Well it's been just over a week now since I got back from my vacation. When I look back it's clear that outside of the normal bumps of any vacation, it was a very pleasant one! My parents and I flew into Puerto Vallarta at around 4pm on Friday July 1. As we stumbled into the crowded airport and attempted to manuever our way through the throngs of sales people, the kissy faces of a number of Mexican men made me suddenly all too conscious of my "Kiss me I'm Canadian" shirt. Oh well, like anyone would dare try with my Mom nearby (she gives off very protective Mom vibes...I think it may be because she's very protective). Anyway after a run in with a sales man who had briefly convinced us he was our Sun Wing Rep, we managed to slump into a nice air conditioned bus that took us the 20 minutes or so to Riviera Nayarit and up to our Resort "Riu Jalisco". It took me a good part of the trip to realize that the "j" is Jalisco is pronounced "h...
A place where I can flex my writing muscles by reviewing the books, movies, theatre shows, and TV programs I've been enjoying
i love canada, and i think it's super that the american notion of manifest destiny was at least hobbled in the war of 1812. it's really ironic and strange to me that "the star-spangled banner" commemorates this war.
ReplyDeletebut, come on: there was no "canada" then. and even if there was, i'm not sure killing american soldiers is what i want to be proud of. :S
Yeah there are parts of that song that are really funny, but the killing Americans part isn't one of them. I'm actually a little surprised that they got away with singing this one in the States...especially since it asks Canadians to pack matches so we can burn the whitehouse down again.
ReplyDeleteThe arrogant worms aren't trying to be politically correct...they need to be taken with a grain of salt. They make fun of Canada at least as much as they make fun of anyone else.