Reply #5: ..I'm afraid Nora is indeed on the up and up....

[martinolich]

..a great deal of what she says about the "anti-americanism" in Canada is just confirmation of what my boyfriend, who travels frequently to Canada on business, and even more thorougly, by Canadian journalist Margaret Wente who appeared on C-Span yesterday to talk about Canada and it's attitudes towards American and its people.

Wente, herself is American born and American educated. She moved to Toronto where she writes for one of their leading newspapers (forgot name). She said outfront that about "one-third of Canadians have deeply anti-American attitudes"....She also confirmed, almost word for word, what Nora said about the lack of self-censorship Canadians enjoy while insulting Americans. She called it almost "a license to criticize" Americans while maintaining a "political correctness" about other nations and ethnicities. She also mentioned the economic dependence of Canada on America and mirrored Nora's remarks by saying that, despite the disdain, obviously, "Canadians are obsessed with America"
..In addition to the writer's own opinions, a "caller" (it was a "call-in" show)..A young woman, a college student called in to tell us all (Americans) how arrogant and "bullying" she found many of us...She even went so far as to deliver a message to "all of you thinking of moving to Canada...Don't!...We don't want you!!...Even those of you who didn't vote for Bush!...you're still bullies! (sic)...

My friend and I have discussed moving there, and even though he's been telling me some of this, quoting those expats he knows I didn't take it too seriously, but after watching the show..and seeing it confirmed again here, .I've definitely decided to THINK HARD about leaving this place...Who wants to be treated like this?