多くのアメリカ人のような, 我々 didn’t give Canada much thought — until, すなわち, 我々はここに移動することを決めた. And looking back from north of the border, we became aware of how — when the U.S. media mentions Canada at all — it’s often in a “ねえ, これらの丁寧な見, beer-drinking, hockey-playing folks” way.

In anticipation of President Obama’s upcoming visit to Canada 2月 19, この CNN.com article seems to be saying not just “look at Canada,” しかし、 “Canada is our neighbor – maybe we should pay attention.” A novel idea!

President Obama’s first foreign visit will be to Canada on February 19.

アメリカ人, can you name the capital of Canada or its Prime Minister? Name three major news stories in Canada. ホッケーはカウントされません.

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