No one yet knows what a man's province is, and how far that province, as conceived of today, is artificial.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think provincialism is an endemic characteristic with mankind, I think everybody everywhere is provincial, but it is particularly striking with Texans, and we tend to be very Texcentric.
Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it's doing in the Maritimes.
Canada is the only country in the world that knows how to live without an identity.
How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right of a square inch of it.
New York is very provincial. They're very cut-off; they don't have an awareness of so much that is going on in the world.
In Canada, we have so much land, so much space, and so few people.
Vancouver is the square root of negative one. Technically it shouldn't exist, but it does. I can't imagine living anywhere else.
The thing about Canada is that it's a very large country, and the population's very spread out among different regions. Each region in the country really has its own personality and its own culture, you know? From West Coast to East Coast - wherever you go, it's almost like it's its own country.
New York is just as provincial as anyone else.
The country is provincial; it becomes ridiculous when it tries to ape Paris.