are both clearly AMERICAN.

Stars and Stripes, im surprised theres no eagle? no communist eagle on there? LOL Aunt Jemima syrup hahaha WOW. Thats not even real its like sugar water. Also she was a slave.

3. Their national anthem is stupid

Bombs bursting in air? yeah always with the pointless wars. keep killing your own.

2. Jack Bauer.

LOL yeah fail, Born in LONDON, now CANADIAN! awww you fucked that up

1. Dammit Canada, I really wanted to hate you. After that hockey game, I really did. But then I remembered all my pre-21 year old days of traveling up north and getting legally wasted at 19, all the French, the healthcare, Jim Carrey, Le Chateau, Quebec, Montreal, Pam Anderson, ketchup chips, Terrence and Phillip and pretty much everything that rules. Sigh. The gold is all yours, you Canuck bastards.

Could have been legally wasted at 18 buddy

Morgan says:
Fri, 26th Mar 201011:58 am 

To Melanie – North Eastern University

Thankfully I know enough Americans to know that they don't all repeat these tired Canadian sterotypes, but I get to read ignorant thoughts from American patriots like you from time to time. Yah! Poor taste, poor writting style, check facts first and get over it, it's just a game. Oh, and I would rather hear someone say "aboot" (which I never have)than hear the way Long Islanders say "coffee" or a Southern "ya'll". *shudder

Is there an actual process for writting submissions for this site or can anyone post? I know there is a lot of crap on the internet but lets try to control it moderators.

I've got nothing to say on Avril, Nickleback and Celine other than sorry.

Congratulations on finally getting some health care reform down there!

Now get to work on equal marriage rights for everyone!

EagerBeaver says:
Tue, 30th Mar 20103:26 am 

1. Once you make your writing "public" you no longer own control over its interpretation. Telling people to chill out because the article is "supposed" to be funny is like standing next to a Jackson Pollock and yelling at people who don't see the rocket ship that you swear is right there in the middle (even if you were Jackson Pollock!).

2. Most of this article simply illustrates the nearsightedness of one American, who is too unintelligent to realize that many of her "criticisms" of Canada reveal her own ignorance of things worldly.

3. Finally, and most seriously, the post just isn't funny. Satire is a fine art to master, and relying on tired cliches and poor writing is a sure win….for failure.

rachael says:
Tue, 30th Mar 20105:53 pm 

nobody says about as "aboot"

i don't know what your thinkng of but it's not canadian…

Sarah says:
Thu, 1st Apr 20108:37 pm 

Just so you know you definitely lost a reader right here. I am Canadian, and proudly so.

Our national anthem is definitely not stupid, and neither is our flag by any means. I've been living here all my life, and have traveled all over the country and not one person I have met says "aboot".

We have Avril Lavigne? Okay, so which country are you going to blame for bands such as O-Town? And what about Miley Cyrus? Do I even need to bring up the Jonas Brothers? And yes, Clay Aiken falls into that category as well.

I found this article somewhat amusing too, until I got down to the flag and anthem section. That was taking it too far. I hope some thought goes into these kinds of posts the next time someone decides to unashamedly bash another country.

John says:
Thu, 1st Apr 201011:18 pm 

10. So true. We have nothing like Florida. Not even close.

9. This is a common misconception. Easterners (yes, just like you, we too have a variety of accents from West to East and North to South) tend to pronounce more of an “oo” sound when saying about, but the vast majority of Canadians tend to say it somewhere in the middle of “abaouwt” and “aboot.” In fact, Winnipeggers, who are in the middle of Canada, tend to have the most neutral accent in North American English.

8. Wrong. Obviously it fluctuates constantly. At one point you guys had 40¢ on us, but back in the day when my parents were growing up (the 60s), we were ahead of you by 10¢ or so. Right now it’s very close to par and most major economists are predicting a stronger Canadian dollar for the next couple of years.

