With the world’s attention focused on the 2010 Palarong Olimpiko sa Taglamig sa Vancouver, commentators everywhere are talking about Canada — Canadian life and culture, how Canada compares to the U.S., at higit pa.

Here’s a sampling:

Forbes.com nagtatanong: Ito Ang Canadian siglo?

“…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, bukod sa iba pa. See all “10 reasons why Canada is cheering.”

Is Canada too modest? Komentarista Timothy Egan, blogging for the New York Times Opinionator, writes:

Why the lack of self-esteem? Canada — snap out of it! You’re gorgeous, sanggol, you’re sophisticated, mabuhay ka rin.

….Vancouver is Manhattan with mountains. It’s a liquid city, a tomorrow city, pantay na bahagi Indya, Tsina, Inglatera, Pransya at ang Pacific Northwest. Ito ay the cool North American sibling. Kung lamang, at ito ay hawak ng tunay na para sa natitirang bahagi ng Canada, it didn’t feel the need to blush.

Sa Village Green: Vancouver’s medal-worthy Olympic Village, Ang Huffington Post sabi na the place to live post-Olympics will be in Vancouver’s new Olympic Village distrito:

Vancouver’s civic leaders believe that the athlete’s village built for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and the planned neighborhood that will surround it, ay magiging one of the very greenest neighborhoods in North America. I am inclined to agree.

And it’s not just Vancouver, sabi ni Shelter malayo sa pampang, kung saan nagtatanong Puwede kang maging Happier umaalis sa Canada?

If you’re looking for a decent standard of living for a fair price, isang laid back yet sophisticated country, a place where you can grow old gracefully and with dignity, a nation with masigla mga bayan at lungsod at ng maraming stunning natural attractions – then yes, Canada ay maaaring ang karapatan pagpipilian for you.

(Want more about retirement in Canada? Here’s our earlier post on the Tuktok 10 Lugar upang mapahinga sa Canada.)

At sa magaan gilid, ang New York Times din weighs in sa Ito ay Hindi Pampulitika, ngunit Higit pang mga Canadians Sigurado Lefties:

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, ketsap, the pronunciation of hawakan or the ability to identify poutine at ang Tragically balakang.

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!

Larawan © Carolyn B. Heller