Canada is....

...Arnold's Cove, Argentia, Amherst, Alberton, Alma, Amqui, Asbestos, Aupaluk, Alexandria, Athens, Armstrong, Altona, Athabasca, Ashern, Assiniboia, Arborfield, Anzac, Abbortsford, Alice Arm, Arviat, Aklavik...

British Holiday-Makers

One thing one soon notices about Canadians is how radioactive with cheer they are. As a typically anti-social Brit, it soon becomes exhausting the process of smiling, nodding and saying a quick 'hallo' to everyone you wander past. Being friendly is such hard work!

You can see this in the British holiday-makers who travel to Canada, at first these hapless individuals seem perpetually befuddled: people they dont know are actually talking to them! After a few days this goggle-eyed confusion turns into a depleted and terrified rictus grin: These people keep talking to us, dear!

The Roads

"Why the heck are Canadian roads so bloody awful?" I asked Sarah "The UK is nothing but roads, and we seem to manage it alright"

"Because we actually have a winter" she replied casually.

Couldn't really argue with that.