This is why people don't respect Canada...

[mistersprinkles]

Or know it exists for the most part, but that's another story..

Foreign Affairs acknowledges Taliban video of captured Toronto man - Yahoo! News (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/taliban-release-video-canadian-missing-afghanistan-144815420.html)

This brilliant fellow from my city decided he'd go on vacation somewhere exotic and far away. Hawaii? Maybe Polynesia? Some nice tropical island? No! Afghanistan!

Idiots....... ...:no:

So anyways, somehow, this idiot gets into Afghanistan, and during his travels in this extremely safe country, he is kidnapped and now he's being held for ransom. Wow. Really? No way.

[NennaMeerkat]

Good god. I know the guy isn't stupid but still honestly of ALL places to go. Guy was asking for it.

[mistersprinkles]

Isn't stupid?

The guy went on vacation in a war zone.
I bet when he gets home he'll reach for that container labeled bleach and pour himself a cold one. How idiotic can people get.

Go to Hawaii. Seriously. It's really nice, the weather's great, everyone's friendly and welcoming, there are lots of beautiful beaches, there's wildlife, surfing, snorkeling, volcano tours. All of this is much nicer than the equally expensive plane ticket to Afghanistan, where there is less wildlife, no surfing, no snorkeling, no volcano tour, and a high probability of being shot or kidnapped, then shot. I don't get it.

[RandyRhoads]

He's toast. After Osama, I really doubt even if the ransom is paid he gets released...

[NennaMeerkat]

Honestly Randy I don't think it would have ever happened where he would get out alive...Osama dead or not.

[emseeKAY]

I wouldn't say that people don't respect Canada for things like this, there are always idiots everywhere, it's just a matter of if the media releases a story on them or not to the world. This guy obviously wasn't the smartest to go to Afghanistan but maybe we don't have the full or real story?

who knows, but I would say that the worlds outlook on Americans is far worse than Canadians unfortunately... but again, look at how the mass media portrays Americans vs Canadians. We live in igloos for 11 months of the year and ride polar bears to work where we club seals while they eat mcdonalds, shoot each other, and get fat.

both are pretty wrong.

[stephanbakir]

I wouldn't call him stupid, My family and i spend a large amount of time in the middle easy, my cousins go to Afghanistan every other year and we spend allot of time in Dubai and different parts of Egypt. Contrary to what the majority of people will tell you, most of the people out there are nice.

Edit: We go there to visit family and friends.

[emseeKAY]

Dubai and different parts of Egypt. Contrary to what the majority of people will tell you, most of the people out there are nice.

Edit: We go there to visit family and friends.

i'd love to go to Egypt and Dubai, although I taught a kid from Saudi Arabia English last summer before he went to university here, he said that it's crazy in Dubai and there is always somebody richer than the other lol. I also had a friend in high school from Emirates, he said when he'd go back (his family still had a condo there since his dad's businesses were still running in Emirates) he would drive his own Benz (not sure of the model) but than three people in ferrari's or lambo's would roll up beside you like it was nothing...

i bet they would laugh at my ride (peterborough transit) ;) hahaha the loser cruiser is cheaper for me than a car since i have to pay off school...

[stephanbakir]

DON'T, I repeat DO NOT drive in egypt yourself if you are anything but an expert and confident driver. There is no real maintained speed limit and if you don't cut everyone off when you get the chance they will pick you out for your weakness and make your driving life hell.
It's an awesome place to visit, but the driving gave me nightmares (i was 11 the first time)

[emseeKAY]

so ill remember to bring my LAV when i go to Egypt haha

[RandyRhoads]

I wouldn't say that people don't respect Canada for things like this, there are always idiots everywhere, it's just a matter of if the media releases a story on them or not to the world. This guy obviously wasn't the smartest to go to Afghanistan but maybe we don't have the full or real story?

who knows, but I would say that the worlds outlook on Americans is far worse than Canadians unfortunately... but again, look at how the mass media portrays Americans vs Canadians. We live in igloos for 11 months of the year and ride polar bears to work where we club seals while they eat mcdonalds, shoot each other, and get fat.

both are pretty wrong.

Wow how did they know my daily routines....

[emseeKAY]

lmao i know eh? i actually just got back from seal clubbing myself and was about to harpoon dinner which proves hard to cook in my igloo... its also hard to keep the "gloo" from melting since it was 18 degrees today...

[presspirate]

Surely we haven't forgotten about the American hikers that were captured in Iran. You know, the ones that accidentally wandered across the border? Whoops!

