Americans vs. Canadians?

[quote]summa wrote:
mazilla wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:
mazilla wrote:
we are the UN. i wonder why we would place ourselves so low…maybe to keep people out for a while?

No, you are a MEMBER of the UN, you ARE the US… come on “N” and “S” don’t even look alike.

And I thought our education system needed help.

no, we ARE the UN. the rest of you are just “members” becasue we kinda like you. keep pushing your luck Canada, and it’s straight to time out. you can’t spell UN without the U, the N is to let you know the we own them. why do you think it’s called “UNITED NATIONS”? because we the “UNITED STATES” own it. they could as easily had named it “legion of nations for peace” or the “peace nations legion for of” or even the “nation for peace of legion”? huh!? Yeah thats what i thought. it’s all part of our all knowing and all seeing governments plan to conquer the entire planet. what would we name it after we take control? how about the United Planet Earth? the good old U.P.E.

p.s. i hope you thicker headed people know it’s all in good fun, you can save your hand strength for the porn.
We started the UN dumbass! That’s a fact Jack.

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Canada started the U.N.? Is that what they are teaching in the Canadian education system? And they ranked above the U.S. That is Jacked Up!

[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
stockzy wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:

Yes, the demerit system was a joke, but the ranking are real:

  1. Norway (6 years straight)
  2. Iceland,
  3. Australia,
  4. Ireland,
  5. Sweden,
  6. Canada,
  7. Japan
  8. United States.

Source:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061109.wnorway1109/BNStory/International/home

I just sobered up enough to notice we ranked no.3! Drinks on me!!!

How the hell does Japan rank ahead of the US?

I have had Japanese business associates to my house and they cannot believe how good an average slob like me has it in America.
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Remember TC’s comment about Japanese girls a little while ago… can you say influencing the judges!

As for Oz, that just proves this is f***ed up… but feel free to buy the drinks stockzy.

[quote]deputydawg wrote:
summa wrote:
mazilla wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:
mazilla wrote:
we are the UN. i wonder why we would place ourselves so low…maybe to keep people out for a while?

No, you are a MEMBER of the UN, you ARE the US… come on “N” and “S” don’t even look alike.

And I thought our education system needed help.

no, we ARE the UN. the rest of you are just “members” becasue we kinda like you. keep pushing your luck Canada, and it’s straight to time out. you can’t spell UN without the U, the N is to let you know the we own them. why do you think it’s called “UNITED NATIONS”? because we the “UNITED STATES” own it. they could as easily had named it “legion of nations for peace” or the “peace nations legion for of” or even the “nation for peace of legion”? huh!? Yeah thats what i thought. it’s all part of our all knowing and all seeing governments plan to conquer the entire planet. what would we name it after we take control? how about the United Planet Earth? the good old U.P.E.

p.s. i hope you thicker headed people know it’s all in good fun, you can save your hand strength for the porn.
We started the UN dumbass! That’s a fact Jack.

Canada started the U.N.? Is that what they are teaching in the Canadian education system? And they ranked above the U.S. That is Jacked Up![/quote]
Hey…come on…perception IS reality!

[quote]Ruggerlife wrote:

Remember TC’s comment about Japanese girls a little while ago… can you say influencing the judges!

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I think that only applies to visiting gaijin.

[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
Is this a joke? If there is a demerit system for proximity to the US how did the US place so high?

Reading crap like this makes me glad I am American and don’t have a cultural inferiority complex.[/quote]

Y’know, I think an inferiority complex is better than a superiority complex!

[quote]vroom wrote:
Y’know, I think an inferiority complex is better than a superiority complex![/quote]

But self-satisfaction is a much more comfortable a shoe than self-dissatisfaction. Nevermind what the neighbors think.

[quote]beebuddy wrote:
vroom wrote:
Y’know, I think an inferiority complex is better than a superiority complex!

But self-satisfaction is a much more comfortable a shoe than self-dissatisfaction. Nevermind what the neighbors think. [/quote]

Bee, Push, doesn’t this get complex pretty fast when Canadians are supposed to have an inferiority complex? Who are you insulting here?

[quote]vroom wrote:
beebuddy wrote:
vroom wrote:
Y’know, I think an inferiority complex is better than a superiority complex!

But self-satisfaction is a much more comfortable a shoe than self-dissatisfaction. Nevermind what the neighbors think.

Bee, Push, doesn’t this get complex pretty fast when Canadians are supposed to have an inferiority complex? Who are you insulting here?[/quote]

It was a joke Vroom. Evidently not a very funny one I guess.

[quote]thighlord wrote:
Traceur wrote:

Oh, and don’t bring up the pronunciation of the last letter of the alphabet. That’s a can of worms and confusion. :slight_smile:

What’s wrong with Zed Zed Top?
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HAHAHAHAHA LMAO (tears)!!!

[quote]beebuddy wrote:
It was a joke Vroom. Evidently not a very funny one I guess.[/quote]

Pssst… most of the thread is jokes… or attempts at humor anyway.

[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
pookie wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
I have no debt and I probably own more stuff than the average European.

And isn’t “owning stuff” really what life is all about?

