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canada and japan under stress

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-seven years and one million words

Toronto, 2011.06.17

A friend of mine pointed out a sad comparison between Canada and Japan.

Japan managed to get through a titanic earthquake, a giant tsunami, and nuclear radiation scare without a flap. People helped each other, stayed calm, and dealt with it.

In Canada, we can't get through the loss of a hockey game without violence, looting, and arson.

Pathetic! Imagine if we had something real to deal with.

rand()m quote

My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there.

—Indira Gandhi