Mount Rushmore

While in South Dakota, the first stop with the ISWNE conference was of course, Mount Rushmore. It was pretty impressive and full of the expected tourists and people marvelling at the carving in the Black Hills. It was a good time.
I was a little uncomfortable at times, when they showed the patriotic video and brought up veterans past and present to pass the Stars and Stripes to each other. As Canadians, we don't show our patriotism the same way. We're a tad bit more laid back when it comes to how we show our love for our country, and it definitely shows when it comes to something like this.


The funny thing is, we have the same love of democracy, freedom and the pursuit of happiness that the U.S. has, but we express it in a different way. We burst with pride when it comes to Canadian sports (especially hockey), and/or the Olympics, but we don't openly promote that our way is the best way. Of course we believe it is, and quietly mock everyone else, but we're not so flagrant, I guess. Not that it's wrong, it's just different.