Originally Posted by
Angel
Tansi
We have the best banking system in the world... which is why I have to laugh at the "prosperous" nation shit. Oh yeah, you guys are really prosperous, aren't you? I think it's sickening what has happened to your country over the last 8 years, don't you???
You don't live in Canada - why the fuck would you know or hear anything about Canadian Culture - unless you went out of your way to learn about it.
As for culture, ALL countries have culture, after all, culture is simply a "product of a country's history and geography". I'm not a fan of Wikipedia, but I'll use it in this case: "Being a settler nation, Canada has been shaped by waves of migration that have combined to form a unique blend of customs, cuisine, and traditions that have marked the socio-cultural development of the nation."
Bilingualism and multiculturalism - Canadian
Aboriginal influences - i.e. Inukshuk, dream catchers, tansi, ay-hay, mother earth, kookum.
Canada's cultural diversity also creates an environment much more accepting of LGBT people than one finds in the United States or most other countries.[10] Canada has always placed emphasis on equality and inclusiveness for all people. For example, in 1995, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in Egan v. Canada that sexual orientation should be "read in" to Section Fifteen of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a part of the Constitution of Canada guaranteeing equal rights to all Canadians. Following a series of decisions by provincial courts and the Supreme Court of Canada, on July 20, 2005, Bill C-38 received Royal Assent, legalizing same-sex marriage in Canada. Canada thus became the fourth country to officially sanction same-sex marriage worldwide, after The Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain. Furthermore, by 2005, sexual orientation was included as a protected status in the human rights laws of the federal government and of all provinces and territories.
Multiculturalism, officially endorsed in Section Twenty-seven of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, has a large influence on Canadian culture and the nation's perception of itself."
mah-ti and ay-hay to you, sir.
Now - go feast on bannock and poutine, and oh yeah, kiss my royal hiney while you're at it!
Bon Soir (tabernaque estee)