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Nothing like waking up to a story that makes you feel embarrassed by your citizenship. Good job Canada, you're making a Maple Leaf a dangerous symbol all around
by hluska 12y ago
Nothing like waking up to a story that makes you feel embarrassed by your citizenship. Good job Canada, you're making a Maple Leaf a dangerous symbol all around the world.
When I was a youngster, being Canadian meant that Incould travel anywhere and be fine. Granted, there was a > 50% probability that the other Canadians I would meet were really Americans, but that was nothing. My country had a solid international reputation. Now???
- NietTim 12y agoJust imagine being American and being full of false pride...
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- Deviant 12y agoHow about being an American that has lived in the States, Aussie, and New Zealand over the past five years - I can't escape the Five Eyes shame :(
- thu 12y agoNot related to this thread, but to your comment about the Maple Leaf: http://www.newsweek.com/why-rebel-groups-love-toyota-hilux-74195 http://www.newsweek.com/why-rebel-groups-love-toyota-hilux-7... Edit: Sorry, I didn't see it was paywalled (I'm not a subscriber of that site). I now see that it counts your visits and disable itself after a few times. "Private" browsing seems to solve the problem.
- cyphunk 12y agothat link is mostly paywalled. do you have another source?
- MichaelGG 12y agoSearch the title. But from old memory: Hilux trucks are built amazingly and have awesome reliability. Real, authentic, Hilux trucks are thus valued by freedom fighters/terrorists in Afghanistan. Canada donated a bunch if real Hilux trucks to Afghanistan, and these vehicles had a Maple Leaf logo. People associated the Maple Leaf with the quality of Hilux, to the point of at least one person getting a Maple Leaf tattoo to signify his quality.
- cyphunk 12y agoWould be great if HN auto-swapped links to paywalled sites with a link to query on search site instead.
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