Name one reason you are proud of your country.

[island911]

Originally Posted by Dottore

Great cars, philosophy, poetry, music, sausages and beer.

(I'm German)

Then why aren't you living there?

[Dottore]

Originally Posted by island911

Then why aren't you living there?

We do. Part time.

Difficult concept, I know.

[vash]

i love our "can do" attitude.

[island911]

Originally Posted by Dottore

We do. Part time.

Difficult concept, I know.

What part is so difficult for you?

[svandamme]

Heavy Beer !

[Bill Douglas]

because we won the Indy 500. Yay go Kiwi, go.

[RWebb]

No one has mentioned Federalism yet.

When US contributions to govt. are analyzed by political scientists, that gets the big #1 - not any of the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.

[Lil Black Car]

Freedom of speech.
Freedom of expression.
Our tolerance of *********s, not to be considerd caving in, but being able to walk away shaking your head because someone just does not get it.
Kilts. I am an American of Scotish heritage.

and lay off the frog. He can't help it if the French have not won a war by themselves since the french revolution, and besides that they make pretty good pastries and the presidents wife is a looker

oh yeah, the young boy is just that. A young boy. He isn't old enough to have developed opinions that are not influenced by his folks and others. He has an opinion now and as he grows it will surely change.

and I can be considered an ********* if you want
America, it's not perfect, but it is the best damn thing going!

[K. Roman]

Why are Island and that other douche attacking people from other countries? Pelican isn't just a website for Americans. One reason not to be proud is the f*cking a-holes on this board.

Oh, and freedom of speech.

[widgeon13]

natural beauty, diversity, generosity of the people

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by K. Roman

Why are Island and that other douche attacking people from other countries? Pelican isn't just a website for Americans. One reason not to be proud is the f*cking a-holes on this board.

Oh, and freedom of speech.

The title of the thread is clear. Maybe folks don't know what "your" means? I think the real reason though is that some people define themselves by what they hate.

And there is a 100% correlation to haters being Republicans on this thread.

Hate is not a family value gentleman.

[Mule]

Originally Posted by K. Roman

Why are Island and that other douche attacking people from other countries? Pelican isn't just a website for Americans. One reason not to be proud is the f*cking a-holes on this board.

Oh, and freedom of speech.

Because Dottore is once again showing his disdain for America. Ask him if he's a German citizen or a German-American.

I know this must be an unbearably tough question for you lefties. I'll try to help.

Independence
The Constitution
Putting an end to slavery
All the inventions of the industrial revolution
WWI
WW II
Moonshot
Winning the Cold War without firing a shot
Global Humanitarianism

[kach22i]

Mexican food.

Just kidding.

The old Space Program is right up there.

[Mule]

2 things. You're way ahead of Michell Obama!

[notfarnow]

I know this can be a touchy subject, and I recognize that there are limits... but I really like the acceptance and accommodation of other cultures. It's not the same everywhere in Canada I'm sure, but when I lived in Montreal I just loved the mix of different groups, languages, religions. There was a bar I used to go to that typified my experience there... it was an Irish pub with great blues music, run by a Jewish family, with a Chinese takeout in the back. Total mish-mash, but really great spot.

In some cities, people can get by without ever learning English or French. Even in here in small-town atlantic Canada, we've had a significant influx of Chinese & Korean immigrants, and it's great to see those communities thrive. It's really changed the "look", and the sound, of the city.

[The Gaijin]

Tom & Jerry, Itchy & Scratchy and the Marshall Plan.

[Christien]

Originally Posted by notfarnow

I know this can be a touchy subject, and I recognize that there are limits... but I really like the acceptance and accommodation of other cultures. It's not the same everywhere in Canada I'm sure, but when I lived in Montreal I just loved the mix of different groups, languages, religions.

But Quebec is one of the least tolerant places in Canada of foreigners. Remember the touring "town hall meetings" they did recently on immigrants and their integration into Quebec society? Remember the hatred that came out at a few of them? It was pretty disgusting. And the ongoing dislike and distrust of the English is one of the things that drove me out of Montreal. Don't get me wrong - it's a wonderful city and I miss it dearly, and experiences like yours aren't at all unheard of, but when I think of Quebec I don't think of "acceptance of others".

[notfarnow]

Originally Posted by Christien

But Quebec is one of the least tolerant places in Canada of foreigners. Remember the touring "town hall meetings" they did recently on immigrants and their integration into Quebec society? Remember the hatred that came out at a few of them? It was pretty disgusting. And the ongoing dislike and distrust of the English is one of the things that drove me out of Montreal. Don't get me wrong - it's a wonderful city and I miss it dearly, and experiences like yours aren't at all unheard of, but when I think of Quebec I don't think of "acceptance of others".

Yeah I'd definately agree that "pure laine" Quebec is not an accepting or tolerant culture, but I don't count Montreal as being "truly" Quebecois. Someone once described Montreal as "where Quebec meets Canada, and the rest of the world". I really don't find it's anything like other cities in Quebec. I lived there ~1997-2000, a few years after many people (like you) had felt pushed out of quebec before & after the referendum. The city certainly had a different vibe than it did when I visted immediately before and after the 95 referendum. There was a lot of hostility then, especially towards the "ethnic vote" as Parizeau put it.

[Christien]

I was living there from 1999-2002. I wouldn't at all describe the atmosphere as hostile - it was much more subtle than that. But growing up a white male in a small city in southwestern Ontario, I'd never felt any kind of bias, prejudism, etc. before, so it was certainly noticed.

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by Christien

But Quebec is one of the least tolerant places in Canada of foreigners.

I had a run in with a Arabic woman who favored speaking French over there. The most hate filled person I've ever met. She hated me because I spoke only English, was an American and I did not like the way the Arabs took over my old neighborhood. Her friend (my bilingual French/English speaking date) apologize for her, but a lasting impression was already made.

Much friction in Montreal, not the best example.