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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
There's a certain arrogance about Canadians and Calgarians specifically that is really off-putting. As a Canadian it's always just a little embarrassing to read or hear about how much better our country is.
I have a sense that arrogance has caused a lot of the problems that are leading to the American empire's decline (basically what we are witnessing the beginning of). I could be wrong, but there's no other attitude or perspective like it in terms of social acceptance when in reality it's more like an excuse to be ignorant or refusal to understand.
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Yeah..... I mean, there are some things that I really do think Canada does a little better than the U.S., but I wish we would be more humble about it. I get that in the past, we have had to put up with some of that from the U.S., but it's still annoying when we do it back. Having said that, there are some things that the U.S. does right that we can learn from. It shouldn't be so much about rivalry as it is about learning from each other and acknowledging that there are differences without it having to be a competition.
Canada is in this big influential sphere dominated by the U.S. though, and I think that is partly why it has become part of the national psyche to drive home points where we do things differently or excel in areas the U.S. doesn't.