do people really think this about canadians?

hmonkey

Dear Amy: I never thought I would be sending in a question for your column; however, I would love to hear your thoughts.

I was dating a 55-year-old man. He was married for 20 years, has been legally separated for four years and divorced for six months.

He seems to think it is normal for him and his ex-wife to sleep together naked when they visit each other, which they do almost every month.

He told me that my objections reflected my narrow American view, and he said their relationship was not sexual.

He is Canadian.

Call me crazy, but that just did not seem to be normal behavior, regardless of cultural differences.

Your thoughts?

— Not Crazy?

TheDuckis

Why are you reading Amy and not US(<~~click)?

MrsMyrtle

I'm so dead right now.

elizabethm4

WOW!!! ha ha thanks for the laugh!

jojobrn

Ha!

Lauriac

What's all this aboot, eh?

baconsmom

Well, that solves her problem: He's imaginary!

*Barbie*

My boss for a year and a half (until 10/2009) was Canadian, and I supported our Canadian plant. They were all batschit crazy. This comment doesn't surprise me, nor does the fact that this woman is actually dumb enough to tolerate this behavior. 

if i never hear "aboot" or "eh?" again for the rest of my life, I will be a much happier person. 

loveshine1

That is hilarious.

I am good friends with some Canadians, and there are very few cultural differences that would make this sort of behavior remotely acceptable.

God she's dumb.

L_Woods

Well that's just bizarre.

*Barbie*

old Boss was big on the British/Canadian spelling of everything too - colours vs. colors, etc. 

she'd get pissed at me if i didn't spell something the "proper" way. (i never did, I'm American, and I have sense...) the best conversation I ever had with her on this was when I pointed out that a Canadian supplier was called Canada Colors and not Canada Colours. I was like, "hmm... looks like SOMEONE in Canada finally learned how to spell..."

Canadian sales reps loved me cause I could talk hockey with them. 

letolar

My fiance and I live in Ottawa right now b/c of his job (but make no mistake, we're Americans!) and I can tell you that there are some crazies here!  We don't say that things are weird anymore, we say they're "Canadian."  I'm always seeing icky shirtless men, and there is no concept of personal space when you're standing in line at the grocery store.  Sigh....

That said, and not trying to be offensive, there are also very many nice, normal Canadians here, who probably find Americans just as weird.  :-)