Canada. Let's talk about it..

[duranman]

What's it famous for? Ben Johnson. Fuckin' cold. Bryan Adams. Fuckin' cold. Pamela Anderson's tits. Really fuckin' cold. Second biggest country in the world. Lumberjacks. Bears. Jamaican influx. Mike Myers. Um...freezing cold? What else?...

 

[DesEsseintes]

Nova Scotia - in particular Cape Breton - is ridiculously lovely. As is Vancouver Island. And in rural districts people have the cutest accents, and really do say 'aboot'!

 

[Adre]

Neil, Joni, nuff said.

 

[Aphro]

Jamaican influx? What in the world makes you think that?

 

[duranman]

Jamaican influx? What in the world makes you think that?

I know 'cos all the Jamaicans from London moved there in the late 70's! Apparently Edmonton is full of them?...

 

[Libsam]

Grimes is from Canada, and this video features my girl crush, Brooke Candy

I like Grime's music.
She has a Dune concept album too, so that's cool.

 

[duranman]

Second biggest country in the world, yet in England, JUST England, we have a population nearly double that of the entire country. Weird..

 

[DesEsseintes]

Second biggest country in the world, yet in England, JUST England, we have a population nearly double that of the entire country. Weird..

When I visited Nova Scotia - especially Cape Breton - it felt empty. It is the size of England, with a total population of one million. We drove for hours on dual carriageways and motorways without seeing another car. I later learned it is the second most crowded province in Canada. To most Canadians, Nova Scotia must seem like Piccadilly Circus.

Hard to get your head around that.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Canadian Fire Drill is the new term for official crisis first responders.

 

[duranman]

When I visited Nova Scotia - especially Cape Breton - it felt empty. It is the size of England, with a total population of one million. We drove for hours on dual carriageways and motorways without seeing another car. I later learned it is the second most crowded province in Canada. To most Canadians, Nova Scotia must seem like Piccadilly Circus.

Hard to get your head around that.

Absolutely. Haven't room to swing your dick in London. This lot have enough room to own a town each..

 

[Hard_Rom]

Wide open spaces.
Rush
Stompin' Tom
BTO
Max Webster
fishing/hunting
the west coast
the rockies
the prairies
the north
the south
the east coast
girls in fur trim
winter
peace, order and good government(haha)
universal healthcare
no guns

A Mari Usque Ad Mare

"Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae"
(King James Bible: "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth").

Canada is mentioned in the bible.

We are not Americans

The good old hockey game!
Curling in which we rule even more than hockey
Skiing

 

[Hard_Rom]

Very expensive to build infrastructure across 2nd largest country with relatively small population.

100 miles of road, fibre optics or electricity will serve millions of customers in US, Europe and Britain. Lucky to get a couple 100k here. Unless near Toronto. We have hundreds of miles between major cities. I have to drive 100 miles to see a pro sports team.

Lots of resources and water to go around at the moment.

 

[thør]

11 posts and no mention of diamonds?

 

[duranman]

Very expensive to build infrastructure across 2nd largest country with relatively small population.

100 miles of road, fibre optics or electricity will serve millions of customers in US, Europe and Britain. Lucky to get a couple 100k here. Unless near Toronto. We have hundreds of miles between major cities. I have to drive 100 miles to see a pro sports team.

Lots of resources and water to go around at the moment.

I'm guessing your log houses are very cheap at least?...

 

[thør]

I'm guessing your log houses are very cheap at least?...

Fuck no. They export log mansions around the world from BC.

 

[duranman]

Fuck no. They export log mansions around the world from BC.

That told me. I had visions of throwing my whole London decadent life away and shacking up as a hermit in the north of Canada. Hire a lumberjack to cut down a few trees to build me a cabin and live on polar bear meat whilst shafting Pammi Anderson on a fur rug and listening to Bachman Turner Overdrive. Ah, another dream....

 

[rubydlite]

Nova Scotia - in particular Cape Breton - is ridiculously lovely. As is Vancouver Island. And in rural districts people have the cutest accents, and really do say 'aboot'!

Agreed...my home ♡♡♡
But we don't say aboot

insulin...basketball...superman.....to name a few...
and for the record it's colder in many places in the states than in Canada. Yeah..I get up north...but you do have Alaska. ...just sayin'

 

[DesEsseintes]

Agreed...my home ♡♡♡
But we don't say aboot

insulin...basketball...superman.....to name a few...
and for the record it's colder in many places in the states than in Canada. Yeah..I get up north...but you do have Alaska. ...just sayin'

I certainly don't 'have' Alaska - I've never been to the US, partly because I was on the banned list for ten years, but that's another story. And I only encountered 'aboot' once, in a church in Mahone Bay, and it was charming.

 

[rubydlite]

I certainly don't 'have' Alaska - I've never been to the US, partly because I was on the banned list for ten years, but that's another story. And I only encountered 'aboot' once, in a church in Mahone Bay, and it was charming.

Oops. ...the Alaska comment was in reference to the other post. ..

Mahone Bay is beautiful....

 

[Hard_Rom]

Log cabin not cheap but affordable
125k
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-land-for-sal...ay/1026041649?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

or cut your own for 40k
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-map-view.html?adId=1025970159&enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

or go native
http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/...inalindustry.jpeg.size.xxlarge.letterbox.jpeg


Exports:
diamonds
oil
uranium
lumber
water
hydro(electric power not pot) (actually we do have that too)
comedians
hockey players (we have most pro athletes than any other country due to hockey dominance) newscasters
bank governors

Imports
People
cheap consumer products from US and China
oil (go figure that!)

In my part, the south,
longest freshwater beaches in the world
http://brendasmith.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/wasaga-beach-cottage-25.jpg
as far south as N. Ca. and Riviera
Great lakes moderate weather
all four seasons
Toronto (?)
Stratford Shakespeare Festival


A Westminster style of gov just like the Brits, Aussies and Kiwis.
sovereign Elizabeth II Queen of Canada
(shame the Yanks walked out)
G7 nation
charter member of League of Nations, Nato, UN and signatory to Versailles Treaty

 

[DesEsseintes]

Oops. ...the Alaska comment was in reference to the other post. ..

Mahone Bay is beautiful....

It certainly is. And Lunenberg, and Meat Cove, and the 365 islands in the Bay. And even Halifax airport has a certain naive charm. I liked the lobsters in their aquarium. You don't get that at Heathrow.

 

[Boxlicker101]

What's it famous for? Ben Johnson. Fuckin' cold. Bryan Adams. Fuckin' cold. Pamela Anderson's tits. Really fuckin' cold. Second biggest country in the world. Lumberjacks. Bears. Jamaican influx. Mike Myers. Um...freezing cold? What else?...

The Biebs.

 

[Wildling]

Maple Syrup, Poutine, Coffee Crisp, All Dressed Chips, Bagged Milk, Beavertails...

Can you tell I'm waiting for dinner?

 

[thør]

Don't forget the Canadian mining companies working abroad.

 

[Hard_Rom]

The Biebs.

Fuck off! Don't remind us.

The great shame of this nation.
First, how it treats its native population.
2nd way way behind is Justin.