APAD: Unlike father Unlike son

本帖于 2025-01-07 06:28:45 时间, 由普通用户 最西边的岛上 编辑

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.
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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. 呵呵

"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- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 07:24:30

11 years liberal party leader -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 07:25:21

"In an autocracy, 1 person has his way; in an aristocracy, -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 07:50:02

aFew people have theirWay; in a democracy, no 1 has hisWay" -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (458 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 07:51:53

Justin 特鲁多是加拿大任期第7长的总理,这些人在任期结束时都会弄得天怒人怨,他也不是个例,他还立志赢4次选举, -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:20:54

立志?做美梦吧? ;-) 觉得要不是疫情冰冻了世界,(小)特鲁多不一定有这么长的总理寿命哈 。。。 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:28:30

don't like leader of cons party either: mean & slippery :-(( -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:37:54

where are U, good leaders (I liked Jack Layton the best!!) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:40:18

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

haha, in some ways Yes & some ways No ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:04:56

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

and benefits from it. 所谓的行万里路。A good APAD! -暖冬cool夏- 给 暖冬cool夏 发送悄悄话 暖冬cool夏 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 08:58:36

thx. 读万卷书不如行万里路 ;-) 特鲁多家族有财力,给家里年轻人提供基本吃用让他们可以无忧地自由思想,寻找 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:13:11

自己的理想,但没有富裕的银子奢侈。所以需要搭车去看世界 :-)老特鲁多很节约,和女朋友出去吃饭时都是女朋友帮付小费 -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:17:08

而且不能让他看见付了多少,不然他会觉得付得太多了 ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:18:33

哈哈,还有这事儿 -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:28:22

是真滴,他的女朋友写出来地 ;-)),哦,对了,是他付了小费,但很少,女朋友看不过去,私下又加了(没敢告诉他:-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:29:34

some people elected him because "like father like son". -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:30:10

too bad not the case for Trudeaus -天边一片白云- 给 天边一片白云 发送悄悄话 天边一片白云 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:31:28

yes, family name played a role in the beginning 4 sure. -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/07/2025 postreply 09:33:41

Voters poop every four years as well. -永远老李- 给 永远老李 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/08/2025 postreply 09:47:46

inCanada, minority Government canBeVotedOut bf 4yr. 李兄新年好! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/08/2025 postreply 12:54:02

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