Whoever said you did? But if you are an average Limey or Canadian, you must hate Bush, and Bush represents America. Thus, you hate America. Bush makes many foreign nations angry, and I don't like him either.Quote:
Originally Posted by Leeza
Maybe I'm secretly a Canadian, eh?
Don't be silly. Bush is one man - a politician, a political leader. He is not the embodiment of his nation, or any of that old-school monarch claptrap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ansem
I dislike President Bush, and I actively despise many US foreign policies, but I have great respect for many American people and their accomplishments.
ANYWAY, back to the topic.
British and Canadians could effectively be referred to as "Commenwealthers', since both nations are Commenwealth members. However, many other countries - my own included - are also part of the Commenwealth. In fact, so are most countries that used to be colonies of the British Empire.
But if you wanted a generic term for Poms and Canucks, Ockers and Kiwis, you probably couldn't do much better than 'Commenwealthers'. It covers pretty much anyone in any country with strong British ties or ancestry.
Logical fallacy! *smites*Quote:
Originally Posted by Ansem
And Commenwealthers just doesn't roll off the tongue, does it?
Plus Commonwealthers would mean Aussies, and New Zealanders, and a whole slew of people, but I think we need one for us Canadians and the British. Like the people who beat the Americans in 1814
Yeah, I don't mind being affiliated with the Brits, but Aussies and us differ on far too many levels for me to be comfortably directly associated with them otherwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big D
Unfortunately, any term you can think of that would link Canadians back to the motherland would be applicable to any other colonist country, regardless of how much or how little that colonist country may still have in common with the Crown.
Besides, incase you guys haven't noticed.... Canada isn't exactly a colony of Britain and more. Why not try something based on societies instead of government?
Why don't you just call us cross dressers or something?
The Commonwealth of Nations refers to Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalem, Cameroon, Canada, Cyprus, Dominica, England, Fiji, the Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Zealand, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Samoa, Scotland, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, the Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Wales, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Just looking for the United Kingdom and Canada, here.
Like I said, "The guys who beat the Americans in 1814"
Yeah, well, we kicked your ass in 1780.
1780....ummm....That was during the American Revolution right? Well, we defeated the idea of "manifest destiny", or at least put it on the back burner...Back to the topic
How about: "The Mini-english and the English"?
Zimbabwe was suspended from the Commentwealth for being racist and dictatorial. So they don't qualify now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
You'd have a tough time finding something that applies solely to the UK and Canada, though. Compromise might be essential.
Going to go with dourks, then.