If we are talking about financial success as he was, yes it is.

If we are talking quality of life it is only a small component. I put my quality of life here in the US higher than my counterparts in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.

The only country that offers similar quality of life is Canada.[/quote]

Obviously, you’ve never been to scandinavia :wink:

PS - I’ll take this opportunity to thank you all for some great jokes. They will be translated and added to my swede joke repetoire :slight_smile:

[quote]Imbrondir wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
pookie wrote:
Zap Branigan wrote:
I have no debt and I probably own more stuff than the average European.

And isn’t “owning stuff” really what life is all about?

If we are talking about financial success as he was, yes it is.

If we are talking quality of life it is only a small component. I put my quality of life here in the US higher than my counterparts in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America.

The only country that offers similar quality of life is Canada.

Obviously, you’ve never been to scandinavia :wink:

PS - I’ll take this opportunity to thank you all for some great jokes. They will be translated and added to my swede joke repetoire :slight_smile:
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Nope. I have been to Germany, Luxembourg, France and Belgium.

Nice places but things are not as nice as they are in America (and Canada).

Air conditioning seems rare in Europe, refrigerators are tiny, hard to find good cuts of meat and a million other small things that add up.

Of course Europe has a more sensible approach to vacations, driving and other things.

You’re definitly right about the taxes. It’s the price for government health care, and general salary equity. I don’t think anybody makes less then 15$ pr hour.

Anyway, I think everybody gets irritated about some little things when they go to foreign countries. I, for one, almost went mad, not finding a suitable brush for doing the dishes while I lived in spain. Sponges is NOT for doing the dishes damnitt!!!

There is no place like home.

[quote]sugarfree wrote:
Canada’s political system is a parliamentary government. We still have the queen on our coins, some of which are $1 & $2. We use the metric system.

We tend to think we are smarter than Americans because we know more about them than they know about their neighbors to the north. This is because all we do is watch American television. Canadians know nothing about their neighbors to the north, because they make even worse television than we make.

We don’t all speak French, or say aboot. We all say eh. Every one last one of us. All our polish jokes are replaced with newfie jokes.

While its questionable to say we have better beer, we brew our beer at a stronger percentage of alcohol. Our hobbies are watching Americans getting really drunk while drinking Canadian Budweiser.[/quote]

Ya I know eh?
Right on the money.

[quote]Saddam invading Kuwait was illegal.

Saddam violating UN sanctions was illegal.

Claiming the invasion of Iraq was illegal is a poor argument. You may not agree with the reasons for it, but to claim it is illegal is incorrect.[/quote]

Two illegals don’t make a legal.

[quote]mazilla wrote:

the bum who lives on the street here is far better of than the bum who lives on the streets of soo many countries. so if i had to be a bum somewhere it would either be here, or amsterdam with their squatters policy i wouldnt be homeless long.[/quote]

How can a smelly tramp with no money, no clothes (bar the rags on his back), no home, no job or a means of getting one and with the added struggle of alcoholism or what not, be better off on the streets of the US than on the streets of any other country??? Man that’s laughable…

P.S. please no third world countries as possible examples

[quote]TheWookie wrote:

  1. Norway (6 years straight)
  2. Iceland,
  3. Australia,
  4. Ireland,
  5. Sweden,
  6. Canada,
  7. Japan
  8. United States.
    [/quote]

I well believe it. My sisters lived in OZ for a year and said the lifestyle over there was fantastic and the Aussie attitude was great. My brother is currently living in Canada and says the Canadians are exceptionally nice people and the standard of living is great. Same goes for all the Scandinavian countries.

One aspect that always comes out when people travel abroad is the attitude of the natives; this seems to be the chief determining factor of a county’s influence on the foreign visitor. Couple this with a high standard of living and you are on to a winner

[quote]summa wrote:
mazilla wrote:
Ruggerlife wrote:
mazilla wrote:
we are the UN. i wonder why we would place ourselves so low…maybe to keep people out for a while?

No, you are a MEMBER of the UN, you ARE the US… come on “N” and “S” don’t even look alike.

And I thought our education system needed help.

no, we ARE the UN. the rest of you are just “members” becasue we kinda like you. keep pushing your luck Canada, and it’s straight to time out. you can’t spell UN without the U, the N is to let you know the we own them. why do you think it’s called “UNITED NATIONS”? because we the “UNITED STATES” own it. they could as easily had named it “legion of nations for peace” or the “peace nations legion for of” or even the “nation for peace of legion”? huh!?

Yeah thats what i thought. it’s all part of our all knowing and all seeing governments plan to conquer the entire planet. what would we name it after we take control? how about the United Planet Earth? the good old U.P.E.

p.s. i hope you thicker headed people know it’s all in good fun, you can save your hand strength for the porn.
We started the UN dumbass! That’s a fact Jack.

[/quote] The U.S and 50 other nations on october 24 1949. started the U.N. as a preadasessor to The Leauge of Nations. now correct me if I’m wrong but cannada did not exist as a seprate entity from the UK untill 1982. so canada did not start the U.N. and wasnt even a part of the UN untill
1989.Viola. also look where the UN’s Headquarters is.