I'm Canadian but love the USA as well. I have visited the USA several times and never been treated badly. I admire the people of the states for their pride in their country.
USA first because I am a natural born citizen. That being said , I love Canada , I go there 3-4 times a year. I am also part Quebec French so we have some ancestors that came from there.
They have Tim Hortons, Swiss Chalet, Saint Hubert, Poutine, Clean streets, Polite people, Good Drivers, Real maple syrup, mountains and the ocean.
I like the USA. Great sights, lots of different cities and a lot to see and do. I also like the ideals of how the US was founded. But Canada feels more familiar to me, it's actually a lot like Finland (Where I'm from) when it comes to landscape, we're both filled with lakes and forests and bears and have snow covering our lands almost half the year. Also I love Canadian cities and no offense to any Americans but Canadians tend to be less arrogant.. :p
As was the US until your revolution, that having been the impetus for Britain to very actively search for and claim the then fabled Great Southern Land - Oz, as we like to call it today!
Actually we became a federation with our own constitution in 1901, but remained part of the British Empire until after WW2 when the Empire collapsed. Then, in the early 1970's a very progressive federal government cut the two last remaining political ties with Britain by legislating against appeals by Australian citizens to the Privy Council in London - leaving the High Court of Australia to be the final arbiter of all things constitutional - and by introducing an Australian system of honours to replace British knighthoods, etc. At the same time, and no doubt to calm the qualms of dyed in the wool royalists, that Government also declared the queen of Britain to be the queen of Australia.
So we are to all intents and purposes a completely independant nation which still appreciates it's ties with royalty and with Britain; and we achieved all of this peacefully.
After queen Elizabeth dies we might become a republic. However, in my opinion things work so much better here than in many, maybe most, republics, that I can see no good reason to change our status. Bring on King Charles. I think he will be an excellent, very proactive monarch of whom the world will sit up and take notice, especially relative to caring for the environment and all the other marginalised movements such as protection of animals, etc.
I hope I'm not being presumptious, but ere are a few sites you might find interesting. The first one requires some navigation through different links that are provided:
There was a movie made about the Gallipoli campaign (see the first link, above, in 1981 directed by Peter Weir and starring Mark Lee, a musician, not a recognised actor, and Mel Gibson who lived out here during his formative years and even had a good Aussie accent. Mark Lee's role was arguably the biggest and he performed excellently. However, he chose never again to act after this one a film.
The movie is pretty true to the facts and will undoubtedly move you, if you haven't already seen it. In fact you could find the last fifteen minutes or so particularly harrowing, and the final scene could well put a lump into you throat such that you might be unable to speak for fifteen minutes or so for fear of crying. You'll find an overview via this link, and hopefully you might seek out a copy of the film to watch:
As I indicated, I'm not meaning to be a proud boor. But if so, so be it.
I hope I'm not being presumptious, but ere are a few sites you might find interesting. The first one requires some navigation through different links that are provided:
There was a movie made about the Gallipoli campaign (see the first link, above, in 1981 directed by Peter Weir and starring Mark Lee, a musician, not a recognised actor, and Mel Gibson who lived out here during his formative years and even had a good Aussie accent. Mark Lee's role was arguably the biggest and he performed excellently. However, he chose never again to act after this one a film.
The movie is pretty true to the facts and will undoubtedly move you, if you haven't already seen it. In fact you could find the last fifteen minutes or so particularly harrowing, and the final scene could well put a lump into you throat such that you might be unable to speak for fifteen minutes or so for fear of crying. You'll find an overview via this link, and hopefully you might seek out a copy of the film to watch:
That being said , I love Canada , I go there 3-4 times a year. I am also part Quebec French so we have some ancestors that came from there.
They have Tim Hortons, Swiss Chalet, Saint Hubert, Poutine, Clean streets, Polite people, Good Drivers, Real maple syrup, mountains and the ocean.
This one's from Canada:
This one from Finland:
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So we are to all intents and purposes a completely independant nation which still appreciates it's ties with royalty and with Britain; and we achieved all of this peacefully.
After queen Elizabeth dies we might become a republic. However, in my opinion things work so much better here than in many, maybe most, republics, that I can see no good reason to change our status. Bring on King Charles. I think he will be an excellent, very proactive monarch of whom the world will sit up and take notice, especially relative to caring for the environment and all the other marginalised movements such as protection of animals, etc.
Time will tell.
http://www.anzacday.org.au/sp...
http://www.anzacday.org.au/hi...
http://www.ww1westernfront.go...
There was a movie made about the Gallipoli campaign (see the first link, above, in 1981 directed by Peter Weir and starring Mark Lee, a musician, not a recognised actor, and Mel Gibson who lived out here during his formative years and even had a good Aussie accent. Mark Lee's role was arguably the biggest and he performed excellently. However, he chose never again to act after this one a film.
The movie is pretty true to the facts and will undoubtedly move you, if you haven't already seen it. In fact you could find the last fifteen minutes or so particularly harrowing, and the final scene could well put a lump into you throat such that you might be unable to speak for fifteen minutes or so for fear of crying. You'll find an overview via this link, and hopefully you might seek out a copy of the film to watch:
http://www.contactmusic.com/m...
As I indicated, I'm not meaning to be a proud boor. But if so, so be it.
http://www.anzacday.org.au/sp...
http://www.anzacday.org.au/hi...
http://www.ww1westernfront.go...
There was a movie made about the Gallipoli campaign (see the first link, above, in 1981 directed by Peter Weir and starring Mark Lee, a musician, not a recognised actor, and Mel Gibson who lived out here during his formative years and even had a good Aussie accent. Mark Lee's role was arguably the biggest and he performed excellently. However, he chose never again to act after this one a film.
The movie is pretty true to the facts and will undoubtedly move you, if you haven't already seen it. In fact you could find the last fifteen minutes or so particularly harrowing, and the final scene could well put a lump into you throat such that you might be unable to speak for fifteen minutes or so for fear of crying. You'll find an overview via this link, and hopefully you might seek out a copy of the film to watch:
http://www.contactmusic.com/m...
As I indicated, I'm not meaning to be a proud boor. But if so, so be it.
but love to visit the USA
people are so friendly