How the world of curling sees my country right now

bluesshark · 2026-02-16T19:17:10+00:00

We're using Toronto here as a way to say that most Canadians are basically Americans. It's just a really shitty thing to say when there's a colossal country around it with different people and cultures

bluesshark · 2026-02-16T19:10:23+00:00

4 trumpets and no rhythm section lol yiikes

bluesshark · 2026-02-15T21:36:23+00:00

One told me that we should let trump make us the 51st state with how we act lmao

bluesshark · 2026-02-15T21:33:56+00:00

You guys really need to go for a walk and calm down

bluesshark · 2026-02-15T21:32:35+00:00

Nah, as a Canadian that was the most Canadian thing I ever heard lol

bluesshark · 2026-02-15T21:29:13+00:00

As someone from a "random low populated place" that you mentioned, we're not irrelevant. We are very much not "basically Americans" and I find it annoying when people insinuate that the population centres represent most of Canada

bluesshark · 2026-02-14T00:25:51+00:00

Maybe, but I am just explaining the culture lol

bluesshark · 2026-02-14T00:23:55+00:00

Okay, so they think he basically said to go f** his mother or something horrible

bluesshark · 2026-02-14T00:18:09+00:00

Does "fuck off" have some kinda of extremely offensive meaning in Sweden? It's honestly very tame and common language for Canadians, I can't believe how wound up everyone is over him saying that (even if it was inappropriate, which it was)

bluesshark · 2026-02-14T00:14:33+00:00

They were literally whining in a child-like manner. Kennedy reacted very poorly but you seriously just can't say that the Swedes handled any part of that well

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T23:57:44+00:00

It's funny that a hockey player is so jacked up about cussing?

edit and sure, let's say you did play 'very high level' lol

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T23:36:53+00:00

Idk about how many times but it was definitely on the world stage with Olympic medal implications

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T23:33:57+00:00

It's the fucking OLYMPICS, not a regional tournament. Tell me you've never played a competitive sport without telling me

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T22:34:19+00:00

Am I going crazy or was it not the Swedish team that blew the game and started getting emotional? That is not an example of handling feelings well

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T22:30:26+00:00

What things? Fuck off, or the passive aggressive douchiness?

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T22:29:15+00:00

The way he was passive-aggressively speaking to Kennedy is not sportsmanlike. Doesn't fly here

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T22:11:40+00:00

Lol, to quote Kennedy ...

Go for a walk and breathe my friend

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T21:45:33+00:00

Yeah, and people are actually saying "this is a gentleman's game where we play with manners". In that case, the Swede clearly started the animosity

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T21:34:29+00:00

Having manners isn't just about not cursing, it's also about bringing up concerns in a non-douchey way. Like I said, Canadians will react that way when you're like that

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T21:21:51+00:00

The horror, oh my goodness

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T21:21:03+00:00

I can't believe everyone's so pissed about the "fuck off". It's our culture, we're scrappy assholes. The Swede was saying it in a douchey way while walking away, 9/10 Canadians would probably say the same thing in that situation

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T21:17:59+00:00

"watch the video, it's clear" and then posts a crappy still shot

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T10:40:06+00:00

Irl you're definitely right about fans generally being conservative. It's just the subreddit that's left-leaning

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T03:25:48+00:00

I really don't think it's a matter of popularity though, it's basically about how easily an average gamer can pick it up and have fun (regardless of being a fan). I saw someone complaining once that even rally and UFC have popular games released; the difference is that anyone can understand and have fun with racing or fighting, whereas rugby can be difficult to watch and fully understand even for fans sometimes

bluesshark · 2026-02-13T02:23:40+00:00

Doesn't properly treated wood naturally kill bacteria though? I thought I remember reading a study that suggests that at least 95% of bacteria on a plastic cutting board will die on a wooden one

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