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Originally Posted by Johan Larson
Well, it's a bit awkward to be pointedly nationalistic in Canada when you're living in the shadow of Big Daddy Down South. The Americans are so rich and so numerous that they can sometimes beat us in things they barely care about.
For example, Canada is utterly mad about hockey, but when the Canadian national team plays the American national team, it's quite possible the US wins, even though hockey is only the fifth or sixth most popular sport there.
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Usually the one that is overshadowed is the one that takes the trouble to be most nationalistic. Irish have more of a chip on their shoulder although to be fair they do have more to be chippy on the shoulder about besides just being overshadowed.
But Canada has plenty of colorful stuff to be nationalistic about. Most people just don't pay attention.
If nothing else you can break a chalkboard over our head and yell,"Carrots!"