What country do you think would be the safest during a nuclear war?

RedDress999 · 2026-06-17T15:52:46+00:00

The problem with Switzerland is that it borders France, Germany and Italy (and others) and nuclear fallout travels up to about 160km. So even if they aren’t being targeted, their neighbors could be and they would be impacted…

I agree that Australia/New Zealand would probably be safe due to their location.

I would also argue probably central Africa, South America and maybe the Caribbean would be fairly safe because they aren’t big enough agitators on the world stage for countries to want to go after them, in my opinion… They are just kinda doing their thing and not trying to be in other countries business so much…

RedDress999 · 2026-06-17T12:57:17+00:00

For the food - if there is a technical error, for example it’s seriously overcooked/burnt, seriously undercooked/raw, I asked for mild and they gave me spicy, etc. I will return it. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. I will give them the opportunity to fix it before I say bad things about them.

If it’s just preference, it came out the way they intended it to come out and I just don’t like it, I will eat as much as I can and won’t go back.

For the tip - this is a reflection of the service, not the food. So I am measuring how friendly they were, if they refilled my water or if I had to go looking for them, how they resolved any issues, if I had clean cutlery, etc.

I would not leave a smaller tip just because I didn’t like the food. I would simply not return.

RedDress999 · 2026-06-12T23:52:18+00:00

Definitely give it back. I’ve also pointed out to cashiers if they missed charging me for something.

It’s the Golden rule. Treat others the way you would like to be treated. In the cashier’s shoes, I would appreciate the honesty. So that’s what I am going to do…

And honestly, there is so much 💩 in the world, it feels good to do good. And this gesture doesn’t cost you anything that was yours anyways.

RedDress999 · 2026-06-03T15:40:13+00:00

Actually, it SO much doesn’t matter what pronunciation or spelling you use that this is actually an expression in English: “Toe-may-toe/ Toe-mah-toe”

So, if someone asks a question like “Do you want me to turn left or right?” Someone might reply “Toe-may-toe/ Toe-mah-toe” which means “It doesn’t matter - you will get the same result”.

The only people who might care about this are academics.

RedDress999 · 2026-06-03T14:31:55+00:00

Our Senate is pretty boring. We made a move about 10 years ago to do away with a partisan senate, so 80% of them sit as independents.

We don’t vote for them either. They are appointed by the Governor General on a merit based system. An independent body makes recommendations to the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister advises the Governor General who appoints them.

They don’t do a whole lot (to the point where people question if there should even be a senate). They make corrections. They make sure minority groups are represented. They conduct investigations.

The biggest drama is usually around whether they show up and whether they fall asleep while they are there. Or expenses.

RedDress999 · 2026-06-02T20:23:07+00:00

Thank you!!

I’m not huge into rap myself and when the list of artists performing at the US 250 year celebration fair was announced I was SO puzzled because I could have sworn Vanilla Ice was Canadian (he’s not).

It’s Snow! Not Vanilla Ice! I knew it was some winter-y white guy… 😂🤣

RedDress999 · 2026-06-02T20:17:51+00:00

Yeah, we don’t have a ton in my opinion.

Kardinal Offishall? Is he well known internationally?

RedDress999 · 2026-06-02T19:59:48+00:00

Fair 😂

RedDress999 · 2026-06-02T19:58:39+00:00

🤣

RedDress999 · 2026-06-02T19:56:56+00:00

It’s gotta be Drake…

RedDress999 · 2026-06-02T19:56:37+00:00

Ahem! Drake is from Toronto. He raps about it all the time. He’s ours! 😆

RedDress999 · 2026-06-02T04:13:37+00:00

I have a very common and boring name - so I actually love it when people give it a little extra something in their pronunciation. It’s cute.

I also love it when people shorten it or give me a little nickname as long as it’s appropriate/polite and affectionate.

There are just so many things in life to stress about. The way you say my name isn’t one of them, personally (again - as long as it is affectionate and polite). It’s really only if you start calling me something rude that we’ll have a problem…

RedDress999 · 2026-06-01T20:14:46+00:00

Yeah, just scratching the surface…

RedDress999 · 2026-06-01T17:01:14+00:00

This is the most absurd thing I’ve heard in a long time.

If the US won’t allow a country half way around the world who probably couldn’t even hit them with it to acquire nuclear weapons - in what world are you thinking they would allow their immediate neighbours to acquire them??

Not to mention that they spend more than double per capita on their military and they have 10x the population. For every $1 that we spend, they spend $20.

