On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Marcus Buck <me(a)marcusbuck.org> wrote:
Ray Saintonge hett schreven:
That's an outrageous assumption. Canadians
who attend an international
sporting event between Americans and any other country will most often
cheer for the other country. Since 1959 Canada has never broken
diplomatic relations with Cuba, and has not participated in the US
adventures against Vietnam and Iraq.
Ec
Rivalry in sports is a good example of what I spoke of: animosities
between neighbors. There can even be outspoken rivalries between
neighboring villages or towns, although both places share every single
value or custom or mentality. The mindset is identical and still they
can be engaged in contention. But if their basic values or customs are
threatened by a third party, they will forget their little animosities
I must say, I find this a bit of a difficult claim to make just out of
the air. What is your supporting evidence for US and Canada having
"the same mindset" and "the same mentality", other than the mindset
which both states also share with Germany, France, Britain,
Switzerland, Norway, Sweden etc.?
Michael
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