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10-22-2006, 09:06 PM
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10-22-2006, 09:24 PM
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I remember reading somewhere that something like 1 in 11 celebrities in america (that is, they are popular in america) are canadian. Considering that america is about 10x the size of canada, that sounds about right.
I don't remember where I read that, so I don't know how reliable it is..
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10-22-2006, 10:18 PM
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Hmm I'll add Frederik Banting and Charles Best for inventing insulin to the great Canadians list.
 And here's a list of stuff you probably never knew was invented by a Canadian. Canadians Top Ten Inventions And since those aren't my top ten here's a bunch more www.cbc.ca inventions Although they don't mention the Avro Jetliner or Avro Arrow which when cancelled led a lot of Canadian engineers to the US to help with stuff like the manned space programs and lunar landings. And celebrities aside these were the top ten Canadians when voted on by Canadians from 50 nominations for a CBC show. Click on them to learn more. 1 Tommy Douglas 2 Terry Fox 3 Pierre Elliott Trudeau 4 Sir Frederick Banting 5 David Suzuki 6 Lester B. Pearson 7 Don Cherry 8 Sir John A. Macdonald 9 Alexander Graham Bell 10 Wayne Gretzky Now aren't you guys glad Canada's around to help?
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10-22-2006, 11:50 PM
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How did this thread go from "An American in Paris" to "Great Canadians"?
Nothing against Canadians, mind you. Just seems the thread has strayed a little off topic .... Anyway, the original topic of this thread reminds me of my experiences travelling overseas with a group of my fellow Americans a few years ago. Some of them were always criticizing or complaining about anything that was different from what they were accustomed to in the U.S. Sometimes, yes, their ignorance and narrow-mindedness could be funny, but mostly it was annoying and embarassing. The worst part is that these are the people that make an impression on the locals in whatever country they are visiting, so that ends up determining those people's image of what all Americans are like: ignorant whiners. I felt like saying to these people: "If you want everything to be like it is at home, WHY DON'T YOU JUST STAY THERE!" btw, I did get to visit Paris briefly, but this was back in the early 90's, before anyone had heard of Alizée. As far as I can recall, I refrained from saying anything outrageously stupid to the locals while I was in Paris ... but, then, I wasn't there very long!
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10-22-2006, 11:52 PM
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How about Natasha St Pier a French singer from Bathurst, New Brunswick who sings with Alizée in L'Important C'est D'aimer.
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10-23-2006, 12:51 AM
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Natasha is from Edmundston, born in Bathurst but moved to Edmundston when she was about 2 I think, just in case you feel like going for a visit, she visits her family almost every year. (check Notable Edmundston natives for Natasha's page)
And if someone is born in a country but moves and becomes a citizen of another country they are considered a citizen of that country. Mylène Farmer was born in Québec but is French, she moved to France when she still really young and grew up there. What is more important to who you are where you were born or where you grew up. As for MacDonald, he helped found the country, do you not consider Washington an American because he was born before the creation of the USA? And Bell was a Canadian citizen when he made the inventions he was credited for in that article, and was also born before the Constitution Act of 1867, ie when we became the Dominion of Canada. And I have no Idea how this thread got off topic Spysmasher, but being Canadian I don't mind it though. Last edited by Twitch; 10-23-2006 at 01:11 AM.. Reason: typos
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