Classic!The Shake said:
Should we also mention that 35 of the top 50 Universities in the WORLD are in the US? Or would that be piling on.
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The Dumb Dumbs from down South
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Should we also mention that 35 of the top 50 Universities in the WORLD are in the US? Or would that be piling on.
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Wow. Way to dispel the notion of Americans as morons. :SPeace4u said:
Referring to Fox Network as "news" is a slight overstatement. Perhaps terms such as "entertainment", "television show" would be more pertinent as far as Fox Network is concerned.
That's one of the great things about America, it truly is a land of opportunity for people from everywhere (despite its many flaws and problems). Here are two interesting facts that I read today in the Star:johnnyhandsome said:
In Silicon Valley, 40% of IT start-ups have been by Indo-Americans.
Of those entrepeneurs, 200,000 are now millionaires, or about one in 10 of all Indian immigrants to the U.S..
That stat is very deceiving. Most of the Indo-Americans that immigrate are geniuses that have graduated from the Institute of Technology. Do you have any idea how strict their standards are considering India has a population of over 1 billion ppl? It is harder to get into the Institute of Technology (you have to be smarter) than any of the Ivy league schools in the States.The Shake said:
PS - The American Dream is dead for the most part.
Wow.
I was going to say something about Rick Mercer's show, but this thread has been hijacked so many times, I'm not sure how.
Oh, what the hell.
As to getting people to say stupid things: Asking people to read pre-written material is very, very simple. Anyone with a clipboard and a camera carries enough authority to be assumed honest. There is tons of research on this. I do not hold them accountable for the statements, necessarily. Nonetheless, they were reading absurd things, and it was funny.
On the other hand, answering questions is all their own. He asked a Harvard political economy professor very simple questions about Canadian government that really aught to have been known by any economic or political analyst, espcially one teaching at an ivy league university.
And there is just no explanation for having people agree that it was a good idea that Canada START a navy despite the fact that "WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO THE OCEAN!"
People did not know we didn't have States. Well, a 10 year old did.
Call it whatever, its damn funny and entertaining. I think Rick Mercer is brilliant.
I'm sorry, was I supposed to be watching people eating worms for money instead?
Come on people, the Americans don't need Rick Mercer to make them behave like idiots (note, I said behave like, not are). Shall we do a little rundown of the most popular tv: Any reality show that makes people do disgusting things, get naked, fight, starve, or otherwise put themselves in danger or subject themselves to truly traumatizing humiliation or risky multiple surgeries, Jerry Springer, COPS, ... oh forget it, I'm getting sick just trying to write the list!
I was going to say something about Rick Mercer's show, but this thread has been hijacked so many times, I'm not sure how.
Oh, what the hell.
As to getting people to say stupid things: Asking people to read pre-written material is very, very simple. Anyone with a clipboard and a camera carries enough authority to be assumed honest. There is tons of research on this. I do not hold them accountable for the statements, necessarily. Nonetheless, they were reading absurd things, and it was funny.
On the other hand, answering questions is all their own. He asked a Harvard political economy professor very simple questions about Canadian government that really aught to have been known by any economic or political analyst, espcially one teaching at an ivy league university.
And there is just no explanation for having people agree that it was a good idea that Canada START a navy despite the fact that "WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO THE OCEAN!"
People did not know we didn't have States. Well, a 10 year old did.
Call it whatever, its damn funny and entertaining. I think Rick Mercer is brilliant.
I'm sorry, was I supposed to be watching people eating worms for money instead?
Come on people, the Americans don't need Rick Mercer to make them behave like idiots (note, I said behave like, not are). Shall we do a little rundown of the most popular tv: Any reality show that makes people do disgusting things, get naked, fight, starve, or otherwise put themselves in danger or subject themselves to truly traumatizing humiliation or risky multiple surgeries, Jerry Springer, COPS, ... oh forget it, I'm getting sick just trying to write the list!
bbking you beat me to my post !!!!
If Canadians are so smart how many can name the Leaders of all the Provinces and Territories or the leaders of the European Union countries. I think that most Americans are probably reasonable well informed about their own State and their closest neighbours but have less interest in most others, do the people in Florida really care about who is Governor in North Dakota? Could Canadians tell you who is the Governor of their closest State?
And if we are so smart how come the Liberals have been power so long!!!
If Canadians are so smart how many can name the Leaders of all the Provinces and Territories or the leaders of the European Union countries. I think that most Americans are probably reasonable well informed about their own State and their closest neighbours but have less interest in most others, do the people in Florida really care about who is Governor in North Dakota? Could Canadians tell you who is the Governor of their closest State?
And if we are so smart how come the Liberals have been power so long!!!
Hey - if we're so dumb down here, how did we manage to steal the NHL? Remember when it used to be yours?
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This thread points out just how different Canadians and Americans are.
In the US, people realize that they can start from nothing and end up a millionaire. In Canada, we tend to want the Gov't to do everything for us. Simply a difference between a society based on Capitalism (USA) and a society based on Socialism (Canada).
In the US, people realize that they can start from nothing and end up a millionaire. In Canada, we tend to want the Gov't to do everything for us. Simply a difference between a society based on Capitalism (USA) and a society based on Socialism (Canada).
You have 10 x's the population and recognized hockey to be the best sport going.DenWa said:
Baseball - snooze alert.
Basketball - boring
Football - ok, but not as fast as hockey.
Hockey takes the most skill, the most athletic prowess, and the most talent.
You know, swearing is an indication of how incapable you are of debate. If you disagree with my point of view, opinions and observations, you should state how and why you disagree! I don't mind a debate, but saying it "bullsh*t" isn't debating, it only points to a lack of intelligence on your part.james t kirk said:
So, please indicate to me how my assessment is in your words is 'bullsh*t please?
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Ok I am from the South of the South..
Yep its true, I am a Southerner which means that I am looked down on by the people that you are looking down on.........
God, that makes me feel really, really bad about myself that I get stereotyped.
Course my stereotype is that those who stereotype are wrong.........oops I just confused myself.......
Yep its true, I am a Southerner which means that I am looked down on by the people that you are looking down on.........
God, that makes me feel really, really bad about myself that I get stereotyped.
Course my stereotype is that those who stereotype are wrong.........oops I just confused myself.......
