The truth is most people in Europe actually respected the US and viewed them as a world power until G.W Bush got into power...
Not true. Even when being respected, the US has provoked resentment simply by being throwing its weight around. Anyone who thinks that GWB caused it is being naive. Made it worse, yes; caused it, no.
I believe it was Jacques Chirac who said in the 1990s that the position of "leader of the free world" is vacant.
I know Canada is the only country to burn down the white house (war of 1812, check it out).
p.s. I'm Canadian
Technically, it was the British, since all Canadians were Brits at the time. But we'll let you take credit if you want to.
I think Canada is great. They've gone a lot further than the US to protect it's beauty...
That's true, but I wouldn't say "a lot further". The US pioneered many methods of land conservation. And the US does have almost ten times more people on less land. It's much easier to protect land that has no people on it.
Since you use the metric system in Canada, those temps sound pretty good for the summer, let alone the winter!
I know a few
Canadians and they are all nice people. The
Canadiens on the other hand (along with their fans) can go f*** themselves (thankfully, the Bruins will put them out of their misery tonight).
The metric system makes so much more sense that it's embarrassing that we don't bother to use it.
I've held a grudge against the Canadiens ever since they beat my LA Kings in the 1993 Stanley Cup finals. But I don't hold it against the Canadians.
Seriously, it's bizarre to me that the OP has heard so many bad things. My experience has been that most Americans don't think about Canadians one way or the other. In fact, I'll bet their worst offense has been that they were unaware of how many Canadians they've met. Sure, there are the occasional jokes about igloos or saying "eh" all the time, but I've never heard of actual hostility. Perhaps it's because I've lived my whole life near Los Angeles (which has so many Canadian transplants), and work for a company that has so many that I wonder if Canada is desperate for workers in my company's industry.
I think that, while Canada and Mexico are very different countries, they do have one thing in common: they both benefit and bristle over being next to the United States. But let's put it this way, at the end of the day, both countries have a much nicer neighbor than most countries on earth. And the US can say the same.
