Contest – Find “The Nicest Canadian”
Left, Lemmings are saying, “After you”
I need your help to find the nicest Canadian.
Please nominate a Canadian and tell me why.
(Humor alert!)
By Henry Makow Ph.D.
About ten years ago, the national broadcaster had a TV series to determine who was “the Greatest Canadian of all time.”
In the 10-part finale, a celebrity would sing the praises of his choice. The finalists included Alexander Graham Bell, Frederick Banting, Terry Fox, Wayne Gretzky and Pierre Trudeau. The winner was Tommy Douglas, the Freemason who brought in socialized medicine.
This contest was a no-brainer since there are only a few score people who might qualify.
A truly difficult and challenging task would be to find the “nicest” Canadian.
Out of a population of about 33 million, we have at least sixteen million contenders.
When I suggested this contest to my wife, she said, predictably, “You don’t stand a chance.”
I agreed. But this is not an honor I seek.
Rather, I wish to find the nicest Canadian, and need your help. Please nominate a Canadian you know and tell me why.
MEDITATION ON CANADIAN NICENESS
For the longest time, Canadians suffered from an inferiority complex. We felt we didn’t have a national character. We ignored what everyone else could plainly see. We are “nice.”
This term cannot be applied to other people. The French have a reputation for being rude. Americans loud and obnoxious. British arrogant and superior. Germans methodical and obedient. And so on.
Canadians have cornered the market on “nice.”
As any Canadian will tell you, nice has a downside. While other countries measure lost productivity in terms of sick leave, Canada
measures it in terms of time spent at stop signs.
“You go first!”
“No, you go first!”
“Oops , I thought you wanted me to go first.”
“OK, you go first then.”
You could say we have turned our inferiority complex into a national identity.
When I lived in Israel, people would bump into you, and they wouldn’t notice.
In Canada, they apologize for things you don’t notice. You want to say, “No, don’t apologize.
You didn’t do anything wrong.”
Even better, you bump into them and they say they’re sorry.
On Yahoo Answers, someone asked if Canadians are really as nice as everyone says. The reply:
”As for Canadians, generally yes, they are nice. I am sure there are some dis-likable Canadians, but in my experience I haven’t met them, only friendly and obliging ones.”
(left, Canada goose)
But there were some dissenters:
“Like most people, they will be absolutely fine until attacked, then the fight-or-flight syndrome kicks in. “
and
“They are only nice until you beat them at the Stanley Cup.” (The hockey championship.)
To the question, why are Canadians nice, someone replied: “Yeah, they are really nice and polite but i don’t know why. Sorry i couldn’t help.”
Anyway, as the world lurches from crisis to crisis, please weigh in on this important topic. Especially if you can speak from first-hand experience.
Have a great weekend!
Source: http://henrymakow.com/2013/10/contest-the-nicest-canadian.html
