Originally Posted by ronaldo

lol

Seriously though, I understand what Steve is trying to say, I just think there are more important things in the world than sports.

I've said forever that as a Canadian I envy the patriotism the US has. Walk up and down any street in Canada and if you're lucky you MIGHT find one home with a Canadian flag. Walk down any street in the US and probably every second house has one. That's ALSO National pride. When the US anthem is playing, American's stand proudly. When Canada's is playing, Canadian's are annoyed because it interferes with their beer drinking time. I'm sure it helps that the US anthem is much more stirring than ours. Sorry, but it's true.

At the same time though, while I do envy and RESPECT US patriotism, sometimes it's misguided and many, yes MANY American's take it too far. There's nothing wrong with having pride in your country, but to argue vehemently that YOUR country is the ABSOLUTE best in the entire world is both ridiculous and futile. There are some things about Canada I'm sure I'd like to change, but for the most part wouldn't touch a thing. Talk to a lot of American's and they'll defend with their dying breath why every single thing they do is RIGHT and the BEST thing ever. That's just ignorant. Neither THEY nor anyone else ALWAYS knows best.