We work the fair in Lynden, WA and get a lot of Canadian customers, or at least to...their attendance fluctuates with the Loonie... Just like us Americans, some are very nice, some are awlfully ride and others inbetween.
I like joking with Canadians saying they sit up there...watching us...stealing our television signals and sending us bad comedians... An obvious joke that some take very seriously...Ha!
I always remember, that Canada were those British that fled the Colonies, not wanting to be part of that Freedom Train...
But then Western Canada is different than the eastern part. Much like the U.S.
Out in the west, people had to tame the wilderness filled with mountains, forests and rugged frontiers...It takes a determined individual to scratch life out of the ground and make something of it...Some of that rugged frontierism still exists, as well as it does in the Western U.S. Although it is being diluted.
My classical music venues were in Vancouver, so I got to talk to a lot of the artsy types across the border. No one held my nationality against me.
I never had a problem with Canadians who came into Lynden to shop. I could kid them about their colorful money.
But then Western Canada is different than the eastern part. Much like the U.S.
The western provinces, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan,and Manitoba could become states. Ontario would remain as the nation of Canada, while Quebec and the eastern provinces would become French Canada. Though without transfer payments from Ottawa, provinces like PEI, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, maybe even New Brunswick, would become economic basket cases that even the northeastern US states would take a pass on.
“Out in the west, people had to tame the wilderness filled with mountains, forests and rugged frontiers...It takes a determined individual to scratch life out of the ground and make something of it...Some of that rugged frontierism still exists, as well as it does in the Western U.S. Although it is being diluted.”
I’ve always wanted to be a lumberjack!