Stupid Questions .....

[chicot60]

Stupid Questions Tourists Ask When They Visit Canada

"I have a friend in Toronto, do you know Dave Smith? P.S. I live in Vancouver."
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"Can I buy a toonie from you for $10 American? Yes. Yes you can."
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"When I recommended the War Museum, an American tourist said, 'Canada was in a war?'"
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"I've actually seen American tourists coming across the border in the summer with skis on the roof of their cars.
Apparently there's some magical line where winter never ends up here."

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"Why, when I insert my American bank card in an ATM machine, does it give me Canadian money?"
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"Do you have the 4th of July up here?"
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"What time do they turn on the Northern Lights (asked when I worked in Toronto in the tourism sector)."
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[chicot60]

"When waitering in Vancouver many times I was asked if the menu was in American dollars.
As well, when signing the credit card slip for payment I was asked:
'Will the tip be in US or Canadian dollars?'
Replied 'It's a Canadian pen.'"
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"Where can I buy some totem pole seeds?"
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"Where are the igloos?"
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"While working in Niagara Falls: 'Where can I exchange Canadian dollars into Niagara Falls currency?'"
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"At Niagara Falls: 'When do they shut the water off? We don't want to miss seeing them.'"
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"'How did they get Lake Louise to turn blue?'
My friend told the stupid Americans they drained it every week and refilled it with blue dyed water"
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"You're Canadian? How come you aren't speaking French?"
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[chicot60]

"Do you speak Canadian here?"
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"In Hamilton and they wanted to know if they could squeeze in a day trip to check out Toronto and Vancouver!"
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"Tourist: 'We're going to Nova Scotia for lunch.'
Me: (Looks at watch that reads 11:45 am) 'Oh when are you planning to leave?'
Tourist: 'So how do we get there from here?'
Me: 'Simple, take the 401 until it merges with the Trans Canada highway and then follow that right the way though.'
Tourist: 'Great, how long do you think it will take?'
Me: 'Depends on traffic but, if you're lucky, about a week.'
Tourists: (Blank look on faces as they drive off)."
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"I was in Vancouver and a tourist stopped me and asked me if they could walk to Niagara Falls from Vancouver.

Yeah we are only the second largest country on earth (next to Russia). Seriously?"
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"Where can I go to see the Queen?"
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"Do I need a metric compass when I go hiking?"
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"If the sign says it's 100 km, how far is it really?"
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[chicot60]

"Many years ago when I was working for Parks Canada at the War of 1812 Blockhouse in St. Andrews by-the-Sea in New Brunswick I was asked by an American Tourist what was the name of the flag we had flying on our flagpost.
I replied that it was the Union Jack, the British flag.
At this point she excitedly turned to her husband and said 'Oh my God, we aren't in New Brunswick, we are in British Columbia!'"
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"In Banff National Park 'Where IS THE PARK!!!!???'"
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"'So, how do you guys keep your teeth? I've heard the cold snaps them off.'

Seriously. I was asked this!"
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"In Nova Scotia: 'Where do you all live in winter?'"
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"I was once asked 'If the snow melts, do you have to get around by canoe?'"
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"Texas is bigger than Canada, right?"
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"What river for the smoked salmon run?"
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[chicot60]

"From an American: 'Do they show the Super Bowl in Canada?'"
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"A U.S. citizen asked if they could see an example of our money 'tokens'? When I told them we call them coins, just like in the U.S., they swore up and down that we called them tokens."
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"How come you don't you say 'eh after every sentence?"
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"'Do y'all have pizza in Canada? (Tourist from Virginia Beach)."
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"I was a tour guide at 18. One older American gentleman got quite irate at me, 'Why did you people attack us in the war of 1812?' he grouched. Nice."
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Back in the '80s, when I worked at the CN Tower waitressing, I approached my table of American tourists to take their order.
One of them asked me as they looked out the window at Lake Ontario:
"Is that the Pacific Ocean?"
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"'How do you guys keep the glaciers white during the summer? Do you have to paint them?'
Of course, I would always answer yes to this common yet amazing question.
Job creation I'd say, keeps us all working during the summer."
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[KIDWCKED]

:okay:

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[Nostradamus]

I once had a person ask me if we had penguins here when I lived in NS. I told him yes we do and I had a group playing on the front lawn but the polar bear chased them away

[Condor]

Must have been the same tourist....:laughat:

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[Nostradamus]

Ham radio was really funny. had a guy ask me where I was one day. I said Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia? What state is that in?

State of Poverty, Depression or Confusion! Take your pick :)

He never did catch on. That boy was kinda slow, methinks it was one of my long lost Louisiana swamp boy cousins heheeh

[KIDWCKED]

we also got some true canadien icons!!...THE TRAILER PARK BOYS...:)


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[Nostradamus]

every Cdn knows somebody just like Bubbles :)

[hutch]

Lol ... & everyone in the US knows somebody like Ricky...

[Condor]

[QUOTE=KIDWCKED;1082839]we also got some true canadien icons!!...THE TRAILER PARK BOYS...:)

........And...Hehehehehee

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[Nostradamus]

don't forget the Beeb still is Cdn LOL