Canada was settled, in the main, by people with a lower middle-class outlook, and a respect, rather than an affectionate familiarity, for the things of the mind.
Scenery here in canada is by the mile, whereas in england it is by the foot. In england there is a great wealth of 'pretty bits'. In canada there is a great lack of them. But there are grandeur, vastness and expansive views.
In canada we have enough to do keeping up with two spoken languages ... So we just go right ahead and use english for literature, scotch for sermons, and american for conversation.
We french-canadians belong to one country, canada: canada is for us the whole world: but the english-canadians have two countries, one here and one across the sea.
The immigrant who comes to canada really sees the country much more as a whole. He doesn't know the nuances which are so important and so dearly beloved by the torontonian or the montrealer.
