Lol This has happened a few times but I'm seriously considering ending this old man's face today Lol. Just a quick summarization, he works with my wife at the digital design and printing company she works for. He's been a friend of the boss for decades so that's really the only reason he has a job. Barely comes in, goes home early, barely does anything, steals from the little change jar, just a horrible excuse for a person Lol.

Well my wife has practically been running the place for a year of the two she's been there now as the boss has a bunch of investment properties that he's pretty much managing now. The company is thriving, actually making a profit throughout these rough times, blah blah blah haha.

Anywho, the guy goes up to my wife from the back of the shop yesterday and starts asking her a bit about where she's from and stuff since my wife has quite the unique accent (imagine slight Romanian, Canadian, and American rolled into one). My wife was nice and told him the story of how she ended up here and then after all that he says "Oh so you married an American to get out of Canada and have a better life. I thought America has stricter laws on that stuff."

I'm really thinking about picking her up for lunch and just destroying the guy in the back of the shop, at least no one can hear him scream since the machinery is so loud Lol.

I only post this because I'm sure some of you have come across the same type of ignorance and I'm curious how you just brush it off Lol. Knowing that some people know so little of other countries is one thing, but accepting that they could then just speak without caring about how it'll affect others just disgusts me haha.

sorry I lold for real and found this really funny. I too would want to throat punch that guy, and yea my husband and I share the same type of experience you have and wouldnt mind doing that to a few people !

Moved to America to get out of Canada? I've honestly NEVER heard this before. Canada's a great place. I'm moving for the love of my life, not to have a "better" life in America.

I would definitely send my mini death star on him.

Don't bother hitting the old man, he may just lose some more of his marbles and god knows he needs every last one of them.





My boss thinks that my son and I came here for the opportunities... but then again she calls Syracuse "way up north" and thinks that there's Caribou there.

I don't even correct these people, they are my entertainment.

I've thought this so much, I need to buy a punching bag just to release the energy.

Too bad we don't live in the wild west anymore.

Lol I've decided I'm just going to visit my wife for lunch and ask him how living with his mother at the age of 43 is treating him, that outta do the trick without him being able to sue me haha.


Lol Another funny part is that we're in friggin Michigan, not even an hour away from Canada. I don't know one single person around here who hasn't visited Canada their entire life. The change going over the border is barely even noticeable unless you count seeing people actually walking around or riding public transportation in Canada haha.

But if we didn't have stupid people who would we laugh at??

Lol Great Point

I like that!! ask him very pleasantly.

My fiancé's 40-something-misogynistic-loser-step-brother was telling everybody in the family to watch out because I was just using Matt to get a GC. It really p!ssed me off at first but then I realised everyone was getting quite a chuckle out it.

With all respect to people who've found real love through IMBRA, I too have caught whiffs of some sentiment that meeting online and having a long distance relationship, never mind the Canadian factor, someone with a foreign fiance somehow "couldn't get a local and must be defective". What??

I mean, first of all, so what if we are defective
Maybe Boston is judgmental.

But any whiff of some perception that our marriages are not legitimate.. makes me ... argh. I'm Canadian. Have a beer (over the head), eh.

Heh. I have joked that J is just using me to eventually get into Canada. Of course not.. coming from someone other than us? Tricky. But cool that they were finding amusement and not serious about it.

Yeah, it's funny how that assumption is made...

Hey, I told myself I would never have a long distance relationship. I was quite actively dating locally until a couple years ago etc....and then I met my eventual wife on a hockey forum of all places.

I've heard the saying "love is a choice" before, and while it IS, to some degree, there's no accounting for the "chance encounter" factor. It certainly trumps the distance / convenience factor! Both my wife and I knew within a week of our online courtship that we'd have a long future together. I think it was only a matter of two or three weeks before we told each other of our love.

There's no shame in it. There should be no stigma. It's almost like love exists on a different plane than ours, and sometimes we tap into it on purpose, and sometimes it's completely by happy accident.

