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Pierre Berton: Why We Act Like Canadians

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Quick Tip by cpw1952. July 25, 2010

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An interesting and amusing read for those seeking to understand the nature of Canadian behaviour.

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review by cpw1952. July 25, 2010

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A personal exploration of our national character

In a series of open letters to an American friend named Sam, (or to be more precise, "Uncle Sam" as a metaphorical representation of all of our friends south of our Canadian border), Pierre Berton uses colourful examples from our history, our climate, and our geography to explain the vagaries of our national character. In short, he explains to his befuddled American buddy not only what it is to be a Canadian but "why we act like Canadians"! If there … more

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