| The Hidden Benefit of Canada's continuing | | | | |
| brain drain | | | | ... He's been out of Canada for years now, |
| | | | ridding the country of a thoroughly annoying |
| These days, Canadians often lament the brain | | | | person. This is the same guy who walks onto |
| drain. There is a silver lining however. What | | | | movie sets uninvited and gets paid to be an |
| about the jerk drain? With every Air Canada | | | | extra in the cocktail party shot. Sure he's |
| plane load of brains departing Canadian | | | | interesting, but let's face it mom, dad, The |
| shores, there are a gaggle of jerks amongst | | | | Law Society; he's a jerk. I do love him |
| them. In a drunken slur they demand, "Get | | | | though, oh there I go again, it's going all |
| me another double honey!," on their flights | | | | over my shoes! Wait...I'll get a tissue. |
| to London, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. Good | | | | Okay I'm back. Where was I? Oh yah... |
| riddance I say! And I ask you, does Stats | | | | |
| Canada keeps statistics on how many jerks are | | | | Take the guy at the Thai beach hut resort, |
| leaving Canada and annoying those poor | | | | you know the really cheap ones. At these |
| helpless foreign folks abroad? Are those | | | | resorts they charge next to nothing for the |
| stats in English and French? Is the Canadian | | | | hut, but hope you will eat and drink in their |
| taxpayer saving money due to the flow of | | | | restaurant as that's how they make their |
| jerks abroad? Are any other countries | | | | money. Well, this jerk wasn't eating in the |
| exerting international pressure on Canada to | | | | restaurant, and would only set foot in it to |
| stem the repugnant tide of jerks entering | | | | steal the sugars and creamers off the tables, |
| their nations? I have met many jerks while | | | | then sneak back miserly to his hut to make |
| abroad, and I am proud to say that many have | | | | his instant soup and coffee. He also stole |
| hailed from the Great White North. It may be | | | | the coconuts, another real no-no at beach |
| the cold, harsh winters, or the rain of the | | | | resorts in general. This guy was the talk of |
| coast, but we should be happy in knowing that | | | | the resort. My brother, you remember him |
| we produce a lot of jerks-- for export. | | | | right? He asked discriminatingly, "What part |
| | | | of America is that guy from?" "Vancouver," |
| I in fact live abroad. Just ask my poor | | | | was the reply. Yep, another one of Canada's |
| suffering wife of 9 years. "He's a jerk!" | | | | finest. |
| states Ikumi. There you have it. I've been in | | | | |
| Japan for over eleven years and I still | | | | No don't knock the jerk drain. The UN has |
| butcher their language. My poor neighbours. I | | | | proclaimed Canada the most liveable nation |
| think some of them avoid me in | | | | on the planet for a few years now. I think |
| embarassment--FOR ME. I always say Japanese | | | | it may be because we are relatively jerk free |
| is such a tough language to learn, but even | | | | as compared to say America. The other thing |
| my five year old can speak it better than I. | | | | is, when Canadian Jerks Abroad, (The CJA) |
| Guilty as charged, I'm a jerk. | | | | act like jerks in London or Paris, no one |
| | | | thinks we're Canadians! We can't even tarnish |
| Take my brother--he's a lawyer. I could end | | | | Canada's image correctly! "Go back to |
| it right there now couldn't I? Have you heard | | | | America!" is what we frequently hear. I |
| any good jokes lately? | | | | never correct them! |