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	Talking to Americans
		"Talking To Americans" was a regular feature presented by Rick Mercer[?] on the Canadian political satire show This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
		The intent was to satirize American ignorance of its neighbour.
		Examples included Americans persuaded to congratulate Canada on legalizing insulin, adopting the twenty-four-hour day, to exhort the Canadian government to install an air conditioner to preserve the National Igloo, or to agree that the U.S. should bomb Saskatchewan or send ground troop into Gilles Duceppe.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ta/Talking_to_Americans.html (234 words)

	Encyclopedia: Talking to Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Talking to Americans is a one hour TV special which aired Sunday, April 1st, 2001 on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
		Talking to Americans is arguably less a satire of Americans than it is a telling comment on the power of the media.
		Talking to Americans, instead of being an opportunity to poke fun at the United States, should be a time to reflect soberly on how much, Americans, Canadians, and people everywhere, take things on faith everytime we pick up a newspaper or watch a news show.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Talking-to-Americans (1673 words)

	Building Trust: Talking With Native Americans
		American Indians object to being "consulted" or "studied" by people who have little intention of doing anything in response to their concerns.
		Remember the American Indian tradition is primarily an oral tradition so the preference for face-to-face communication is deeply imbedded in history and culture.
		Even more important, the American Indian concept of time is based in a fundamental world view that considers the "long term" instead of the short term.
	www.resolv.org /pubs/buildingtrust/bt08.html (676 words)

	Rick Mercer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		One of Mercer's trademark comedy routines on 22 Minutes was "Talking to Americans" in which he would travel to major American cities and conduct on-the-street interviews with average Americans regarding Canadian politics, the weather, etc., often with hilarious results as the subject's ignorance about Canada was illustrated.
		Mercer made international headlines in 2000 when he pulled a "Talking to Americans" stunt on then-presidential candidate George W. Bush.
		In 2001, Mercer co-produced a CBC special based on "Talking to Americans", which attracted 2.7 million Canadian viewers - the highest-rated comedy special in the history of CBC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rick_Mercer (1347 words)

	Read about Talking to Americans at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Talking to Americans and learn about Talking to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Talking To Americans was a regular feature presented by Rick Mercer on the Canadian political satire show
		The intent was to satirise American ignorance of its neighbour and the world in general.
		Rick Mercer thought it would be inappropriate to make fun of American-Canadian relations so close of the events of September 11, 2001 and requested that the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television pull the nominations.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Talking_to_Americans (559 words)

	Talking to Americans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		It consisted of interviewing Americans on the street and convincingthem to agree with ridiculous statements about Canada.
		Examplesincluded Americans persuaded to congratulate Canada on legalizing insulin or adoptingthe twenty-four-hour day; to exhort the Canadian government to install an air conditioner to preserve the National Igloo ; or to agree that the U.S. should bomb Saskatchewan or send ground troops into GillesDuceppe.
		In fact, some of the Americans interviewed seemed just to be playing along, although professors at distinguishedAmerican universities seemed always to be taken in by absurdities like the Saskatchewan seal hunt.
	www.therfcc.org /talking-to-americans-144475.html (356 words)

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		And care they do -- aparently Talking to Americans was watched by almost 3 million people in Canada (to put that in perspective, most English language Canadian-made TV series don't even get 1 million viewers).
		Yet the only reason Canadians are shocked that Americans are ignorant of them is because so many Canadians (particularly those in the entertainment and media industries) are obsessive, even fetishistic, in their interest in the United States.
		Besides, in the case of Talking to Americans, the pedestrians have no reason to doubt Mercer's sincerity.
	www.pulpanddagger.com /movies/essay_three.html (736 words)

	WTAworld.com - "Talking to Americans" with Rick Mercer Shows Americans TRUE Colours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Americans are congratulating Canada for legalizing staplers, allowing dogs to be household pets, and legalizing VCR's.
		Americans were happy to know we were electing Minorities and say they hope the USA follows suit quickly.
		Americans said it was a serious problem, and one man even said it was wrong of them to not know what was going on in the world around them(lol).
	www.wtaworld.com /showthread.php?t=67534 (1807 words)

	'Talking to Americans' Reveals Ignorance of Canada in U.S. \| Physicians for a National Health Program (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In "Talking to Americans," Rick Mercer, a Canadian comedian and satirist, travels in the United States "asking people ridiculous questions to exploit their ignorance about their northern neighbor."
		The message of a just, comprehensive health care system is a very complex message to deliver and exceeds the patience and desires of most Americans to study and absorb a subject that for most of them is very boring.
		On the other hand, the opposition can keep their message very simple by limiting the facts presented to very isolated problems within the Canadian system, while concentrating on simple rhetoric that lumps health care in with features of government that the public believes to be undesirable.
	www.pnhp.org /news/2001/june/talking_to_americans.php (677 words)

