I'm also Canadian. It's very easy to perceive nationalistic provocations when they come from other people in other countries. It's much harder to perceive it in oneself, because one takes one's own assumptions and style of expression for granted.
Swipes like the following are nationalistic putdowns, no different from the kind of thing we ask other users not to post here:
> kinda puts you at the bottom of the list of modern/developed countries
> Y'all have real problems that you could solve but _choose_ not to
Swipes like the following are nationalistic putdowns, no different from the kind of thing we ask other users not to post here:
> kinda puts you at the bottom of the list of modern/developed countries
> Y'all have real problems that you could solve but _choose_ not to
> It's obviously not all bad