Alyssa T.
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That is actually how most Europeans and Asians see, little to distinguish one from another. I have a friend I have known since the 70's from Germany who has worked in the travel industry all his life. He has some of the most amazing insights about nationalities, his great comment about Canadians is "very polite, yes, remember they excel at hockey." But, you are right..."ordinary"
That is funny. I have heard jokes about Canadians down here, but mostly with the accent on the vowel sounds (especially the "A" as I'm sure you know). Hockey, yep, that's like my friend from Minnesota (who also has some fun long vowel sounds) who always heard about playing hockey in that state. Being a little country girl from the middle of nowhere USA makes me just a nobody, just a plain Jane. That's okay, I don't care. I loved growing up outside with nobody around. Lots of nature, daydreaming, reading and writing.
It also made traveling to all these exciting places around the US and Europe oh so wonderfully magical! So different from what I grew up with. Like a dream almost.
Sounds like Kansas.
It may be a blessing, as many times we get labelled a certain way out of the gate. The German is going to be this way, etc., often dead on, but we like to at least like to feel unique.
For me its accents. Either eastern Europe or anywhere USA, I can usually pick the place based on the accent
It used to be cheaper to fly into Albany and drive to Montreal, but I just looked up the pricesYeah, I like guessing the accents here. It gets tough with all the varieties from out East. When I was touring around Europe years ago, the people there always wanted to guess our European ancestry. They'd look at facial features and say what we looked like. That was crazy, and I didn't think anybody did that anymore, to be honest. It kinda reminded me of studying the old 19th century stuff when they thought they could tell "race" by the head and face structure or whatever it was. Kinda creepy, but it happened a lot, especially while in Germany --- but it wasn't always Germans there that did that. People from around Europe always wanted to guess or find out where our ancestors had come from. It was neat the way they could tell us so much about the people who lived in certain areas over there, especially if we were in an area where one of us thought we had come from.
Really neat. Traveling is so much fun.
It used to be cheaper to fly into Albany and drive to Montreal, but I just looked up the prices
and it does not look much different.
Canada is very nice, good folks generally.
I have been going to Alberta mostly the last few years, but Quebec is very nice.
Think about going in the warmer season, because they really do have winter.
Yep, no joke! I heard one of my uncles telling me about his old riding buddies and how they rode their motorcycles up through Canada to Alaska and back. He said they had to time it just right to avoid both weather and bad flies or mosquitoes, some nasty bug like that. Maybe both? Anyway, it really sounded like an exciting trip.
Definitely mosquitoes. The further north you go the larger and hungrier they get. Can't imagine doing that trip on a murdercycle, even in a truck you eat a lot of rocks (went through two windshields on my last trip). But it is very, very beautiful.
Did you drive all the way up to Alaska? I would love to do that sometime. Alaska is another of those places that seems magical in my mind. Immense natural beauty, and still so rugged.
Which is the day you were born?I was born on the flanks of a volcano in Northern California that last erupted in 1917.
Which is the day you were born?
j/k
Where in the World? I came to USA from USSR in early 1980s. I visit both English language and Russian language forums.
I was born on the flanks of a volcano in Northern California that last erupted in 1917.
Yep, no joke! I heard one of my uncles telling me about his old riding buddies and how they rode their motorcycles up through Canada to Alaska and back. He said they had to time it just right to avoid both weather and bad flies or mosquitoes, some nasty bug like that. Maybe both? Anyway, it really sounded like an exciting trip.
Born in Oregon but raised in California...
Any trip on a motorcycle would be a great trip.
I would prefer an SUV with lots of gas cans for any trip up the Alaska Highway though.
Born in New Jersey...and have lived here all my life...except for the two years I lived in Lincolnshire, England.
Great state.
We can take it!
I love the west side of Crater Lake.
Tons upon tons of deer and elk there.
Beautiful rich thick rainforest.
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