HE HAS A DESK! RUN! HE HAS TOO MUCH POWER!
What I hate is when a bad idea is considered bad because it's American. It's a bad idea because it's a bad idea. And maybe Americans did it first but its badness is not BECAUSE of its American-ness.
The joke I always heard was this: Q How do you tell a Canadian and American apart? A: State there is no difference, the one who objects is the Canadian.
The use of the term "North America" in a YouTube essay is definitely a give away sign of someone being from Canada.
I've always thought it was funny, because Despite being a completely different country, we don't see Canadians as some exotic foreigners, like the same way you would someone from England, France, or Sweden.
The average American does not give much thought about Canada or Canadians. The average Canadian seek to not be mistaken as an American.
Remember, Lorne Michaels, you know from SNL. He is Canadian. He has had a large influence in US culture. There are a lot of Canadians who have come here and been very influential. Hence, that shows we share a common culture and a common language.
"Its just different enough that you know you are in another country. " An American friend said when he first got to Canada. That kind of hits it.
I am from NC and I love Canadian info and lore, but honestly 90+% of my knowledge of Canada has come from JJ :)
I kinda just saw canadians as the same people, under a different government. As an american, unless their accent trips an alarm within me, i wouldnt be able to tell if someone was canadian or american. They got their own thing going on, and more power to them, but there really aren't as many differences between us that would make me view a candian as a foreigner.
My experience as an American, has been that we always look at Canadians as being nicer and more chill than us. The most frequent stereotype I see about Canadians is about them being super nice and polite.
I think the best thing that happened to me in regards of the outlook towards Americans was making a friend from Alabama who moved to Canada for his wife and work. He talked a lot about the states and brought up the neat and funny differences between the countries. Really funny and upstanding guy with same hobbies as me. I was in the "Americans are stupid and crazy" belief when I was younger because that's what I always heard from my friends and teachers and family members. He passed away to a heart attack at 45 sadly. But the older I got and after meeting him it just made me realize just how similar we are. I now hate hearing the anti American elitism that is just unwarranted from fellow Canadians.
over the last few videos I've learned to love the desk. its a part of this channel now. its a part of you.
Travelling through Central and South America has taught me that people throughout these continents all think of themselves as “Americans”. I remember one night in a hostel when me (from Canada) was speaking to another traveller (from Argentina) and I referenced Americans, to which he replied: “You know we are both Americans, right?”
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JJ makes me feel more patriotic as an American. He also makes me feel a sense of brotherhood with our northern neighbor.
I don’t know why I stopped getting your videos recommended to me, but I just checked out your vids again on my own volition and I truly do appreciate your political insight
As an American who spent several winters in Toronto and Montreal as a kid doing hockey homestays, I feel nothing but love for my Canadian brothers and sisters. I loved my time there and the people I met. It's just a little bit different but close enough to seem like home. You guys are too damned good at hockey, though.
Hey as a fellow Canadian I really appreciate the conversations you bring up about not just our politics and culture but those of our southern neighbours and world wide. Keep it up
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