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The diplomacy of "cold Canadian air"

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ixnay

We in the US are rapidly approaching, again, the season when weatherpeople will refer to "cold Canadian air" and "Alberta clippers".

Canada raised a stink when a young lady at Yankee Stadium botched "O Canada" before a Yanks/Jays game about 20 years ago, and again a few years later when the maple leaf flag was flown upside down at Fulton County Stadium before a Braves/Jays WS game.

I'm surprised a *stink* has never been raised over the terms I mentioned in the opening paragraph.

Any theories as to why? ???

ixnay
 
Probably because the cold air we get during the winter months usually originates in Canada? Alberta Clippers are fast moving storm systems. These are storms which follow the jet stream over the Pacific. They lose moisture as they come into contact with the mountains of the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, but mingle with the cold air already in those provinces. What's to complain about?
 
Any theories as to why? Huh

Because there is no such thing as "warm" Canadian air???
 
hootmon said:
Any theories as to why? Huh

Because there is no such thing as "warm" Canadian air???
Click to expand...

That would be what I like to call the "warm Canadian breeze" Which can most likely be felt in late August, or early September, but American weather reporters never give credit to Canada when something too hot is cooled down just right now do they? Canada isn't always cold Y'know!

(It can be an oven in July/August depending on where you are.)
 
In the Northern Rocky Mountain states such as Montana, the local TV stations talk about the warming wind effects of the Chinook in the wintertime. The Chinook always comes off of the eastern slopes of the Rockies in Alberta.
 
I believe the meteorologically correct - and more colorful - term is "Arctic Air."
 
...and the next to be offended are the folks who live in the tropics....when the term "tropical storm" is used. Oh, that kills more people than "Cold Canadian Air"...lol

Good Lord, what the heck is happening to these boards?

Or...because I'm typing in English only, is that offensive too? (See "World Series Commercial" thread)
 
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