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       Canada and back
   DIR By: Tom
       Date: April 30, 2025, 2:30 pm
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       Very much enjoyed our 5 days in Richmond BC. Weather fine, food
       delicious, Canadians friendly, as expected.
       No one city is representative of any large country, and probably
       Richmond least of all: It's fairly new, largely from recent
       Asian immigration, so there's practically none of the British
       Commonwealth style that is a light overlay in the rest of
       (Anglo) Canada. Indeed, with nearly a quarter million
       population, less than 20% are of European origin, 75% are Asian,
       mainly from China, with practically every other nation
       represented, at least in a restaurant. Stayed in a modern suite
       right on the Fraser River. We ate well; I gained 3 lbs.
       As Generic claimed, Canadians are friendly and do not hold the
       US president's antics against US visitors. Indeed. I've visited
       in Canada maybe a cumulative 5 or 6 months over the years,
       including a month in Quebec's cities and country, and in other
       francophone regions, speaking French as best I can, but
       generally a little better than a lot of working-class folk spoke
       English. Yes, Canadians in general are polite, maybe a little
       more in Vancouver than in Montreal; the Quebecois have a
       reputation to uphold ;)
       So, I arrive this April in the context of an unprecedented
       paroxysm of Trump's rude international aggression. Yeah, we
       aren't supposed to talk politics in the forum, but this isn't
       politics, it's about our business: Trump's aggression has ruined
       a century of friendship and a flow of visitors north and south.
       I'm not a Canadian tourist destination, but I do get (mainly
       Tesla) stop overs from BC travelers on I-5. In my discussion
       with the Canadians, the typical reaction was pity: yes, the
       Canadian economy will suffer, but the Americans have lost
       respect and won't get it back anytime soon.
       As for the British, Arks, Generic is right, they'll be a little
       less polite than the almost creepy polite Canadians. After all,
       the British have a long tradition of "taking the piss", a slang
       phrase that means to mock or make fun of someone or something,
       often in a light-hearted or teasing way and usually accompanied
       by traditional British self-deprecation. You will have fun.
       #Post#: 843--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Canada and back
   DIR By: Generic
       Date: April 30, 2025, 9:15 pm
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       The Quebecois, anglo or franco, have a certain curtness to them.
       Polite, but curt. Don't give us a story about why you can't do
       it, just say no.... we understand.
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       Re: Canada and back
   DIR By: Arks
       Date: May 1, 2025, 2:41 pm
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       Glad things went well. Looking forward to my own trip in June.
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