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I'm mainly posting this because I said to KrazyHorse that if I wanted to troll him (and Asher) so he couldn't resist posting I'd just post something like this thread, and even if he knew that's what I was doing he still wouldn't be able to help himself from responding.
So let the "does KrazyHorse have any self control?" challenge commence!
1. Sports
Australia participates on a competitive level with the world in the 3 most popular team sports. Former Cricket and Rugby World champions, regulars at the football world cup. They can also produce Olympic athletes (who, if they take drugs are better at not getting caught), world class tennis players, Gold medal winning field hockey teams, world class swimmers etc. etc. etc.
All Canada can do is be (usually) slightly worse than the US at Ice Hockey, and participate in a few minority sports for special people who live in cold places where their main competitors are Scandinavians and people who live in bits of the US that are more like Canada.
Not only that but when Canada does produce a half decent sports person they just come and represent the UK! Greg Rusedski, Lennox Lewis, Owen Hargreaves etc. This is because Canada sucks at sport.
2. Quebec
This sort of goes without saying, even if the rest of Canada was more awesome than Australia, Australia doesn't have an entire quarter of the country turned over to being a sad mockery of Frenchness that even the French despise.
3. Serving me beer
Australia dedicates itself to sending tens of thousands of it's young women and men to the UK every year to work in bars and serve me beer. These tanned, fit young things (years away from their first melanomas) also get incredibly drunk and shag anything that moves. I don't see Canada taking one for the team and servicing the Motherland with it's best and brightest.
4. Accents
As grating and annoying as the Australian accent can be, with that infuriating upward inflection, at least they don't just sound like slightly retarded Americans.
5. Mounties
Seriously WTF?
6. Wine
Canada might produce tiny quantities of great Ice Wine but Australia is an international wine juggernaut producing everything from cheap tasty plonk to ultra high quality premium wines. Every UK supermarket is lined with dozens of great Australian selections. I've never even seen a Canadian wine.
7. Deadly Wildlife
Australia has dozens of varieties of deadly snakes, spiders and great white sharks. Canada has a bunch of cute fluffy wuffy little polar bears. Aaah. Are you scared of a poor ikkle cuddly bear?
8. GDP. Australia absolutely kicks Canada's arse with an extra $885 in GDP per capita.
Canada
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate
- Total $1.281 trillion[5]
- Per capita $38,025[5]
Australia
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate
- Total $851.170 billion[7]
- Per capita $38,910[7]
9. The powerful neighbour.
Australia is it's regional power, it's nearby cousins in New Zealand slightly bitter at their local rival's international influence and sporting achievements. It tries to channel it's energy into a sporting rivalry and celebrates any victory in even the most niche of areas. Canada is New Zealand to the USA's Australia. Canada can never get over the fact that it is just a little bit worse in every way than it's southern neighbour and that's a pain they can never lift.
Many young talented, intelligent Canadians are drawn south of the border to find decent education and good jobs. Because Canada just plain sucks.
10. Sugar Tits
Crocodile Dundee, Mad Max, iconic Australian heroes playing Australians. Sure there are loads of Canadian actors, but they only do well 'cause they can pretend to be Americans. Admittedly some Australians do that but when's the last time you saw the hero of a movie be a Canadian playing a Canadian? And I don't mean some **** Canadian film that no-one outside Canada has ever heard of.
I'm sure you guys can think of many more reasons. I'll stop there. I'm no fan of Australia, but as an unbiased observer it's clear that Australia wins hands down.
So let the "does KrazyHorse have any self control?" challenge commence!
1. Sports
Australia participates on a competitive level with the world in the 3 most popular team sports. Former Cricket and Rugby World champions, regulars at the football world cup. They can also produce Olympic athletes (who, if they take drugs are better at not getting caught), world class tennis players, Gold medal winning field hockey teams, world class swimmers etc. etc. etc.
All Canada can do is be (usually) slightly worse than the US at Ice Hockey, and participate in a few minority sports for special people who live in cold places where their main competitors are Scandinavians and people who live in bits of the US that are more like Canada.
Not only that but when Canada does produce a half decent sports person they just come and represent the UK! Greg Rusedski, Lennox Lewis, Owen Hargreaves etc. This is because Canada sucks at sport.
2. Quebec
This sort of goes without saying, even if the rest of Canada was more awesome than Australia, Australia doesn't have an entire quarter of the country turned over to being a sad mockery of Frenchness that even the French despise.
3. Serving me beer
Australia dedicates itself to sending tens of thousands of it's young women and men to the UK every year to work in bars and serve me beer. These tanned, fit young things (years away from their first melanomas) also get incredibly drunk and shag anything that moves. I don't see Canada taking one for the team and servicing the Motherland with it's best and brightest.
4. Accents
As grating and annoying as the Australian accent can be, with that infuriating upward inflection, at least they don't just sound like slightly retarded Americans.
5. Mounties
Seriously WTF?
6. Wine
Canada might produce tiny quantities of great Ice Wine but Australia is an international wine juggernaut producing everything from cheap tasty plonk to ultra high quality premium wines. Every UK supermarket is lined with dozens of great Australian selections. I've never even seen a Canadian wine.
7. Deadly Wildlife
Australia has dozens of varieties of deadly snakes, spiders and great white sharks. Canada has a bunch of cute fluffy wuffy little polar bears. Aaah. Are you scared of a poor ikkle cuddly bear?
8. GDP. Australia absolutely kicks Canada's arse with an extra $885 in GDP per capita.
Canada
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate
- Total $1.281 trillion[5]
- Per capita $38,025[5]
Australia
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate
- Total $851.170 billion[7]
- Per capita $38,910[7]
9. The powerful neighbour.
Australia is it's regional power, it's nearby cousins in New Zealand slightly bitter at their local rival's international influence and sporting achievements. It tries to channel it's energy into a sporting rivalry and celebrates any victory in even the most niche of areas. Canada is New Zealand to the USA's Australia. Canada can never get over the fact that it is just a little bit worse in every way than it's southern neighbour and that's a pain they can never lift.
Many young talented, intelligent Canadians are drawn south of the border to find decent education and good jobs. Because Canada just plain sucks.
10. Sugar Tits
Crocodile Dundee, Mad Max, iconic Australian heroes playing Australians. Sure there are loads of Canadian actors, but they only do well 'cause they can pretend to be Americans. Admittedly some Australians do that but when's the last time you saw the hero of a movie be a Canadian playing a Canadian? And I don't mean some **** Canadian film that no-one outside Canada has ever heard of.
I'm sure you guys can think of many more reasons. I'll stop there. I'm no fan of Australia, but as an unbiased observer it's clear that Australia wins hands down.
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