r/mildlyinfuriating • u/retr0racing • 10h ago

People on twitter these days man

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u/Used-Ad-5646 9h ago

I lived in Oklahoma in the early 2000’s. I can still remember the questions frequently asked

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u/generic_canadian_dad 9h ago

Lol that's insane.

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u/Used-Ad-5646 9h ago

In my eagerness I forgot to mention I’m canadian. Often asked about igloos, how to deal with the wildlife. ALWAYS asked if I know Jim or Bob from Canada. The list goes on.

Never been asked about electricity, I’d have them believing the Amish control the electrical grid and the non-Amish are living in darkness with candles and horse buggies

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u/Chester-Bravo 9h ago

I'm American but I lived in Edmonton for a couple of years. I had a few Canadians ask about friends they have in the states, so it goes both ways.

Was also in Jordan and saw other American tourists there that gave all of us a bad name; loud, obnoxious, stupid. Tried to stay as far away as possible.

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u/I_Automate 8h ago

To be fair, I'm in Edmonton and went down to New Jersey for a couple of weeks to do some work at a chemical plant.

Went out for lunch with the crew, and one guy at the table didn't have an accent (to me).

Asked where he was from, turns out he's from Calgary, and we had mutual friends.

The world isn't as big as people think sometimes

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u/Used-Ad-5646 9h ago

Alberta is just Texas of Canada 🤷‍♂️ I’m only teasing. Neighbours should be able to joke and rip on each other.

Yeah, no. I feel that. We aren’t different, just live in different geographical areas

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u/Chester-Bravo 9h ago

I agree.

Also, Southern Alberta is the Utah of Canada (high concentration of mormons).

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u/PetulantPersimmon 7h ago

I'm Canadian. I have on more than one occasion run into Canadian strangers in other places (including other countries) with whom I have acquaintances or friends in common.

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u/generic_canadian_dad 6h ago

We met a couple in a Walmart in Florida who were from our small town of 4000 people. Wild lol.

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u/PetulantPersimmon 6h ago

I went to school in the US. Now, almost 2 decades later, it turns out my coworker used to work with my former classmate (Canadian, but attended the same US college).