Joeblow wrote:Setanta wrote:Both nations have warts. Largely, the Americans are unaware of Canadian warts, as they are of their own. But Canadians, while unaware of their own warts, are fonding of pointing out American blemishes.
Largely, I'd say you nailed it here.
One problem here is that Canadians cannot help but notice the Americans--all too often the biggest bully on the block, it would be unwise not to keep an eye on them. Americans, however, living as often do in a world of their own, can remain sublimely ignorant of Canada (and the rest of the world, too, for that matter), and suffer nothing as a result.
