A Nation Of Size Queens
(I work at a tourist information booth set up along the path by Niagara Falls.)
Tourist: “Excuse me, ma’am. How do I get to the falls from here?”
Me: “The Falls? They’re just behind me. That one is the Canadian Falls, also known as the Horseshoe Falls, and that other one’s the American Falls. ”
Tourist: “Why is the Cay-nay-dian Falls bigger than ours?”
Me: “Geography, I suppose.”
Tourist: “I think you have it wrong. The big one MUST be the American one.”
Me: “No, that one is the Canadian Falls.”
Tourist: “This is insane! I’m going to write my congressman and demand that that-there big falls should be ours! You Cay-Nay-Dians shouldn’t have the big one!”
Me: “You’re going to annex our Falls? Really?”
Tourist: “H*** yes I am! I have more of a right to it than you do!”
Me: “But… it’s in my country.”
Tourist: “Well, we’ll just see about that!” *storms off*
This story is part of our Canada Day roundup!
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