7. I’ll give you that one. We do say “eh” quite a bit. However, a counter point would be that we don’t say “y’all.” And I’m very glad that we don’t.

6. Yeah, and thanks to you for Clay Aiken.

5. This is one of the most frustrating things about the USA, in my eyes. Why not join the REST OF THE WORLD?! The old English imperial measurement system is intrinsically such a terrible system that it’s not even a comparison to SI. I understand that whatever you or I are familiar with is the system that we’ll tend to support because nobody wants to go back to grade three to learn and ingrain how long an inch (or cm) is. But if you had to choose one or the other with no prior experience bias, then 100% of the time, metric would win. Funny enough, your own example points out one of the major flaws of the Imperial system – arbitrariness in standard reference points. Why the hell would you want 32 and 212 for water’s freezing and boiling points? Totally arbitrary. Make them 0 and 100, which is much nicer and easier to work with. See how superior it is already?

4. This is a matter of opinion, which you or I cannot decide fairly since we’re both partial to our own. I like our flag, but yours is cool too. However you cannot say that Canada doesn’t have the best maple syrup in the world. You guys have many other great products, but maple syrup sure isn’t one of them.

3. Again, matter of opinion.

2. Keifer Sutherland is actually a Canadian, so, he’s actually ours. But I suppose what you are getting at is that you have Hollywood, so basically every character ever created was written, directed, and produced by Americans, regardless of the actor’s nationality. Still, you should choose a better example than Jack Bauer.

1. Thanks.

diego says:
Fri, 2nd Apr 201010:02 pm 

search aboot in wikipedia and see what comes up.

ps: im just pointing it out because is funny considering all of you canadians deny it.love from mexico.

VancityBC says:
Sat, 3rd Apr 20101:42 pm 

There's a way to be witty and cheeky but still have respect. This article didn't do that, and the ending didn't justify the idea that this was a light-hearted article (particularly when you referred them as 'Canuck bastards' – I'm sorry but that really lowered the tone). I'm living in Canada at the moment and even though I'm not Canadian myself, I was offended by most of the content here. There's nothing classy about referring to a country's national anthem or flag as 'stupid'.

howard says:
Sat, 3rd Apr 201011:28 pm 

every one in the planet can rejoice after the death of the jonas brothers

Scott says:
Sun, 11th Apr 201012:53 pm 

"Melanie – Northeastern University says:

Mon, 1st Mar 201012:16 pm

I too would love to see a “Top Ten on Why America Deserves the Silver.” Do you really think it wouldn’t get posted? Do you really think College Candy would retract it and post an apology? In fact, have you ever seen CC do such a thing? Get real. We can rip on our flag, national anthem and even more fundamental things like, I don’t know, the way the country is being run (http://collegecandy.com/2010/02/15/wheres-all-that-change-president-obama/#more-53342) freely.

For those of you who got the irony (Kiefer = Canadian, Jack Bauer = American) and my obvious playing-up of being the typical “dumb American” in the post, congrats. Do as Eve does and turn my words back around on me, in a similar manner. I encourage it. In fact, I audibly snort-laughed when I read her comment… embarrassing. This article is not an attack, unlike some of the comments, but merely a satire on both American culture and Canadian.

Thanks for reading! xox!"

Screw you.

Scott says:
Sun, 11th Apr 20101:11 pm 

"Anonymous says:

Tue, 2nd Mar 20109:58 am

I’m not really sure why Canadians throw the War of 1812 in our faces, because technically you weren’t Canada until 1867. So why resort to an instance where you were actually under British imperial control when you have so much other ammo against the U.S. (health care, violence rates, etc)?"

I'm not really sure why Americans sometimes refer to it as the second war of independence, seeing as they attacked us.

If you look at Isaac Brock, a great British General who served in Canada, you'll see that he did not want to go to Canada for to fight the American invaders. In fact he wrote multiple letters to his uppers begging to not go. But you know what?

