tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post6413311118941055579..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Happy Canada DaySabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12541084256352413882008-07-03T07:16:00.000-04:002008-07-03T07:16:00.000-04:00Hi Thomas,“Does Canada Day actually correlate with...Hi Thomas,<BR/><BR/>“Does Canada Day actually correlate with anything that happened on July 2?”<BR/><BR/>Some confusion here since Canada day, first called Dominion day, marks the actual date our country was first founded on <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Confederation" REL="nofollow">July 1st, 1867</A>.<BR/><BR/>“I seem to have missed it by one day, since I went into my bank onlyPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-46942489187019340722008-07-03T06:40:00.000-04:002008-07-03T06:40:00.000-04:00Does Canada Day actually correlate with anything t...Does Canada Day actually correlate with anything that happened on July 2?<BR/><BR/>I seem to have missed it by one day, since I went into my bank only today to get some CA$. Would you believe it, they only had 85 left, so I hope to find some cash machines when I land. (Or try another bank here...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-70696007066819663632008-07-03T06:25:00.000-04:002008-07-03T06:25:00.000-04:00But if you standardize currency then you lose flex...But if you standardize currency then you lose flexibility of each country to set its own interest rates. This has already been a problem in the Eurozone with Germany and Italy wanting lower rates to boost growth, but France and Spain wanting higher rates because of inflation. There is a formula for giving you the optimal size of a currency area, balancing stability with flexibility - the <A HREF=Andrew Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852211910001840777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4817948963068539812008-07-03T00:41:00.000-04:002008-07-03T00:41:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“However I think what is more likely to hap...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“However I think what is more likely to happen than nations being joined is that the concept of a nation gets more and more detached from the country (I mean physically the region).”<BR/><BR/>Yes I also see this as the natural progression and the EU is a perfect example of it for they haven’t eliminated the national concept simply demoted it. So one can still refer to themselvesPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-17346668300594000992008-07-02T04:27:00.000-04:002008-07-02T04:27:00.000-04:00I have a real problem with restaurants in general....I have a real problem with restaurants in general. The worst thing is the inefficiency. After you take your seat, the man comes over with the menu. Then the man goes away. Then the man comes back and takes your order. Then the man goes away. Then you wait. Then the man brings your drinks. Then the man goes away. Then you wait. And this time you wait ages. Then you call the man and say "The food Andrew Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852211910001840777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-7232825787236323952008-07-02T03:48:00.000-04:002008-07-02T03:48:00.000-04:00Hi Exl,I don't feel like I'm occupying much of Fra...Hi Exl,<BR/><BR/>I don't feel like I'm occupying much of France, but yes, I'll leave <A HREF="http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2006/07/quatorze-juillet.html" REL="nofollow">Quartoze Juillet</A> to the French. <BR/><BR/>Hi Snowboarder,<BR/><BR/>But they use maple syrup always and everywhere whether it's Canada Day or not!<BR/><BR/>Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/>Well, I don't feel particularly German, I was Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32419692297686194842008-07-01T20:21:00.000-04:002008-07-01T20:21:00.000-04:00Maple syrup Bee, maple syrup - how could you forge...Maple syrup Bee, maple syrup - how could you forget abooot it? What else would you use to celebrate now that Molsons isn't <I>really</I> Canadian anymore?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-89025818808645137652008-07-01T19:08:00.000-04:002008-07-01T19:08:00.000-04:00So, I presume you will be vacating France by the 1...So, I presume you will be vacating France by the 13th? Otherwise you won't be able to miss Bastille Day on the 14th. Bastille Day is celebrated with fireworks, music, parades, and decorating every darned thing with le tricoleur.Exl Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01383080419846815353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37069008419618519022008-07-01T15:48:00.000-04:002008-07-01T15:48:00.000-04:00Hi Andrew,If you think my idea of globalism is Ame...Hi Andrew,<BR/><BR/><BR/>If you think my idea of globalism is Americanism and fast food I suggest you listen to <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOkxRLzBf0" REL="nofollow">your countryman</A> again. I also don’t relate this as a loss of identity that can be equated with the better side of culture. I also realize that I and my children will be long since gone before anything of a seriousPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64891868767670386502008-07-01T15:33:00.000-04:002008-07-01T15:33:00.000-04:00Well, that's one way of looking at it. I absolutel...Well, that's one way of looking at it. I absolutely don't like nationalism if it means wars - so I agree with you there. But for most Brits (myself included) "globalism" means McDonalds and an erosion of national identity - sorry!<BR/><BR/>One thing I always love when I go to France is how they have resisted Americanisation. They still have the local shops and the French way of life. We've lost aAndrew Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852211910001840777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-25824946116609822862008-07-01T15:21:00.000-04:002008-07-01T15:21:00.000-04:00Hi Andrew,“I think things are very different on th...Hi Andrew,<BR/><BR/>“I think things are very different on the continent.”