Most Canadians would fail own citizenship test

[N[U]TS]

Yea... I was in awe when I read this. Then again the U.S. could be just as bad.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070702/od_nm/ignorance_odd_dc;_ylt=Ak1FXDUyCMjmVbJKiNmK0djMWM0F

 

[TrongaMonga]

I think the US would be worse

But hey, it's your own fault for having such big countries (both US & Canada), that are hard to remember everything.

 

[N[U]TS]

I think the US would be worse

But hey, it's your own fault for having such big countries (both US & Canada), that are hard to remember everything.

Probably so... The U.S. has a larger population so that lowers the % of people who would pass a citizenship test. This citizenship test reminds of when I was learning about southern states making litteracy tests so that blacks and uneducated whites couldnt vote. Maybe the citezenship test in canada is a effort to discourage immigrants comming to their country.

 

[Octopor]

I think the US would be worse

But hey, it's your own fault for having such big countries (both US & Canada), that are hard to remember everything.

10 provinces and 3 territories, it's not hard to remember. Anyone who can't remember that should be shot on place.

 

[TrongaMonga]

It's not only geographical what I'm talking about here.

 

[Octopor]

The only real history is in the Eastern areas. All the really happened in the west was a goldrush and us helping build a *sigh*... a railroad.

 

[Dragnskull]

Americans would mostly fail a citizenship test too...

ill openly admit i know i would, especially if they asked where states are located, i only know texas, washington, cali, florida...and i think thats it

 

[Vadriel]

That's lame. I know the approximate location of pretty much every state. A couple of the New England states are a little fuzzy with me, like new Hampshire and New Jersey, but I'm pretty good with most of the others.

And yeah, it's no surprise that Canadians are just as bad as we are. Canada is like America, only Frencher.

 

[Emperor Pan I]

not our fault Canadian history blows.

We're like the only country in the world that waited a very long time then asked politely to be independent.

 

[Vadriel]

Yeah, ****ing pansy-ass fliptop heads. That's the French in you coming out.

 

[Emperor Pan I]

Yeah, ****ing pansy-ass fliptop heads. That's the French in you coming out.

We despise the French Quebecers.

It's not for a lack of war either. The Americans were beat off in the war of 1812 from claiming Canada. In World War I and World War II The Canadian Navy was one of the largest in the world, 4th or something. Our convoys kept the British Empire from Collapsing. At Vimy Ridge Canadians took a major German position and was the first to use a combination of artillery and tactical maneuvers. Some of the major offensives involved the use of Canadians Solders. Newfoundland division were the First group of Canadians to be sent. On D-Day, Juno beach was taken and held by the Canadian forces.

Canadians have been involved in the Boer War, Korean war, Bosnia, Afganistan.

 

[Vadriel]

lol, I know. I just like forging connections with the French, because the French suck.

 

[N[U]TS]

We despise the French Quebecers.

It's not for a lack of war either. The Americans were beat off in the war of 1812 from claiming Canada.

we werent beat off.... we were held off from capturing anything resulting in a stalemate and the treaty of Ghent. Brush up on your history a bit

 

[Emperor Pan I]

we werent beat off.... we were held off from capturing anything resulting in a stalemate and the treaty of Ghent. Brush up on your history a bit

you were beat off from holding anything relevant. I never studied the war of 1812, because every ****ing history class I took always took place after. Not that I'm complaining, anything before 1862 was boring as ****.

 

[Vadriel]

I like extremely early history, like ancient civilizations. Some seriously interesting shit there.

 

[Emperor Pan I]

Late Roman to late Medieval history for me mostly.

Barbarians! Kings! Warfare, Vikings. awesome stuff there. Interesting stuff.

 

[Vadriel]

I'm all about ancient Sumeria, Egypt, Mycenaea, and all of the various Mesopotamian countries. The architecture and art forms are really quite intriguing.

 

[N[U]TS]

I like extremely early history, like ancient civilizations. Some seriously interesting shit there.

indeed -- like the aztects!


@ Mike plz read and be enlighted.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Ghent

 

[Emperor Pan I]

It's all about the Vandals, Saxons, franks, Angles, Huns, Visigoths, ostrogoths, Vikings, Clovis, Constantine, all the crusades. Amazing period.

 

[Vadriel]

I've never really studied the Aztecs...most of the ancient civilizations my classes have discussed were chiefly located in Europe or Africa.

Greeks > all. Even the mighty Roman Empire consisted of Greek wannabes. The Greeks defined philosophy and art, shit even basic nuances of society. Without the Greeks, the world would be very grim indeed.

And Constantine was an idiot. If it wasn't for him, Christianity would have probably been stomped out ages ago, and the world would be a much better place.