This video will make you wish you were a Canadian
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Just to add to your guy's argument. My dad is nearly 60 and works for a construction company where he puts in 10 hours a day 5-6 days a week. My brother is a trucker who sometimes works 12+ hours in a day. My other Brother is a chef who works damn near 12 hours a day mon-fri and still has to come in work on the weekends.
I am a full-time student and I'm working 20+ hours a week and working on an extra credit independent research project.
Now you two americans go back to arguing about the laziness of us canadians.
I am a full-time student and I'm working 20+ hours a week and working on an extra credit independent research project.
Now you two americans go back to arguing about the laziness of us canadians.
>And you failed to mention this earlier in the debate...why?
What debate? I hold a belief that Canadian's are lazy and you come out of the wood works like the Last of the Mohicans defending your Dad's promised land. You can't say "I work x hours a week so I am not lazy". Working is just a factor of it. Plus yes, they don't work nearly as hard as American's do. That makes me able to say that they are lazy.
Let me explain how this concept goes.
Let's say I am 6 foot 2 inches. I can say I believe someone who is 5 foot 9 is short. Yes, to me they are short. Did I say "I believe everyone in the world believes you are short". No. I said I believe he is short. I have every right to say that and it is a true statement. Compared to me, that person is short.
Compared to me (the average overworked American), Canadians are lazy.
There is nothing invalid about that statement. It is just a matter of you trying to justify it by a means of comparing hours worked by your sister's boyfriend, who has nothing to do with anything.
>Just because YOU dont see it full, doesnt mean it never is.
Nice useless statistical fall back. I dont have to monitor the gym 24/7 to make a valid statement. I went to the gym 6 days out of the 7. It is never full. My cousin goes every day and has been to mine in the US, and says his is no where near as packed as my gym. Did you skip the part where I lived there for 2 years? I'm telling you, people are not as active out there. It is snowing HALF the year. People don't even go out side.
Who cares if I haven't seen it full, that is a ridiculous philosophical argument. Have you ever seen a a samurai sitting your car? No. Well, just because you haven't seen the samurai in your car, it does not mean that he never is. So until you put a 24/7 camera system in you car, we will just determine your statement as invalid and assume there is a chance that a samurai is in your car from time to time.
>Majority? So, what....roughly 10 million? 20 million? 100 million? I had no >idea you had seen "a majority" of Canadian people.
I don't need a national consensus. How about this.
I know about 50 Canadian people (in reality I know more).
Out of those 50. 40 are considered lazy by American standards.
>Again with this majority nonsense. Give me a rough estimate, please.
About 80%
>What else are you going to tell me, that a majority of african americans are >criminals? That a majority of women hate men? A majority of asians are >smart?
You are bringing up race when I am talking about a country. 2 totally different categories.
>This is a flat out lie, because my father doesn't live near downtown, and I >have been to many bistros and bars that were PACKED....even on >weeknights! Can you imagine?
Weeknights, as in close the door its 11pm now.
Try getting food outside after that. Good luck.
You know a small handful of people in BC and are trying to counter my opinion with their lifestyle. You know Vancouver is pretty much the most modern major city in Canada? The world just spent their Winter Olympics over there. People from the BC try to disassociate themselves as much as they can from the rest of Canada. Same with people from Montreal. They are want to be their own gig. Go look at middle and east coast Canada, or even up north more. You will see a HUGE difference. Just wait till you meet someone from somewhere like Newfoundland...
What debate? I hold a belief that Canadian's are lazy and you come out of the wood works like the Last of the Mohicans defending your Dad's promised land. You can't say "I work x hours a week so I am not lazy". Working is just a factor of it. Plus yes, they don't work nearly as hard as American's do. That makes me able to say that they are lazy.
Let me explain how this concept goes.
Let's say I am 6 foot 2 inches. I can say I believe someone who is 5 foot 9 is short. Yes, to me they are short. Did I say "I believe everyone in the world believes you are short". No. I said I believe he is short. I have every right to say that and it is a true statement. Compared to me, that person is short.
Compared to me (the average overworked American), Canadians are lazy.
There is nothing invalid about that statement. It is just a matter of you trying to justify it by a means of comparing hours worked by your sister's boyfriend, who has nothing to do with anything.
>Just because YOU dont see it full, doesnt mean it never is.
Nice useless statistical fall back. I dont have to monitor the gym 24/7 to make a valid statement. I went to the gym 6 days out of the 7. It is never full. My cousin goes every day and has been to mine in the US, and says his is no where near as packed as my gym. Did you skip the part where I lived there for 2 years? I'm telling you, people are not as active out there. It is snowing HALF the year. People don't even go out side.
Who cares if I haven't seen it full, that is a ridiculous philosophical argument. Have you ever seen a a samurai sitting your car? No. Well, just because you haven't seen the samurai in your car, it does not mean that he never is. So until you put a 24/7 camera system in you car, we will just determine your statement as invalid and assume there is a chance that a samurai is in your car from time to time.
>Majority? So, what....roughly 10 million? 20 million? 100 million? I had no >idea you had seen "a majority" of Canadian people.
I don't need a national consensus. How about this.
I know about 50 Canadian people (in reality I know more).
Out of those 50. 40 are considered lazy by American standards.
>Again with this majority nonsense. Give me a rough estimate, please.
About 80%
>What else are you going to tell me, that a majority of african americans are >criminals? That a majority of women hate men? A majority of asians are >smart?
You are bringing up race when I am talking about a country. 2 totally different categories.
>This is a flat out lie, because my father doesn't live near downtown, and I >have been to many bistros and bars that were PACKED....even on >weeknights! Can you imagine?
