[LibWhacker]

Canadians know so much about America but Americans know nothing about Canada . . .

If you question them closely, you'll find not even that claim is true. I once had some dumb Newfie try to tell me that France was the world's oldest democracy. The whole country has been dumbed-down and liberalfied. What the NEA wants to accomplish here was accomplished there 20 years ago.

[gcruse]

 I once had some dumb Newfie try to tell me that France was
the world's oldest democracy.

Back in the seventies, as a newly landed immigrant
I was amused by the reaction I got from Torontonians
noticing my accent and asking where I was from.

If I said I was from the US, I got a cold shoulder.
If I told them I was from Texas, it was excited
friendliness, and what was the wild west really like?
Hate Americans, love Texans.  Uhmmm, ok.

[calenel]

"I once had some dumb Newfie try to tell me that France was the world's oldest democracy."

I had a similar experience:

I was on a Canadian board and a Canadian poster claimed that Canada is the largest country in the world. I gently pointed out that "no, Russia is actually the largest." He said that "Russia used to be, but since the Soviet Union broke up, now Canada is the largest." I said "no, Russia is still the largest, and here are the stats from the CIA Worldbook to prove it." He then said that I "have too much time" on my hands and "obviously have no life," and that he wasn't going to talk to me any more.