Re: Completely OT: Vancouver Olympics tourist questions

[der Mouse <mouse () rodents montreal qc ca>]

> My brother sent me the following list of questions, from a "visit
> Canada" website, submitted by potential visitors who were desirous of
> more information about Canada, as well as the answers that the
> visitor's bureau staff would obviously love to send back, but don't
> dare:

> 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.

Q: What's the difference betweewn a European and a North American?
A: The European thinks 100 miles is a long distance; the North American
thinks 100 years is a long time.

That Swede quite likely simply did not realize just how *big* Canada
is; most European countries are things one can do a day-trip to the
other end of by train.

Not that that necessarily reduces the temptation to snark about it. :)

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