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an amusing yet valid list of why I love Canada, more than the States.
Easy geography classes: we only have ten provinces and three territories.
We spell colour and neighbourhood the right way.
Anne of Green Gables
Canada has coasts on three oceans.
We know how to make good, strong, hot tea.
Second largest country in the world and largest prosperous country in the world.
Freedom
Peacekeepers
Our national animal, the beaver, is industrious and rugged.
Lenard Cohen
We are more popular; wearing a maple leaf on your backpack means people treat you well in other countries.
When spring comes, we appreciate it.
No one ever won between the French and the English: we just compromised!
We can read the cereal box and road signs in two different languages.
We say eh? This is a word which reaches out to include the listener and invites his response. Now huh sounds like the speaker himself did not understand what he just said.
Americans always make fun of us because we are polite. We always say. "I'm sorry" but researchers at the University of Waterloo say it is boosts happiness. Apologizing to the police for speeding results in an average drop of $51 in fines.
We love to make fun of ourselves and we love to make fun of people who don't know anything about us, especially Americans.
Toques and the salmon run are found only in Canada.
We live longer, about an average of 3 years longer than Americans.
The wilderness because we still have lots of it with one square kilometre of land for every three people. The north is a land of untouched beauty. Driving for miles across the flat prairies, we spotted a farmhouse that was 60 kilometres away!
Fewer homicides per person and mass murders are rare.
The change of seasons makes life interesting.The weather is a legitimate topic of conversation and we always talk about the weather.
Our judges are appointed not voted in.
A whole T.V. channel dedicated to politicians bickering
Place Names that come from Aboriginal languages
We have better skiing with more ski trails, longer runs and more snow on Canada's Whistler Mountain compared to America's Vail
We dominate hockey; it is Canada's game.
Newfies; I love their accent and sense of humour. They are the salt of the earth.
We get visits from the Queen and other Royals. We are proud of our British roots.
An almost peaceful history.
Coffee Crisp, ketchup chips and buttertarts can't be found in the States only.
Affordable university tuition.
Lots of fresh water!
We're less pushy than some other countries.
We let everyone come here, and do their thing. Even if they wouldn't do the same for us.
Moose, elk, deer, brown bears, polar bears.
So many rivers and lakes... I live in an area near the St. Lawerance River called the land of a thousand islands.
Great fishing, especially in the fly in camps up north
Majestic mountains
Aboriginal people who have fought in all the wars, with an astounding war record
There is an official recognition of rights of Aboriginal Nations embedded in our national constitution.
Enormous National Parks
Lots of hockey rinks, great outdoor skating rinks in almost every village, town and city.We even have one in our village and our population isn't even posted on our village sign!
Car heaters that plug-in when it's cold. Even store parking lots provide plug-ins in some provinced.
Icicles- some are 3-4 feet long from our roof.
Skating and hot chocolate with stands selling Beaver Tails, a hot flat bread sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.The longest skating rink in the world is on Ottawa's canal.
The sound of Canada Geese flying back from their holiday in the South.
Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis.
Terry Fox was one of us.
Gordon Lightfoot
Incredible beauty.
The tundra.
Best opera house in North America is Toronto's Four seasons Centre built by Jack Diamond who built Mariinsky 11 theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia by invitation of Valery Geriev
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