Hi, Dan!

Not me -- though I grew up in an area of NY that got Canadian radio late at night.

This is something I remember from a TV documentary about the transcontinental Canadian railroad. It was probably PBS -- it was long enough ago that the Travel Channel didn't exist yet. The reporter was interviewing passengers about being Canadian, and a man from Ontario (I think) remarked, "With our history, we could have had French culture, British government and American know-how. Instead, we got American culture, French government and British know-how."

That self-deprecating humor hits me just right. The Canadians I have met have been kind and polite, and as assertive as you have to be when you have a 500-lb. gorilla living next door. And courageous? You bet! I'll never forget what their diplomatic mission in Tehran did for some of the Americans trapped there during the hostage crisis. We're lucky to have such good neighbors.

Thanks for the funnies!

Regards--
Mary Anne