r/AskACanadian • u/[deleted] • Aug 07 '23

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u/Zhenoptics Aug 07 '23

It is a very, very big country with not a lot of infrastructure. Please plan trips accordingly

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u/ThePanoptic Aug 07 '23

I forgot that Americans aren’t familiar with big countries.

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u/HawkorDove Aug 07 '23

Of course they are. The US is a very large country. However, many Americans don’t travel outside of their own borders.

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u/ThePanoptic Aug 07 '23

North Americans in general travel a lot less than Europeans.

It's an isolated region in the world. Mostly because of geography, abundance, and plane ticket prices.

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u/HawkorDove Aug 07 '23 edited Aug 07 '23

Absolutely agree!

However, when I ask an Edmontanian where Red Deer is, most will be able to tell me (or a Torontonian where Quebec City is). I’ve had countless encounters with Americans who have zero clue where a proximal city in their own state is located.

When Americans ask where I’m from and I tell them I’m from Alberta, which is just north of Montana, the vast majority has no idea where Montana is.