APAD: Unlike father Unlike son

本帖於 2025-01-07 06:28:45 時間, 由普通用戶 最西邊的島上 編輯

unlike father unlike son

Meaning:  The opposite of the proverb "like father like son"
Origin: TV shows and movie (easy to find them online)

Recent dramatic play in Canadian politics came to a good note yesterday: Justin Trudeau finally announced he’ll step down as prime minister.   Ahh ... ...

I'm not a member of any party and know little about politics. But I've read and heard some interesting stories of his father, Pierre Trudeau, a scholar and two terms prime minister.  

I like Pierre Trudeau not because he was prime minister nor his politics, but his intelligence, freethinking, directness and his outgoing personality.

Some fun facts about old Trudeau:

"He left university in 1948 at age 29 to tour Europe and the Middle East. He hitchhiked with a knapsack and rode a motorbike. He visited Austria, Hungary, and Germany, and after that he traveled to Eastern Europe. Then he went to Pakistan, India, Burma, Afghanistan, Indochina, Thailand, and accordingly also to China, before returning to Canada in 1949.

As a Prime Minister he also advised young Canadians to hit the road and see their country. 'Hit the road. Drive or hitchhike and see what Canada’s all about', is what he said in 1970.
"  

https://hitchwiki.org/en/Pierre_Trudeau

(Yes, he visited China three times: 1949, 1960 and 1973. He was also a good friend with Fidel Castro).
IMHO: Justin may have his mother's looks, but not his father's brain. 嗬嗬

"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason." - Mark Twain

Have a good Tuesday!

 

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Justin made 2 more terms 9+ yrs PM,what that tells about -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 07:24:30

11 years liberal party leader -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 07:25:21

"In an autocracy, 1 person has his way; in an aristocracy, -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 07:50:02

aFew people have theirWay; in a democracy, no 1 has hisWay" -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (458 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 07:51:53

Justin 特魯多是加拿大任期第7長的總理,這些人在任期結束時都會弄得天怒人怨,他也不是個例,他還立誌贏4次選舉, -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:20:54

立誌?做美夢吧? ;-) 覺得要不是疫情冰凍了世界,(小)特魯多不一定有這麽長的總理壽命哈 。。。 -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:28:30

don't like leader of cons party either: mean & slippery :-(( -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:37:54

where are U, good leaders (I liked Jack Layton the best!!) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:40:18

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 08:55:39

haha, in some ways Yes & some ways No ;-)) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:04:56

hit the road and see their country--he is a hitchhiker -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 08:57:04

and benefits from it. 所謂的行萬裏路。A good APAD! -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 08:58:36

thx. 讀萬卷書不如行萬裏路 ;-) 特魯多家族有財力,給家裏年輕人提供基本吃用讓他們可以無憂地自由思想,尋找 -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:13:11

自己的理想,但沒有富裕的銀子奢侈。所以需要搭車去看世界 :-)老特魯多很節約,和女朋友出去吃飯時都是女朋友幫付小費 -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:17:08

而且不能讓他看見付了多少,不然他會覺得付得太多了 ;-)) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:18:33

哈哈,還有這事兒 -天邊一片白雲- 給 天邊一片白雲 發送悄悄話 天邊一片白雲 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:28:22

是真滴,他的女朋友寫出來地 ;-)),哦,對了,是他付了小費,但很少,女朋友看不過去,私下又加了(沒敢告訴他:-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:29:34

some people elected him because "like father like son". -天邊一片白雲- 給 天邊一片白雲 發送悄悄話 天邊一片白雲 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:30:10

too bad not the case for Trudeaus -天邊一片白雲- 給 天邊一片白雲 發送悄悄話 天邊一片白雲 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:31:28

yes, family name played a role in the beginning 4 sure. -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:33:41

Voters poop every four years as well. -永遠老李- 給 永遠老李 發送悄悄話 (0 bytes) () 01/08/2025 postreply 09:47:46

inCanada, minority Government canBeVotedOut bf 4yr. 李兄新年好! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 01/08/2025 postreply 12:54:02

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