Comments on: What is Canada? http://www.cmarlow.com/2007/07/05/what-is-canada/ C:\Marlow\ C:\Marlow\Run\ run marlow -run Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:41:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Mark http://www.cmarlow.com/2007/07/05/what-is-canada/#comment-465 Mark Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:25:32 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2007/07/05/what-is-canada/#comment-465 Glad to hear you are having a good time in France! Good post/question as well. I went to Ottawa for Canada Day and had some similar thoughts. Keep in mind that Canada is only 140 years old. There is simply no way that we could have the same depth as China or any European countries. We do have the Aboriginals which go back much further, and sure enough they have lots of "culture". A couple years ago I was in Toronto for Canada Day and the performers were Jamaicans, Chinese.. all performing their traditions. The only thing about Canada was the flag. The main difference between Canada and the States is that in the States, you become American, whereas in Canada, it seems to be most 1st and 2nd (and 3rd?) generation Canadians are more patriotic to their original country. I don't know why this is since they must have left for a reason. For how is Canada #1, thats all the proof I need -- everyone else wants to come here. Jon has a very good point, there is lots of culture outside of Toronto. In Ottawa this year it was definitely Canada first, and one really cool performance was a mix of Punjabi singing and rock and some sort of traditional dancing. I would love if thats what Canadian culture could be... taking the best of all the different cultures we have and mixing them together? Wanna start a website for this with me? ;) Glad to hear you are having a good time in France!

Good post/question as well. I went to Ottawa for Canada Day and had some similar thoughts. Keep in mind that Canada is only 140 years old. There is simply no way that we could have the same depth as China or any European countries. We do have the Aboriginals which go back much further, and sure enough they have lots of “culture”.

A couple years ago I was in Toronto for Canada Day and the performers were Jamaicans, Chinese.. all performing their traditions. The only thing about Canada was the flag. The main difference between Canada and the States is that in the States, you become American, whereas in Canada, it seems to be most 1st and 2nd (and 3rd?) generation Canadians are more patriotic to their original country. I don’t know why this is since they must have left for a reason. For how is Canada #1, thats all the proof I need — everyone else wants to come here.

Jon has a very good point, there is lots of culture outside of Toronto. In Ottawa this year it was definitely Canada first, and one really cool performance was a mix of Punjabi singing and rock and some sort of traditional dancing. I would love if thats what Canadian culture could be… taking the best of all the different cultures we have and mixing them together?

Wanna start a website for this with me? ;)

]]> By: anne marlow http://www.cmarlow.com/2007/07/05/what-is-canada/#comment-462 anne marlow Tue, 10 Jul 2007 02:39:22 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2007/07/05/what-is-canada/#comment-462 Wow - you have blogged almost as much from Paris as the whole time in Korea. I thought for one moment that you had put an out of focus picture of the tower but then... I put my glasses on and saw the pigeon - tres drole!! I'm glad Paris is making you think - now go south and experience!!! Wow - you have blogged almost as much from Paris as the whole time in Korea.
I thought for one moment that you had put an out of focus picture of the tower but then… I put my glasses on and saw the pigeon - tres drole!!
I’m glad Paris is making you think - now go south and experience!!!

]]> By: yan http://www.cmarlow.com/2007/07/05/what-is-canada/#comment-448 yan Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:44:12 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2007/07/05/what-is-canada/#comment-448 YO! Glad to see that you are actually blogging in Paris!Moooooorrrrreeeeeeee pictures please! By the way, I love this post! YO! Glad to see that you are actually blogging in Paris!Moooooorrrrreeeeeeee pictures please!
By the way, I love this post!

]]> By: jon http://www.cmarlow.com/2007/07/05/what-is-canada/#comment-447 jon Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:00:59 +0000 http://www.cmarlow.com/2007/07/05/what-is-canada/#comment-447 Canada has so much culture to call its own. Think outside Ontario and then you'll see the north, the west coast, the east coast. Those are all distinct people with their own history, art, food, ect.. Glad you trip is going well. Post some pictures. Did you go to the consulate for Canada Day? Jon Canada has so much culture to call its own. Think outside Ontario and then you’ll see the north, the west coast, the east coast. Those are all distinct people with their own history, art, food, ect..

Glad you trip is going well. Post some pictures. Did you go to the consulate for Canada Day?

Jon

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