So, it was sort of refreshing to be in the States with a
group of Canadians as they tried to wrap their minds around
the fact that
absolutely everything
is closed on Thanksgiving.
You mean,
nothing
is open?
Really?!
The
whole
country?
It was also pretty funny finally finding a place to get
a drink and being carded with people who've been going to
bars, without thinking about it, since they were fifteen.
In other words, for a minimum of sixteen years. If you've
ever wondered whether people from Québec are laughing at
you, under their breath, while you scan their driver's
license trying to find a birth date : they are.
Seriously, why doesn't the States just bring back
Prohibition? I know, I know. If Dubya gets re-elected, they
will but you can imagine what it was like being in Boston
with two Montréalais after they were told that all of
Massachusetts is dry on Sundays. No one asked me but
Americans sure seemed to enjoy themselves more back when
they drank gin out of bath tubs
.
And it would be an opportunity for the Bronfman's to
make some of their money back (modulo whatever complaints
people filed with the
NAFTA
review board.)
Canadians are well-known for making fun of Americans. Especially when it comes to the subject of how little most Americans know about their friends to the North .
So, it was sort of refreshing to be in the States with a group of Canadians as they tried to wrap their minds around the fact that absolutely everything is closed on Thanksgiving.
It was also pretty funny finally finding a place to get a drink and being carded with people who've been going to bars, without thinking about it, since they were fifteen. In other words, for a minimum of sixteen years. If you've ever wondered whether people from Québec are laughing at you, under their breath, while you scan their driver's license trying to find a birth date : they are.
Seriously, why doesn't the States just bring back Prohibition? I know, I know. If Dubya gets re-elected, they will but you can imagine what it was like being in Boston with two Montréalais after they were told that all of Massachusetts is dry on Sundays. No one asked me but Americans sure seemed to enjoy themselves more back when they drank gin out of bath tubs .
And it would be an opportunity for the Bronfman's to make some of their money back (modulo whatever complaints people filed with the NAFTA review board.)