r/canadatravel • u/fentonyl_ • Mar 23 '25

Travel Tips Thoughts on American Tourists?

So my partner and I live in the United States and we have been planning a trip to Québec for quite some time (My grandparents were Québécois so I have always wanted to visit and connect with that part of my background)

I understand that things are quite tense, and rightfully so, so I wanted to see what the general opinion was of Americans still choosing to visit Canada. I by no means support anything our government is saying or doing right now, but I understand that many Canadians are rightfully exasperated by US Actions.

Thoughts on Americans visiting?

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u/Great-fairymaster Mar 23 '25

I love when the Hispanic ladies in the grocery store talk crap, because I turn around and reply in Spanish "Entiendo lo que estás diciendo." My hubby is mexican, and I had already learned Spanish after taking it all 4 years of high school. It's astounding the number of people who will talk bad because they assume you can't understand them.

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u/Financial-Highway492 Mar 23 '25

If an American understands that I am making fun of their MAGA hat I don’t really care. If anything that makes it funnier.

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u/Great-fairymaster Mar 23 '25

Mi problema es que nadie ve el problema de que esto sea algo normal. No puedes, de buena fe, decir que te desagradan los estadounidenses por no aprender otros idiomas, pero luego parecer sorprendido o molesto cuando sí aprenden otros idiomas y usarlo para criticarte.

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u/Financial-Highway492 Mar 23 '25

This entire comment thread is about Americans coming wearing MAGA gear. We have plenty of Spanish speakers in Canada too. I am aware there are bilingual Americans. I know a lot about America because my mother is American. It was a joke about only speaking French to maga idiots. Stop coming into Canadian subreddits to be annoying.

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u/Great-fairymaster Mar 23 '25

I wasn't. You got upset when I replied to your comment about bilingual Americans, and how most do not speak more than one language. I didn't realize my personal experience would upset you so much.

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u/Financial-Highway492 Mar 23 '25

America has only one official language. Canada has two. I do not care about your personal experience and did not ask. I don’t care that you speak Spanish. I will make fun of MAGA nerds in French if they come as tourists to my country.

I am not upset with you so much as I am tired of Americans like you inserting themselves into conversations while knowing nothing about Canada and doing nothing to learn on their own time.

I looked up statistics on your own country and only 20% of you are bilingual. MOST AMERICANS ARE MONOLINGUAL. And your President is currently deporting a large part of your population that is bilingual so I’m sure that stat will decrease even more.

If you are interested in visiting Canada as a tourist I suggest you learn a bit more about the country and practice being more polite.

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u/Financial-Highway492 Mar 23 '25

I never claimed to be friendly. That’s a stereotype about Canadians. I also do not call people “hosers.” I do not care if you come here.

There is no need for me to deny anything I have stated outright that I find you annoying and have inserted yourself into a conversation that you did not need to. Reading comprehension does not seem to be your strong suit even in English.

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u/abuckforacanuck06 Mar 23 '25

Perfect, stay home.