People who don't understand how relationships like this can originate don't deserve to understand.

I have heard from someone in regards to my husband: "I don't know why he couldn't find someone locally"

Umm because love doesn't work that way.

Though this came from the same person who told me: "I don't know why you have to go celebrate Canada day, you don't even live there anymore.."

You know I find that the most ignorant people are always the first to open their mouths and say something really stupid.

Lol I never thought if it that way, but the ignorant do seem to talk more than others, crap just look at Fox News (hiyooooooooooooooo haha).

I've even had friends that never understood why I married my wife, even though for the first 11 months we were together we lived less than 15 minutes away from each other. When I stayed with her after she went to Canada and then got married a few years later I was still getting the little "why don't you get with someone that's already over here" comments. Some people will just never experience caring about someone enough to make going through something like the immigration process worth it I guess. All I can say is sucks to be them haha.

Ouch, that's terrible. This person is such a loser that he has to put down others. Punch him twice, hard ...

I prefer kicks in the ball sack over punches. Less pressure on the hand.

But yeah, that guy is so obviously an idiot. He's not even worth your time! And criminal charge...

So far I haven't heard anything really insulting about Canada and me being Canadian, but I'm sure it will come eventually. People are usually fascinated like I came from outer space or something. Colorado actually has a decent sized Canadian population too, people just don't realize it because we don't wear name tags.

Really? that's where I'm heading (hopefully sometime soon).
Do you know if there are a lot French Canadians? Im scared of missing the French.
I was surprised by the amount of French I saw in Denver in shops etc., but I wasnt sure if there actually were people speaking French.

LOL -- that's hilarious. If only! ;P

I know 2 personally, and I don't really know anyone But its funny when I tell people I'm from Canada. I either get the "wow, Canada, isn't it cold up there?!" Stuff, or I get "oh that's funny, my sisters best friend married a Canadian!" The guy who did our wedding cake has a daughter who married a Canadian and lives in Montreal, the woman who did out groomsman's tux fitting has a Canadian dad, and like 3/4 of the Colorado Avalanche? Canadian!

I honestly haven't encountered ONE French speaking person in the state. Its like a nonexistent language. Sometimes I say things in French for fun, because I get strange look and literally nobody knows what I'm saying. The best part is that, I suck at French, but there is nobody around to correct me With that said, for some reason, I see a lot of products that come with French instructions or French/English labels. Maybe its the Canadian influence? Or maybe there are french people that I haven't found yet. Its all about the Spanish. Wish I knew some words to better communicate with people.

But that's so cool you're coming to Colorado kizza!! Where abouts in the state are you moving?



Hi my name is "Canada"

I met a few French from France but it's not the same.
Yeah, it is funny how most of the Avalanche players are from Qc! I love it!
I find Coloradans pretty cool and open minded in general... It seems like most of the population comes from a bit everywhere in the country!

I'll be moving to Edwards, about 10 minutes west of Vail, down I-70.

Im curious because Ive see little shops with lots of French on signage, but dont know if it's just to be fancy. And at the Tattered Cover bookstore (love that store!!) they have a section dedicated to French language magazines. Better than nothing.

Wow, you're going to be way into the mountains! Very cool. We live in the metro but make a point to take a trip into the mountains at least once a month. We were in Vail a couple weeks back on our way through to Glenwood Springs. Part of me wants to live there but then part of me doesn't. I can imagine you get your fair share of snow!

I love going to Glenwood Springs!! love driving through the canyon. Sometimes in summer we do river floats too and end up there. They have 2 great mexican restaurants if ever you're interested!

Edwards gets a lot of snow, but a little less than Vail, as its already a little lower in attitude.

I love the lifestyle there, but sometimes I find it a little small-town.... That's why we like to go to Denver to hang out about once a month!

