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O Canada! (bis)

Sunday, 1 July 2007 | 19:31


Je vous présente un pub d’il y a quelques années, qui a crée un petit scandale chez les Etats-Unis. (Si, si!)

Voici le texte:

Hey, I’m not a lumberjack or a fur trader.
I don’t live in an igloo, or eat blubber, or own a dog sled,
and I don’t know Jimmy, Sally, or Suzy from Canada -
although I’m certain they’re really, really nice.
I have a prime minister, not a president.
I speak English and French, not American,
and I pronounce it “about”, not “aboot”.
I can proudly sew my country’s flag on my backpack.
I believe in peacekeeping, not policing;
diversity, not assimilation;
and that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal.
A toque is a hat, a chesterfield is a couch,
and it is pronounced “zed”, not “zee” – “zed”!
Canada is the second-largest land mass,
the first nation of hockey,
and the best part of North America.
My name is Joe, and I am Canadian.
Thank you.

Why did this advert cause such a furor, you may ask? Because, apparently, a great many Americans saw it as a direct insult to their nation and culture. The advert was instantly labelled as “anti-American propaganda”, and many bars and restaurants Stateside stopped selling Molson Canadian beer. (Friendly neighbours. :) )

Mais voyons… C’est un texte quasiment inoffensif, à mon avis, et je le trouve assez marrant. Surtout la façon de perpétuer certains stéréotypes, tout en niant des autres. Et comment se fâcher contre un type sympa comme ça: gentil, poli, propre, timide… C’est à dire, particulièrement canadien!

However, everyone neglects to see the truly sad part of this story: that it took a beer commercial to whip up a patriotic fervour in this country. :P

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2 Responses to “O Canada! (bis)”

  1. Monbeam says:
    Monday, 2 July 2007 at 11:10

    I don’t very much go for patriotism generally but I can see your point.
    Ici cela traine des relents de fascisme et de mentalité revancharde.On voit près de chez moi de drapeaux anglais, suisses, allemands dans les propriété privées, personne ne semble en mettre chez les français. Même moi, (j’irai au paradis…;-) ) quand j’en affiche ce sont ceux deu pays de mes ami(e)s . Serions-nous trop cyniques? :-)

  2. Monbeam says:
    Monday, 2 July 2007 at 11:12

    A la réflexion ce dont je suis fière, ce n’est pas de la France en tant que nation mais de l’Europe, enfin!. Et j’ai toujours été une citoyenne du monde, alors à quand un drapeau de l’ensemble de la terre?

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