all too often it seems that the canadian national pastime is complaining about the weather our hot summers are criticized because theyre too hot while our springs are too wet our autumns too cool and our winters too long. If the climate is so bad here why does anyone live north of the US border. perhaps the problem is not that canadians dont like living in canada but rather love to complain.

The most popular sports teams in canada were at one time those with the worst records; the argonauts and the modern maple leafs could this popularity be due to the ample opportunity and scope they gave to their fans for complaint. not only do we bemoan the losing record of such teams but when they do win we dwell with glee on the possibilities of disaster for next year.

the same syndrome might be seen in our attitude towards our canadian heroes, it has often been said "that we are a nation without heroes" but I suspect that we have plenty of candidates: its just that we enjoy complaining so much we try to find fault wherever we can and love pointing out the clay feet of our great figures one cannot help but wonder how Canadians fare in heaven where everything is perfect, surely we must be desperately unhappy in such circumstances.

(Taken from The Bare Essentials -- Form A, Norton and Green)

Here is my version of the paragraphs-- please let me know if I have missed anything or have anything wrong.

All too often, it seems that the Canadian national pastime is complaining about the weather. Our hot summers are criticized because they're too hot, while our springs are too wet; our autumns, too cool, and our winters, too long. If the climate is so bad here, why does anyone live north of the US border? Perhaps the problem is not that Canadians don't like living in Canada, but rather love to complain.

The most popular sports teams in Canada were, at one time, those with the worst records: the Argonauts and the modern Maple Leafs. Could this popularity be due to the ample opportunity and scope they gave to their fans for complaint? Not only do we bemoan the losing record of such teams, but when they do win, we dwell with glee on the possibilities of disaster for next year.

The same syndrome might be seen in our attitude towards our Canadian heroes. It has often been said that we are a nation without heroes, but I suspect that we have plenty of candidates. It's just that we enjoy complaining so much we try to find fault wherever we can, and love pointing out the clay feet of our great figures. One cannot help but wonder how Canadians fare in heaven. Where everything is perfect, surely we must be desperately unhappy in such circumstances.

(Taken from The Bare Essentials -- Form A, Norton and Green)