It was my first trip to Glenwood and It was so cool! Unfortunately we didn't have much time to spend since we did a weekend mountain tour that involved way to much driving But I would definitely love to go back. I can see what you mean about the small town thing though... a lot of mountain towns are just so tiny. I was actually surprised at how small Vail is. I expected it to be bigger! Ever been to Silverthorne? I love shopping up there.

But when you move we'll have to get together and talk about Canada! There's another Canadian VJer here in the metro I see every now and then. We can turn it into a Canada party.

I love how the punching someone in the face thread has turned into us talking about Colorado!

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Sorry had to bump these two threads just to get them side by side because I thought it would be funny.



It was... to me anyways...

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Everyone needs a reason.

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Hahaha. I was wondering what your little "murp" and "meep" utterances were for.

Not that you wouldn't murp or meep just for the sake of murping and meeping, of course.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJJW7EF5aVk

Haha yea. I murp and meep a lot.

Did you hear about that principal who banned the word meep?? Like how can you ban meep? It's the best word to say in moments of complete social awkwardness!

that could cause your wife problems at work....you know the story will be different when the boss hears it. i'd buy a subscription to a gay swinger mag in his name w/ his neighbor's address on it.

I love how the punching someone in the face thread has turned into us talking about Colorado! yes! sorry about the digression! I miss Colorado!

But when you move we'll have to get together and talk about Canada! There's another Canadian VJer here in the metro I see every now and then. We can turn it into a Canada party. Definitely! It'd be fun.

And I love the gay swinger magasine idea. I can just imagine the awkward moment when the neighbour will bring the mag the guy's mom.

No offense to any Americans, but I wouldn't consider getting out of Canada & moving to the U.S "getting a better life"!!!


Bowflex...If you DO decide to kick this guys a$$, make sure you don't get caught(we don't want you posting on here from jail!!)

And please post pics if the above event does happen. We could post it on you-tube "Bow-flex sucker punches 43 year old Mommy's boy while VJ cheers from various places around the country."

I wanted to punch my hairstylist today (had to go to a different one...the person who usually does my hair was booked!!).
I specifically asked...I'd like to keep my length...and he said he would cut off an inch max. Definitely came out like 4 inches shorter

Although, pointing that out to such an idiot as our swinger could lead to personal injury..

I've encountered too the ignorant people one of my husbands best friends mom when I first met her said to brad " you couldn't find an American"? I left with a horrible first impression of her for other reasons as well.

When it comes to hanging out with my husbands co workers at social gatherings there are 3 types.... 1 the ones who find out your from Canada and ignore you/ they don't know what to say ( cuz we are aliens from a diff planet....lol) 2. The ignorant big mouthed that say/ask stupid things about Canada. & 3. Friendly/accepting that can hold a conversation.

This is totally off topic but within similar... trends of this conversation.

A few years ago, my future WIL introduced me to her mom, saying that I'm "so and so and she is moving to Canada because she cannot get in the United States."

I was floored. Who does sh*t like that Or say sh*t like that?

Anyway I hope you are able to avenge your wife... but not in a super violent fashion. Maybe scratching his car?

I can't even count the number of people who've said this to me.

@bowflex: Holy crap.... I don't even know what to say about that.

Well, perhaps yer wife could rig some power cable in the proper way, let him touch the bare wire at some point.

Canadians are violent.

I think the thing that floors me the most is the "can't you find someone local", like they should have just married someone. No wonder theres so much divorce with people not finding people they are at least partially compatible with at some point. I am a firm believer that you can't pick who you love, there are chances for you to meet the right one, its just based on if you take those chances or not. Why on earth should someone settle for someone local just because its easier if they love someone far away. Pft.

I hate the "using you for a green card ppl too". My future MIL actually asked Wes if I was using him for one when we first started talking about getting married. I can understand the concern but I'm from Canada. Its not exactly horrible up here, and I don't imagine too many of us are clamoring to get away from the conditions here.

@bowflex, I can't believe he said that to your wife, thats just horrible. I hope he gets a papercut on Monday that doesn't heal for 2 weeks.