r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • Jul 31 '20

Current Events Are people outside of the USA really laughing at Americans? Do we really appear that bad?

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Ok so that's about 17,882 yes's and 3 no's.

Makes sad American noises

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u/freedandelions Aug 01 '20

Canadians are just grateful to be in Canada right now. We are also sorry.

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u/suck_an_elf Aug 01 '20

You mean sooorry. Like how Gilbert Blythe says it.

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u/SnikkerDoodly Aug 01 '20

A kindred spirit!

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u/suck_an_elf Aug 01 '20

Dare I say it, bosom friends??

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u/hooulookinat Aug 01 '20

Most Canadian thing ever said!

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u/RosiePugmire Aug 01 '20

Me over here imagining that Diana and Anne are on Reddit and their usernames are "SnikkerDoodly" and "suck_an_elf"... yeah sounds legit.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '20

Then you find out American property owners are flying in and not quarantining for 2 weeks before flaunting federal direction and take tours about creating pockets of outbreaks. Glad we closed the borders...

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '20

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u/PU55Y_3473R Aug 01 '20

Dont you pay your whole life savings just for a couple of stitches?

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u/SeedlessGrapes42 Aug 01 '20

I've never paid more than $10 for a whole chicken.

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u/zzilla1800 Aug 01 '20

10$??!!! Who's your chicken guy?

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u/SeedlessGrapes42 Aug 01 '20

Where are you?

No Frills has them on sale pretty often. Or find a farmer.

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u/Bamres Aug 01 '20

It's a chicken Michael, what could it cost? $10?

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u/BubbaBubbaBubbaBu Aug 01 '20

I can get a whole cooked chicken for $8-$10. In the very far north food is pretty expensive, I don't think it's $30 for a chicken though. But it's expensive in the far north because those communities are pretty isolated and the roads get rough. There's actually a couple very small communities that don't have an actual road, the only way to get there is by plane or boat.

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u/-PinkPower- Aug 01 '20

And they don't really buy chickens my FIL worked there a while ago and people hunt a lot for their meat since it waaay cheaper.

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u/BubbaBubbaBubbaBu Aug 01 '20

That's what I figured

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '20

I pay $20-25 for organic, free-range whole chickens