ldarling (ldarling@thehub.com.au)
Sat, 27 Jun 1998 20:24:22 +1000
> > out of 10 Canadians knew either the name of words to the Star-Spangled
> > Banner, but only 1 out of 20 Americans knew O Canada!
> > Me, I know Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (of South Africa), the Amhbrann na
> > fBhian (of Eire) GSTQ of England, and Waltzing Maltida (the popular
> > anthem of Australia). Anthems have always been a thing of mine, which
> > has nothing to do with Press Gang. But i'm a weird person
> >
> I'm failing to see the point, not just the fact that it has nothing to do
> with PG, but the fact that this would never come up in any conversation.
I
> mean _any_ conversation. And I'll have you know that I can get far enough
> in Oh Canada to make it be as acceptable as I need it. For Pete's
sakes...
> I've even gone off to be rude again, but after all, I am an American :) I
> know a little something of Canada - I watched Canadian Bacon :)
I think you have a very narrow view of conversations if you think Andrew's
comments are somewhat out of the ordinary. Seemed perfectly normal to me.
But there you go, Press Gang fans are a wide variety of people.
Steve
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