The Canadians found it interesting that we know practically nothing about Canada, calling it 'American wonderment' and unfamiliarity 'with what they seemed to consider their quaint neighbor to the north.'
"One CNN reporter had apparently never seen the Mounties before, and those who recognized one of Canada's most iconic national symbols noted the absence of their horses."
What?!? Who doesn't know that in Canada the Mounties will help you out if you're in trouble. Just look how heroic this graphic is - but a pale reflection of the heroic actuality of the real Mounties. The unfortunate CNN reporter who was apparently puzzled by the Mounties, after a confused pause, lamely referred to them as 'troops'.
The Associated Press screwed up Prime Minister Stephen Harper's title, calling him 'Premier' - that is a pretty embarrassing mistake considering that Canada is the US's number one trading partner (over a billion dollars cross the border each day). All of the French terms the Fox News people said were horribly butchered, and after the terminological slaughter, the reporters attempted to brush it off, saying, "It's French." Don't they have people to coach them on how to properly say things? Come on people, really.
In other notes, this is a photograph from something that is called the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride. Musical Ride! I kind of don't even know what that means! Would 'troops' have a Musical Ride? I think not. But! If this photograph is any indication of what happens at/in/on the Musical Ride, I'm totally there!
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Fox News? Really, have you ever listened to their reporters? I am subjected to them every night unless I can avoid it and I always try to avoid it by leaving the room when your Dad turns it on. They can't read the copy in English and that is their primary language. So it is no surprise they slaughtered French terms and then thought they could explain it with the comment, "It's French." Duh...
Hilarious and kind of sad.
It's good to know you're alive too!
Did you know your picture is on the photo rotation on the home page of the UD website. Good times.
I think, in agreement with your Mom, that they get semi-illiterate people to be news readers at Fox. Even the radio news carried on Sunny 106 is mispronounced and poorly written. The other thing is that, as a whole, Americans are seriously convinced that we live in the only important nation in the world and only our way can be right. As for a Musical Ride, it's a highly choregraphed drill set to music. If we were in Vienna, it would be the Royal Spanish Riding School and the Lippizanners doing it and everyone would be in awe.
Ynn - that means that when/if you come visit me in Ottawa, we're going to see the Musical Ride! I think it operates in the sumer...
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