Gobo: Geez, not to pick on you two personally, but is that attitude endemic in the good ole USofA?
Now that might explain why the majority of American tourists, who visit our fair city during the plethora of festivals/formula one event, often offer me money (which I always refuse) after explaining how, and sometimes actually helping them, to get to their respective destination. Thought I was just being neighbourly.
As for those skis in June... Yep, I can truly say I've seen someone driving downtown here with skis on a rack in 80+ weather. Hmm maybe the general thought is the Arctic starts abruptly at the 49th parallel?
Gobo,
This was when I worked in Canada and I was behaving this way to the American tourists, they used to tick me off with how degrading they would be some times. Now granted not everyone was a jerk, but the ones who were were very rude and insulting probably taking advantage of the Canadian hospitality.But many would visit a foreign country and then insult everything that wasn't American and all I'd hear was "in the us they do it this way, or in the us we don't have that" and you're left thinking, well why did you come here?
I once heard a story, maybe I've told it, but it was from Casino Windsor on how an American guest did not want to show his id, he was furious and said they should warn people, the girl in the cage explained to him there was a sign right next to where he was standing, and he said "you expect me to be able to read Canadian" ??? All I can say is that he was lucky I wasn't there, I would have had a great time at his expense.
edt-I guess, after reading the posts above mine, your conclusions would be founded...ha ha ha....even though my actions were in Canada, I was still influenced by my US ties...
Recalculating....
"A gun rack... a gun rack. I don't even own *a* gun, let alone many guns that would necessitate an entire rack. What am I gonna do... with a gun rack?" Wayne Campbell