There are a few stereotypes that Canadians cannot shake.
One is our apparent love of maple syrup. Granted, we love syrup, but no more that our American friends on the East coast that produce a similar sweet treat.
Another stereotype, which I cannot believe, is that we live in igloos. Seriously? It's 2008.
I've been asked by a Texan once if Canada had electricity. Ouch.
As Canadians, we say "eh". Not every second word, but we say it. It's very comparable to an American "huh" after every sentence.
The idea to this post hit me tonight, while I was watching hockey. (A true Canadian passion)
I thought of certain hockey fans booing certain hockey teams. I'd love to remind them that half of the roster for any NHL team calls Canada their homeland, but they wouldn't want to hear it.
On a side note, the riots that occurred in Montreal following their first round victory was deemed to be a well thought out plan by a small group of hooligans, who used the final victory as an excuse to burn police cars, and loot a few stores. It would have been considered a little more well thought out if the idiots didn't videotape this with their cell phones and DVD recorders. The police simply are searching Youtube/Facebook, and arresting these tools one by one.
I've been pretty excited about my teams in the past, but have never considered throwing a brick through a window or setting fire to a car to say "Wooo!!!". Maybe I'm not so hardcore after all....
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Do you know the movie "Strange Brew"? I think it has all of the Canadian cliches - beer drinking guys saying "eh" all the time, with a good dose of hockey thrown in.
No electricity and living in igloos? Good grief!
Still, I don't think your stereotypes are quite as terrible as what people expect an Englishman to be like!
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