This reminds me of this video:
I sincerely get a bit irritated and bothered when I go to comment sections anywhere and I just find people constantly bashing on Americans. Criticize their government and its actions, or individuals or groups you disagree with their messages and methods (such as the Bundy militia that took over a wildlife sanctuary, Westburo Baptist Church, Richard Nixon's disembodied head that sprouted crab legs and is currently terrorizing rural Idaho...), but way too often I see Americans constantly painted with the same brush. Americans are always called fat, stupid, lazy, rude, ignorant, hateful, and every other negative adjective you can imagine, always by people who've never actually been there or talked to an American outside of a comment section.
People always talk about how America is war mongering, how they want to rule the world and the oil, how they attack their own people to push their own Machiavellian schemes, how they're idiots for living in natural disaster prone places and refuse to move, and so on so forth.
What people don't talk about is how generous Americans are, how whenever there's a disaster or people in need, donations and volunteers pour out of America. They're almost always the first to arrive on site, and they always seem to go the extra mile to help people in a crisis. They don't talk about how most Americans are genuinely warm and accepting people who love talking to strangers and meeting foreigners, and how they tend to be some of the most passionate and driven people around when it comes to causes they believe in. Sometimes it can be a bad thing, but overall, I'd say most people are pretty wonderful about their goals and ambitions.
As for our relationship between Canada and the US, I'd say it's probably one of the greatest things in the world. We have the largest undefended border, we constantly cooperate with one another with projects that benefit both countries, our military forces have an incredible and supportive relationship built on mutual respect and cooperation, we have an incredible trade economy, and we frequently visit one another's countries for vacation knowing it's safe and enjoyable with a minimal amount of hassle. We've fought one war against each other, and even though we got off on a rocky start, we found a mutual respect and admiration with each other that lead to one of the most mutually loving and supportive relationships between nations.
Of course, there's always things that we will criticize each other for, and we will question each other from time to time and be a bit selfish, but I cannot imagine life without America being our best friend and I am so thankful for having had the opportunity to visit the US on a whim and being shown nothing but kindness and hospitality from everyone I've met there. So many of my best friends are Americans, and despite how terrible the world gets, and how much hatred and fear is propagating, especially in recent years in Europe, it's wonderful that back on home soil, we're safe and have each other, and always will.
From one Canadian to my American friends, I love you guys and hope you never lose sight on what makes you all some of the most interesting and incredible people around.
