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I mean, sure, it's not as population dense as the USA, or Mexico, but Canada is huge, your people are nice, you have some of the best entertainment companies on the planet (namely Cirque du Soleil and Pornhub), your natural resources and attractions are unbelievable and your actors are the best (especially the BSG/Chronicles of Riddick cast).

And yet, as an Italian with an international perspective (lived abroad for the last 16 years and visited the USA and South America repeatedly), I have been not "Canada-aware" for most of my life.

I get it that you are not boasting like your neighbors (and that alone makes you better than them imho), but how come that I was left to realize only today that the Manitoba flour I used to make pizza all my life takes its name from one of your provinces, while I know about all the shitty pizzas the US made up in a century.

Same thing goes for Latin American countries, even the ones I never visited, like Mexico or Argentina.

I shall visit soon and I hope you can take the chance to teach me more in the meanwhile.

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[–] biofaust@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not a Stargate one. I know a few sci-fi movie were shot in notable Canadian cities, such as Chronicle in Vancouver, but I never really recognized Canada in a sci-fi film, no.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Canadians that live in Vancouver and Toronto do this a lot for various films set in "American City, USA":

Di Caprio playing Rick Dalton points at out of frame TV

[–] LycanGalen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Alberta has a thriving film industry, too. Nearly any Western, or show that's written for Texas and vicinity will have scenes shot in Alberta. The Last of Us was shot in Calgary, Edmonton, and Canmore along with various "wilderness" locations. The giraffes in the series are Calgary Zoo residents.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Even if you've just visited, you're like "wait, that looks really familiar" sometimes.

It's 'cause they get a tax break, or so I've heard.