Mark Steyn in MacLean's magazine:
A couple of years back, I began some generalization or other by saying, "The difference between America and Canada is . . ." And the American I was imparting this insight to interrupted me with: "The difference between America and Canada is that Americans don't care what the difference between America and Canada is."
That just about says it all, though the whole thing by Steyn, as usual, is worth the read.