Being Canadian...

Is the title of a light, funny little documentary we watched last night.
 
 
Of course, no one outside Canada really cares for that stuff.
I guess I'm sorry for bringing that up.
 
Living outside Canada has helped me put things into perspective as a Quebecer, and to start to "feel" Canadian, and to embrace the identity - most people I know back in Quebec would only reluctantly identify as Canadian, and not before they lecture you about Quebec history for an hour or two.
 
This light-hearted documentary explores what it means to be Canadian. And as odd as it sounds, we found out that we had a lot more in common w/ the rest of Canada than the average Quebecer allows himself to think.
 
Cool stuff.
 
Plus, there's Rush in it. :P 
 
P.S. I'm sorry.
 
 

Do you miss wearing a furry toque when you go to the Great White North? 

Rain
Is the title of a light, funny little documentary we watched last night.
 

 

auto_da_fe
What was the documentary ?
 
Would like to watch it.
 
JR

 
HTH

ampfixer
I thought you left us all behind.
 
For the record, my favourite South Park episodes are the ones that make fun of Canada. Apparently we fart a lot and are very friendly yet naive. I can own that.

We have a blast with those here too. 
 
I was visiting my wife's workplace recently and they've created this whole South Park-themed room in one of the spaces, and, in true South Park fashion, created cardboard type of characters for the artists and acrobats in the show. Obviously, my lovely lady and all the Canadians have flappy heads. Hilarious. :)

Everything you need to know about Canadians you can learn from Canadian Bacon and Strange Brew. For more advanced studies, there's The Red Green Show.

Hi,
 
Always thought that FM/Nash the Slash and a couple of other bands were pretty darn good.

The Mckenzie's. When I first moved to Texas, I couldn't open my mouth with out some responding to me..."Take off, aye!"

I have been waiting for someone, anyone, to do a parody of American Woman called Canadian Woman. Could have some real fun with that!
 
Just to show some diversity, here's a joke I was told while on a business trip in Maine. I was staying in Millinocket, just down the road a piece from Medford. Logging towns. Millinocket has the mall (4 stores and a bowling alley). Between the 2 towns is a dilapidated shack that is home to the only strip club in Maine, stocked with dancers who can no longer make any money in Boston. Local women refuse to pay for anything at the mall with singles (that's all the strippers manage). Millinocket and Medford are not big fans of each other.
 
So the joke:
 
How do you tell the difference between a moose and a woman from Medford?
 
The plaid jacket.
 
Bada boom.
 
If it weren't for curling, I'd LOVE Canada. Hockey! Rush! Triumph! The Guess Who! What's not to like?

Yeah, Quebec City is freaking gorgeous. They don't dig the anglo squareheads too much though. Fortunately, even though I can hardly speak French at all, due to my ultra frenchie family (and being forced into french schools as a kid) my accent is perfect.
 
Used to piss off my travelling companion who spoke impeccable french but had a WICKED anglo accent. She did all the translating but because I had the accent (and the frenchie look) I got all the respect... even though I could barely communicate.
 
lulzity... she was a twat anyway.

 
I'm shocked I tell you!  Shocked! 

Rain
I lived in Quebec City for practically 10 years. I moved there reluctantly, but I quickly fell in love with the city and met my best friends ever there. On the whole though, I am usually at odds with the people of Quebec. It's a very particular community that really stands out in the province, in terms of politics and economics and mentalities.
 
But the city itself is the only place I sometimes miss.
 
 

In most of Quebec I'd get a touch of rudeness from SOME people due to being anglo but with most folks it was just some good natured ribbing (which I gave back and all was cool and fun and beers were had and all that good stuff).
 
In QC though... yeah man. There is some serious isolationist, separatist, anti English snobbery at best and outright hatred at worst. Really aside from people from OTHER parts of Quebec visting the city no one there really wanted anything to do with me.
 
It really came across like the residents consider the city to be part of France instead of Quebec and if you weren't pure "Francais" you were garbage. Driving around with Ontario plates and a pasty English girl? Hoooo boy. Totes rudeness.
 
I still loved every minute of it though. Soooo much history and old city is just freaking amazing. It really does feel like being in Europe. The few times I was there I took every opportunity to wander around all by my lonesome and the one time I spent an afternoon walking the perimiter of the entire old city on the hill (past all the cannons, through the park, through the walls/plains, etc).
 
Gatdamned what a cool place. Nowhere else like it in Canada.