SAN FRANCISCO—Claiming they didn’t have anything like it back home, tourist Greg Foskey told reporters during his trip to California this week that he was excited to try one of those vegetables he’d heard so much about. “Whenever you mention California, people always bring up the vegetables, and I want to see what…
  • LotzaSpaghetti@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    5 months ago

    At the risk of sounding like a butthurt Ottawa native, there are many fun things to do we just don’t advertise anything anyone under 50 would enjoy lmao.

    I do enjoy the prevailing meme of it being a super boring place, helps keep the riff raff at bay lol.

    • ObiEnglish
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      5 months ago

      It was just a cheap shot on my part. I have family in Gatineau and my wife is from there and in comparison, Ottawa totally rocks! I actually really like it but I just wanted to play with the stereotype.

      • LotzaSpaghetti@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        5 months ago

        Lmfao no worries it’s actually one of my go-to jokes with my buddies from out of town. It’s a nice place to live but I certainly agree with there being more exciting places in the country lol