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Originally Posted by MattyC
I'm not arguing that people should be supporting it because its Canadian. I'm arguing that Canadian people support it and thus, it's Canadian.
Like you say you have friends and family wonder whats wrong with you when you don't like Tims. Just because you, yourself don't like Tims doesn't mean its not culturally Canadian. In fact, what your friends and family say supports my point. People (Canadians and internationals alike) identify with Tim Hortons as being a Canadian thing.
Like I said, not everyone is going to like their cultural stigmas, that doesn't mean they arent there.
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Ask yourself this, what makes it Canadian? Is it a unique aspect of the chain? Or is it a long running marketing campaign crafted around the idea that it's a uniquely Canadian institution?
An actual symbol of Canadian culture would have values or characteristics that make it uniquely Canadian and tied to the culture. A manufactured cultural institution is just that, something put together as part of a marketing campaign.