That’s the thing about stereotypes: Who wants to be one? Plus, it’s tiring living up to the image of being so damn nice all the time. Canadians are sometimes accused of being more passive-aggressive than nice anyway, while Dr. House is more aggressive-aggressive than nice.
Like him, Canadians tend to be observers. We have to be, spread out as we are in an enormous but sparsely populated country whose culture is overshadowed by our powerful neighbours. Our national sports are hockey, lacrosse, and feeling superior to Americans. So as with Dr. House, the physical and emotional cripple, we find ourselves watching from the sidelines, thinking, evaluating, making sardonic comments, drinking beer with a high alcohol content.
Of course, as a House fan with no patience for US ratings winners like CSI or Grey’s Anatomy or Dancing With the Stars, my other explanation for the proportionally higher Canadian ratings is even simpler: us Great White Northerners have great taste.
Now, how do I explain Celine Dion?
Article comments
1 - Nat le Gros Monstre
Well, we did kick her and send her to Vegas didn't we?;-)
2 - alessandro
"He's brash, rude, loud, and definitely not a peace keeper."
I could have sworn Canadians have become so much more like him now!
And yes, we don't support our own until they are validated by Americans and when they become bigger than Al Waxman we shoot them back down.