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[owlectomy]

Canadians are not "your friends to the north."

It is nice that we have a non-militarized border, though it was nicer when you could go from one to the other without a passport.

But we are in fact your sworn enemies to the north. Sorry, I've been working on the ninja book. It's just that... I've heard that particular epithet SO much, to the point where you actually start thinking about it too hard, you know what I mean?

It's presumptuous. No particular Canadian is actually your friend, unless, you know, a particular Canadian is actually your friend.* And there's just a certain "Aren't you adorable!" to it that grates.

*And, if you're reading this, that's quite likely! But Canadians as a class are still not your friends to the north.

Comments

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

This.

[diceytillerman.livejournal.com]

It's patronizing. It sort of sounds as if everyone on earth exists in relation to the speaker.

[owldaughter.livejournal.com]

We never call the United States "our friends to the south," after all. But that illustrates a basic difference in how we view the world, as the previous two commenters have noted.

[erinbow.livejournal.com]

Sure, guys, we're your friends. Your maliciously well-informed, watchful friends.