Europe

[scot-canuck]

IDBI: might be true......apart from the fact the USA and Canada are partners in NORAD so a nuke attack on Canada would be interpreted as a likely attack on the USA so queue a response of overwhelming force( though the russians still have blown up the biggest bomb ever http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Russia/TsarBomba.html ....50 megatons with the ability to go to 100megatons )

Plus the USA holds the keys to our nuke deterrent no matter what Gordo says. So frankly I don't see those nukes being operational if a white supremacist govt gain power, especially when theres a black president in the white house.

Might result in Britain becoming the 51st State after all (UK was almost the 51st state several times between 1945 to 1970, only sticking point was elections which put the kybosh on the plans several times.)

I prefer the cold in Canada, drier cold rather than the damp here, plus its "proper" snow 3 feet plus

skiking: fear of being invaded by moose methinks A lot of Canadians also see the americans as thick (sometimes fairly...sometimes not so fairly) Only other problem is the west / east divide

[skiking]

Been to the west side a few times and have always enjoyed myself

[scot-canuck]

west has some good parts and some bad (saskatchewan....its flat...totally flat people reckon you can see your dog running away for 3 days )

I'd like to travel across Canada at some point in the future drive from coast to coast, think it would be an interesting trip.

[skiking]

I've only been to Banff (several times), Jasper, Calgary (Go Flames, Go!)and BC

[scot-canuck]

most of my time was spent in an area from london Ontario to Niagara Falls, ON. Did spend about a month in Southern Alberta in the winter in a place called taber...oil rig town and not the most exciting place in the world...especially not when its -45C with a possible 15 C wind chill....brr

Wife says Banff and Canmore are lovely
I miss the peacefulness and the community spirit where I was in Canada, much friendlier than where I am currently
though there is a lot of racist undertones there, mainly due to the ongoing land disputes with first nation natives

[Mooncat]

Is it true that 90% of Canadians live within 100 miles of the US border, and if so, why?

One thing that would get me to Canada is the fact that you can buy a sensibly sized piece of land to build a house, for the same sort of money that will buy a decent car over here.

[scot-canuck]

@mooncat:
I think thats mainly true (I think the figure is 3 hours drive), and probably because the US is Canada's biggest trading partner, also the further north you go, the colder it gets.

I do miss being able to go and fish out on lake erie during the week when everyone else is at work, peaceful and good time for fishing apart from the bloody gobies http://www.great-lakes.net/envt/flora-f ... /goby.html

very ugly fish about the size of a big goldfish that pull like a bass, not classed as edible and you have to kill if you haul one out while fishing.

I don't miss the bugs making a racket all night long in summer though or the oppressive humidity.

Do miss the big lightning storms coming rolling in across the lake as well real snow well fun to drive in

[IDontBelieveIt]

Only kidding ya wee canny man. I used to pop across to Portland (OR) via BC many times in years gone by. The west coast of Canada is superb you can keep the rest mind.

Most Canadians I have come across have little time for the neighbours.

And yes Mooncat most Canadians do live with 100 miles of the US border, much further north is like Siberian permafrost. The greater part of Canada is uninhabitable.

[scot-canuck]

IDBI: knew you were kidding, just thought I would point a few things out

Iqualit is somewhere I dont want to go....way way too cold