Eric F. Richards wrote:

It's lonely being pro-American in Canada -- and sometimes
at a dinner
party, after a good ration of wine, slightly dangerous.

But why should it be so?

The friendliest city I've ever walked in -- and I've visited scores
on
five continents -- is New York. The most pristine beach I've ever
stood on is in Florida. The best food I've ever eaten -- sorry
Italy,
France! -- is in California's Sonoma Valley.

Still, you won't hear many people admit that.

No, we love to hate America -- and Americans.

We sniff that our medical system is superior to theirs, then sneak
down to their world-class clinics when we fall sick.

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Cato replys:

Thankyou Eric, for a fine post. Yes, there are actually a lot
of Canadians who do not hate the States. We have spent a good part of
our lives in the States, either living part of the year there, or
travelling, or visiting American relatives. We know something about
the States and American people that America hating Canadians don't.
Maybe we have some sort of an understanding of the States, we have
studied their history, we spend time with American citizens, and get
to know them.
And we also know something of Canada and Canada's history, and how
the two countries compare in reality, and how they have gotten along
together over the years.
I don't know all the reasons. But I do know that I love both the
United States, and Canada. I have loved them both since I was a child,
and I am now fifty-five. So that love will never change for this
Canadian. It is just a few ignorant jerks in each country that try to
drive a wedge between us, and try to create hate. I am not sure what
we can do about them.

Cato