HolyMotherofGrid (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

To be quite honest, there IS a difference between "big city friendly" and the sort which is found in more rural areas, seemingly especially in the Maritimes.... but on the whole the dictum holds: if you treat folks properly, it does indeed come back to you, sometimes in ways and at times you don;t expect it to - not in a "karma"-related manner (which i don't believe in), but i've visited a lot of places and have found that good will is repaid - that's the Way of the World, period.

danielledeemckinnon (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

sorry I am from cape breton and I would have to disagree.I live in Toronto now and there is a HUGE difference between the people. I smiled and was nice and tried hard not to change my friendly disposition I gave respect out to everyone because it's part of my up bringing I never knew how to be disrespectful to a person until I had to live here. I still try to maintain my cape breton friendliness but I have to say it is hard. For the record I was considered overly friendly in Cape Breton.

HolyMotherofGrid (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Yes - even in Toronto LOL!! I've spent many a day in Toronto and other major cities reputed to be cold and indifferent, and have found that for the most part one gets back what one gives out. Treat folks with respect and over 90% of the time, that's the way you'll be treated yourself. This the way the world actually works.

veronicadredd22 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

wow sends shivers down my spin they say it was the tinned food that poison the crew of the expedition i remember seeing the exhumed graves it was as if they died yesterday frozen forever in the permafrost.

hathome (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

he didn't make a north west passage!!

youngcharlie36 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I honestly thought this was Leslie Neilson singing when I first heard it on Due South

madvlad666 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Like Toronto?

iamhobo08 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

thats true but iv found that if you treat people with respect you will get respect back

ralphKNS (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

That is not true. There are some places that are more assholish than others.

duncandawes (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I have been looking for this song for 20yrs having first heard it on the BBC Nortwest Passage documentory back in 1987 what a song sound better now than it did the Well done U Tube