Optimus-Crime said:
The idea is not to be a dick about it. Take Cinco de Mayo for instance. Hell, we celebrate that holiday. Huge boxing PPV events are planned around it. It's enough for a few days of good will towards our Mexican chums. And why? Because Mexico took the whole Mexican-American war in stride. Whatever happened happened, we're not big on the details all these years later. Point being if you ever want us to celebrate Bastille Day or Thanksgiving in July or whatever you guys do in your igloos, you'll have to let this petty stuff go. I'm nearly 100% positive you don't even celebrate Bastille Day, but that just speaks to my level of knowledge on Canadian holidays. You gotta run with the pack is all I'm saying. Or stay bitter forever in your eskimo igloos, eating ice and syrup.
SEE? WE KNOW NOTHING OF YOUR WAYS!
I'm not sure who's being a dick about it, it is a sense of Canadian pride, not so much because it was against America, as it was because it was the first time Canadians fought, and fought for their country none the less (boar war not included, as British simply plucked Canadians and sent them to Africa to fight)
And lets be fair, if it had of been America that pushed into Canada and burnt down our parliament building, there'd be a movie about it with everyone waving miniature american flags
It's not even celebrated up here really, it just happens to be the 200 year anniversary, this is sort of my point though, any pride in it, and it's considered anti-american,even though thats not the sentiment we are trying to convey, but hey, how dare we take pride in something, it's not like America ever boasts, or mocks Canada for lack of a military
And yes you know nothing of our ways, many Canadians don't even know our ways, which is a direct result of American media companies having a stranglehold on entertainment, Canadian content in the media is few and far in-between, and because we aren't part of the monopoly, those who do try to produce content in Canada are generally fighting an uphill battle due to lack of funding, and limited networks willing to carry content that only appeals to a nation with the population the size of California
sometimes we get lucky and a low budget show becomes a hit, like trailer park boys