tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post8003712918400123289..comments2023-10-24T17:19:31.391-04:00Comments on Laundry Hurts My Feelings: O Canada, Thanks For Everything . . . Except Avril LavigneJoann Mannixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11163491824085428085noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-54313790564672688872010-03-03T15:32:57.417-05:002010-03-03T15:32:57.417-05:00THank you! I totally agree that their anthem is t...THank you! I totally agree that their anthem is the BEST EVER!<br /><br />I often talk about living there - or at least visiting. It seem like such an idyllic place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-85941878821970630792010-03-03T09:27:37.886-05:002010-03-03T09:27:37.886-05:00The poutine pics simultaneously make me nauseous &...The poutine pics simultaneously make me nauseous & feel like I need to get on a treadmill. I'll have to go there & try some, perhaps while wearing a blindfold. I'd actually love to visit there, even if I have to eat those. Chocolate crepes & beaver tails, now we're talking.<br /><br />I too love when athletes sing along with their anthems, especially when its at the top of their lungs. They've earned it. I even loved it when Shaun White played the air guitar when he got his gold. Live it up!ProudSisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977068625286695909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-58494187073009338082010-03-02T13:57:40.847-05:002010-03-02T13:57:40.847-05:00As a native Montrealer, I just wanted to thank you...As a native Montrealer, I just wanted to thank you for your wonderful post. Quebec city is indeed an amazing little gem and Montreal is not so shabby either! lol<br />Oh and yes we do love our Poutine! Glad you were able to enjoy it.<br /><br />Merci!Pamelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-1798667678912941502010-03-02T08:37:31.530-05:002010-03-02T08:37:31.530-05:00Can we please talk about Poutine some more?? And w...Can we please talk about Poutine some more?? And when I can move there???<br /><br />Don't hate me but I didn't watch not one second of the Olympics. Not one.<br /><br />umm...back to Poutine please? (-:MrsBlogAlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754196222405796214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-50359887018275558602010-03-02T08:16:25.938-05:002010-03-02T08:16:25.938-05:00I see no excuse for an Olympic athlete not to know...I see no excuse for an Olympic athlete not to know or sing our national anthem. They should be used to practice and discipline. <br /><br />They just don't take the time or effort. I blame their homes and secondly our schools which allow any kind of "self expression". <br /><br />When I was a student-teacher, some kids in my class refused to say the pledge of allegiance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-23166172823152612322010-03-01T23:30:33.944-05:002010-03-01T23:30:33.944-05:00Thank you so much for taking the time and energy t...Thank you so much for taking the time and energy to write this fabulous post! <br /><br />My G'parents are from Quebec so I have a special warm fuzzy in my heart when reading this. <br /><br />xxooChristine Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139820957031345995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-59849419038365630772010-03-01T23:01:36.214-05:002010-03-01T23:01:36.214-05:00Oh, Joann!
The memories just came flooding back a...Oh, Joann!<br /><br />The memories just came flooding back as I read your blog. I spent three nights in Quebec at Chateau Frontenac - Oh, my! What an exquisite hotel, and it is so full of history! Churchill and FDR had conferences there during the war, QEII has stayed there, etc. etc. Darling, did you get to try some maple sugar pie while you were there? My favorite restaurant was the Continental, where I had some of the best meals of my life served by the most charming men on the planet!<br /><br />I have to support France and the French. Both times I have visted Paris, I have been treated with nothing but kindness and warmth. In fact, on my last visit, my friend and I went to lunch with our tour guide from Notre Dame, and she invited us to stay at her apartment if we wished. I love Paris! In my opinion, the trick is speaking French, or attempting to speak French, while admitting (as I must) that you know your French isn't good. The French are EXTREMELY proud of their language, and, like anyone else, respond with respect to those who respect them. Vive la France! Vive Canada!<br /><br />I felt the same way you did when the Canadians won. Good for them!<br /><br />After reading your comment about Gander, I did an online search as well. No clip, but I did find a book that has been written about their 9/11 hospitality, "The Day the World Came to Town," available through Amazon.Anne Chatfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17776608464173894151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-54379087487805451352010-03-01T18:32:22.756-05:002010-03-01T18:32:22.756-05:00Kelly, maybe it's because those Canadians aren...Kelly, maybe it's because those Canadians aren't as hot as our men. <br /><br />LisaPie, Loved your list. And of course, Jasper Highway and Montreal and oh, gosh, that country is such a beautiful place inside and out. <br /><br />Lisa, You are the sweetest thing everrrr!!!