"But Lord," asked Gabriel, "don't you think you are being too generous to these Canadians?"

"Not really," replied God, "just wait and see the neighbors I am going to give them!"

This humorous little story does point something out. As Canadians, we do tend to focus, not on the good things of our country, but on the bad things that are outside our country. We always talk about how the Americans are running more of Canada then we are, and the only nature part of Canada you ever hear

Another trait that sets Canada apart from the other nations of the world is our great ethnic diversity. No other country in the world has inhabitants from so many different backgrounds, still practicing their cultural traits. Canada seems to encourage being different, while other nations, such as America, try to form all of the citizens into a mold, try and achieve the 'American Dream'.

If the countries were soft drinks, Canada would be in a can that tasted very similar to the US drink. Although our can would be better looking, the can would be bigger, but there would be less drink inside the can. There would also be labels on the outside of the can saying that though the drink tasted good, you should not drink because it was not as important as the American drink. Canadians should concentrate on our success more, we seem to be a country of pessimists.

I have heard from many people that we are a country full of polite, happy, joyful people. I disagree with that statement. I have been to Toronto and Ottawa, and I can see very little difference with these cities compared to an

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