theres no way the average australian could tell americans from (anglo) canadians, that is either a knowing reference to the 'conscientous/guilty americans abroad pretend to be canadian' demograpic or learning from experience that americans mistaken for canadians are less likely to be upset than canadians mistaken for americans
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 21:29 (nine years ago) link
Tons of Deutsche tourists in NYC
― calstars, Tuesday, 26 August 2014 21:48 (nine years ago) link
^^^same thing happened to my family in australia, ppl seemed disappointed we were not canadian when they found out
― dan m, Tuesday, August 26, 2014 1:58 PM (9 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Tbf they might as well BE Canadian.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 23:52 (nine years ago) link
many xposts: weird that american tourists don't form queues when travelling because they sure as hell like lining up for no reason when they're at home
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 26 August 2014 23:55 (nine years ago) link
pleasant plains, you should visit the darling downs when you're in australia.
― estela, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
learning from experience that americans mistaken for canadians are less likely to be upset than canadians mistaken for americans
Maybe. I would've figured she guessed American since the odds would have been in her favor, but good point.
It looks like a nice verdant area with plenty of - wait, this is about my username, isn't it?
― pplains, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 00:34 (nine years ago) link
loool estela
― SEEMS TO ME (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 00:59 (nine years ago) link
there are surely worse places to go than this
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/BunyaMtns-SW.jpg
otherwise, wikipedia suggests the darling downs are a place where 'blokes' might live, and where more 'traditional' australian values might predominate
― Nothing less than the Spirit of the Age (nakhchivan), Wednesday, 27 August 2014 01:01 (nine years ago) link
Sounds a lot like Pleasant Plains then.
― pplains, Wednesday, 27 August 2014 01:16 (nine years ago) link