Canadian Tourism a joke lol

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Subject: FW: Canadian Tourism
These questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism
Website and obviously the answers came from a fellow Canuck.

Q: I have never seen it warm on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching
them die.

Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto - can I follow the
railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to
contact for a stuffed Beaver. (Italy)
A: Let's not touch this one.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a
list of them in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada?
(USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Ca-na-da is that big country to your North . . . oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here
and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which
is. Oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Do you have perfume in Canada? (Germany)
A: No, WE don't stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can
you tell me where I can sell it in Canada? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q: Can I wear high heels in Canada? (UK)
A: You are an American politician, right?

Q: Can you tell me the regions on British Columbia where the female
population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? (USA)
A: Only at Thanksgiving.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year
round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter-gatherers. Milk
is illegal.

Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Canada who can dispense
rattlesnake serum. (USA)
A: All Canadian rattlesnakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely
handled and make good pets.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. (USA)
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent. They eat the
brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by
spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

Q: I was in Canada in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I
dated while I was staying in Surrey, BC. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
 

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LOL! I had someone ask me in chatroom once if I had a pet polar bear, and how did I get electricity in my igloo? I really hope they were being sarcastic...
 

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I remember one year while living in Alaska I was ordering something over the phone. When the woman asked me where I lived, and I told her, she was really quiet for so long I thought she had hung up on me. Then she said- "Can I ask you a question?" I told her sure so she said-

"Where do you live in the summertime?" I was puzzled, and told her I lived in Alaska in the summertime. Then she blurted out-
"but doesn't your igloo melt?" LOL
 

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Originally posted by hissy
I remember one year while living in Alaska I was ordering something over the phone. When the woman asked me where I lived, and I told her, she was really quiet for so long I thought she had hung up on me. Then she said- "Can I ask you a question?" I told her sure so she said-

"Where do you live in the summertime?" I was puzzled, and told her I lived in Alaska in the summertime. Then she blurted out-
"but doesn't your igloo melt?" LOL
 

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LOL--we get those same kind of questions in WY!

Where do you buy your teepees? Do you have to buy them separately from the land? How do you get your buffalo? Do you still have to watch out for arrows from the indians? Do you know any indians? Do you still have to call in the calvary to help you?

We could use some answers like those. I once told a guy from Delaware that I lived in a 3 story teepee and rode a buffalo to school.
 

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It's no different anywhere. I grew up in Central New Jersey in a relatively quiet suburban town.

After I moved to PA, I was asked on several occasions, when it was discovered where I was from (and it's only across the Delaware river, for cryin out loud!), people asked me if I knew anyone in the mafia. Or if I lived near a toxic dump. And I'd get that annoying, "You're from Jersey? What exit?" joke all the time. Sigh.
 

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LOL, those are hilarious. I can't believe how dense some people can be. At least not all of the idiot questions came from the US. Shows there are stupid people everywhere.

When I tell people I'm from Lancaster, they immediately say 1 of 2 things: That's where the Amish are, right? (Yes and about 250,000 other people in the county) Or they say: Oh, we love to shop at the outlets.
The outlets are thankfully several miles east of where I live. I avoid them during the tourist season. Most people don't even realize there is an actual city of Lancaster, even after they've been to the outlets and to see the Amish.
 

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Yeah, everybody thinks that everybody out here lives on and at the beach. I'm LUCKY if I even get to the beach once a year or so! I actually live about 40 miles inland.

Also, the weather sucks! It's 64 degrees right now and they cna't blame that on June Gloom--it's 4.35pm and we're inland.
 

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Kudos to the Canuck that came up with those answers.

Its so frustrating to have people be so unbelievably ignorant of your Country
*sigh*
 
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