Welcome Canadian Viewers! / Bienvenues a visionneuses canadiennes!

Whoo… it’s only 3 in the afternoon and I’ve already had more hits today than I’ve ever had. I really do appreciate you’re coming down this way (and, yes, this site — which runs on donations — does accept Canadian dollars). 

I can see how your alarmist press has you thinking frostbite and -30° F is somehow preferable to a libertarian society in the tropics, but c’mon … think about it.  There’s million visitors from the Great White North that come to Mexico every year.  It’s strange that two got their throats slashed (possibly by other Canadians), two got hit by cars and somebody get’s nicked in the foot by a riccocheting bullet… but it’s no more dangerous than a lot of Canada… maybe less dangerous.

The whole “boycott Mexico” thing is kinda bizaree to me. It wasn’t all that long ago that the hip thing to do was claim to be Canadian…

There are those who insist that smart American travelers should stow their Yankee identity and simply pretend they’re Canadians to ensure safe passage overseas.

    New Mexico-based T-Shirt King, in fact, is offering a “Going Canadian” kit for $25 that includes a T-shirt emblazoned with the Canadian flag and the phrase “O Canada,” a matching maple leaf patch for luggage, a window sticker, lapel pin and a little guide called “How to Speak Canadian, Eh?” 

I’m sure the fashion trend will return, and I know you’re be a little uncomfortable wearing the Stars and Stripes, so here’s a compromise solution —

(Offer not valid on London Tube)