Canada is famous for its tag of “Sorry Country”.
They say "I am sorry" to almost everyone about everything.
They say sorry for the cold weather and heavy snow.
They say sorry for drinking too much.
They say sorry when they hear something bad or sad.
They say sorry for standing in the other's way.
They say sorry when you still cannot understand after spending half an hour explaining to you.
They say sorry when they scare a moose.
They say sorry when YOU dial the wrong number.
They say sorry when YOU step on their feet.
They say sorry to human, animal or a tree, when they bump into it accidently.
It happens that both parties involved say "I am sorry" during an encounter. Whoever says "I am sorry" first wins.
A robber says "I am sorry" if he happens to break the window glass,
Or a dog says "I am sorry" by shaking its tail when it poops in front of you。
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Canadians say "I am sorry" even when they do nothing wrong.
They say so because they want you to feel better,
And because they love peace,
Or，because they are smart enough to know this is the easiest way to avoid trouble.
Canadians did not say "I am sorry" when I landed in this country.
Instead, they said "Welcome, Newcomer!" with their smiling faces.
As I stay longer,
I begin to say "I am sorry" often.
"I am sorry" is a kind of conditioned reflex to most canadians.
According to the statistics, each Canadian apologizes 45,000 times each day.
Do you think "I am sorry" makes a better world？
Yes, I think so.
翻译：
加拿大是著名的“道歉之国”。
加拿大人几乎对每一个人为每一件小事都爱说“对不起”。
加拿大天气寒冷总下雪，他们为此感到抱歉；
当听到坏消息或令人难过的事情时，他们对你说“对不起”；
他们喝酒喝多了爱说“对不起”；
如果你拨错了他们的电话，他们会说“对不起”；
当你踩到他们脚了，他们先说“对不起”；
当惊吓到驼鹿，他们对着驼鹿说：“对不起”；
如果挡住别人的路，他们说“对不起”；
当向你解释了半天而你仍不懂时，他们感到很不好意思，就说“对不起”；
他们对人说“对不起”，对动物说“对不起”；当不小心撞到树，甚至对树说“对不起”。
有时候，打交道的双方遇到问题抢着说“对不起”。这种情况下，谁先说“对不起”，谁就占了上风。
一个小偷会为自己失误打破你家玻璃而说“对不起”；
甚至一只狗因为在你面前拉屎，都会摇着尾巴说“对不起”。
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加拿大人常说“对不起”，即使他们没做错什么。
他们说“对不起”是想让你好受些，
还有，他们喜爱和平。
另外，他们很聪明，知道说“对不起”是解决麻烦最简单的办法。
当登陆加拿大时，加拿大人没有对我们说“对不起”，而是说“欢迎你们，新来的”。
现在，我在这儿待久了，
也开始说“对不起”。
对于大多数加拿大人，说“对不起”就像条件反射一样平常。
据数据统计，平均每一个加拿大人每天要说45,000次“对不起”。
说句“对不起”会不会使世界变得更好呢？
我觉得会。
