Spuzz I can tell you a story or two about some of the geographically ignorant people our hockey teams met in Lakeland and Tampa, Florida though.

That reminds me of a story that confirms your experience. I'm with friends on a fishing trip to Lake Athabasca near the NW Territories. One of the other groups in the camp that week was a Premier curling team that finished runner-up in the Canadian Olympic qualifying tournament that year. They claimed their runner-up prize was this trip as a team to fish trophy Northerns and Bass. We played cards every night and drank lots of Canadian whiskeys while kibitzing around the table.

One of the Canadian nationals suggested we play a side game of 'name the state capital for the US states' and those guys were sharp and knew their shit better than my fellow American friends did. Carson City. Montpelier. Pierre. How'd they know those small capital cities off the beaten path? Great bunch of guys and they drank like fish.

      colej “drank like fish”.

      just like spuzz

      I don't go to the bathroom where I drink!

        Canada is great. In my limited experience, I think they have much better strip clubs up north 😄

          I've visited Vancouver and Prince George, BC. Both were incredible. Food, cleanliness, hospitality. I'd go back in a second.

          Subsonic The only real Canadians I know live in Quebec

          I know a few there too.

            Subsonic My experiences are a few. Driven through from Michigan to get to Boston to see a lady friend at the time, only noticed gas was higher, but didn't care too much. Next time, I was surprised the London, Canada Airshow was looking for military planes to come and do a static display. US airshows never paid or provide any freebies--understand why we don't do this, but London put us up with a rental car for the weekend. All we had to do was stand by the plane (B52) and answer questions. Very friendly people paid to come to the show, loved it. Plus, Molson was a sponsor and had beers in the hotel lobby for flight crews, I can support that. Nice weekend.

                Bravopilot Yep. Focus on what you know and not what you are told.

                I cross decked on a Canadian Warship for a few days. Nothing like being wasted in a giant steel maze... Good time!

                  mikeintopeka
                  Canucks seem to more about the US then Americans know about Canada.
                  So I'm sitting drinking with a bunch of Americans at a volleyball tournament in Beaver Penn. About 35 years ago. A Guy found out i was from Toronto. Asked me what kind of cars we drive up there and if i knew a distant relative named Dave that lived there. Slightly drunk i said we drive little cars cause the roads are small and gravel. Also, hell yes I knew Dave. Small place Toronto. Only 2.5 million people back then. The guy had absolutely no clue about Canada. And i was drinking the shittiest vodka called belive it or not Mohawk Vodka. 4 bucks a 26er.

                    candukid Agreed--very nice show and lots of people. Should have added I took a BUFF to an airshow (loved going to airshows, went as often as possible) just outside of Niagara Falls. Most were Canadians attending, another great weekend. Many US shows have lots of folks but many aren't as interested in what I did or why we were there. Down side, no free beer or free hotel since in the US, so down on my rank of good shows. But while we are loving Canada, reminds I flew in Maple Flag annually, 400' of the deck for 3 hrs looking at nothing but a million lakes/ponds thinking about the all the possible bugs there must be, but nice geography to look at. End of my Canada story. Still don't understand why Blue is bad.🤣

                        Been there twice for Grand Prix Motocross at Copetown and Mosport. Also at least twice to Niagara Falls.