Comments on: Silly News 18: Nothing says breaking down cultural barriers like “No Canadians please.” (4 pics)

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:22:19 +0000

They are breaking them down

By: Shadow.x.Crystal

Shadow.x.Crystal — Mon, 26 May 2008 00:45:32 +0000

Maybe the fifth grader was from the Southern U.S. and was trying on the suit Neil Armstrong was wearing under his spacesuit… since that kind of thing wasn’t so well accepted on Earth at the time.
I just hope the poor dear wasn’t a customer at Nonna’s… especially if she was a Canadian and trying to dine while World Class was holding a meeting in the next few booths. They had to put the thermometer half price after noticing the slight defect.
Sorry… just stressed out and feeling goofy.
Loved the post.

By: fictionme

fictionme — Sun, 25 May 2008 23:50:23 +0000

Haha, thank you. Made part of my day.

By: Daisy

Daisy — Sun, 25 May 2008 17:59:59 +0000

Twenty past eight! Wow! That sounds pretty warm… I think? Maybe I better turn on the air conditioner. Thanks for the laugh!

By: ian in hamburg

ian in hamburg — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:13:21 +0000

Hi again Robert,

I read it on the cbc.ca site a few months ago:
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/01/29/canadian-slur.html

The original article quoted at the bottom of this blog post

http://thegallopingbeaver.blogspot.com/2008/01/canadian-racial-slur-edition.html

from the National Post is no longer available online, but expands on it more than the cbc one does.

Urban Dictionary, for what it’s worth – scroll down to number 4:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=canadian

If you’ve lived there that long and not heard it, it’s probably only very regional or in certain circles.

By: robertstevenson

robertstevenson — Sun, 25 May 2008 12:47:26 +0000

Ian, I am really surprised by your comment. I’ve lived in the south for more than 20 years. I never heard anything against Canadians. I’ve never heard the word Canadian used negatively. I respect your opinion from BC, so I’m really confused as to why this perception exists.

By: ian in hamburg

ian in hamburg — Sun, 25 May 2008 07:41:22 +0000

Don’t laugh – calling someone a Canadian in the southern states nowadays I hear is code for the N-word. They might be a pack of racists.

- a Canadian

By: robertstevenson

robertstevenson — Sun, 25 May 2008 02:09:14 +0000

Rob’s Megaphone loves Canadians.

By: batguano101

batguano101 — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:55:40 +0000

In Georgia the “Chef Juarez Chinese Restraunt”
if empty and for lease.

Too few people stopped.

By: scifialiens

scifialiens — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:36:34 +0000

I’m Canadian… I can’t go, I can’t get past the cultural barrier… Sorry.