	Worldandnation: 'You have a TV station in Canada?'
		One of Canada's most popular satires, Talking to Americans is broadcast weekly as part of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s news show This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
		A recent compilation of Talking to Americans, which aired April Fools' Day, received the highest ratings in CBC history for a comedy special, drawing 2.7-million viewers in Canada.
		Ninety percent of 1,000 Americans polled knew who the first president was, while 54 percent of 1,003 Canadians knew who their first prime minister was.
	www.sptimes.com /News/071501/Worldandnation/_You_have_a_TV_statio.shtml (1402 words)

	Diary for MichaelCrawford
		In Talking to Americans, host Rick Mercer visits some place in the U.S.A. to demonstrate the ignorance that Americans have about world affairs in general and Canada in particular.
		This is particularly poignant for Canadians to watch because they are subjected to so much American culture from films and television that they all know far more about American affairs than they could ever care to, while it is obvious that the vast majority of Americans know nothing about Canada.
		In addition, Americans have congratulated Prime Minister Tim Horton for getting his first double-double (ostensibly support of both houses of Parliament, but really extra cream and sugar in one's coffee from the popular donut shop that was founded by a famous hockey player).
	www.advogato.org /person/MichaelCrawford/diary.html?start=59 (2321 words)

	democracyarsenal.org
		The famous line: "if there are people in our country talking to al Qaeda, we want to know about it." Well, a judge would want to know about it too, so she would authorize a wiretap and make it legal.
		Americans are already telling pollsters that they are suspicious of democracy promotion, skeptical of its progress in Iraq and dubious that we can even do anything to improve our own image abroad.
		While the current American foreign policy focus is split between the vagaries in Iraq and duplicitous protestations of nuclear innocence in Iran, the crisis in North Korea simmers on.
	www.democracyarsenal.org (6600 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Now, a comedy show has apparently proved the point with a segment called "Talking to Americans," and the gag is gathering record-breaking audiences of shocked and delighted Canadians.
		Beneath the humor, "Talking to Americans" taps into an age-old inferiority complex often felt by the smaller partner in an economic relationship.
		Canadians know more about Americans than vice versa because they're constantly exposed to a multitude of US television shows, says Thompson, who is vaguely apologetic for recently becoming an American citizen.
	www.csmonitor.com /durable/2001/06/20/p1s4.htm (974 words)

	BAN ON TALKS WITH US RESULTS FROM THE REGIME’S FRAGILITY
		Sadeq Kharrazi, the Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister for Education and Research to Cyprus to meet American envoys to study the ways and means of improving Tehran-Washington relations, cut after the victory of the Islamic revolution of 1979.
		Hashemi-Rafsanjani, are very angry at the exposure of the secret talks between the Chairman of the Expediency Council and high-ranking American officials, conducted with proxies", a generally well-informed source told Iran Press Service, on condition of not be named.
		However, he defended both his brother and the Judiciary by pointing out when lawmakers continue to demand talking to the Americans in open defiance of the leader’s decisions, "the Judiciary had no other choice than to use Constitutional laws", adding that the leader’s views and decisions "are law abiding".
	www.iran-press-service.com /articles_2002/May_2002/iran_us_talks_banned_30502.htm (749 words)

	Talking to Americans - Christianity.ca
		Canadians and Americans have different ways of leading, and struggle in the same areas.
		American leaders … Are fascinated and confused by Canadian models and leaders.
		Carson Pue is president of Arrow Leadership in Vancouver, B.C. www.arrowleadership.org, preaching pastor at Murrayville Community Church and vice chair of the board of directors of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada.
	www.christianity.ca /church/leadership/2004/02.000.html (484 words)

	N4A Talking Points - Older Americans Act Reauthorization
		The Older Americans Act (OAA) has served as the foundation for community-based services to older persons in the United States since 1965.
		Re-authorization of the Act and significant increases in appropriations are crucial steps toward assuring the availability of services and programs that enhance the ability of older Americans to remain living independently in their own homes and communities.
		Maintain the position of "Director of the Office on American Indian, Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiians" within the Administration on Aging.
	www.n4a.org /oaa2000.cfm (606 words)

	American Culture Myths and Realities
		From your reading, from American films and TV and from talking with Americans in your country, you have probably formed some idea of life in the United States.
		Throughout their 300-year history, Americans have been trying to balance the freedom of the individual with the well being of society, sometimes with odd results.
		Still, the American ideal of equal educational opportunity and the belief that hard work and ability should be rewarded make for a society in which upward mobility is still common.
	www.intstudy.com /articles/usamyth.htm (1371 words)

	Opinion/Editorial: Americans talking to themselves in Fallujah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In this war it is an essential objective, because the larger goals of U.S. strategy depend on separating the vast majority of non-violent Muslims from the radical-militant Islamist-Jihadists.
		American direct intervention in the Muslim World has paradoxically elevated the stature of and support for radical Islamists, while diminishing support for the United States to single-digits in some Arab societies.
		American actions and the flow of events have elevated the authority of the Jihadi insurgents and tended to ratify their legitimacy among Muslims.
	electroniciraq.net /news/1770.shtml (1910 words)

