For non-canadians

[Chadd 916]

I'm Canadian, and I can admit we have some retards too, there was a show on in Toronto where they went around asking everyone to sing the national anthem and half of them couldn't do it.

And speaking of dumb americans,(no offense to any Americans, except to those mentioned in the following) I forget which state, but there was a show on where some guy was asking people what they thought of the polar bear hunt in Toronto or save the polar bears or something, and not one of them knew any better. lol

Unless you live right on the border Americans don't get Canadian TV. There just aren't a lot of people concerned about Canadian culture in the US and almost no exposure to it.

[AtlantaThrashers01 0]

a awsome show thats only in canada i think is trailer park boys....its funny as hell

[Dangles 0]

That's my point. Americans know shit all about Canada.

[hockeydude_49 0]

That's my point. Americans know shit all about Canada.

Correct me if I'm wrong but AtlantaThrashers is from Canada.

[Chadd 916]

That's my point. Americans know shit all about Canada.

That's like saying Americans don't know jack about Minnesota. There really isn't anything that important. :P Hell most of Toronto thinks they're the national capital, why shouldn't we?

[Dangles 0]

Because its the most populated city.

[tyler9 0]

Funniest thing i saw was when a comedy show went around and American city (can't remember which one) and asked people to sign a congratulations letter to Canadas new prime Minister Tim Horton.

[AtlantaThrashers01 0]

yes i am canadian by the way....but hav u guys ever seen jay leno show where he goes around asking americans simple questions and they responde to it and everyone laughs at them. Its funny how there laughing at themselves...but i love that show.

oh and also Conan o'brien

[vivaotravez12 0]

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/hideandseek.html

I swear that reporter is a perfect example of your average American....

[AtlantaThrashers01 0]

LMFAO my point exactly

[Vapor#42 0]

Ok but what about Geography!!  I am from New Zealand, and I know what the capital of Canada is!  Maybe you were talking to morons?

Ok does anybody know the capital of New Zealand (without looking it up)? :lol:

WELLINGTON! my moms from Christ church.. ay bru.. ay Cuz.. lol :lol:

[hip check 0]

A great way to learn geography is to travel, and pay attention to what's around you when you do travel.

I've had the chance to live and travel in different countries, and always come home appreciating them more.

NZ is my favourite to this point, just not enough rinks there!

[Benfica 0]

Mmm, Canada.

I'm from the US and I know the capital of Canada, but I did go there when I was younger.

I think I had the Canadian national anthem memorized by the time I was 12. All thanks to watching Bruins games against our neighbors up north. (I'm hoping to memorize the French version someday).

I think the Simpsons put it best: "Where but in America, or possibly Canada, could my family find such opportunity."

[AtlantaThrashers01 0]

i kno the american national anthem too, and im from canada

[Chadd 916]

i kno the american national anthem too, and im from canada

We were in Niagara Falls for a tournament and when the women were headed out to play after us, they started singing oh canada. One of my guys went to college in Canada so we started singing along with them. So you had a couple of half drunk, half naked americans in the hallway singing the canadian national anthem with a bunch of canadian women. Good times.

[HerobyDay 0]

I don't even know who guy fox is and what is boxing day?

[2-Keys 1]

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/hideandseek.html

I swear that reporter is a perfect example of your average American....

pro hide and seek that originated in china. wow boxing day is teh day everyone boxes of course

[Fonya 0]

I don't even know who guy fox is and what is boxing day?

You dont have boxing day!

Lol that video was funny. Good example.

[Petey21 1]

It's not just Americans who don't know much about Canada, I'm sure most Europeans don't know much either. While I can't speak for the other countries in Europe and their education system, when I went to school (I'm in Sweden for those who don't know) I would say 90% of the geography and history classes were about Europe, the rest of the world got to share the remaining 10%. And I can't even recall if Canada was even being mentioned, in geography class we might have been told that Ottawa is the capital and that's about it. In history classes, absolutely nothing. So if it wasn't for hockey I wouldn't know more about Canada than the name of the capital.

But then we didn't learn much about American history either, the only parts would be the capital and the role the country played in the World Wars. Not a word about the American civil war, their presidents, indians or anything. Oh wait, I think Christopher Columbus was briefly mentioned but that's pretty much it. American geography was very brief too, Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles, and the Mississippi River. So all we really learnt would be the geography and history of Europe. But I have a feeling North Americans don't really learn much about Europe either in primary or high school (not counting college where some might specialize in these subjects), and if that's the case it makes sense as it probably comes more natural to learn more about your own area of the world.

Funny trivia, until not too many years ago I thought Milwaukee was a state and that Nebraska was a state in the deep south next to Alabama. And alot of people here think that the US consists of 52 states, even a teacher I had in first grade. :lol:

[kosydar 0]

But I have a feeling North Americans don't really learn much about Europe either in primary or high school (not counting college where some might specialize in these subjects), and if that's the case it makes sense as it probably comes more natural to learn more about your own area of the world.

I might not have had the typical high school education (I went to a private Catholic school), but everybody in my school took a European history class sophomore year.

[hocckey77 0]

But I have a feeling North Americans don't really learn much about Europe either in primary or high school (not counting college where some might specialize in these subjects), and if that's the case it makes sense as it probably comes more natural to learn more about your own area of the world.

I took European History this year and guess what, all we did was basically talk about europe from ancient roman times to now. War of the roses, thet swedish leader, Gustave something I think from the 1400's or something, and a whole lot of other things

I kinda see why North Americans learn about europe because our roots are there.

[MNGopherFan09 0]

Yeah, I just took a European History class as well and we learned from Alexander the Great to the Romans to the French revolution and to World Wars I and II. That really was about it.

[Chadd 916]

Back in the old days, we covered greece and the roman empire at some point then world war two in our senior year.

[A_Steeves12 0]

I find it amazing how little americans know about us canadians. I go to the states every summer and its really funny some of the responses you get when you tell people your from canada. last summer i was hanging out with these girls i met at the motel and one of there parents asked me where i was from and i said canada and they juts staired at me for a second and asked your from canada and you speak english? i laughed a little to myself and said yeah i speak english. Then the girls parents said well we've heard about the big storms you've had up there and i said yes the hurricain was pritty bad it know out power and knocked over McDonald's signs, they said Oh you have McD's in canada. i thought to myself you have to be kidding me.

I just got back from the states today and there wasnt to many comments like the above ones this trip, just in a store they need a zip code or something and my friends mom said well im from canada, and the casheir said oh my, well you speak perfect english.

[hocckey77 0]

^^^

That's quite pathetic.