SNL Canadian Celebrity Scoop Click here to see how guest Zach Galifianakis and SNL cast members report hot celebrity gossip as Canadians. Ohhhhhh, they’re soooooo nice (and cold, and did you notice their producer)!

Canadian comedian, Rick Mercer, in “Talking to Americans- Part 1” Click here to watch Canadian comedian, Rick Mercer, making fun of Americans. Albeit, as a Canadian, this is probably not the meanest joke Mercer could have employed–response-baiting passersby’s into revealing their own stupidity–it does reflect quite badly on Americans as a whole. At the very least, could we as a nation agree to just admit it when we don’t know something?

Hello!

During this course I’ll be looking at the differences in perspective between Canadians and Americans in relation to how we view each other. Which basically means:

What do Canadians think about Americans? versus What do American’s think about Canadians?

Though my daily thoughts seldom involve Canadians, I have to admit that the opinion I had formed followed the usual stereotypes–cold temperatures, better healthcare, and funny accents–all in all though, I thought they were basically like the US only much nicer.

Taking the time to learn a little something about our neighboring nation, however, has opened my eyes to some new and different ways of thinking. But I’ll leave that lecture to the professors, because what I really want to show you is how some of these stereotypes are maintained in our media.

Check back tonight or early tomorrow morning for some video clips!!