I don’t know what or who the Whuppin’ is, but Ohio is its home. This is silly and barely related to this song, but it always disappoints me when Canadians refer to things and places in the U.S.A. with as much ease and familiarity as they do those in Canada. I know it’s only across a border or lake, but there’s something sometimes so great about provincialism and i believe every freely-spouted reference to the U.S. by a Canadian with a platform harms that. It’s disheartening, as though it is more appealing, less demeaning to set yourself as an (U.S. of) American or disclose your Canadianism.
Like when the Kids in the Hall set a sketch in, a character from, or talk about the United States compared to when things are absolutely, brilliantly Canadian. I want to hear about Canada – your Canada. Those little things that shape people growing up where they do. It’s a stupid thing to care about, and there is probably a lot of over border acquaintance (not so much coming back i wager), but to be a someone from a somewhere is sometimes a great thing indeed. Not that all too often i’m happy to declare myself an Australian from Australia.
