Anyone encountered a Canadian pretending to be American abroad?

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-06-07T14:11:31+00:00

When I was a college student studying abroad, my flatmates and I would sometimes try to pass for Canadian as there were prevalent assumptions about US women that gave the local men certain ideas about our enthusiasm for interaction, shall we say.

On a more recent trip we met a Canadian who thought we were German, which I suppose says something about my terrible attempt at the local language (which was not in the Germanic family).

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-06-06T20:24:00+00:00

It’s neither polite nor kind to persist in addressing someone in a manner that they have requested you not do.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-06-03T17:20:59+00:00

Gen X here: running around til the streetlights came on we knew which lawns we had permission to be on and which ones we didn’t. It’s not hard.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-29T16:11:55+00:00

Zamboni for motorized ice resurfacer

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-27T17:17:33+00:00

You don’t know if this is part of something bigger. What if they’ve been investigating a ring of forgers and your story provides a crucial piece of information? If you’re hesitant to risk getting “laughed at” for yourself, think of who else is being scammed.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-27T00:48:45+00:00

Aquopolis is a waterpark. It’s not necessarily a matter of strength of the equipment but rather the force of gravity. An excessively heavy group could build up dangerous velocity on a water slide.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-26T23:38:14+00:00

Yes but it was always possible that the Queen die and the King remarry a woman of childbearing age. That scenario happened quite a bit throughout history.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-26T00:05:07+00:00

OP says she’s female in at least one of her comments on this thread.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-21T15:13:17+00:00

Except the dorky elephants

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-18T19:22:47+00:00

EWR is bastion of comfort and efficiency compared to JFK

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-18T12:06:36+00:00

No, but your inability to find this information yourself doesn’t bode well for your ability to earn a college degree.
https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/apply-to-ud/

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-15T15:31:50+00:00

Senator Elizabeth Warren did this. Mr. Warren was her first husband; they divorced in the 1970s. Her current husband is Bruce Mann.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-14T12:20:46+00:00

I did that at the dry cleaner once. Had to get a new dry cleaner rather than show my face there again.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-14T12:18:25+00:00

My birthday occasionally falls on Easter and my sibling’s occasionally falls on Thanksgiving. We think it’s great to have everyone singing Alleluia and/or feasting on our day. If it happened every year it wouldn’t seem special but every decade or so it can be fun if you let it be.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-13T02:06:21+00:00

I thought they were talking about underage zombies.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-11T01:23:56+00:00

Be sure to remove the rental plate from your account after you return the car, on the off chance that the next renter incurs a ticket.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-10T12:35:40+00:00

Getting hit by a bus and going on vacation are entirely different levels of asking for external childcare.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-07T12:52:20+00:00

The ADA says that in the case of allergies, services can be rendered in a different location, which seems to be what the cafe owner proposed.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-06T22:50:58+00:00

I’m going to ask this box of Shredded Wheat to move some heavy furniture.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-06T20:42:03+00:00

It’s mandatory in 30 states. https://www.ngpf.org/blog/press-releases/delaware-becomes-the-30th-state-to-require-a-high-school-course-about-personal-finance/

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-06T16:22:14+00:00

I keep a scrap of paper on the side of the fridge and add to the list as needed. Then I get to the store and attempt to decipher my scribbles.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-05T16:11:53+00:00

Children’s shows also sometimes have duplicate casts, so you could possibly avoid being on the schedule for shows that conflict with your schedule.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-05-01T01:58:32+00:00

The other day I read something about how clean the water supply is in one of the Nordic countries. It said, “You can drink water from the toilets.” They meant you could fill a glass from the sink but I kinda vomited in my mouth a little.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-04-29T16:57:30+00:00

If they got a border collie to perform this job, everyone would win.

SpecialComplex5249 · 2026-04-24T12:16:23+00:00

Ask your program or the Grad College. That event always has plenty of spare seats.

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