Anti-Canadian sentiment in Texas??

Discussion in 'Road Stories' started by Captain Canuck, Aug 25, 2008.

  1. lonewolf4ad

    lonewolf4ad Road Train Member

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    Like some others I am sorry for the treatment both you and your friend received here stateside. Unfortunely, as our country (US) continues to dumb down with the laws they pass to look good with "no child left behind" I only see things as getting worse unless drastic changes are made. I will tell you this much though you're welcome in my area anytime, we may be just a bunch of redneck good ol' boys, but i'll be ###### if we put up with blatant disrespect of anybody based on where they are originally from (NYC might be the 1 exception (j/k)).
     
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  3. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    Tell me there isn't anti-American sentiment in Quebec. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080720180408AAnVe2S
    I deal with Canadian drivers and Canadian workers all the time and most have my respect . However there are enough Canadian drivers speeding , tailgating , and cutting in too soon after passing in Ohio and Michigan to give reason for a negative attitude toward Canadian drivers .
     
  4. Thylanes

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    There are people like that no matter where you go. I've run into it a few times, but just ignore it. Not worth getting all bent out of shape over, and DEFINITELY not worth getting into a face-to-face about.
     
  5. Brickman

    Brickman Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    If I had to guess it has some thing to do with both of the two things I'm going to mention.

    One is what really chaps me.... seeing canuks clearly breaking the rules of cabatoge. I've run into several that even stated they were picking up and delivering in the USA.

    And two is with freight being slow here right now drivers that are starving look at canuks as stealing freight that they could be hauling.


    Personally I don't see a lot of need for us to be in Canada unless on the way to Alaska, and I don't see a lot of need for ya'll to be down here. Same goes with MX.
     
  6. lostNfound

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    Hey, good idea ... drop all the freight at the border. So, when there's a load of lettuce, or watermelons, etc. coming north just back the trucks up to each other at the border and move that crap over. Same thing when there's a load of beans, beef, cars, fuel (that one should be fun) or lumber going south. As for Alaska, no, you can't drive through here ... we'll just transfer it twice. After all, let's make things as inefficient and expensive as possible.

    :biggrin_25526:
     
  7. Captain Canuck

    Captain Canuck "Captain of the Ship"

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    I know that there tends to be some anti-everything attitude in Quebec. Heck, I'm french-Canadian, and even I can't stand most Quebecers as a general rule.

    Brick, the laws against interstating are pretty darn clear. Yes, there are some carriers who break that rule, but in some cases what you are seeing MAY be a Canadian plated truck running for a Canadian company that is part of an American company. This, in my opinion, is still cabotage as long as that truck is Canadian, but supposedly it's legal depending on who OWNS the truck. If American drivers shouldn't be up here, and we shouldn't be down there, how do we move the north- and south-bound freight? Crossdocking everything at the border is bound to just make stuff more expensive, and FORGET JIT loads.

    Rick, yeah, there are certainly some idiot Canadian drivers on US roads, just as there are some idiot American drivers on Canadian roads.

    My whole reason for starting this thread was to talk about the incredibly senseless act of vandalizing a truck, compunded by the TS manager's response to the whole thing. When running stateside, I am typically greeted by friendly voices and faces almost everywhere I go, and I do my level best to respond in kind.
     
  8. dockthumper

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    So what TS did the manager work at? I really don't want to stop at a place where someone that kind of attitude.
     
  9. Quebeker

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    By that logic, I should hate everybody from all States and Provinces because no matter where I go I am being tailgated and/or cut-off by cars and trucks plated from everywhere.

    And the Original Poster of the link should be disliked by both French and English.
    She doesn't even know her own language.
     
  10. RickG

    RickG Road Train Member

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    Read my post again . Didn't I say I respect most Canadians I deal with ?
    But I can honestly say 80% or more of the trucks that tailgate me when I'm hauling hazmat are from Canada and 4 wheelers in Ontario cut off trucks more than 4 wheelers anywhere else . In Toronto the other day a 4 wheeler passed me on the right and cut in less than 5 feet in front of my bumper . An OPP 2 cars behind him didn't bat an eye .
     
  11. Quebeker

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    I do have to admit the traffic in the Toronto area is the worse I've ever seen.
    I prefer Chicago traffic to Toronto's.
     
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