Mods Move to OT board please: A (small) portion of this board loves to hate on the US

[PegCityFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by Sowa

Actually the first one wasn't in that thread. Secondly I didn't care that people were upset about the US win. In fact I did nothing to rub in the US victory over Canada when it happened because Canada did actually get screwed. I posted that in response to comments about the US being arrogant.

So this has what to do with hockey?

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Sowa

I don't mind jokes. You can make all the jokes about the US that you want. I'm not referring to those. I am referring to actual serious statements. And my post isn't a cry to stop, it's just bewilderment that these beliefs are actually held.

What does this have to do with the Calgary Flames?

[Senator Clay Davis]

If you're suggesting Hope "We made Christine Sinclair look better" Solo isn't arrogant, well then you should check out the YouTube clip of her throwing her own teammate under the bus at the 2007 World Cup, like literally in the post-game on field interview saying she would have made the saves her teammate didn't. Quite a beauty that one is.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Sowa

It's really something I never noticed til recently. It makes me wonder how many people on this board have actually been to Vancouver. Most Canucks fans don't have this arrogance that is being depicted on this board by some. Sure there are some ignorant morons that do, but overall Canucks fans might say that they have the greatest team, but they don't think that it is actually better than anyone else. It's called pride. The most absurd thing I read is that Canucks don't like playing hard, but like everyone else to dive together. I don't even know where to start on that one. I don't mind the odd crack about the Canucks and I will even make some myself, but it's being getting a bit ridiculous on here lately. I've responded with (I thought) obvious tongue in cheek posts about the Canucks being better than everyone else and have received some good replies, but also ones that perplexed me. Anyways, just an observation. Carry on!

I tried to make your post more relevant to the Fire on Ice forum.

[Rhettzky]

Trade Jbo!

[FlamingLonghorn]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

What does this have to do with the Calgary Flames?

I posted it in the wrong forum. You got me there.

[FlamingLonghorn]

Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis

If you're suggesting Hope "We made Christine Sinclair look better" Solo isn't arrogant, well then you should check out the YouTube clip of her throwing her own teammate under the bus at the 2007 World Cup, like literally in the post-game on field interview saying she would have made the saves her teammate didn't. Quite a beauty that one is.

I welcome all posts talking smack on Hope Solo. She is the personification of a poor sport.

[BACKCHECK!!!]

Dinosaur bones were put on Earth by Jesus to test our faith.
-Sincerely, government sponsored public education

[FlamingLonghorn]

Originally Posted by BACKCHECK!!!

Dinosaur bones were put on Earth by Jesus to test our faith.
-Sincerely, government sponsored public education

To be fair they are only receiving public funds through the voucher system, so it's the idiot parents who send them to that schools fault. I personally don't think churches should be considered non-profits and be taxed accordingly and religious schools be left out of voucher programs.

[nik-]

I used to work in the US a lot, in several different regions. In the end it wouldn't matter to me how your citizens act if we weren't constantly inundated by American media. That being said, you can witness everything wrong with western civilization by spending some time in major US airports.

Overall i like Americans on an individual level, but as a collective you're pretty overbearing. A little humility would be nice too. Too many Americans are so busy proclaiming how they're the greatest country in the world that they don't notice they've allowed the country to rot.

[Robo]

Originally Posted by Sowa

It's really something I never noticed til recently. It makes me wonder how many people on this board have actually been to the US. Most Americans don't have this arrogance that is being depicted on this board by some. Sure there are some ignorant morons that do, but overall Americans might say that they live in the greatest country, but they don't think that it is actually better than everywhere else. It's called pride. The most absurd thing I read is that Americans don't like multiculturalism, but like everyone else to blend together. I don't even know where to start on that one. I don't mind the odd crack about the US and I will even make some myself, but it's being getting a bit ridiculous on here lately. I've responded with (I thought) obvious tongue in cheek posts about the US being better than everyone else and have received some good replies, but also ones that perplexed me. Anyways, just an observation. Carry on!

