Canada answers tourists questions

karenG · Apr 1, 2004

:rotfl: :rotfl:

Karen

nekhismom · Apr 4, 2004

Funny. Sadly, I believe MANY of those questions were TRUE. :eek: Can people really be that dumb?

fergus51 · Apr 4, 2004

You'd be surprised. I had one American who found out I was Canadian and said "Oh, you speak English up there?".... It was a little odd. Fortunately, I think those people are in the minority.:)

gwenith, BSN, RN · Apr 4, 2004

I thought they looked familiar - copying off the Aussies Eh????

https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35621&highlight=australia

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

fergus51 · Apr 4, 2004

Soemthing tells me it's the other way around;)

nursesarah · Apr 6, 2004

LOL!!! :rotfl:

Squeak · Apr 11, 2004

You'd be surprised. I had one American who found out I was Canadian and said "Oh, you speak English up there?".... It was a little odd. Fortunately, I think those people are in the minority.:)

I was chatting online a few years ago. I told a woman from Florida that I lived in Ontario, Canada. She said 'Where's that?". I spent about 15 minutes trying to describe to her where Ontario was.. first having to explain where Canada was! She thought the only thing north of the US was Alaska and was pretty sketchy on just *where* it was too! I had to send her a map of North America, with Ontario circled in red marker before she grasped it.

Yeesh.

Token Male · Apr 11, 2004

At least your on the same continent; we need to constantly inform them that AUSTRALIA is not in Europe next to Germany.

ExquisiteRevelation · Apr 11, 2004

I was chatting online a few years ago. I told a woman from Florida that I lived in Ontario, Canada. She said 'Where's that?". I spent about 15 minutes trying to describe to her where Ontario was.. first having to explain where Canada was! She thought the only thing north of the US was Alaska and was pretty sketchy on just *where* it was too! I had to send her a map of North America, with Ontario circled in red marker before she grasped it.
Yeesh.

I know some people like that! :rotfl:

karenG · Apr 12, 2004

I just did some travel jabs for a girl who wanted to know why we hadnt recommended she have typhoid and Hep A. I told her that they werent needed for Canada........... she looked at me and asked if I had an atlas!! so I handed her my atlas.. she looked at it and said.........I'm going to Cuba!!! ok so both begin with a C!! but thats about where the similiarity ends!!! once I'd stopped laughing.. I gave her the right vacc!

dont they teach geography at school anymore???

Karen

karenG · Apr 12, 2004

At least your on the same continent; we need to constantly inform them that AUSTRALIA is not in Europe next to Germany.

Damm I thought it was......... :rotfl:

Karen