For Sure!

Throughout our time in Canada, the people were so refreshingly nice! It's as if they don't want to trouble you and no question is a bother to them. It's so lovely! We went into the grocery store looking for safety pins for Michael, and the lady we asked looked so disappointed that they didn't carry them there and even offered us a couple of pins she had on her uniform apron. I also had to laugh that we had two separate waitresses that would always respond with a kind 'For sure' to any request. Everyone was so polite and helpful, even when we had a minor issue with credit cards at Walmart (apparently See ID is not acceptable on credit cards in Canada Walmarts), the customer service manager was still lovely in her firmness. In further consideration, the novelty of this, to me, may not so much be a compliment to the Canadians as a poor reflection of my experiences in South Florida. Sad. Yes, we need to move.

Canada, I think, would be a great place to live, for sure. If it weren't for the different money (though the exchange rate is about even), the metric system, higher cost of living ($50 case of beer!), and the occasional difference in the inflection of their words, one would not know they were in a foreign country. In many ways it was an odd contrast for me. Here I was in another country that felt so comfortable that it was like I was still in the US. In the past I have traveled abroad and I always felt a little out of place, felt like an outsider. Here, we blended right in and I'm sure hardly anyone knew we were not Canadian, too.

And the produce! I loved all the fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers and herbs that were available at little stands around every bend. How wonderful it would be to have all that available to you all season, and at a considerable savings, no less.












No, I am not switching nationalities here (though while we were in Vancouver Michael asked when we were moving there). However, I have found a new love and respect for our friendly neighbors to the North.

And I didn't even hear one person say, "eh?".