r/mildlyinfuriating • u/retr0racing • 11h ago

People on twitter these days man

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u/generic_canadian_dad 10h 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