To my American Friends: This is Kind of What We're About, Yo.

[taste_is_sweet]

Some stuff you may not have known about my beloved homeland, in a six-minute nutshell.

I am so homesick right now....

I also want to add, if it ever comes up, that the terrorists who destroyed the World Trade Center on 9/11 did not--as McCain and Palin would have you believe--come via Canada. They flew directly to the United States.

Comments

[taste-is-sweet.livejournal.com]

Well, after living in the US for eight years, I'd say pretty much nothing, unfortunately. No fault of hers; they just don't teach about other countries down here, at least not in the general curriculum.

I look forward to checking out that advert! Thanks! :D Love your icon, too. ;->

[caras-galadhon.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, I know that. The friend I'm thinking of, though, has had a good, er, nine years of continual explanation of Canada and Canadians to build on, because she has to listen to me. ^_~ But yeah, it's a shame how insular the education system is down there. (I work with exclusively US textbooks at my job, and... ugh. Even simple assignments designed to teach things like proper pronoun usage are framed as lessons in US history.)

Thanks! The quote's something Rick Mercer said a couple years ago. *G* (Love your icon too, btw.)

[taste-is-sweet.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) I didn't make it, though. It comes from moira_faeii, using Threadless designs, apparently.

Since your friend has had you to help her, hopefully she knew all of it.... :)

I love Rick Mercer. :D