proud canadian ?

You can say your a Proud Canadian but are you truly deep to the bone with every pump of your heart a Proud Canadian?
or is it just lip service to say you are a Proud Canadian?

Proud Canadian Exam

It is 3am. in the morning and the movie your watching in bed is over… now the tv station is done broadcasting for the day… and they play the Canadian National Anthem. Do you :

1.) Jump from your bed to stand at attention until the anthem is finished.

2.) leave the channel on while staying in bed until the anthem is finished.

3.) turn off the tv or change the channel.

Your walking down the street past a school and the Canadian Flag is being raised. Do you :

1) Stop and face the flag standing at attention until the flag is at full mast.

2.) Wave at the person hanging the flag and continue on your way.

3.) Walk right by without any care about what the person is doing with the flag.

Your in a bar at the start of a hockey game and the Canadian National Anthem starts to play from all
the tv’s . Do you :

1.) Stop what you are doing and be the first to stand up at attention.

2.) You stand up after everyone else at the table has.

3.) You remain seated drinking and you are upset that others are blocking your view.

Scores
Give yourself 3 points for each number one answer.

Give yourself 2 points for every number 2 answer.

Give yourself 0 points for ever number 3 answer.

Bonus point if you have one Canadian Flag on any of your property.

score 9-10 : you are a Proud Canadian

score 6-8 : you are a luke warm Canadian

score 0-5 : come on eh! get some pride!

okay BANKCOLLECTOR I am a proud Canadian because i have 2 flags on either side of my 5th wheel trailer and one Canadian flag on my scooter…I am a PROUD CANADIAN!!!!!!!!!!!!

maggiemae dear that gets you one bonus point how did you answer the three questions. but i do believe you are a truly proud canadian.

stand at attention placing your hand over your heart

This shows that you are a proud American, as proper protocol in Canada is to simply stand at attention. This page gives some answers.

This site also has some useful info.

thanks pooga. it kinda gets my goat to see people try to "out-patriot" the americans. i figure that part of what makes us canadian is our understated pride. the rest smacks of jingoism. i celebrate our land, history and heritage. emulating americans is not part of it.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinions Americans factor no where in this thread. only that they are Proud Americans and we are Pround Canadians.

Uh oh. Personally I fail to see where either Pooga or Rudyk bashed Americans. Pooga simply stated proper protocal, and Rudyk merely demonstrated how some peoples patriotism smacks of a competition in pride with americans, sometimes even the copying of american pride.

My own views are that patriotism is just pride in the acheivements of what others have done before us, or what a group of people have accomplished as a whole. I am happy to be living in Canada, as opposed to somewhere else, because of the values held by most Canadians, and the freedoms we all share. I feel it important to teach our following generations who made these values and freedoms possible, and how, so that the values and freedoms are not lost. And I feel we still have a ways to go before certain people in our nation are truely free. However I feel that national pride can all to often be just being proud of a nations strengths with out even recognizing what those strengths are. And also can also breed distaste, misunderstanding, or even fear and hatred for those in nations with different values.

If being proud to be Canadian, is your thing, go for it. But I would personally like to suggest understanding for what the symbols of your pride mean, so they aren't just symbols. And don't take the freedoms and values you share with people for granted, lest they be taken away from you.

ginnsu cogently noted:

Uh oh. Personally I fail to see where either Pooga or
Rudyk bashed Americans. Pooga simply stated proper
protocal, and Rudyk merely demonstrated how some peoples
patriotism smacks of a competition in pride with
americans, sometimes even the copying of american pride.

wow, ginnsu… you joined a year later but are lightyears ahead in reading with comprehension! :) also, you might want to get your knee-jerk reaction checked… it's way behind some other's! i agree with you whole-heartedly. pride and patriotism is far more than worshiping icons. that. to me, is shallow and easily paid. i believe that patriotism has its soul in sacrifice… serving the country's greater good.

Heh, yeah, sorry about the knee-jerk reaction. Sometimes I jump at the chance to speak my opinion, while at most times I'm normally soft spoken. I'm truely sorry BankCollector, I didn't mean to jump and land feet first on your head. :-S

Thanks for the compliments, constructive critizism's, and agreements rudyk. You are lightyears ahead of me in the use of tact. :-)

And Now We Have Two!!!!!

Seeing as how BC has edited his statements, the resulting replies are no longer relevant.

However, if I wanted to act like an American, I would be an American. Try travelling just about anywhere in the world. Americans are tolerated for the most part. Canadians are welcomed with open arms. (This is a generalisation of course, as there are exceptions.)

Why do you think Americans are disguising themselves as Canadians? See this story!

And here's what Americans are buy at T-shirtking.com!

An example: An acquaintance is a retired Canadian Forces member. On a European vacation about 15 years ago, he was passing through the Netherlands. He meant to spend 2 days there. He ended up staying a week, and never had to buy a meal, a drink, or lodging after the locals found out who he was!

And try this page for a laugh! And this site is the British take on it.

Bottom line… if you want to be recognised as a Canadian, say "eh!" a lot!

Good stuff, eh!!

hahahahahahahahaha rudyk with tact you crack me up ginnsu.
ginnsu said:
thanks for the compliments, constructive critizism's, and agreements rudyk. you are lightyears ahead of me in the use of tact. :-)

With 8 points I am a high up luke warm Canadian :) When I looked at the answers, I knew right away what the answer for a Proud Canadian would be. I answered honestly though.

Thanks for the fun quiz, BC.

I didn't know that some Americans want to dress up as Canadians. That was very informative, Pooga. So we can be real proud to be Canadians, eh?