Comments on: When Canadians stop being polite, and start being real

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:08:36 +0000

Brokeback Mountain must have been a nightmare.

By: jessekg

jessekg — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:45:47 +0000

For a second Simon I thought you said Cowboyphobia, which I could totally agree with.

Crowdophobia only bothers me in malls at xmas time, much less so in riots, jail breaks and hockey celebrations.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:05:57 +0000

Anupa: I’m totally with you on the crowdphobia. I watched the game uptown with friends, we had a good time then went to eat Korean food — you know, typical celebration ritual type stuff. Yonge street was crazy, and I wanted to go check out the square too, but just to witness, not necessarily to participate. Part of it may be a wariness to strangers instilled in my from childhood. Who knows.

Jesse: Still, I totally would have gone with you had I known you were lining up, hahaha

On Yonge street uptown, people were stopping cars and not letting them pass unless they honked and high fived. Like, a hockey celebration troll keeping watch over a victory bridge.

By: jessekg

jessekg — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:22:03 +0000

Dion fit nicely though. Besides, i meant that literally. Who the hell is Dion? He could be Prime Minister and most people would still have no idea.

By: Anupa

Anupa — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:13:02 +0000

My bad, I completely forgot about the Stephane Dion dropout–I guess that typifies his leadership style (although I have a thing for bookishness and academics so I kind of liked him). But ya, Iggy was probably off preaching the virtues of good Canada-US relations.

By: jessekg

jessekg — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:06:47 +0000

For one, I love crowd mentality. I can see myself getting caught up in it quick.

And ya, good point. It was all very not so subtle campaigning, except Harper still looked like a huge nerd for it.I ‘m sure Ignatieff was orating to people somewhere close by. And who the hell is Dion? lol

By: Anupa

Anupa — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:57:59 +0000

A few things: damn you! I wish I knew you were inside of Gretzky’s, I totally would’ve strongarmed my way in “I HAVE A FRIEND IN THERE”

I think Sunday reaffirmed my crowdphobic tendencies. I generally enjoy riotous public displays, but I don’t tend to want to participate—standing on the fringes, smiling encouragingly suits me just fine. Crowd mentality is the worst psychological condition ever. It turns perfectly rational people into douchebags, although I do wish I could’ve jumped on a firetruck like you guys.

I loved seeing Jack Layton in every shot of Gretzky’s… The whole political theme was kind of apt: there’s Harper schmoozing with Gretzky, Layton guzzling beer with the masses, and Dion was expectedly absent from the whole thing.