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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
*yawn*
So some nobody took a shot at Canada. Big deal.
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Clarkson's not some nobody. He's the most influential English language motoring journalist and probably one of the most influential writers/tv personalities in the UK and abroad with the millions of males who watch Top Gear!
And if you guys read it, it's not even a swipe at Canada, most of the article is basically in praise of Ontario's wildnerness and a typical Jeremy scathing vomit upon the Dodge Grand Caravan. He's also mentioned Calgary in his column before (as a place that consistently ranks on those #1 places in the world lists, but where while the chances of being stabbed or blown up is low - the chances of dying of boredom is high)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/com...cle1682382.ece
There was one other article years back where Canada was mentioned (as a place where you would never want take a vacation - ironically, he just took a vacation in Ontario a few weeks ago). Also, the last episode of Top Gear - the Polar Special was a race (Toyota truck vs. dog sled) from Resolute, Nunavut to the 1996 location of the North Pole. They filmed in front of a CO-OP, James May gave Jeremy a Mr. Big chocolate bar "here, that one says BIG"...and they made Gin & Tonic while driving on the Arctic ice sheet with Canada Dry. Jeremy Clarkson also shotgunned a tin of Canadian SPAM at the North Pole.