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From: DorothyL
Date: 07-17-2003, 01:30 PM (1 of 6)
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Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympics - these are some questions people the world over are asking!!!!! Imagine the quantity and quality of questions if Vancouver/Whistler actually gets the 2010 Winter Olympics! These questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website. (frightening, isn't it) Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK) A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch 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 its 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 180 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 rattle snakes are perfectly harmless, and can be safely handled and make good pets. Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget it's name. It's a kind of big horse with horns.(USA) A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating 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 |
User: DorothyL
Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: MaryW
Date: 07-18-2003, 08:33 AM (2 of 6)
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We always laugh when we see a car with skis on top and a US license plate in the summer. This is something that happened to my husband and I. We were in a restaurant in California. The waitress asked where we were from and I told her Nova Scotia, Canada. Her response was "Oh, you're not that far from home then." 
MaryW
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User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542 
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From: Magot
Date: 07-20-2003, 07:39 PM (3 of 6)
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These are priceless! That's it I want to book me a place for the hippo racing!
love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: plrlegal
Date: 07-21-2003, 12:28 AM (4 of 6)
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Mary this kinda reminds me of people who go to Florida in July and August and complain about how expensive and hot it is. DUH! Don't they realize they've traveled to a tropical vacation area? LOL Maybe Hawaii is less expensive and cooler. Patsy Patsy
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User: plrlegal
Member since: 05-19-2001 Total posts: 318 |
From: MaryW
Date: 07-21-2003, 10:11 AM (5 of 6)
My husband had a guy ask him if he knew George Smith, an old army buddy of his. He says, he was from Canada somewhere. 
MaryW
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User: MaryW
Member since: 06-23-2005 Total posts: 2542
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From: Sherri
Date: 07-21-2003, 10:38 AM (6 of 6)
I always get that to. Do you know so and so in Toronto. I am like I know nobody in Toronto. 
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User: Sherri
Member since: 02-07-2001 Total posts: 357 |
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