[stephanbakir]

I wouldn't say that people don't respect Canada for things like this, there are always idiots everywhere, it's just a matter of if the media releases a story on them or not to the world. This guy obviously wasn't the smartest to go to Afghanistan but maybe we don't have the full or real story?

who knows, but I would say that the worlds outlook on Americans is far worse than Canadians unfortunately... but again, look at how the mass media portrays Americans vs Canadians. We live in igloos for 11 months of the year and ride polar bears to work where we club seals while they eat mcdonalds, shoot each other, and get fat.

both are pretty wrong.

Its the same for us though:P I have a few cousins in Egypt and they always get asked how many camels they see, NEITHER of them has ever seen a camel outside the zoo.

[NennaMeerkat]

I don't know why people in general have an obsession with going to dangerous areas of our world. Be it wild dangerous untamed areas, or areas that are in diplomatic/war time turmoil. Is it that they hear about this place called "Egypt" suddenly on the news and then spurred mentally into going on to the place? Is it a whole "lets go look at the bodies" state of mind? The chance to see war up close and personal?

If that is the case that guy certainly got it...and soon his head will be rolling on the floor. As awful as that sounds.

[emseeKAY]

sorry, we got sidetracked talking about stephenbakir's family in egypt, the original story was people going to afghanistan and i guess hikers finding their way into Iran... talk about directionally challenged ...

[stephanbakir]

. Be it wild dangerous untamed areas
This is my fav kind of place in the world, I try to go on at leas 2 vacations a year and although my last 2 trips have been to resorts, I would have preferred to just sit somewhere in the jungle (preferably against the coast) and just "unwind" for a week or two. You may think that because you need to gather everything its hard, but if you think of what you can accomplish in 8-12 hours every day, going hungry when your next to an ocean is next to impossible and you don't even get sunburnt if you are smart enough to stay out of the sun from 10 to 3ish.

[NennaMeerkat]

This is my fav kind of place in the world, I try to go on at leas 2 vacations a year and although my last 2 trips have been to resorts, I would have preferred to just sit somewhere in the jungle (preferably against the coast) and just "unwind" for a week or two. You may think that because you need to gather everything its hard, but if you think of what you can accomplish in 8-12 hours every day, going hungry when your next to an ocean is next to impossible and you don't even get sunburnt if you are smart enough to stay out of the sun from 10 to 3ish.

Yeah but you aren't like....lets go to Australia/Africa and walk around where the lions and hippos hang out without a guide or gun or anything else you might need to remotely survive. Hell people like that ride first class and think they are bigger than life already. Just to say "I survived the outback/savannah" kind of people.

It's those same people that tend to go to these war zones...for the "experience" of surviving the thrill of war. Go join the freaking Army if you want to live that thrill.

[vendettaseve]

I dont really want to get into this fight. Id just like to know where your getting people that dont respect Canada... Aside from the US, and they dont really respect anyone anyways.

Really just a silly thing to say -_-

That said, if someone was going to stop respecting us, it would be fore our flippy floppy government antics. Not silly tourists visiting active Warzones and finding out the hard way its a bad idea.

[RandyRhoads]

I don't respect Canada for other reasons. Every country has stupid people. And if people did this to want to do something wild and live on the edge. Afghanistan would be the worst place to go. Go camping in a jungle or something. Afghanistan would be f***ing boring all the way up untill you got killed or captured. Best thing you'll get there is hiking to the top of a mountain and getting a better view of dirt..."oh, look at the pretty view.".....



Edit: See you guys finally up'd you age of consent to 16, you're getting there....

[infernalis]

I respect Canada.

Fools exist in every country on planet earth....

Your thread title is really misleading here.

How can anyone NOT love the country where CTV, Global HD, BTO, Rush, Molson, Hocky & the McKenzie brothers are all so graciously gifted to the rest of us.

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[stephanbakir]

ROFL, haven't heard mention of Bob and Doug in ages!

[infernalis]

ROFL, haven't heard mention of Bob and Doug in ages!


I'm just old...:rolleyes:

anyone remember SCTV Toronto??

Second City TV was a launching point for many famous people today.

John Candy (Of "Uncle Buck" fame) began as a SCTV player.

Kids in the Hall, funny stuff.

and this very forum is owned and operated... guess where?? CANADA

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[stephanbakir]

I had no idea!

[Jay]

Its the same for us though:P I have a few cousins in Egypt and they always get asked how many camels they see, NEITHER of them has ever seen a camel outside the zoo.
Really lol, and I just heard that apparently they live in houses not pyramids :confused:

[stephanbakir]

I wonder if you could pay enough money and get to set up a room in a pyramid:P Would be an interesting place to live if you forget about the fact that they are elaborate tombs (right?)

[Jay]

I think haha