What it means to be Canadian

Is there such thing as Canadian culture? Sure there is, but try to describe it to someone and you usually come up lacking. Why is that? I may of stumbled on the answer, check it out:

There is no distinct Canadian food or distinct Canadian religion. There is no distinct Canadian dress or ceremonial object.
There is only a feel, a feel of what it is to be Canadian and you can only feel it if you want to. It’s hard to put your finger on it and downright frustrating when you’re called upon to explain it or prove it.
That is until you sit down and watch a gold medal game involving Canada’s National Junior Team. Then it all becomes crystal clear. That’s Canadian culture.
Young men with ancestry from all over the world playing the game we love with a common cause, to win gold for the country that’s represented on the front of their sweaters, a sweater that most Canadian kids so desperately want to wear just once in their lifetime.
And when they stand shoulder to shoulder with their arms around each other with gold medals draped around their necks singing the National anthem explaining Canadian culture becomes a lot easier.

I couldn't of said that any better. Thanks to Freddie P for that great explanation of Canadian culture. And Congratulations to Team Canada!

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