welcome andrew! many of us unitedstatesians know and love the canadian mentality, complete with the inferiority complex. one of my best friends in the world, living down here in nyc for 16 yrs, is a canadian (halifax, ns) (though his inferiority complex is nonexistent). and just a warning: we have many canadians on the list and the US even kidnapped one! just ask magsnbrei!
one of the best folks i've ever met on this list is roberto holliston, who lives out in victoria. he once referred to "the famous canadian soprano theresa stratas" and i had to tease the shit out of him. (stratas is huge, thank you, even in the mean old states) however, i'm starting to think that this vaunted canadian insecurity is more a treasured source of humour than a real character trait. every canadian i know mentions it, and then works it. my favourite author ever (of any nationality) is canadian robertson davies, who never felt inferior to anyone on the planet. he used to tweak canadian insecurity mercilessly, hilariously, but he celebrated canadian culture. anyway, i'm appreciating your new energy on this list so much i voluntarily misspelled humour for you... loved this particular bit'o'writin': >We're the >nation that looks in the mirror and asks other nations, "Do we >look fat in this?" > sweet. patrick np - hejira
