OK, I'm gonna be brave...been a member for a week now and nobody has "flamed" me yet and I noticed the "actives" were getting a little thin, so here goes.
Face it-- us Yanks have a world-wide reputation (and well deserved, IMHO) for being perhaps the most culturally ignorant people on earth on matters outside our own borders. There are exceptions, of course, don't mean to offend. But what does the "average Yank" know beyond our own backyard and especially about that wonderful Northland with which we have a 5,000 mile border. (Is that 8,300 km?)
Also, there are the deprived, like most of my friends, who may recall something about Gord from the 70s but haven't heard a word since through our "lobbyist" U.S. media. As Wes might say "they have no clue..." May they be enlightened!
Now, perhaps here at Florian's garden, we are s-l-i-g-h-t-l-y more astute, given we at least appreciate Gord and surely because of his songs about Canada. But can't we always learn more about the Man and his inspiration? I know I can! Just my opinion, I could be wrong!
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"Is there someone sewing seams through all my hopes..."
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