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by After climbing 62 percent since 2002, the Canadian dollar traded equal and even slightly above the U.S. dollar for the first time in 31 years. Canada, which is the world's eighth largest economy, has been taking advantage of rising natural resource prices in gold, copper and oil, and is also the worlds largest exporter of uranium. The U.S. housing slump and recent Fed interest rate cut are cited as being factors in an event that is "psychologically satisfying" to the Canadian people.
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Anonymous you must be American to be so disrespectful.. Your country is filled with racism, violence, murders, people who can't even name half of the US states, etc..etc.. I can name all your states, all my provinces and pretty much all countries in the world and where they are situated..I can even name all your presidents.
Canada is safe, clean, it has nice people who accept people no matter what their differences are, Canada has the most educated people..The only negative thing I can find about Canada is the weather well and the goverment but all goverments are the same..
If I was like you I would say something like Americans are still dumb and stupid..but I won't 'cuz I'm not American.
Hmmm. Full of racism, violence, etc. eh? Pretty interesting criticism from someone from a country of about 20M with a tiny fraction of the ethnic diversity and population density, obviating the opportunity to see if it's really your enlightened attitudes up there or lack of experience that makes it such a paradise.
As for naming all the states and all of that crap, I've never been a fan of rote memorization, and it certainly doesn't tell me someone is educated because they have a bunch of crap memorized. However, Canada does have a very good education system, but depending on whom you believe, and what organization provides the stats, you don't necessarily come out ahead of the US.
Oh, and before you try to get into some kind of nasty nationalistic brawl with me on this, I for one can respect my Canadian friends (and I literally mean I have Canadian friends and colleagues I respect). For example, I honor the Canadian soldiers who have fought side by side with other NATO soldiers in Afghanistan, and done so very well. Canada is an integral/inseperable part of the US economy and vice versa. I can't remember the exact number, but Canada is a partner at NASA that provides a certain portion of the aerospace parts used by NASA, as well as a lot of the R&D. The Deputy Commander of the US Army III Corps is a Canadian.
I could go on and on. My point here is that while some people seem to take pleasure in poking others in the eye, I think we all need to remember what we have in common and cherish the friends we have.
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DAmn Canadians by Anonymous :: NR0 :: on 20 September 2007
I knew they were behind this. Way to go with your "dollar." YOu're still not a real country.
RE: DAmn Canadians by Anonymous :: NR0 :: on 17 February 2008
Full quote from referenced article.
The Canadian dollar topped 97 cents (U.S.) Friday for the first time in 30 years, riding favourable sentiment in global currency markets that economists believe could put it on par with its American counterpart in a matter of months. Reaching parity with the U.S. dollar for the first time since 1976 would be psychologically satisfying for Canadians, who've endured years of American jokes comparing their multicoloured currency to Monopoly money.
It's not personal guys. Our Dollar isn't better then it was two years ago... our economy is just more solid then yours is. Your being screwed by Bush.