Yeah, just don't ask anyone at MIT to find Canada on a map
Actually, a local story of note: With the rise of the Canadian dollar, (or the plummeting of the US Greenback, depends on your perspective, I guess) there's been a massive increase in cross-border shopping. .....mainly because Canadian retailers are fucking thieves & generally hated country-wide. In an effort to lure back Canadian customers, a local retail group from the town of Leamington put out a radio & print campaign, "Top Ten Reasons to shop in Leamington" much like a David Letterman gag..... here's a couple of them:
8. If you're going to downtown Detroit and you speak French ... good luck.
7. If you're going to downtown Detroit and you speak English ... good luck.
2. With the gas and time you'll save why risk it in a crazy foreign country.
What I find really weak is that some American business types got offended by this. I mean, come on, Canada has been the butt of countless jokes at the hands of Americans ("Blame Canada" anyone?) & we've taken it in good stride.... you have to be able to laugh at yourself. Besides, America needs Canada for it's talented actors, comedians, & hotter than hell porn-goddesses.
Here's a direct quote from our local paper.
But Dennis McLellan, a 55-year-old real estate agent from Sterling Heights, Mich., said he is appalled by the advertisement, which he says poisons the relationship between Canada and the United States.
He received a copy of the list from his mother who lives in the Leamington area.
"This needs to be stopped," he said Wednesday. "This is not a way to nurture good relations between two countries."
This guy needs to grow a thicker skin.
That being said, on a personal note, I love to visit the states. Great people & great times.
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