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With the world’s attention focused on the 2010 冬å£ã‚ªãƒªãƒ³ãƒ”ック ãƒãƒ³ã‚¯ãƒ¼ãƒãƒ¼, commentators everywhere are talking about Canada — Canadian life and culture, カナダã¯ç±³å›½ã¨æ¯”較ã™ã‚‹æ–¹æ³•, ã¨ã‚ˆã‚Š.
Here’s a sampling:
Forbes.com å°‹ã: ã“れ㯠カナダã®ã‚»ãƒ³ãƒãƒ¥ãƒªãƒ¼?
“…The 21st century is shaping up great for the Canucks,” thanks to a stable banking system, plenty of natural resources, and a strong housing market, 特ã«. See all “10 reasons why Canada is cheering.”
Is Canada too modest? 解説者 ティモシー·イーガン, blogging for the ニューヨークタイムズ Opinionator, 書ãè¾¼ã¿:
ãªãœè‡ªå°Šå¿ƒã®æ¬ 如? Canada — snap out of it! You’re gorgeous, 赤ã¡ã‚ƒã‚“, you’re sophisticated, ã‚ãªãŸãŒã‚ˆã生ãã‚‹.
….Vancouver is Manhattan with mountains. It’s a liquid city, a tomorrow city, ç‰åˆ†ã‚¤ãƒ³ãƒ‰, ä¸å›½, イングランド, フランスã€å¤ªå¹³æ´‹å²¸åŒ—西部. ãã‚Œã¯ã§ã™ the cool North American sibling. å ´åˆã«é™ã‚Š, ã“ã‚Œã¯ã€ã‚«ãƒŠãƒ€ã®ä»–ã®éƒ¨åˆ†ã«ã¤ã„ã¦ã‚‚åŒæ§˜ã§ã‚ã‚‹, 赤é¢ã™ã‚‹å¿…è¦æ€§ã‚’æ„Ÿã˜ã¾ã›ã‚“ã§ã—ãŸ.
㧠ヴィレッジグリーン: Vancouver’s medal-worthy Olympic Village, ザ Huffington Postã® ã¨è¨€ã£ã¦ã„ã‚‹ the place to live post-Olympics will be in Vancouver’s new ã‚ªãƒªãƒ³ãƒ”ãƒƒã‚¯æ‘ è¿‘æ‰€:
Vancouver’s civic leaders believe that the athlete’s village built for the 2010 冬å£ã‚ªãƒªãƒ³ãƒ”ック, and the planned neighborhood that will surround it, ã«ãªã‚Šã¾ã™ one of the very greenest neighborhoods in North America. I am inclined to agree.
And it’s not just Vancouver, 言ㆠシェルターオフショア, ã“れ尋ã ã‚ãªãŸã¯ã‚«ãƒŠãƒ€ã§å¹¸ã›ã‚’引退ã—ã¦ã„ã¾ã›ã‚“ã‹?
If you’re looking for a decent standard of living for a fair price, 一 laid back yet sophisticated country, a place where you can grow old gracefully and with dignity, ã‚る国 活気ã®ã‚る町や都市 ãã—ã¦ãŸãã•ã‚“ã® stunning natural attractions – then yes, カナダã¯æ£ã—ã„é¸æŠžã‹ã‚‚ã—ã‚Œãªã„ for you.
(Want more about retirement in Canada? Here’s our earlier post on the トップ 10 å ´æ‰€ã¯ã‚«ãƒŠãƒ€ã§å¼•é€€ã™ã‚‹.)
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What is the difference between a Canadian and an American? The old question is coming up again here at the Olympics, with answers involving eagerness for war, ケãƒãƒ£ãƒƒãƒ—, the pronunciation of タッムor the ability to identify プーティン ãã—ã¦æ‚²åŠ‡çš„ã«ãƒ’ップ.
But none may be so simple as how one holds a hockey stick. According to sales figures from stick manufacturers, a majority of Canadian hockey players shoot left-handed, and a majority of American players shoot right-handed.
No reason is known for this disparity, which cuts across all age groups and has persisted for decades.
Happy reading!
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