pavandeep

In one of my night classes I usually sit in the back, next to an interesting middle aged man. When he found out I was from Canada, he told me he was looking for a job in Toronto, and that he really wanted to move North. This really confused me, because normally Americans pity Canada, and blame Canada for “cold fronts”. I asked him why he wanted to move to Canada. He went on to tell me he couldn’t stand living in a country run by an idiot. “George Bush is an idiot” he said.

An aside... I don't think that the lives of individual citizens are greatly affected by which party runs the country, certainly not so much that it warrants moving to another country.

Back to the conversation... “Why is George Bush an idiot?” I asked. He told me that George Bush didn’t know anything about history, citing examples of how his lack of knowledge was associated to his incompetence in running the country (something to do with civil wars, I think).

I told him I didn’t know much about American history, and then he started using British examples. Noticing the confused look on my face he said “Well I’m sure Canada has a rich history”. “Umm… yeah, probably. I actually don’t remember much about it.” He was a little surprised, and for a man who generally uses long words all he said was “Oh”.

Does that make me an idiot too? How unfortunate. :(