I don't have anything to contribute to this conversation so i am going to share my favorite Homer quote
Son, a woman is a lot like a... a refrigerator! They're about six feet tall, 300 pounds. They make ice, and ... um ... Oh, wait a minute. Actually, a woman is more like a beer. They smell good, they look good, you'd step over your own mother just to get one! But you can't stop at one. You wanna drink another woman! (Homer Simpson)

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by Rhettzky

Trade Jbo!

Great save Tanev!

[FlamingLonghorn]

Originally Posted by nik-

In the end it wouldn't matter to me how your citizens act if we weren't constantly inundated by American media.

How are you guys inundated by American media? It's an honest question. I would think that the American media wouldn't have a presence in Canada unless it was profitable and it wouldn't be profitable if there wasn't an audience for it there. The few times I have been to Canada have been on vacation where I pretty much didn't turn on the TV. Does American media have a large presence there?

[BACKCHECK!!!]

Originally Posted by Sowa

How are you guys inundated by American media? It's an honest question. I would think that the American media wouldn't have a presence in Canada unless it was profitable and it wouldn't be profitable if there wasn't an audience for it there. The few times I have been to Canada have been on vacation where I pretty much didn't turn on the TV. Does American media have a large presence there?

Not so much news media, not directly anyways.

But everything else, from radio to magazines to newspapers to tv shows to crappy on-line news articles.

It's profitable because it's cheaper to recycle American content than it is to produce something original worth paying attention to, when catering to such a (relatively) small market.

[simmonjam1]

I've worked in about 40 States over the years. I've drank beers with a lot of nice people, but some of them were completely ignorant about the world outside of their borders, hell some we're completely ignorant of their own country. I had one guy from Texas argue with me that New England was a State.

I'd say less than 20% knew where Calgary was. You name off any city with 1 million + people in it in the USA and I'll have an idea where it's at.

Maybe Global geography should be a mandatory class down there. I can only blame the education system down there I guess.

Btw, the Southern states are my favorite to work in. Awesome people live down there!

[TurnedTheCorner]

Originally Posted by Sowa

How are you guys inundated by American media? It's an honest question. I would think that the American media wouldn't have a presence in Canada unless it was profitable and it wouldn't be profitable if there wasn't an audience for it there. The few times I have been to Canada have been on vacation where I pretty much didn't turn on the TV. Does American media have a large presence there?

American networks are a part of basic cable in Canada, so a Canadian can watch just as much network news or sports coverage as a typical American. Fox News, NBC Olympics or NHL, etc. etc.

[seattleflamer]

Originally Posted by Sowa

How are you guys inundated by American media? It's an honest question. I would think that the American media wouldn't have a presence in Canada unless it was profitable and it wouldn't be profitable if there wasn't an audience for it there. The few times I have been to Canada have been on vacation where I pretty much didn't turn on the TV. Does American media have a large presence there?

You've obviously never watched Canadian tv. Unless you watch "Steve and Chris" on CBC, it's all American baby.

[nik-]

There are a ton of US channels. And obviously there is an audience for it. There is a large audience for Big Brother, but that doesn't mean it's beneficial for society.

[Dion]

When NASA was preparing for the Apollo project, some of the training of the astronauts took place on a Na###o Indian reservation. One day, a Na###o elder and his son were herding sheep and came across the space crew. The old man, who spoke only Na###o, asked a question that his son translated. "What are these guys in the big suits doing?"

A member of the crew said they were practicing for their trip to the moon. The old man got all excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the astronauts.

Recognizing a promotional opportunity, the NASA folks found a tape recorder. After the old man recorded his message, they asked his son to translate it. He refused. The NASA PR people brought the tape to the reservation, where the rest of the tribe listened and laughed, but they refused to translate the elder's message to the moon.

Finally, the NASA crew called in an official government translator. His translation of the old man's message was "Watch out for these guys; they have come to steal your land."

[Caged Great]

Other than CBC, it's like 90% American tv without the dumb American commercials