Striker is a few things:
At the top of the list is "uninformed w anker" or put in a nicer way "just plain ignorant".
He is 23 and from Canada. As a Canadian he has been told how smart and more worldly Canadians are than their American brothers etc. and of course being from Toronto he is the "cream of the crop...or was it crap?", in the north we used to refer to this type as "Toronto Wankers".
So of course he knows everything, how couldn't he? His mommy and daddy probably tell him how special he is everyday since he probably still lives with them in their basement.
Thats the real picture of aviation in Canada.
On the other hand he needs an audience to show off his big "pilot watch" and the Ray Ban case on his belt, this is just the place to do it! Just imagine how impressed the cabin crew are going to be
!! Be sure you don't have a reaction to penicillin, you may need it one day here...
So Striker, as a fellow countryman I'd say to keep following your dream and come...EK is resuming operations to Baghdad and will need more pilots to replace those on the 330 fleet who have just gone nuts, been shot at or have been in a coma trying to recover from lack of rest.
Basra and Kabul are nice places this time of year too and India is best seen during the night hours so you'll fit right in!