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Another Canadian Mountie – Nelson Eddy Reference

Nelson Eddy as a Mountie in Rose Marie

“So, close your eyes. No, not yet, after you’ve read this first sentence. So, what does a Canadian look like? Now close your eyes for 10 seconds. And imagine.

OK. Your answer was?

I’m betting that your first impression was of a male or female, Caucasian, with perhaps blond or brown hair. Tall and proud. Clean-cut. Well-mannered. Sort of Wayne Gretzky meets Anne Murray meets a Nelson Eddy-Mountie.”

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