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No, because I feel a kinship with other Canadians, which I think is a fairly common Canadian trait(once again, I don't want to sterotype here, maybe I have a un

No, because I feel a kinship with other Canadians, which I think is a fairly common Canadian trait(once again, I don't want to sterotype here, maybe I have a unique set of a friends and associates). I'm from Newfoundland, Canada and I feel a kinship with other Newfoundlanders as well. I can't speak to where you are from or what value set you have, but I feel it is important to support my country at all times, not just during the Olympics. I appreciate seeing other Canadians succeed and feel that it is good for Canada as a whole for them to do so. Edit: Because I can't respond to the comment below, Im just going to follow up with the fact that if thats how you feel then you obviously don't have the same value set, or even understand what I am talking about. Which is totally fine, but I would guess that you don't care about someone you don't know succeeding or not, whether it has merit or not(which is also totally fine, just not how I feel).

amichail 16y ago
I'm definitely not like that. I'm more interested in seeing people succeed based on merit -- not based on where they are from or any other irrelevant factor.
- jasonlotito 16y ago
  > I'm definitely not like that. That's fine. On the other hand, most people will continue to wish their family and friends well and hope they succeed.
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jlgosse 16y ago
As a fellow Canadian I have the same set of beliefs. Sure, I want people to succeed based on merit too, but I can more easily relate to people based on the similar path that they have had to take, especially coming from the same place. I don't have that same relationship with people from the United States, for example. One prime example is how much "easier" (I say that lightly) it is to get funding in the US. It's far more difficult to get funding coming from Canada, especially from American investors. You can't say the same being an American entrepreneur looking for American investment.

amichail 16y ago

I'm definitely not like that. I'm more interested in seeing people succeed based on merit -- not based on where they are from or any other irrelevant factor.

jasonlotito 16y ago
> I'm definitely not like that. That's fine. On the other hand, most people will continue to wish their family and friends well and hope they succeed.

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jlgosse 16y ago

As a fellow Canadian I have the same set of beliefs. Sure, I want people to succeed based on merit too, but I can more easily relate to people based on the similar path that they have had to take, especially coming from the same place. I don't have that same relationship with people from the United States, for example. One prime example is how much "easier" (I say that lightly) it is to get funding in the US. It's far more difficult to get funding coming from Canada, especially from American investors. You can't say the same being an American entrepreneur looking for American investment.