The Great Canadian Parody Thread! - Page 8

lio45 · #**141** Posted **Jul 10, 2014, 12:18 AM**

^ Interesting. Is she a purely isolated and strange case, or a somewhat representative sample of a certain type of baby-boomer mindset shift taking place these days?

SignalHillHiker · #**142** Posted **Jul 10, 2014, 12:22 AM**

I have no idea.

But, in my experience, people tend to be set in their ways about that.

Beedok · #**143** Posted **Jul 10, 2014, 12:32 AM**

My only hope for Newfoundland is that if they do become independent they stay a commonwealth realm. There's too many republics out there these days.

lio45 · #**144** Posted **Jul 10, 2014, 12:37 AM**

I would really hope that if they gain back their independence, they'll revert to driving on the wrong side of the road. That would be a nice addition to the exotism of the place -- not that it's lacking on that front at the moment from a Canadian POV.

SignalHillHiker · #**145** Posted **Jul 10, 2014, 12:49 AM**

Beedok: I'm sure we would. "Republic of Newfoundland" is the phrasing here - that's what you'll see on all the hats, t-shirts, etc. But I don't believe anyone wants a President, a Republic, etc. They'd want the Commonwealth style, probably moreso than most current Commonwealth countries.

Lio45: It'd never happen, but yeah. I'd love that too. The city is built for it.

1945:

1overcosc · #**146** Posted **Jul 30, 2014, 1:33 PM**

The Torontonian's map of the known world.

http://imgur.com/r/toronto/KQzBMoG

kool maudit · #**147** Posted **Jul 30, 2014, 2:38 PM**

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Originally Posted by 1overcosc

The Torontonian's map of the known world.

http://imgur.com/r/toronto/KQzBMoG

MolsonExport · #**148** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 1:53 AM**

via Imgflip Meme Maker

Architype · #**149** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 2:23 AM**

Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Hamilton, etc. etc. not among top five places to live in new poll. Three cities too expensive to live in make list.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle20106371/

kwoldtimer · #**150** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 2:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by Architype

Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Hamilton, etc. etc. not among top five places to live in new poll. Three cities too expensive to live in make list.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle20106371/

I wonder where Montreal was on the list?

Acajack · #**151** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 2:32 AM**

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

I wonder where Montreal was on the list?

Probably nowhere remotely near the top. The Economist has never been a fan of Quebec.

Beedok · #**152** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 2:43 AM**

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Originally Posted by Architype

Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Hamilton, etc. etc. not among top five places to live in new poll. Three cities too expensive to live in make list.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/repor...ticle20106371/

Please, those darn foreign types obviously made the mistake of counting Hamilton as part of Toronto.

MolsonExport · #**153** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 2:52 AM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Probably nowhere remotely near the top. The Economist has never been a fan of Quebec.

I am a 25 year veteran reader of the Economist. Subscriber for almost that long. I love the magazine. Fucking Miles (light years? parsecs?) above Time, McLean's, Newsweek.

Sure as shit on a shingle, though, the Economist has a bit of a bias when reporting on all things French. Mostly France, but anywhere that French has history. It is often very subtle. (It is often not entirely incorrect...I'll be damned if stereotypes didn't have a kernel of truth). But it is there. Always there.

Acajack · #**154** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 2:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

I am a 25 year veteran reader of the Economist. Subscriber for almost that long. I love the magazine. Fucking Miles (light years? parsecs?) above Time, McLean's, Newsweek.

Sure as shit on a shingle, though, the Economist has a bit of a bias when reporting on all things French. Mostly France, but anywhere that French has history. It is often very subtle. (It is often not entirely incorrect...I'll be damned if stereotypes didn't have a kernel of truth). But it is there. Always there.

It is an excellent publication it is true but like any such publication it has its biases. The Economist is extremely fond and satisfied with the Anglo-American economic and societal model in particular. The Anglosphere countries tend to get a lot of love as do those places who often follow similar or at least compatible imperatives like Singapore, Hong Kong, etc.

ssiguy · #**155** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 3:35 AM**

The Economist is a good read but you have to take any opinions they make with a grain of salt.

The Economist is VERY biased towards English speaking countries {although it certainly displays a certain distain for all of Canada} and very anti-French and anti-Europe.
The Economist, like Americans and the British themselves. also has never seen a war it didn't like.

vanatox · #**156** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 3:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by kwoldtimer

I wonder where Montreal was on the list?

In 2011 (can't find more recent info), Montréal was in position 16, ex aequo with Paris (yeah Paris, what a surprise...). The ranking barely change at each years so probably around the same position this year.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/na...-economist.php

Interesting...

The Economist has been criticised by the New York Times for being overly anglocentric, stating that "The Economist clearly equates livability with speaking English."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/op...obal-home&_r=0

Chadillaccc · #**157** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 3:45 AM**

When I showed my partner the rankings, he said out loud "Wow, I can't believe there are no Scandinavian cities on the list".. I hadn't thought about it but... yeah it feels like there should be some. Are Scandinavian nations not all ranked consistently in the top 10 HDI countries in the world? For the last probably 2 decades or so.

Acajack · #**158** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 3:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by vanatox

In 2011 (can't find more recent info), Montréal was in position 16, ex aequo with Paris (yeah Paris, what a surprise...). The ranking barely change at each years so probably around the same position this year.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/na...-economist.php

Interesting...

The Economist has been criticised by the New York Times for being overly anglocentric, stating that "The Economist clearly equates livability with speaking English."

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/op...obal-home&_r=0

Yeah, and The Economist is not the only one. A lot of these lists are biased towards English-speaking places or non-anglo places perceived as English-friendly (Scandinavia for example).

I've often joked about this and how it's probably because the trophy wives of expat execs don't like navigating the local supermarket in another language, or having to do the same with the hired help around the house.

vanatox · #**159** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 3:50 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

When I showed my partner the rankings, he said out loud "Wow, I can't believe there are no Scandinavian cities on the list".. I hadn't thought about it but... yeah it feels like there should be some. Are Scandinavian nations not all ranked consistently in the top 10 HDI countries in the world? For the last probably 2 decades or so.

Helsinki?

Chadillaccc · #**160** Posted **Aug 21, 2014, 3:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by vanatox

Helsinki?

Finland isn't part of Scandinavia. It is part of the larger Finno-Scandia region. They have a history far more tied to Russian and Baltic tradition than to Scandinavian.