To Whom It May Concern,
The forthcoming blog will detail my perception of the disparate behaviors of the citizens of my hometown of Washington D.C. and the inhabitants of my new home base of Toronto, Ontario.
The forthcoming blog will detail my perception of the disparate behaviors of the citizens of my hometown of Washington D.C. and the inhabitants of my new home base of Toronto, Ontario.
Possibly with some Southeast Asia thrown in, because I also camped out there for a while.
Much has been made of the well-examined dichotomies of football v. hockey, corn syrup v. maple, and the right to bear arms v. the luxury of not being shot at. With your support, however, I intend to focus on minute, inconsequential differences that almost certainly indicate nothing about the societies at large (seeing as either country could be split into several for all their cultural cohesion), but which my odd mind will recklessly magnify into sweeping sociological generalizations.
In this way, I hope we may begin to heal the contentious rift between these two great nations.
Very Sincerely,
Rosemary Maple-Syrup-is-Clearly-Superior McManus
Much has been made of the well-examined dichotomies of football v. hockey, corn syrup v. maple, and the right to bear arms v. the luxury of not being shot at. With your support, however, I intend to focus on minute, inconsequential differences that almost certainly indicate nothing about the societies at large (seeing as either country could be split into several for all their cultural cohesion), but which my odd mind will recklessly magnify into sweeping sociological generalizations.
In this way, I hope we may begin to heal the contentious rift between these two great nations.
Very Sincerely,
Rosemary Maple-Syrup-is-Clearly-Superior McManus
RESUME
America, United States of. Resident for 27 years. Citizen
since 198hem. Born in Washington D.C. Able to recite all fifty states in
alphabetical order.
Canada. Visitor for 18+ months spread over a period
of 18+ years. Resident for 6 months.
Citizen since 2013. Living in Toronto. Am starting to pick up a Canadian accent.
Love this idea, Rosemary! Can't wait to see what you come up with :) And *yes* for the superiority of maple syrup!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Julie! I hope it will be amusing.
ReplyDeleteTechnically, my dear, you were a Canadian citizen at birth. In 2013, you merely notified the Dominion of Canada of your desire to claim your syrupy birthright, and HM Canadian Government joyfully agreed. Just saying.
ReplyDelete"Syrupy birthright". THAT'S the url I should have claimed. Damn.
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