But Why Budweisers

[pyrrhiccomedy]

But Why Budweisers - America and Canada.
America and Canada are the bro-est of bros. But is their bro-hood their greatest strength...or their greatest weakness? Also, can you say "cool" so many times that it becomes meaningless

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[akillarian]

I love the bromance. Being a business major, I find all your business jargons all so funny :D hahah Canada having a cool deficit. That wins. I don't know about the rest of Canada, but if I ever break into a store, I will feel so guilty I'll leave some money behind too.

"Okay." A sweep of relief uplifted America's voice. "I can never tell when we're fighting."

Ah for some reason, this line sound so true and deep.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

Ah for some reason, this line sound so true and deep.

I think it is rather dismayingly true about US-Canadian relations, going all the way back to like, the 1700s. "Woah, dude, are you mad about me invading you? I totally didn't know." "OF COURSE I'M MAD. HOW WOULD I NOT BE MAD. AKDFJSDFLKJSDF."

[akillarian]

Sometimes it's good to adopt a chill attitude like Alfred and not take everything so seriously. Less conflicts that way.

From what little I learn in history, business history and magazine polls, Canada did have a pretty good relationship with U.S and Canadians overall had a good opinion of U.S. until 2000s decade.

[pyrrhiccomedy]

Canada and America had...odd relations for most of their history. There was simultaneously a lot of fellow-feeling, and a lot of tension, because Canada's well-being depended entirely on Anglo-American relations. Whenever things soured between Great Britain and the United States, Canada was inevitably the country that suffered for it. Canada and the US didn't establish free trade until after WW2, despite repeated Canadian offers. America also invaded Canada multiple times (in 1775, 1812, and 1813--and there was the whole Fenian thing 1866, but that was sort of complicated) in an effort to separate Canada from British influence. They got along fine, for the most part, but--it would be hard to call them "friends" prior to WW1 at the earliest, when Anglo-American relations had significantly improved over the status quo in the 19th century. Here, have a relevant wikipedia link.

[akillarian]

I'm trying to remember what I learned years ago in class. My economic and history teachers were not biased anti-American. It's teacher's job to teach and let students make up their minds. Not rant and rave out their political beliefs in class to students like my English teacher did