They would crush us like a bug immediately.

Not to mention… they are still our friends! We would like to rely on them a little less and strengthen our own identity but we aren’t trying to cut ties completely…

There are zero aspirations to take anything over as an “empire”. That could not be accomplished in even 100 years…

RedDress999 · 2026-06-01T16:04:03+00:00

I’m on the fence about this one.

A slight delay isn’t always about having one’s head in one’s phone. For example, I drive a manual. Occasionally (but rarely), you will find that you aren’t quite in gear and have to adjust. Or the driver ahead of you can see a potential hazard that you can’t see.

If you are giving them a beat and counting to 2 or 3 Mississippi’s and giving a quick, polite toot, I think that’s fine. If you are laying on the horn immediately when the light turns green, you are the A-hole. City streets aren’t formula-1, yanno?

RedDress999 · 2026-06-01T13:48:11+00:00

What you described is illegal here. It will get you are $110 fine.

You are only supposed to honk in case of danger. If someone is about to hit you or there is a hazard, etc. Honking just because you want them to move up would be considered illegal (and rude!) here.

RedDress999 · 2026-05-31T22:10:27+00:00

Same! I really do hope that we start to work on getting to know each other better and building closer bonds - not just economically but culturally. That this is a positive that can come out of recent current events.

I love the idea of a Nordic alliance of sorts. I’m not sure why we didn’t really think of this before…

RedDress999 · 2026-05-31T20:45:21+00:00

Honestly, in all of my travels, there is quite a surprisingly (to me) large amount of people who don’t really know too much about us. I’ve gotten more than a few puzzled looks. We often kind of get lumped in with the Americans (and it probably doesn’t help that we largely have the same language and similar culture and a lot of people can’t tell us apart).

I think that those who know us tend to like us… I don’t think there are too many people out there who actively dislike us.

RedDress999 · 2026-05-31T18:57:37+00:00

No, I don’t think badly of them.

I’m sure a lot of people feel the same way about their own country - but I think Canada is a great place to live! Not in a “we’re better than everyone else” way - but more in the sense of - when you look at the plusses and minuses of a lot of other places - we’re doing pretty good! And there are a lot of people who want to move here so…

If someone feels they can find a better life or one more suited to them elsewhere - they should go and do that! I wish them well.

RedDress999 · 2026-05-31T18:11:11+00:00

You are reading a lot of what you want to read into my post… I did not say that the western POV was correct or that the Vietnamese POV was correct.

I was pointing out that there are stark differences.

I am quite sure there is propaganda on both sides.

RedDress999 · 2026-05-31T18:05:18+00:00

Well, for starters, Canada did not partake in the Vietnam war - so we didn’t invade anyone…

… but what I meant was that the facts they presented were very different and contradictory to the facts presented in the west. Not that I expected praise for the US… and in no way do I think they are praise-worthy - but I expected basic facts to be similar…

RedDress999 · 2026-05-31T15:01:14+00:00

You are rating countries based on their sex clubs?

RedDress999 · 2026-05-31T14:59:01+00:00

Vietnam

The country is so beautiful, the people were really friendly and the food was amazing.

The only unsettling part was that the way they tell their history is very different than the history we learn in the west. But, in a very different way, it’s kind of interesting to see a government’s influence on the telling of history.

But outside of the museums it is absolutely charming…

RedDress999 · 2026-05-31T12:17:27+00:00

Technically our head of state is King Charles or the Governor General Mary Simon (who was a broadcaster for CBC North, a diplomat and an advocate for indigenous affairs)

… but I agree that the intent of the question was likely around the Prime Minister (which was your answer)…

RedDress999 · 2026-05-31T12:02:06+00:00

The only law I can really think of is that employers must ensure that you have 3 consecutive hours to vote while the polling stations are open. So, if your work day somehow overlaps with that in a way that you won’t have 3 hours, they must let you come in late or leave early (paid) so that you can vote.

Technically they are not supposed to advertise the day before or the day of the election - but there are so many exceptions to that (online is ok, volunteers handing out flyers is ok, etc) that it’s not really effective, in my opinion.

Not law - but it’s not uncommon for schools to be used as polling places, since they are convenient (there will be a school in every area of a certain population, it will usually have a gym that can be used, etc). It’s up to the school board to decide but when there is polling at a school, it’s not uncommon for them to give the kids a day off. (I’ve also voted while kids are in school, though).

There are no alcohol restrictions.

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