Canada, third world country

wondering

Sept. 24, 2006

I guess I have heard enough about how Americans believe they are the center of the world (which is wrong) and I'm already used to this kind of statement, but I was once again supprised when hearing a professor saying that "Canada is a third world country".

Many of us from China see these two countries almost the same, at least Canada qualifies to be the backyard of US. Now you know what Americans have in their mind, third world country.

Few weeks ago I went to a reception in a big law firm and talked to a senior partner there. He asked me if this is my first time being in the US. I said yes but I visited Canada quite a few times last year. He said that's very much different. His tone told me that he doesn't think Canada is even comparable to US. Well, he didn't go that far to state that Canada is a third world country though...

FCH

The comparison between Canada and the U.S. somehow reminds me the difference between Macau and HongKong.

红河谷

Post by wondering;566972
Sept. 24, 2006

I guess I have heard enough about how Americans believe they are the center of the world (which is wrong) and I'm already used to this kind of statement, but I was once again supprised when hearing a professor saying that "Canada is a third world country".

Many of us from China see these two countries almost the same, at least Canada qualifies to be the backyard of US. Now you know what Americans have in their mind, third world country.

Few weeks ago I went to a reception in a big law firm and talked to a senior partner there. He asked me if this is my first time being in the US. I said yes but I visited Canada quite a few times last year. He said that's very much different. His tone told me that he doesn't think Canada is even comparable to US. Well, he didn't go that far to state that Canada is a third world country though...

It is the first time to know " Canada is a third world country" thought by US professor, so surprised!

William

i don't believe. a little disappointed.

hanhan

vitality is all, economy and ethos, who can campare with US.

wondering

By contrast with this, I was once in another class where they teach PRC (P. R. China) law. I was impressed by what I heard there. While talking about China, the professor said "you should never evaluate another culture with your own values".

Evaluating other countries with their own values, this is exactly the problem of most Americans.

I guess the situation in Canada is a little better because Canada has some many immigrants.

CENG

I am trying to move to another Third World Country!

wondering

Post by CENG;567536
I am trying to move to another Third World Country!

comfort and

CENG

Post by wondering;567544
comfort and

Felt much better

老火靓汤

Post by wondering;567464
the professor said "you should never evaluate another culture with your own values".

appreciating this professor!

wondering

Post by 老火靓汤;567626
appreciating this professor!

i like this professor too though i'm not interested in what he teaches. i felt in his class when he talked about Chinese Constitution and 毛选. he assigned Mao's article to students, Mao's article in English. i had a glance to those articles and immediately  

FCH

So they know they are just Paper Tiger after studying Mao's articles

wondering

Post by FCH;568201
So they know they are just Paper Tiger after studying Mao's articles

he knew. he's smart enough to avoid this topic. see what he assigned to students for reading, samples:

Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People(正确处理人民内部矛盾)" (Feb. 27, 1957)

Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung), "On the People’s Democratic Dictatorship" (June 30, 1949), in Selected Works of Mao Tse-tung, Vol. IV (1975) (毛选: 论人民民主专政)

Editorial, "In Praise of 'Lawlessness'," Renmin Ribao (People’s Daily), Jan. 31, 1967
(I don't know what this one could be. seems like人民日报社论?)