	Polish-Americans are talking proud!
		Sorry for the bias folks, but your “Talking Proud” editor is a Polish-American born and raised in Buffalo, New York.
		There is some controversy in the media that suggests that Polish authorities promised their troops would only play a non-combat role.
		The minister was a little anxious, though, and understandably so, that Reuters photos showed his commandos posing with an American flag.
	www.talkingproud.us /International032603.html (618 words)

	Younger Americans Act - Talking Points
		These talking points are here to help when you go to visit your Members of Congress.
		The Younger Americans Act sends a message to young people that the government cares about you and what you have to say.
		While the Younger Americans Act focuses on all young people, it includes a special focus on youth who have the greatest need.
	www.nydic.org /nydic/yaanew/A3talkingpoints.html (322 words)

	Opinion/Editorial: Americans talking to themselves in Fallujah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Thus when American public diplomacy talks about bringing democracy to Islamic societies, this is seen as no more than self-serving hypocrisy.
		This perception is of course necessarily heightened by election-year atmospherics, but nonetheless sustains their impression that when Americans talk to Muslims they are really just talking to themselves.
		In the arena of international relations and foreign policy, America continues to do what she is most comfortable doing — talking to herself.
	electroniciraq.net /news/printer1770.shtml (1694 words)

	Talking About Americans \| Darren Barefoot
		The apoplectic American is and Aussie urban myth.
		In fact American, in it's current position of strength, need not take heed of anyones notion of their nation.
		Internally they have an horrific handgun death rate, a psychotically patriotic populace, a frightening integration of right-wing morality with the machinery of politics and a bankrupt awareness of the world at large beyond their borders.
	www.darrenbarefoot.com /archives/2003/12/talking-about-americans.html (1066 words)

	Talking To Americans Not What It Used To Be (CANUCKISTAN GAG ALERT!)
		In the CBC's much-touted Comedy Week, the biggest winner was Rick Mercer's Talking to Americans, which was aired for the fifth time in less than four years on the main network in prime time.
		This "Americans are stupid because they no nothing about Canada" practice is peculiar to the Toronto based MSM which is mainly populated by disgruntled Quebecers, flaming feminists, faint hearted irrelevant and snobby elitist scribes and failed actors like Mercer who failed to get a shot south of the border.
		It is easy for Americans to trivialize this relationship due to our size differential, however the issues that divide Canadians are the same ones that divide Americans, they are cultural and not nationalistic.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1317188/posts (4143 words)

	Our ignorance of Canada is a real giggle up north / TV program exploits America's lack of knowledge
		One of Canada's most popular satires, "Talking to Americans" is broadcast weekly as part of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s news show "This Hour Has 22 Minutes." A recent compilation of "Talking to Americans," which aired April Fool's Day, received the highest ratings in CBC history for a comedy special, drawing 2.7 million viewers in Canada.
		Often, Mercer says, a Canadian is defined by what he or she is not -- not American, not British, not rude like so many Americans.
		Ninety percent of 1,000 Americans polled knew who the first president was, while only 54 percent of 1,003 Canadians knew who their first prime minister was.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/07/15/MN171070.DTL (993 words)

	The Boundaries of Ignorance (washingtonpost.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Americans, Mercer says, have an uncanny ability to talk on and on about things of which they know little.
		Griffiths says that if an American television anchor pointed a microphone at an unsuspecting Canadian and fished deep into Canadian history, the anchor would find the same ignorance Mercer is finding.
		This time it may be called "Talking to Americans Again." So if a well-dressed man with dark curly hair and a pleasant face stops you on the street and asks you very politely, "Do you have a minute for a Canadian television station?" here is a cheat sheet:
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A20075-2001Jul4 (1550 words)

	Laughing at Americans, on the Frontier of Ignorance
		TORONTO - For a Canadian, sometimes the hardest thing about talking to Americans is keeping a straight face.
		"Americans never spend any time trying to define what it means to be American," he said.
		So there he goes again with deadpan humor, wandering through the streets of Anytown, U.S.A. The Americans he finds are all too happy to congratulate Canada on what Mr.
	www.yashiro.com /erica/stories/canadians.htm (870 words)

	Elm Street Magazine Article - February/March 2001
		With an hour-long version of the popular “Talking To Americans” segment set to air on CBC this spring, Elm Street asked Rick Mercer to tell all about his travels in America.
		The man wrapped it up by saying, “I, like all Americans, have great respect for Prime Minister Benmergui, after all he’s a great believer in peace.” The ball hit the scoreboard and the right field was being showered in sparks and broken glass.
		Let’s face it, if we each had a dollar for every time we had to tell an American that a Canadian hour was actually 75 American minutes, and that if your bus is leaving at 5 pm, that actually means quarter to 6, we’d all be rich.
	www.angelfire.com /celeb/rickmercer/elmstreet.html (1828 words)

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