Vancouver olympics
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It's fun watching a NHL all star game where the players play full out.
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absolutely. don't you consider them as such? or are you an exclusionist or something?
i understand its ambiguous use meaning "USA" by general popular culture reference and how cliche it has become...but in reality, Central/South America, and Canada, and people on the islands in between are every bit as much Americans as we are here in the USA.
nope, grimy-ass-full-blooded-USA mutt.
accepted i will agree with...but as far as proper i'm not so sure.
used ambiguously it seems to be a resentful term to many outside the US. it can also seem quite pretentious and dismissive, like referring to ourselves as the privileged "cool kids" or something, so personally i try to avoid it. using "States" is more concise and specific, and we are also the only ones to use that particular term so that one makes more sense to me when speaking internationally.
re: biggest in population and economy>>> according to Wikipedia, in 2005 The majority of the population [of the Americas] live in Latin America at 308 Mil in USA vs 502 Mil in Latin America. this includes Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil--without them included Latin America's population is still approximately 283 Mil--a staggering number considering the comparative geography.
based upon the education i've received it could be argued our economies are symbiotic>>>more specifically they are the host and we are the parasite...but i'm probably splitting hairs here.
tangent ON. for just one of the umpteen-million examples regarding why i feel this way google Chevron's recent Amazon oil "spill" and the world's largest lawsuit (recently filed by Ecuador/Paraguay) taking place right now. 18X the size of the Exxon Valdez spill--now that's a lot of effin oil byproduct--not by accident or even an actual spill, but consciously pumping the waste into the Amazon River and its tributaries because it was simply...cheaper....well that and there were no regulations in place to protect the habitat for the nearly infinite numbers of indigenous species. regulations or not, what about commom sense and basic right and wrong? essentially they did that for us! they are representing us! WTF?!?
although i'm thoroughly tired of the mirage American society participates in, my stars and stripes are every bit as bright as any you'll find anywhere...just in realer, more genuine ways. tangent OFF.
We (the USA) are called Americans. Not Canadians, Mexicans, Columbians, Brazilians, Peruvians, Etc. So STFU already.
We (the USA) are called Americans. Not Canadians, Mexicans, Columbians, Brazilians, Peruvians, Etc. So STFU already.
Right. If we didn't call ourselves "Americans" what would we call ourselves?
United Staters? United Statians?
The official name of the country is "The United States of America". Thus, Americans.
Think of the other 40 or so other nations in the Western Hemisphere and what they call themselves:
Canadians
Mexicans
Guatamalans
Costa Ricans
Nicaraguans
El Salvadorans
Hondurans
Beliz?....ers, ites, ans?
Panamanians
Cubans
Bahamians
Haitians
Dominicans
Grenadans
Columbians
Venezualans
Peruvians
Ecuadorians
Bolivians
Guyanans
Brazilians
Argentinians
Chileans
Uraguayan
What else?
Tobagans? (they should be good at the bobsled events)
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Most fellow Canadians don't like to hear me say this but if it wasn't for the USA we'd be speaking Russian. Then our hockey team would be full of pussies. Giggity.
Here's some post Olympic stats.
-17 million Canadians viewed the Gold medal game. Most TV viewership in Canadian history. 1/2 our total population.
-In Toronto, Yonge St was closed for hours due to crowds pouring into the streets. A street hockey game broke out with nets and everything
-USA took more medals than any country EVER in the winter Olympics
-Canada took most Golds EVER in the winter Olympics
Bottom line folks....North America kicked some serious Euro ass. Good on both of us.
There's no other country I'd rather have as a neighbor. Except maybe Switzerland, I really like chocolate.
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Agreed - North America really kicked the World's butt, not just the Euros in these Olympics!
There's no other country I'd rather have than Canada as neighbors either - what with your great exports like Canadian beer and beautiful women! Any neighbor who gives you beer and women is alright by me!
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Agreed - North America really kicked the World's butt, not just the Euros in these Olympics!
There's no other country I'd rather have than Canada as neighbors either - what with your great exports like Canadian beer and beautiful women! Any neighbor who gives you beer and women is alright by me!
Agreed - North America really kicked the World's butt, not just the Euros in these Olympics!
There's no other country I'd rather have than Canada as neighbors either - what with your great exports like Canadian beer and beautiful women! Any neighbor who gives you beer and women is alright by me!
And don't forget William Shatner, Michael J. Fox, Shania Twain, Neil Young, Dan Aykroyd, and Jim Carrey just to name a few.
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I hope you tuned in, because that may well go down as the greatest hockey game ever played.
I hope you tuned in, because that may well go down as the greatest hockey game ever played.
I did man. I haven't tuned in to watch a hockey game (been to games) since Gretzky and the Oilers when I was like 8. Might have to catch a game or two. But I think the big obstacle is us Cleveland fans is we love our Cleveland teams. Trust me it would be different if Cleveland had one.
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Agreed - North America really kicked the World's butt, not just the Euros in these Olympics!
There's no other country I'd rather have than Canada as neighbors either - what with your great exports like Canadian beer and beautiful women! Any neighbor who gives you beer and women is alright by me!
And don't forget William Shatner, Michael J. Fox, Shania Twain, Neil Young, Dan Aykroyd, and Jim Carrey just to name a few.
And don't forget William Shatner, Michael J. Fox, Shania Twain, Neil Young, Dan Aykroyd, and Jim Carrey just to name a few.
You mention Anne Murry you lose a nut.
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And don't forget William Shatner, Michael J. Fox, Shania Twain, Neil Young, Dan Aykroyd, and Jim Carrey just to name a few.
You mention Anne Murry you lose a nut.
You mention Anne Murry you lose a nut.
Do I lose a nut if I mention Burton Cummings and The Guess Who? or Bryan Adams?
Don't forget Mike Myers and John Candy.
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I did decide to watch a little of the Columbus Blue Jackets/Vancouver Canucks game last night.
Does anyone believe that we in the Cleveland area should be Columbus Blue Jacket supporters? I do like their logo.
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You mention Anne Murry you lose a nut.
Do I lose a nut if I mention Burton Cummings and The Guess Who? or Bryan Adams?
Don't forget Mike Myers and John Candy.
Do I lose a nut if I mention Burton Cummings and The Guess Who? or Bryan Adams?
Don't forget Mike Myers and John Candy
....Pamela Anderson?
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Do I lose a nut if I mention Burton Cummings and The Guess Who? or Bryan Adams?
Don't forget Mike Myers and John Candy
....Pamela Anderson?
...Pamela Anderson?
She doesn't seem like a Canadian. Here are some other "Hot" Canadian chicks:
Daria Werbowy?:
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Emmanuelle Chriqui from Montreal:
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Ellen Page?:
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Linda Evangelista, St. Catharine's Ontario:
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Kim Cattrall, Courtenay, British Columbia:
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Elisha Cuthbert, Calgary, Alberta:
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Rachel McAdams, London, Ontario:
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Pamela Anderson, parts unknown:
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Shania Twain, Quebec:
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