Hockey was no.1 since the 2000 WC's but after the recent performance of our players at the WC and the better play of our soccer players, hockey may well now be no.2 here. But hockey was no.1 for a long time here.
World Cup fever in Finland
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Jeffrey
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Im more a koivu fan than a Canada fan !!!
so go Finland !!
go Saku !!!
go Koivu !!!
and all the UUUU's
so go Finland !!
go Saku !!!
go Koivu !!!
and all the UUUU's
Canuck21t
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Gee, I like Koivu but tonight, who cares about him?Kryoptix said:Im more a koivu fan than a Canada fan !!!
so go Finland !!
go Saku !!!
go Koivu !!!
and all the UUUU's
Canuck21t
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I don't think the rating will be anywhere near the CAN-USA final in Salt Lake City. Not because it was against the USA, but because it was the Olympics and also because of the anticipation of winning something big. Remember that at the time, Canada hadn't won a major event for quite some time. The Olympic final was our opportunity to change our period of failure (World Cup '96, Nagano '98 and let's not forget our 50 years without a Gold medal) if I may say so. For this World Cup, sure many people will watch but this is no Olympic and well, it's not like Canada is despirate to win like it was in Salt Lake City. We simply want to win because we expect to always win like we're supposed to.Mr. Penguin said:But I still expect the ratings to be pretty high, especially in Canada. But I doubt the game will get as high ratings in Canada as the CAN-USA final in Salt Lake City, or what you Canadians think? Are everyone in canada going to watch this game?
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Padawan
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I think this would fit better in here.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/WorldCup/2004/09/14/628889.html
This is just so funny. I don't know if this writer serious or what. Finland is from the east coast of Africa? Geez, I didn't know that before. I knew that Canada is hockey crazy nation just as Finland is but to come up with a reason why to hate another nation because of a hockey game?
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/WorldCup/2004/09/14/628889.html
This is just so funny. I don't know if this writer serious or what. Finland is from the east coast of Africa? Geez, I didn't know that before. I knew that Canada is hockey crazy nation just as Finland is but to come up with a reason why to hate another nation because of a hockey game?
Masao
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Padawan said:I think this would fit better in here.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/WorldCup/2004/09/14/628889.html
This is just so funny. I don't know if this writer serious or what. Finland is from the east coast of Africa? Geez, I didn't know that before. I knew that Canada is hockey crazy nation just as Finland is but to come up with a reason why to hate another nation because of a hockey game?
I think he was joking.
Er... I hope so...
Masao said:I think he was joking.
Er... I hope so...
If he wasn´t joking U just feel sorry for him...
Canuck21t
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Oh please, it is SO OBVIOUS that the goal of the article is to humour us. The main message of the article is basically that it's hard to hate Finland. Take the USA for exemple. They are the most powerfull country in the world and they are our neighbour. It's tough to have a world power as a neighbour because neighbours tend to compare with each other and we always end up being the loser most of the time. That's why it's so easy to hate them. Notice that the writer used the words "self-esteem" numerous times and "inferiority complex"? Wanting to prove that we exist is what's driving us to perform. But with Finland, that sentiment is not present. Just read Canadian posts and you can see that most like Finland. So as a joke, the journalist is pointing out reasons to hate Finland and of course the reasons themselves are funny. I mean if you think his remark about Santa Claus is serious, well you probably have not a single drop of sense of humour in you.Padawan said:I think this would fit better in here.
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/WorldCup/2004/09/14/628889.html
This is just so funny. I don't know if this writer serious or what. Finland is from the east coast of Africa? Geez, I didn't know that before. I knew that Canada is hockey crazy nation just as Finland is but to come up with a reason why to hate another nation because of a hockey game?
Padawan
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My point was mainly of the geographical "joke". Finland being "somewhere off the east coast of Africa". That is just freaking hilarious. The other thing I wanted to point out that there is really no reason to hate a nation just because and during a hockey game. Just support your team and that's it.Canuck21t said:
Oh, Santa Claus is definetly from Finland. That's a fact.
Canuck21t
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Well that geographical mistake was also a joke. I'm pretty sure the guy at least knows that Finland is nowhere near Africa. That whole article is based on humour. The push to hate Finland is also just for fun. If he really wanted Canadians to hate Finland, don't you think he'd find better reasons than Miss Universe, Miss World and Santa Claus? You are still taking this article too seriously. And heck, there are teams that I do hate and it's so much more satisfying when we beat those which we hate rather than those that we like. I mean if Canada beats Finland tonight, I'll be happy of course but I'll also feel bad for Finland. But if we could beat the US, Russia or the Czech Republic convincingly, I'd be in heaven.Padawan said:
Most important, Santa Claus is from Canada. I know, it's Canada Post that has the exclusive rights to send kids letters to him.
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Do you really know where Finland is?
Sometimes finnish newspapers write about people in USA don't know where Finland is, but know canadians?
Canuck21t
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Canadians are not much more knowledgable in geography than Americans but we do know that Finland is nowhere near Africa for crying out loud. We know it's a Nordic country somewhere near North Korea right?msb said:
Well now you're comparing our education systems which isn't a good thing to do. In Canada we learn the geography of all continents in detail. I can't say for sure but would bet all my money the U.S. does not do the same since a lot of Americans don't even know where Canada is.msb said:
Most Canadians know where Finland is, if not all. Please see the humor in the article. I think the English as a second (or third...) language people are really getting this article wrong.
Sotnos
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Luigi Lemieux
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i don't know anyone personally who wouldn't know something like that. where do you get this information that americans don't know where canada is?mackdogs said:
Masao
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I don't know where Montreal is even though it's where I live...
Uh...
Wait. Where am I? I'M LOST!!!!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Uh...
Wait. Where am I? I'M LOST!!!!!!! NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
Canuck21t
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mattihp
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I have to say that Jere Lehtinen has shown his real class in this tournament... Now only if he was more egoistic and wouldn't feel bad about taking someone else's spot come world champs time...
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