When he got to Canada he became one of the most famous military tacticians in the world as he pummeled American armies. At Fort Detroit, he passed Tecumseh's natives in front of the fort 3 times making William Hull, the American commander who also greatly feared natives, surrender with estimated 3 times the troops and firepower. After this, Isaac Brock felt it was his duty to protect Canada. He did so unto his death on Queenston heights. To this day his statue still stands in Canada overlooking the country he fought to protect.

All this, and we burned the White House down, you hicks.

mike says:
Mon, 19th Apr 201010:26 pm 

lol I think it's funny and I'm from new brunswick canada. but are flag represents the awesome nature and blood of fallen soldiers so bashing that wasn't real enjoyable considering all the canadian blood spilled is on other countrys hands. but serious people it's a joke lighten up. lol i did think it was funny about the canadian bands because well for every bad canadian band theres 2000 american ones it's a population thing lol. but for the most part I think this post is quite funny I don't feel disrespected and for the record flordia is TOO HOT! trust me.lol peace.

emily says:
Wed, 21st Apr 20106:38 pm 

americans generally don't realize that their own anthem is about a war. that they lost. to the country that became canada. we burned the white house down because we're bamfs.

but seriously, even though this was intended in jest, it wasn't funny. even the little redemptive part at the end.

canadian stereotypes just get extremely exhausting after a while.

just a note about (not aboot) the hockey.. after the game, my friends and i tied a flag to a hockey stick and drove around the city with it blowing behind the car.. everyone was cheering us on, honking their horns, screaming at the top of their lungs. our flag certainly did not look stupid then.

Alexandra says:
Thu, 12th Aug 20105:54 pm 

I understand this is supposed to be a joke and somethings are funny (and canadians are known to laugh at ourselves) but when you make fun of something as personal as our national anthem and flag that's when I draw the line. I am Canadian and living in the states and counting the days till I get outta here, but I have to sit there and take all of this crap at school I know they are just joking and don't mean it but it hits a raw nerve with me when they talk about my nations flag and anthem one time I actually got so mad I said somethings about their flag and well they weren't too happy so know my friends don't make fun of the flag or anthem anymore because the realized how much it hurts. It really does hurt it's our pride and glory and we are very protective just like every other country.

Ally says:
Sat, 11th Sep 201012:19 pm 

HEY! I'm from Nova Scotia! Don't hate.

A Drunk Named Jim says:
Wed, 6th Oct 20102:10 pm 

10. You're completely correct, but, unfortunately, you can't shoot a moose in Florida. If only.

9. People from the Prairies say "aboot". Let's see some research before you start defiling people's minds with disinformation. There are several different accents in this large country. We don't all live in igloos either.

Generalization is the tattoo of the uninformed and only the extremely unintelligent would recoil at the idea of making fun of someone's skin color and then enjoy making fun of their voice.

Prejudice is the same thing no matter what it's about. You blatant liberal.

8. And?

7. Again with the ignorant bigotry.

6. Avril Levigne drips hot, awesome, young sexuality. I guess you're gay too.

5. You guys must be right about that. The world's other 200 odd countries must be wrong. *Sigh* If that is your way than you do you and we'll do us, but making fun of everyone else when you're the oddity is beyond stupid.

4. You couldn't be a racist, minority-lynching bigot because you're a socialism lover so you're either an uneducated, ignorant liberal or an eight year old.

3. Bigot, bigot, bigot.

2. You can keep Keifer Sutherland. He's a repeat drunk driver. Enjoy.

1. Our healthcare sucks ass. You need to stop drinking Obama's Jonestown Kool-Aid. Our healthcare kills. This place is a liberal nightmare. Again, let's see some research before you blather off at the mouth. Quebec and it's liberal rot are one of the main reasons this Confederation is dying.

COULD YOU PLEASE NOT WASTE MY TIME ANYMORE!

We should be allowed to conceal carry up here. Liberals are strangling this nation and driving away the young and educated to greener, American pastures.