Tusk - Understanding Canadian Emotions and Cultural Norms
Border Agent:
When you're visiting the Great White North of Canada, you got your Canado's and your Canadon'ts. Right there, top shelf, number one: don't go tellin a Canadian you don't follow hockey.
Wallace Bryton:
Of course. I should have known that. It makes them sad, right?
Border Agent:
Canadians don't get sad. Sadness was made by the USA.
Wallace Bryton:
Oh, c'mon, what does that mean?
Border Agent:
Take off, it's true! Right there, on our flag. It's right there when you look at it, and you see past that sacred maple leaf, you know what you see?
Wallace Bryton:
A white wall.
Border Agent:
You see that, in America, you're red white and blue, but in Canada, you're red, white, but never blue, eh? Ever.
Wallace Bryton:
Gotcha. That's actually... I never thought of it that way before. I just thought of Canadians as, you know... nice.
Border Agent:
Well, that right there is another Canadon't. We're not nice, we're optimistic. There's a difference.
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