Hi Patrick (and all) I know what you mean about Canadians "working" the inferioity complex and making it funny. Joni does it quite well in some of her songs. I guess it's more a case of self-deprecation than inferiority - we get it from the Brits. We're the first to make fun of ourselves, probably because we know that if we don't do it first someone else surely will! I mean come on - our national symbol is a maple leaf, our national animal is a beaver and we still salute the Queen. Yes, Liz is, officially, the Queen of Canada! Although Joni would do a much better job, smoking on the thrown and strumming a few licks before cutting some sort of ribbon in the capital.
But I love this country so much. Canada can be a very mystical place - the beauty of the landscape, the complexity and simplicity of the people, the fresh air, the sea. Joni's songs take on a whole new energy when you listen to it in the Canadian countryside. Everyone is making me feel so welcome I don't even have time to write back to everyone who has written to me personally to say hello. Forgive me - I do appreciate the wonderful greetings that have filled my inbox today. I'm really glad I joined! You're all so nice! Hi to Catherine in Toronto and others in Canada. And to the onlooking Unitedstatesians, may I just say "Bonjour, eh?" and thanks for understanding. You're an enlightened bunch. I met one American who thought we didn't have black people in our country and another who didn't know where Canada was on a map... I feel my national inferiority flaring up again... bed time. -Andrew Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site
