This argument is exhausting. It`s not enough that Canadians are perceived by many as being far more polite than their American counterparts. Yeah. Well not the Canadians that drive along Eglinton Avenue West around 7 p.m. on any given Wednesday evening. I can vouch for that. Flipping someone the bird is not only a universal pastime here in the Great White Way but I do believe this loving gesture is up for consideration for the official Canadian greeting. When it comes to the stronger middle finger reflex, it belongs to Canadians, hands down, while literally fingers up. The texting thumb Canadians do concede to their neighbours (neighbors for my American readers) to the south.
But now the news is the U.S. has a higher obesity rate than Canada. The study, a collaboration between Statistics Canada and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, conducted between 2007 and 2009 concluded 24% of Canadians were obese as opposed to 34% of Americans. However; an earlier study (2006) conducted by Harvard Medical University, (Take that with a grain of salt and go pak ya ka in Havad Squae fa a quata) revealed 21% of Americans responded they were obese as opposed to only 15% of Canadians. Would I lie to you? Perhaps. Be that as it may. One can only conclude Americans may have the larger BMI but more Canadians will lie about their weight. Personally, the Canadian number could be misconstrued unless the Permanent Resident status is included. If not, for a more accurate figure, just add one.
Rather than quibble about who’s bigger than whom, maybe we should be having a dialogue about how to deal with the problem. Canadians could begin by eliminating poutine and Americans, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Both should be listed under the food group: artery putty.
Canadians will often look to Americans to seek reassurance of their own image of themselves. Time to say uncle to Sam.
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