Buffalo News Article about Canadians

National Lampoon Magazine featured a comic strip called, "Canadian Corner", back then. I suppose, this comic would fall under the label of "Political Incorrectness" nowadays.

 

My initial experience with Canadians was while growing up in south Florida. They would come down in droves during the winter. Most seemed rather rude. I was in line at a restaurant with my now ex wife and her kids and two couples cut right in front of us in line. They were talking French. I turned to my wife and said, "If these people think they are cutting in front of us, one of them is going to get a fork in the eye." One of the guys gave me a look and then they moved to the back of the line. However, my recent line of work, which takes me to mine sites, has changed my view of Canadians. I've met some really good guys.

 

What's the difference between a canoe and a Canadian? A canoe tips!

 

Might be an idea to learn to say that in French, for those who pretend not to understand English. As a matter of fact, I enjoyed Montreal more than Ontario, when we used to go visit. I had a bad experience with railroad justice, in Windsor. I thought I was in some 3rd World country. The laws there are supposedly Draconian some 30 years ago. I suppose, today there's hardly a difference between law enforcement, since the U.S. pretty much has caught up and even surpassed Canada, on these matters.
In Montreal, I saw students openly smoke joints at a university night club.
I doubt that those people who cut the line were typical Quebecoise. Could have been other nationals who've moved there.

 

A buddy of mine used to work for a prestigious golf club as a valet parker. He loaded a couple golf bags into the trunk of a BMW with Canada plates and the guy handed him a quarter. This was 25 years ago, but the usual tip was $2-$5 since they would grab the clubs from clubhouse and bring them to the valet stand.

 

No wonder the skinflint could afford a BMW. That quarter, back then, would probably be worth $2 today.

 

Yes you do fannie.

 

When we lived in Florida near the Gulf Coast we spent a lot of time on the other side around Daytona and up at Panama City. Found out at those places and more that mostly Canadians got cheap winter rates at the motels and hotels so spent all winter in one place. Later we got the Canadian Club rates. Pretty much the cost of one nite for a week or more stay. At our favorite motels I'd pay for the discount monthly rate which was way cheaper than a week regular season rates when we stayed only a few weeks. I'm not cheap, I'm partly Canadian!
All that we met treated those motels like RV resorts. They had permanent BBQ grills, coolers, tables, and more set up for nearly nightly parties. We were forced to join most places for free grilled foods and free beer. They got upset if we brought anything of our own to add to the meals.
I never once threatened to fork any of them! No matter where in the world you or they are, we're all mostly human.
Later we even had Canadian next door neighbors who were only there a few times each year. They made sure they stopped in to visit.

 

Well, since you and Eagle failed to fork, we'll never know what those eyeballs taste like, Sir.



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I always liked Big Daddy Ed Roth's flying eyeballs.

 

Low and behold, Sir. It's now Friday: