I Like Canadians - Ernest Hemingway

I Like Canadians by Ernest Hemingway

By A Foreigner
 
 I like Canadians.
 They are so unlike Americans.
 They go home at night.
 Their cigarettes don't smell bad.
 Their hats fit.
 They really believe that they won the war.
 They don't believe in Literature.
 They think Art has been exaggerated.
 But they are wonderful on ice skates.
 A few of them are very rich.
 But when they are rich they buy more horses
 Than motor cars.
 Chicago calls Toronto a puritan town.
 But both boxing and horse-racing are illegal
 In Chicago.
 Nobody works on Sunday.
 Nobody.
 That doesn't make me mad.
 There is only one Woodbine.
 But were you ever at Blue Bonnets?
 If you kill somebody with a motor car in Ontario
 You are liable to go to jail.
 So it isn't done.
 There have been over 500 people killed by motor cars
 In Chicago
 So far this year.
 It is hard to get rich in Canada.
 But it is easy to make money.
 There are too many tea rooms.
 But, then, there are no cabarets.
 If you tip a waiter a quarter
 He says 'Thank you.'
 Instead of calling the bouncer.
 They let women stand up in the street cars.
 Even if they are good-looking.
 They are all in a hurry to get home to supper
 And their radio sets.
 They are a fine people.
 I like them.

Poems are green and Poetry is mean.
-Poetry Beast
 
Please accept my endless gratitude,
I'm tickled pink,
You're a gift!
Thank you for your time and attention.
It's a blessing you've stopped to observe and listen.


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