1. My favorite bloggers live there. Perhaps if I move to their country, I will be magically transformed into a a blogger whom actually – regularly – writes things that matter. Like, things other than reasons to move to other countries.
2. I’m a fan of lakes and all the pictures I see include large bodies of water. Clearly every house in Canada is on a lake.
3. Their Thanksgiving is in the midst of apple season as opposed to pumpkin/gourd season. I love apple pie much more than pumpkin pie (especially with the crumbly top).
4. They’ve already got their healthcare thing figured out. Not a statement of being pro- or against national health care, but rather a statement of jealousy that they’re already done with all these arguments.
5. My favorite food is breakfast and they’ve got that maple thing going on. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship.
6. I went to a hockey game once and discovered I liked Canadian beer much better.
7. [Why would you move to Canada? Or where would you move?]
C’mon Michele,
1. Everyone knows the best bloggers are right here in the states. Seth Godin, hello?!
2. Can’t really argue with this one, but we have some nice ones out west; Lake Tahoe? After Tahoe the next best stop would be Como in Italy.
3. While apple pie is certainly a piece of Americana, Pumpkin pie is clearly the inspiration behind pumpkin spice lattes. You can’t have one without the other.
4. Sure, their healthcare arguments are over, not they just sit and wait 6 months for basic care.
5. Yes, they have maple syrup going on, a highly valuable breakfast commodity, however, we all know that when it comes to bacon… Canadians are hacks. Canadian bacon? Yea, that’s called ham, lets get real, Canucks.
6. Canadian beer? Michele… it surprises me Chad hasn’t invested more time in teaching you the beauty of American brewing. It is merely rivaled by European breweries, and we all know Canada is not Europe. I need to have a frank discussion with him.
7. I would never move to Canada because A) they shipped us Nickelback, B) they shipped us Avril Lavigne, C) they shipped us Justin Bieber, and D) they shipped us Nickelback. Although, I hear Toronto is a nice city to visit.
Me too!
You forgot that all the best designers (e.g. Sarah Richardson) are from Canada.
3. Duh. I make an awesome crumbly top apple pie with caramel drizzle. Made with honey crisps? Does. Not. Get. Better.
Shaun, you make a good point on the Nickelback debacle. I’ve been waggling my arms in disgust when I hear their songs for years. However, Canada has the good sense to rid itself of such filth and the American audience clearly accepts trashy leftovers.