And my apologies to anyone beforehand if this offends anyone - but I must admit it did make me laugh out loud twice.
Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 WinterOlympics these these are some questions people
the world over are asking!!!! Believe it or not these questions about Canada were posted on an International
Tourism Website (frightening, isn't it!). The answers are a joke but the questions were really asked.
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Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow?(UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.
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Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.
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Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto-can I follow the Railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.
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Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden)
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
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Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed Beaver. (Italy)
A: Let's not touch this one.
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Q: Ar e there any ATM's (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a list them in Toronto, Vancouver,
Edmonton and Halifax? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
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Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Ca-na-da is that big country to your
North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.
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Q: Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the
directions.
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Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
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Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys
Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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Q: Do you have perfume in Canada? (Germany)
A: No, WE don't stink.
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Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in
Canada? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
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Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male
population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
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Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? (USA)
A: Only at Thanksgiving.
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Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.
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Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with
horns. (USA)
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating he brains of anyone walking close to them. You
can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
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Q: I was in Canada in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Surrey, BC.
Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.
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Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.