Canada's Apology to the USA

**Lady's Human** · 11-17-2006, 04:59 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House

It was never pink, it was always white, first called the "White House" in 1811 (per wiki and the white house web site)

It's funny how history gets twisted sometimes, and British historians are notorious for it. As an example, in one history of WW2, written by a British historian who has actually done excellent work when not commenting directly on British military history, was the following comment summarizing the strategic bombing campaign in Europe:

"Bomber command was assisted by the 8th US Air force in the bombing of strategic targets in Europe."

Assisted by?

Also, while we did not officially declare war on Herr Schickelgruber's Germany until 1941, US Naval forces in the Atlantic were engaging German U-boats well before that, with the first officially recognized naval battle between US and German forces occurring in 1940. There were contacts well before that. We weren't sitting on the sidelines, we just hadn't actively declared war.

**lizbud** · 11-17-2006, 05:47 PM

Originally Posted by king2005

Which fact? The fact that the White House's origional colour was Pink? or that The Canadian & British army was pretty much the same thing back then?

Since I made no mention of Canadian Army or British army in my quote,
I thought you could conclude I meant the color of the White House?

**lizbud** · 11-17-2006, 05:50 PM

Originally Posted by Lady's Human

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House

It was never pink, it was always white, first called the "White House" in 1811 (per wiki and the white house web site)

It's funny how history gets twisted sometimes, and British historians are notorious for it. As an example, in one history of WW2, written by a British historian who has actually done excellent work when not commenting directly on British military history, was the following comment summarizing the strategic bombing campaign in Europe:

"Bomber command was assisted by the 8th US Air force in the bombing of strategic targets in Europe."

Assisted by?

Don't ya just love that British humor?

**BC_MoM** · 11-17-2006, 05:53 PM

Originally Posted by Edwina's Secretary

Maybe they write the history books differently in Canada....

All I can say is at least we study other countries and the world! lol

**Edwina's Secretary** · 11-17-2006, 06:18 PM

Touché BCMom...touché!

I once toured a WWII museum in Normandy. It was a British/French museum. There was a movie....talked about the "surprisingly audacious Yanks" who helped out in WWII.

The moral of the story is..."whoever builds the museum gets to decide who won the war...."

**caseysmom** · 11-17-2006, 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by BC_MoM

All I can say is at least we study other countries and the world! lol

Yep we completely keep all that out of our book learnen....

**Catty1** · 11-17-2006, 07:55 PM

Eight other architects also submitted designs, but Hoban won. The "White House" proposed by Hoban was a refined Georgian mansion in the Palladian style. Built of pale gray sandstone, it would have three floors and more than 100 rooms.

I just HAD to check out the idea of a pink White House. This is one description I found of the original house.

When it was rebuilt after the war of 1812, the sandstone was painted white, largely to hid the burn marks.

Can't find any reference to PINK.

**Tollers-n-Dobes** · 11-17-2006, 08:34 PM

I don't know why, but I didn't find the article thing funny at all. I just sounded like a bunch of bragging to me, and making the US look like idiots - which isn't right in my opinion. Seems that's all Mercer ever does. It gets old real fast. I also watched that "Talking to Americans" show a while back and I didn't enjoy it at all, as again, it just made the US look stupid. I think that particular show was all set up, or mostly set up anyway. Obviously both the article and the show I'm referring to were meant to be humorous (to Canadians), and not taken the wrong way but I just don't see the humour in it anymore. Canada and the US are constantly (indirectly) making fun of one another and bragging about how one country is better than the other, when really, we're all people and probably have a lot of similarities. As far as the white house being pink at one point in time, I've heard that was a myth. And honestly, so what if the US doesn't learn as much about other countries as Canada does? How does Canada even know how much the US learns about other countries? We don't. Well, I don't anyway. I don't think that makes us any better than they (I don't think that's what Jess was insinuating anyway, but some Canadians do feel that that fact makes us better than the US.). This is all jsut my opinion and not intended to offend anyone. Perhaps I'm looking into the article too deeply, but these sorts of things have been bothering me lately for some reason.

**Cataholic** · 11-18-2006, 12:29 PM

He he, Catty! That is funny. About as funny as waiting 8 months for an appointment to see a lung specialist.

**BC_MoM** · 11-18-2006, 12:58 PM

No need for sarcasm. If you don't like the thread, don't post!

I'm sure if it was the other way around, you'd all be laughing.

**caseysmom** · 11-18-2006, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by BC_MoM

No need for sarcasm. If you don't like the thread, don't post!

I'm sure if it was the other way around, you'd all be laughing.

bcmom...I really don't like to insult any country and no I probably wouldn't. I have spent a lot of time in other countries, my husband is from another country...its just not good to assume.

But on the other hand its good to have a sense of humor

**Lady's Human** · 11-18-2006, 02:04 PM

Now, As far as the beer goes.......

He's got a point there. I can think of many adjectives for Budweiser, Miller, and most of the mainstream beers in the US, good isn't one of them. For the most part potable isn't one of them.

I'll take Molsen anyday over most of what passes as beer in the US, and a trip to Oktoberfest (somehow the Army always managed to have my unit in the field for that) is on my "one of these days" lists. I MISS German beer.

**lizbud** · 11-18-2006, 04:53 PM

Anyone who has ever traveled in Europe and has only tasted American
beer will be amazed at the difference in German beers. They are heavy
beers & very potent.I think they are an acquired taste.

**CagneyDog** · 11-18-2006, 11:26 PM

That's interesting about the White House. We were also taught that it used to be pink.

The original post gave me a chuckle, it's not something to be taken seriously though!

**kittycats_delight** · 11-19-2006, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by lizbud

They are heavy beers & very potent.

I actully live in Italy and quite close to the Alto Adige which is pretty much german so there are tonnes of german beer here. But they are not just heavy and potent. I am not a beer drinking but the german's have some wonderful pale ales that are wonderfully light and refreshing.