Re: CHAT: "have a nice day"

Barry Garcia wrote:
>
> CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
> >I'm in Canada, and  we all resent how Americans think they are superior
> >than us. I got flamed for being a "gay Canadian" in a chat room once
> >because I mentioned I live in Toronto. Shocking, but not very suprising,
> >sadly.
>
> Really? Where i'm from we really don't think much about Canadians at all
> :) (kidding).
>
> In all seriousness, most Americans (at least in my experience) don't think
> they're better than Canadians. It's just that the vocal ones are the ones
> who do think they are better than Canadians.
It's sad, because those are the people who represent your country on the
internet.

I once told an American my age that I had cable in my igloo, and their
reaction was along the lines of "You're lying! You don't have cable in
Canada! I know that because I did a project on you in grade 6!" I walked
away quickly.

--
Robert