10-24-2007, 02:09 PM
Canadian Business Online- Another Canadian Affair
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A few weeks ago my boyfriend and I hosted a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner. We invited all the business school Canucks, as well as all the Canucks at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. We ate our way through a 25-lb turkey, turned our noses up at the American version of sweet potatoes (which come adorned with marshmallow fluff), and discussed topics like education, healthcare, and social welfare. One guest left early to go play ice hockey. It was a thoroughly Canadian affair.
Tonight I'll attend another Canadian affair - but on a slightly larger scale. The Tragically Hip are playing in New York City this evening, at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center. And every Canadian living in the five boroughs will be there.
Compared to the Italians, or the Spanish, or the Aussies, Canadians don't stick together in NYC. Sure, we all have a friend or two from home. But, by and large, Canadian-ness doesn't forge friendships.
Until it comes to The Tragically Hip. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees have my generation in their grasp. Their ongoing exploration, through their lyrics, of what it means to be Canadian resonates - especially for those of us living abroad.
I won't wear a Canadian flag, or sing the national anthem tonight. I sure do hope the Hip play One Night in Toronto, though.
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A few weeks ago my boyfriend and I hosted a Canadian Thanksgiving dinner. We invited all the business school Canucks, as well as all the Canucks at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. We ate our way through a 25-lb turkey, turned our noses up at the American version of sweet potatoes (which come adorned with marshmallow fluff), and discussed topics like education, healthcare, and social welfare. One guest left early to go play ice hockey. It was a thoroughly Canadian affair.
Tonight I'll attend another Canadian affair - but on a slightly larger scale. The Tragically Hip are playing in New York City this evening, at the Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center. And every Canadian living in the five boroughs will be there.
Compared to the Italians, or the Spanish, or the Aussies, Canadians don't stick together in NYC. Sure, we all have a friend or two from home. But, by and large, Canadian-ness doesn't forge friendships.
Until it comes to The Tragically Hip. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees have my generation in their grasp. Their ongoing exploration, through their lyrics, of what it means to be Canadian resonates - especially for those of us living abroad.
I won't wear a Canadian flag, or sing the national anthem tonight. I sure do hope the Hip play One Night in Toronto, though.
