for better or worse

As all Canucks know, there are some WONDERFUL things about living in this country, and some not-as-wonderful things. "Well, why not compile a list?" I said aloud, as I shook the snow off my snowshoes. (As you know, we get a lot of snowfall in the summer months here in Southwestern Ontario.) I curled up with my sled-dogs in the igloo, and they all barked in agreement. So here it is. The ones that were sent to me are credited with the authors, I have written all others.


BEST:
      Canada has the best hockey players.
WORST:
      They're all in the United States. ~ Emmett Hogan


BEST:
      Living in a multi-cultural country.
WORST:
      Outsiders getting Canadians mixed up with Americans. ~ Irene Ho


BEST:
       The forests, the trees, the nature of it all.
WORST:
       Being allergic to them all in spring. ~ Travis McCormack


BEST:
       Cleaner lakes, rivers, streams and air to breathe, with lots of wide open space.
WORST:
       The difference with the American Dollar-and they keep bombarding Canadians-eh, with all that da-- junk mail. ~ Rose Sovey


BEST:
       we use the really neat word "CHESTERFIELD"
WORST:
       nobody else knows what the heck we're talking about


BEST:
       pretty, colourful paper bills
WORST:
       heavy, plentiful loonies and twoonies


BEST:
       the CBC
WORST:
       the CBC


BEST:
       the sound of the puck hitting the ice
WORST:
       the sound of the puck hitting your head


BEST:
       maple syrup, maple sugar, maple taffy, maple fudge, maple-paraphernalia
WORST:
       Mom buys Aunt Jemima's goop anyway


BEST:
       feeling superior because we've got extra u's in our words: flavour, colour, labour...
WORST:
       putting a term paper through an American spell-checker



Feel free to write in with YOUR best and worst things about living in Canada. Email me at -allie-@oocities.com and I'll put it up with your name and link. Thanks!

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