> Subject: Fw: Vancouver 2010 and other stories
>
> Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the
>>>2010 Winter
>>> >> Olympics, these are some questions people the
>>>world over are asking!!!!
>>> >>
>>> >> Believe it or not these questions about Canada
>>>were posted on an
>>> >> International Tourism Website (frightening, isn't
>>>it!)
>>> >>
>>> >> Obviously, the answers are a joke; but the
>>>questions were really
>>> >> asked.
>>>
>>> >> Q:I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so
>>>how do the plants
>>> >> grow?(UK)
>>> >>
>>> >> A. We import all plants fully grown and then just
>>>sit around and
>>> >> watch
>>> >> them die.
>>> >>---------------------
>>> >> Q:Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the
>>>street? (USA)
>>> >>
>>> >> A:Depends on how much you've been drinking.
>>> >>---------------------
>>> >> Q:I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto-can I
>>>follow the
>>> >> Railroad tracks?
>>> >> (Sweden)
>>> >> A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots
>>>of water.
>>> >>---------------------
>>> >>
>>> >> Q:Is it safe to run around in the bushes in
>>>Canada? (Sweden)
>>> >> A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.
>>> >>---------------------
>>> >> Q: It is imperative that I find the names and
>>>addresses of places
>>> >> to contact for a stuffed Beaver. (Italy)
>>> >> A:Let's not touch this one.
>>> >>---------------------
>>> >> Q: Are there any ATM's(cash machines) in Canada?
>>>Can you send me a
>>> >> list of them in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and
>>>Halifax? (UK)
>>> >> A: What did your last slave die of?
>>> >>----------------------
>>> >> Q: Can you give me some information about hippo
>>>racing in Canada?
>>> >> (USA )
>>> >> A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent
>>>south of Europe.
>>> >> Ca-na-da is
>>> >> that big country to your North...oh forget it.
>>>Sure, the hippo
>>> >> racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come
>>>naked.
>>> >>-----------------------
>>> >> Q: Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
>>> >> A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact
>>>us when you get
>>> >> here and we'll send the rest of the directions.
>>> >>-----------------------
>>> >> Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada? (UK)
>>> >> A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
>>> >>------------------------
>>> >> Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir
>>>schedule? (USA)
>>> >> A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country
>>>bordering Ger-man-y,
>>> >> which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys
>>>Choir plays every
>>> >> Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary,
>>>straight after the hippo
>>> >> races. Comenaked.
>>> >>-------------------------
>>> >> Q: Do you have perfume in Canada? (Germany)
>>> >> A: No, WE don't stink.
>>> >>-------------------------
>>> >> Q: I have developed a new product that is the
>>>fountain of
>>> >> youth. Can you sell it in Canada? (USA)
>>> >> A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans
>>>gather.
>>> >>-------------------------
>>> >> Q: Can you tell me the regions in British
>>>Columbia where the
>>> >> female population is smaller than the male
>>>population? (Italy)
>>> >> A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
>>> >>--------------------------
>>> >> Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? (USA)
>>>
>>> >> A: Only at Thanksgiving.
>>> >>--------------------------
>>> >> Q:Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk
>>>available all year
>>> >> round? (Germany)
>>> >> A:No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan
>>>hunter/gathers. Milk
>>> >> is illegal.
>>> >>---------------------------
>>> >> Q: I have a question about a famous animal in
>>>Canada, but I
>>> >> forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with
>>>horns. (USA)
>>> >> A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very
>>>violent,
>>> >> eating the brains of anyone walking close to
>>>them. You can scare them
>>> >> off by spraying yourself with human urine before
>>>you go out
>>> >> walking.
>>> >>-----------------------------
>>> >> Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I
>>>go? (USA)
>>> >> A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
>>> >>-----------------------------
>>> >> Please send this on to any who you think will
>>>enjoy it as much as I
>>> >> have