<br /><br />I'm not sure where you go in France. I've had the bad with the good and I try very hard to be a good citizen of the world where ever I go. In Paris, when I tried to use my rudimentary French, I was met with snideness. And even though, we are excellent American representatives, I got a broadminded sense of disdain for us while in Paris. Now, on the other hand, in the little villages outside of Normandy, everyone was lovely. Burgundy, both bad and good. Same in Bordeaux and Alsace--Lovely people in some places, in others, not so much. It could have been my lack of language skills. I don't know. Or, they might have really all been from Oregon. JKing, Oregonian, Jking! Promise, that was the last one.Joann Mannixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163491824085428085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-63766499214147485412010-03-01T18:18:37.008-05:002010-03-01T18:18:37.008-05:00Good luck on the book, Becks. I've got your ba...Good luck on the book, Becks. I've got your back and I'm sending folks your way.Joann Mannixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163491824085428085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-29654301038817666962010-03-01T18:05:19.505-05:002010-03-01T18:05:19.505-05:00I got fatter looking at that, I swear. But Canada ...I got fatter looking at that, I swear. But Canada is awesome. Full of The Awesome.Aunt Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146687582842259611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-17682738064650721252010-03-01T17:52:08.151-05:002010-03-01T17:52:08.151-05:00Oregonian,
I know you're nice and I'm su...Oregonian, <br /><br />I know you're nice and I'm sure the crapheads who were mean to me are the complete minority of you Oregonians. I'm sorry. I'll stop dissing your fine state which is a beautiful one, indeed.Joann Mannixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11163491824085428085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-73698734446478042612010-03-01T17:39:06.068-05:002010-03-01T17:39:06.068-05:00Anonymous Oregonian checking in again... seriously...Anonymous Oregonian checking in again... seriously, most of us are delightful people! I wouldn't live anywhere else. (Except Canada. They're nice there, too.) I bet the grinches you ran into are from the Secret Committee to Make Oregon Seem Unpleasant Because Otherwise Everybody Will Move Here And It'll Be Totally Crowded. Really, most Oregonians are NICE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-85822834050595987122010-03-01T14:52:43.827-05:002010-03-01T14:52:43.827-05:00This is great!! I love Victoria too! When we liv...This is great!! I love Victoria too! When we lived outside Seattle, that was Tim's & my "parent getaway" whenever we could manage it. We would take the high sped passenger ferry over and spend the day, then come home later that evening. I adore Victoria.<br /><br />My mother loves Quebec, but I have to confess to never having been there - we usually go to France. I also have to tell you that we adore France, and the French. We have never had a negative experience, and have found the French to always be extremely welcoming and friendly. I think their rude reputation has been exaggerated. Our kids actually did a summer exchange there the past two summers, and we count the family we exchanged with dear, dear friends.<br /><br />J'adore Canada! J'adore Francais! J'adore Joann!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10019980832742495532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-36349621723357279452010-03-01T14:04:47.172-05:002010-03-01T14:04:47.172-05:00All good things! May I add a few:
1. Canada has ...All good things! May I add a few:<br /><br />1. Canada has MUCH better beer than we do. Every teeny little town has a brewery that takes pride in crafting a quality beer.<br /><br />2. Canada has better cigarettes than we do. They don't see a need to load tobacco up with all sorts of chemicals to get you addicted and kill you off sooner. They are a kinder, gentler cigarette!<br /><br />3. Banff - Jasper highway This is like heaven on earth. Gorgeous. And let's talk about Lake Louise. This is something everyone should put on their Bucket List<br /><br />4. Calgary - I love Calgary.<br /><br />5. Montreal - I know we aren't supposed to like the French Canadians, but for all the reasons you stated and more, I had a fabulous time in Montreal. And Old Montreal is what New Orleans' French Quarter wishes it could be if it were cleaned up.<br /><br />6. Saskatoon berries from Saskatchewan.<br /><br />7. Nanaimo Bars.<br /><br />Ok, I better quit now. I have hijacked your blog for too long! Sorry. I love what you wrote and now I want to go to that hotel.LisaPiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17009040876180712416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323746891853175496.post-76349958437256940672010-03-01T13:45:55.786-05:002010-03-01T13:45:55.786-05:00O Canada, indeed! I, too, always sing along to O ...O Canada, indeed! I, too, always sing along to O Canada at hockey games because, well, it IS easier to sing than the Star Spangled Banner, which becomes the Star MANGLED Banner when some people try to "interpret" it to suit their own personal taste.<br /><br />My hockey playing daughter thinks Canada is the greatest country in the world, other than ours, and she just about plotzed for joy when she found out that she has actual Canadian cousins. "Really? We're part Canadian? Yes!" Except that she hates Sidney Crosby, which is a head-scratcher, and hated the fact that he scored the winning goal.<br /><br />Love, love, LOVE the doggy in the hotel. I would have been all over that dog throughout my visit. I would have wanted him to sleep on the bed with me at night.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05710580340586795290noreply@blogger.com