<BR/><BR/><BR/>When someone like Bee refers to herself as a European I take that as the first baby step towards globalism, a step that I am still waiting to be taken in North America and of course the entire world.<BR/><BR/>“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I'm not the only one”<BR/><BR/>-John Lennon<BR/><BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-49648611294238504112008-07-01T14:57:00.000-04:002008-07-01T14:57:00.000-04:00I don't think hardly any British person would ever...I don't think hardly any British person would ever describe themselves as a "European". I don't think I've ever heard that.<BR/><BR/>I think things are very different on the continent.Andrew Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852211910001840777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-62138095349531594122008-07-01T14:28:00.000-04:002008-07-01T14:28:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“I'm afraid I am European and will always b...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“I'm afraid I am European and will always be European.”<BR/><BR/><BR/>European and not German, well that’s at least a start:-)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/><BR/>PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28254083469515168452008-07-01T14:21:00.000-04:002008-07-01T14:21:00.000-04:00:-)"If Canada and the USA were at war with each ot...:-)<BR/><BR/>"If Canada and the USA were at war with each other, which side would you be on?"<BR/><BR/>I would be on the other side of the Atlantic ocean really fast. I'm afraid I am European and will always be European.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-31135732010814619882008-07-01T13:00:00.000-04:002008-07-01T13:00:00.000-04:00Bee: I do not know if we have an good any tests on...<I>Bee: I do not know if we have an good any tests on whether you could be a Canadian or not?:)</I><BR/><BR/>A man was commuting every day from Canada into the USA every day for work. One day, the American Customs & Immigration officer asked him to declare whether he was a Canadian or an American.<BR/><BR/>"Well, I dunno. My parents are American, but I was born in Canada and have a lot of family Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-73422610802621584132008-07-01T11:20:00.000-04:002008-07-01T11:20:00.000-04:00Hi Uncle Al,Your worldliness certainly does do you...Hi Uncle Al,<BR/><BR/>Your worldliness certainly does do you credit. I also look forward to your insightful synopsis I suspect you will grace us with upcoming on this Friday the 4th.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3847701175840595882008-07-01T10:52:00.000-04:002008-07-01T10:52:00.000-04:00Nova Scotia is folks who think it a bonny place to...Nova Scotia is folks who think it a bonny place to live. Quebec is non-reproducing Catholics. Manitoba is Little Russia with decaying concrete everywhere. Saskatchewan is bulldozers and tar pits in defiance of thermodynamics. British Columbia would make Tabasco Sauce a capital offense. Nunavut is alcoholic First Americans and alcoholic Mounties engaged in dialectic and critique at taxpayer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13447087840087577302008-07-01T09:39:00.000-04:002008-07-01T09:39:00.000-04:00The Landscape of the Neighborhood Maybe you have o...<A HREF="http://eskesthai.blogspot.com/2006/01/landscape-of-neighborhood.html" REL="nofollow" TITLE="The Landscape of the Neighborhood">The Landscape of the Neighborhood</A> Maybe you have old pictures of your families?<BR/><BR/>I do not know if we have an good any tests on whether you could be a Canadian or not?:)<BR/><BR/>Best,PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-62999171251953783862008-07-01T09:29:00.000-04:002008-07-01T09:29:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1043643310526777272008-07-01T09:24:00.000-04:002008-07-01T09:24:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“Anyway, I am in Paris (France, not Paris, ...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“Anyway, I am in Paris (France, not Paris, Ontario), but happy holidays to our Canadian visitors :-)”<BR/><BR/>It has long been a tradition for many Parisians to vacate their city in the summer in face of the onslaught of tourists. If I ever do visit Paris I plan to do so in the winter and catch them by surprise and perhaps a little off balance :-)<BR/><BR/>However, I have heardPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-75292710863045891932008-07-01T07:24:00.000-04:002008-07-01T07:24:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,From a Canuck whose family’s history in thi...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>From a Canuck whose family’s history in this country extends back before confederation and also in the U.S. well prior to their independence, I thank you for the acknowledgement of our National holiday. As for the perception of where Canada stands in the face of the U.S. I guess it depends on which citizen you ask. In as my ancestors straddle both sides of the border and are Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12118071239537921562008-07-01T05:54:00.000-04:002008-07-01T05:54:00.000-04:00Hi Giotis,Well, here is the result of my friend's ...Hi Giotis,<BR/><BR/>Well, here is <A HREF="http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2006/10/oh-canada.html" REL="nofollow">the result of my friend's associations to Canada when I moved there</A> ;-) After living in Canada for two years I still don't know much about the country admittedly, but I've tried ice wine and know what a loony is. Besides the Toronto area I haven't seen a lot (well, I'm either Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-56000479688743883492008-07-01T04:20:00.000-04:002008-07-01T04:20:00.000-04:00Come to think of it i don't know much about Canada...Come to think of it i don't know much about Canada. This country was always standing in the shadow of US. At least in my mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com