Today, my girlfriend and I were talking about the difference between the U.S. and Canada when she asked me if they have their own government. She wasn't sure if they were governed by the U.S. or if they didn't have a government at all. She's a 33-year-old college graduate. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, here in Canada, my father-in-law talked to me about how people who are "not Canadians" are destroying the country. He called me an "import" several times within the course of an hour. I've been a citizen for over twenty years. FML
Today, I heard two of my students having a conversation. One asked what state Arizona was in, and the other replied Canada. I teach sixth grade social studies and they weren't joking. FML
Today, while teaching my history class, a girl asked me where North America was. She lives in North America. FML
Today, my girlfriend, who I really liked, dumped me after I sent proof of Canada’s government supported merge-like-a-zip campaign, because she thinks that zip-mergers are just people taking advantage of others. FML
Today, my girlfriend, whom I thought I would marry, broke up with me. She broke up with me because I don't believe the government controls the weather. Um, what? FML
Today, my teenage daughter tried to convince me that the UK is a part of Canada. After I pulled out a map to prove her wrong, she got all angry and defensive, and said that nobody's perfect at "geometry". My daughter is an idiot. FML
Today, I had to show my daughter where the USA is on a map. She's 17, and we live in the USA. FML
Today, my girlfriend told me that she didn't know we were actually dating. FML
Today, some people in my class here in New Zealand found out that I'm from Canada, then spent the rest of the period asking if I had a pet moose and whether or not I lived in an igloo. They were completely genuine questions. FML
Today, my best friend called me a moron for disputing her belief that Canada is in South America. FML
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Tripartita 45
They don't have a government at all. It's up to the citizens to print their own colorful money and make up arbitrary laws on the spot. If two citizens have conflicting laws, they fight to the death, and depending on the victor's subjective laws, they then might have to imprison them self.
Stuby14 19
Maybe she though we were all one country called the U.S of Eh
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bulletsinthewind 21
Unfortunately, there are many people like her. Last week I got in an argument with a friend because he said Canada is a territory. How do they graduate from high school...
ThrottleJockey 36
No child left behind.
JustinJK 21
Canadia is ruled and governed by her a mighty graciousness, the queen.
bapbap_fml 15
The Queen has no actual power over Canada, she's just a figurehead.
JustinJK 21
I was obviously joking.
avaria 10
Actually, while Queen E would likely never use her power, she is our Head of State so she does still have power. The Governor-General is her representative in the country and could exercise her will if she chose to do so. It's the same role she plays in the United Kingdom and still just as unlikely that she would actively do anything.
tj4234 36
I've always thought it would be interesting if she did use her power. Especially when it comes to elections when a PM has to ask for permission to form a Government. I'd love to know what would happen if she said no to someone becoming PM.
fleur_de_fevrier_fml 23
I know it's not the generality but when I was an exchange student in the US, I was actually stunned at the lack of general culture of some of some of these college kids. It seemed that anything outside the national (or sometimes States) borders was completely alien. As a French person, I cannot remember the amount of times I have been asked if we had a king or if I knew that French guy or girl they met once, as if France was a tiny village instead of a country with 60+ million people... But eh, at least I got a few good laughs :)
SecundusSecunda 27
Everybody knows Canada is governed by cats, which is why they exiled Justin Bieber to the United States
Wraith09 15
There are SO MANY reasons we wanted Bieber out, but the support of the ruling cats did help send him packing.
StickyPickles 33
Maybe an online college graduate. . maybe
ZoroMiHawk 25
American education.
mds9986 24
This doesn't depict American education at all. Just blatant stupidity. I had a fine education in my high school. Way more than enough to know that Canada isn't run by the US and has their own government.
live2loveurself 11
Okay, we're not barbarians, we have our own government. The US is not all powerful, despite what Americans think.
doxer 13
Is she blonde. If so gratz
Publikwerks 14
Well, they're not even a real country anyway...
Zoldyck 17
Is this a joke?
herofaircloth 18
Do you own a map?
Publikwerks 14
Welp, I feel old now. See, there is this movie called "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut". And in that movie, they have an emmy nominated song called "Blame Canada". One of the lines in that song was "They're not even a real country anyway". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOR38552MJA
oiler 21
Well did she ask you about the bacon also?