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Nutjobs like Pat Buchannon and Tucker Carlson still think so.
Nutjobs: Every country has them. Stop generalizing.
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A lot of it has to with the sheer ignorance the US has of Canada. I was once asked in Seattle by a US citizen if we had the internet in Canada. Seattle! The huge city which only a few hundred kilometres from Vancouver.
Is this representative of most people from Seattle, or are you basing an entire country's reputation on 1 uninformed person?
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They rip our more effective health care system, taxation but have no idea Canada's population is made up of 16% VISIBLE minorities.
Many people rip taxation.
What is the percentage of VISIBLE minorities in the US?
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and iconic global companies like Cirque du Soleil and RIM.
There was a MacLean's article on Cirque a couple of weeks ago. Read it. You might feel differently.
A hand held device is not a national icon, silly 
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Funny, I don't recall stating that the US is the only nation on earth with morons. I'd much rather watch a liberal-biased news network like CBC that actually reports the news than crap like republican-leaning CNN and their 12 hours of twitter and email readings from Bob in Alabama each day.
I don't ever recall stating that everyone in Seattle questions whether we have the internet in Canada. You wouldn't find one Canadian doubting whether the US has the internet, Blackberries or telephones. Nor would they doubt that people in Argentina have the internet.
I can clearly see you like to generalize my post, because I never stated the US didn't have ethnic diversity. I simply stated they are clueless as to the ethnic makeup of their northern neighbours. They have no idea of the cultural mosaic we live in here in Canada.
And MacLeans is a Canadian magazine, how is a Canadian magazine article on Canadian companies going to inform people in the US? It don't exactly get the distribution TIME does.
And lastly, a handheld device can be a national icon, just like Wayne, the maple leaf, the mounties (for better or worse lately) and beer. How is that different from applie pie and badly made cars no one wants to buy in the US?
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^^PS, and could someone tell this uninformed Canadian how to use the damn quote button!???!
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You do realize those ^^^ were pointing to your own post, right? So you must be talking about yourself not knowing how to quote. My quote was one solid, continuous quote, no error on my part.