Weeknights, as in close the door its 11pm now.
Try getting food outside after that. Good luck.
You know a small handful of people in BC and are trying to counter my opinion with their lifestyle. You know Vancouver is pretty much the most modern major city in Canada? The world just spent their Winter Olympics over there. People from the BC try to disassociate themselves as much as they can from the rest of Canada. Same with people from Montreal. They are want to be their own gig. Go look at middle and east coast Canada, or even up north more. You will see a HUGE difference. Just wait till you meet someone from somewhere like Newfoundland...
I just wanted to point out that this is true. Nobody leaves their house in Canada. We are agoraphobics, also it's pretty much impossible unless you have snow shoes and dog sleds and these cool looking glasses (otherwise the snow is too blinding):
Also the McDonalds in Edmonton (where I live) that I thought were 24/7 are actually only open until 9pm. Also the small mom and pop donair cafe's that stay open until 3am on weekends are also a figment of my imagination.
Oh and also people from Middle Canada (you know the tar sands region where there are mostly just farms and small towns) these people are so socially lazy that in a town of 3,000 they don't even have one restaurant open past 3pm.
Oh and people from Vancouver aren't Canadians, same goes with Montreal.
Also the McDonalds in Edmonton (where I live) that I thought were 24/7 are actually only open until 9pm. Also the small mom and pop donair cafe's that stay open until 3am on weekends are also a figment of my imagination.
Oh and also people from Middle Canada (you know the tar sands region where there are mostly just farms and small towns) these people are so socially lazy that in a town of 3,000 they don't even have one restaurant open past 3pm.
Oh and people from Vancouver aren't Canadians, same goes with Montreal.
I'm an American tourist, what else am I supposed to do?
Eaton Centre in Toronto is great as well...
We don't have anything like that out here, from what I've seen anyways.
Trying to make my way out there soon. My friend just got laid off from City TV. Alberta's unemployment benefits are pretty hard to get from what I heard.
"Tomahawk chopping herpes infested White Ave"
Haha...Stereotype?
Stupid Americans...
Drunk Indian's come up to me left and right asking me the stupidest shit. They don't take their alcohol very well at all.
Eaton Centre in Toronto is great as well...
We don't have anything like that out here, from what I've seen anyways.
Trying to make my way out there soon. My friend just got laid off from City TV. Alberta's unemployment benefits are pretty hard to get from what I heard.
"Tomahawk chopping herpes infested White Ave"
Haha...Stereotype?
Stupid Americans...
Drunk Indian's come up to me left and right asking me the stupidest shit. They don't take their alcohol very well at all.
damn it feels good to be canadian....
you know, lazy people are everywhere though, right? they are just like chinese and indian people....no lazy
speaking of visible minorities.......i was just up doing a commercial job in Millwoods, and another in St. Albert.....i give props to edmonton for that big ass ring road....shout to mac jesus
you know, lazy people are everywhere though, right? they are just like chinese and indian people....no lazy
speaking of visible minorities.......i was just up doing a commercial job in Millwoods, and another in St. Albert.....i give props to edmonton for that big ass ring road....shout to mac jesus
You guys don't have shopping malls in America?
If you come to Edmonton don't go to West Edmonton mall to look at penguins and go swimming and shit.
And fuck Whyte ave, not because of Native people but because of the trendy ass teenagers and twenty-somethings who like to shop/party there. If you think Whyte ave was bad for drunken Natives you should see beverly/abbotsfield area.
Next time you're in Edmonton head east out towards Elk Island park and feed the bison, or spend a day at the Museum and learn about Canadian history.
If that's too boring for you, you could always hit up the University and hit on educated girls.
Also, the PAWN SHOP often has some dope hiphop shows k'naan, blackalicious, are a few that come to mind.
But if you think watching seals and riding rollercoasters is fun then by all means go hang out with the latchkey kids at West Edmonton mall.
Also, the West Edmonton Mall foodcourt is infested with cock roaches, a lot of tourists don't know that.
If you come to Edmonton don't go to West Edmonton mall to look at penguins and go swimming and shit.
And fuck Whyte ave, not because of Native people but because of the trendy ass teenagers and twenty-somethings who like to shop/party there. If you think Whyte ave was bad for drunken Natives you should see beverly/abbotsfield area.
Next time you're in Edmonton head east out towards Elk Island park and feed the bison, or spend a day at the Museum and learn about Canadian history.
If that's too boring for you, you could always hit up the University and hit on educated girls.
Also, the PAWN SHOP often has some dope hiphop shows k'naan, blackalicious, are a few that come to mind.
But if you think watching seals and riding rollercoasters is fun then by all means go hang out with the latchkey kids at West Edmonton mall.
Also, the West Edmonton Mall foodcourt is infested with cock roaches, a lot of tourists don't know that.
We have malls but nothing close to that caliber.
South Coast Plaza is one of the biggest ones in southern California, and its about a quarter of the size of the Eaton Centre (so it seems). I'm not some mall rat, I just think it's a nice building with things to do in it.
I'll pass on feeding buffalo.
Museum's are cool though.
Personally, I rather catch an Oilers game, hang out with the trendy emo/gothic girls, eat, gym and mob in the snow.
South Coast Plaza is one of the biggest ones in southern California, and its about a quarter of the size of the Eaton Centre (so it seems). I'm not some mall rat, I just think it's a nice building with things to do in it.
I'll pass on feeding buffalo.
Museum's are cool though.
Personally, I rather catch an Oilers game, hang out with the trendy emo/gothic girls, eat, gym and mob in the snow.