Where should this Texas gal pretend to be from when I go to Canada

[efhmc]

in Feb.? I have a feeling I am going to be so frozen that I won't be able to speak but just in case, what should I say. Maybe Conneticut?

[LoZoccolo]

1. Texas.

If they hold it against you they are asshats.

[efhmc]

5. Maybe but I need a backup story. Can I say that I am really a Texan

and that georgie is a carpetbagging piece of fecal matter?

[TahitiNut]

2. It's not nice to fib to Canadians.

Confess your sins and do penance. :evilgrin:

[efhmc]

17. But the sin is not mine. I've been fighting that little creep for over 10

years.

[TahitiNut]

19. The "sin" is losing. It's sorta like "the sins of the fathers."

We're ALL doing penance ... and will be for decades to come.

[auntAgonist]

3. Be yourself

I prefer people to be truthful when I meet them.

You'll enjoy Canada, what part are you going to?

[efhmc]

11. Whistler and Vancouver.

[auntAgonist]

21. Excellent.

You'll have a great time, the Rockies are breathtaking.

[madison2000]

4. any of the states bordering Canada will do

no fur coats or funky Texas hats, ok? :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Where in Canada are you going?

[efhmc]

7. The only thing going on my head is something really, really warm.

Going to Whistler and Vancouver. Really looking forward to it. I used to be so proud of being a Texan. SIGH.

[efhmc]

10. I would never wear fur but any ideas what to do with old ones I inherited

from long dead, fashion-loving aunties?

[tjwmason]

6. Admit to Texas

And point out the Bush is a damn-yankee pretending to be a Texan.

[efhmc]

37. Makes me so angry that the real folks, like me, have to be ashamed to

be from my state.

[aQuArius]

8. Just wear a shirt that says...

"Proud Texan, but I never voted for that George Bush guy in my life!"

[efhmc]

9. Do you have one of those in something fuzzy and wooly and warm?

[AndyTiedye]

12. Wear a Dixie Chicks T-Shirt

> Where should this Texas gal pretend to be from when I go to Canada

No use trying to hide it, the accent would give you away.
Wear a Dixie Chicks T-Shirt.

> Maybe Conneticut?

That would NEVER work. Besides, I think that's Boosh**'s real home state.

[bearfan454]

13. I know what you mean efhmc

We are hated now because of this idiot.

[efhmc]

15. The problem with answering truthfully that I have a "slight" tendency

to go off the deep end haranguing about that idiot. Not a good way to make friends.

[u4ic]

22. On the contrary

after saying that, I'll bet all your drinks will be on the house! ;)

[crispini]

14. Just do it like this;

Canadian: "Where are you from?"

You: "Texas-but-I-think-George-Bush-is-an-asshat."

they'll forgive you. that's what i did in vancouver, worked like a charm. besides, they need to know that we're not ALL bozos.

[efhmc]

16. That could work. Can I get a button with the w and a slash through it to

wear on a daily basis? Where would I find one of those? Hummmm, time for a DU search.

[Swede]

18. Just be yourself. Americans are welcome here no matter what state.

Canadians won't judge you by your governement.

[efhmc]

20. Maybe there is such a thing as too much tolerance. (BTW, that is a joke.)

[GOPisEvil]

23. I went to Vancouver recently.

I told the truth - it wasn't so bad. :-)

[BikeWriter]

24. Your accent will never pass. I hear they still like us. n/t

[efhmc]

30. I cannot sound like I am from northern states but I get this statement all

the time, "but you do not sound like you are from Texas". My daughters get the same reaction. Since we are all members of the DRT which means our people have been here since or before the republic, we are indeed Texans, we just do not sound like that phoney baloney idiot bush. I always reply, "This is what real Texans sound like."

[Radical Activist]

25. Just wear a Kerry button

or an impeach Bush button. They'll like you even better knowing you're from Texas and don't like Bush.

[efhmc]

31. Love it. Thanks for the idea.

I have my Kerry button. I also have a button that says, "I did not vote for his Daddy either."

[hfojvt]

26. as Bikewriter said, you cannot pick a northern state

if you have a southern accent. So tell them you are from Kansas. Sure, it is just as red as Takes-us, but never had Bush as governor or resident. When people hear Kansas, they think of Toto and the Wizard.
Plus, you will not need a return ticket to get home. Just put on the ruby slippers and click your heels together ...

[efhmc]

33. I am sure Kansas folks are great but it just not me. Also, as I already

stated no one can pick me out by an accent. It is just this problem I have with lying and if I have to tell the truth, I will go on and on about the evil *bush and as much as my daughter agrees with me, she sometimes gets bored with how I go on and on and on.

[JVS]

27. Learn to pass as a Newfie!

[efhmc]

34. So what the hay is that? Someone from Newfoundland, I suspect.

I have a real strong feeling I would not be able to pull that off. For instance is that the right spelling?

[LDS Jock]

28. some of us in Texas don't have an accent.. you could try California

neutral accent, don't have to sound like a 'yankee' or anything elaborate. Texas is nothing to be ashamed of though. * is not a real Texan.

[efhmc]

35. Sweetie, as a true Texan I so know that. I do love Cal., and I do not

have what most think of as a "Texas" accent but I am not sure I could pass as a member of that exemplary state (at least until arnold).

[CatBoreal]

29. From a Canuck....

Just say you're from Texas. Honestly, we won't care unless you start insisting we sent troops to Vietnam or go on and on about the joys of a balistic missile defense system.

Be yourself and enjoy the skiing. (I'm assuming that's why you're going to Whistler)

[efhmc]

36. Right, I am taking my daughter for her bd. I plan on doing a great deal of

relaxing by the fire with a nice book and cup of cocoa and/or glass of wine. I'll be outside for some walks but let's see how this southern gal takes that really, really cold weather. Those walks may be very, very short.

[TroubleMan]

32. Pretend you're Belgian

It's not like anybody knows what the hell a Belgian accent sounds like anyway.

[efhmc]

38. I have a Belgian friend and he speaks French. My daughter's French is

good but mine is old and suspect. I do not think that is going to work.