Maybe it's just an indication that I need to go on vacation more often, but I had a truly great time in Canada. I've only ever been to Quebec before so this was my first real adventure in an English speaking part of the country. British Columbia is absolutely gorgeous. But more importantly (because Washington state is gorgeous, too) the people are so damn polite. Everyone says that the people in Seattle are nice, and although I don't quite agree, I can see why they say that. Seattlites either pretend that they are your friends, or they ignore you completely. When they pretend to be your friend they probably seem very nice (unless you're naturally cynical and suspicious like me) and can make you feel very much at home. When they ignore you, you can probably just ignore them back (unless you're curious and observant and long to be loved like me) and not even know the difference. The Canadians that I met did neither of those things. They didn't try to win me over, and they weren't rude. They were simply very polite. And not in a forced way, more like there's just no reason not to be. They made me want to be a Canadian. I felt like they could peg me as an American the second I opened my mouth, but I wanted to fit in with them. It was weird.
Anyway, here's one little example that I think illustrates why Canada is so great:
We were walking down the main drag (or what seemed to be the main drag from our limited wandering). There were two police officers in front of us on the sidewalk. Both looked young, one male, one female. They came up to an arcade and stopped in the entrance, looking inside. The guy got a grin on his face looking at one of the shooting games and said to the woman, "Hey, how 'boot I take oot my gun and..." nodding toward the game. (note: I took some creative license with the accent, it really wasn't that bad.) It struck me as the kind of thing I would say and think if I were a cop. That's why I could never be an american cop. (Incidentally, it's also what makes Super Troopers such a kick-ass movie.)
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