It's raining Canadians!

[KidRick]

Just my take on this. I say Canada or western Canada because saying Saskatchewan most often produces a "deer in the head lights" expression.

I can say it, have a good handle on where it is but if asked to spell I may give you a deer in the head lights look, then short circuit. When in Negril, no math or spelling. It's a survival mechanism.

[M&G Montreal]

This is a fun post! Some observations:

Somebody asked if this a hockey forum. If you're talking about Canadians, it's gonna run to hockey eventually. That's just who we are. You can't talk about Canucks without hockey coming into the convo.

In a playful mood: Tim Horton's versus Dunkin Donuts? Comments anyone? (TeeHee)

Bless you, Buckeye (I wanna hear what's behind that name!) for not knowing what a "SUB" is. I provided a lot a laughs to a previous thread with my ignorance on that! Apparently it has nothing to do with the product of Subway! It has to do with self-rolled, smokable items made with tobacco and some of JA's local herbs! 'nuff said!

Reading thru this, I got to thinking about Road Hockey. Another version of our Favourite Pastime. A road hockey game on the Cliff Road! Giving a whole new meaning to - and decibel level to - CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone game?

I am Canadian. I do not drink beer (there is a special section on our Passport applications for non-beer drinkers, that needs to be notarized, but, I am Canadian ... eh?) and while I love Jamaica, the people, the vibe, the music, the culture - it is the weather I go back for. The other stuff are plusses. I mean, really? Some have posted 'it's not for the weather". Well, it is for me. When you live in a country with 9 months of winter and 3 months of poor skiing - it's the weather that is the ORIGINAL draw. You could take the Jamaican vibe/culture/food/people/music and put it on Baffin Island .. and I am not sure how many of us would go there, versus Jamaica! Probably not a lot - certainly not moi! And NOT in February! (we have gone regularly in summer, and it's awesome! I highly recommend it!)

I am from Quebec and if you hear me say 'aboot", I am probably talking about protective footwear that I have to wear November to ?????? (somebody tell me when I can wear my flip flops!!!!) . They keep my toes from falling off!

If it's raining Canadians, be happy! We are warm for the first time in 3 months and not freezing our Royal Canadian Nay Nays off!
We drink good, we are happy. We love where we are and who we are with.

I do say "eh" a lot. But that's OK.

I AM Canadian! Eh?

[Flipadelphia26]

Someone from somewhere in Canada definitely says aboot. lol. "I'm from.... name the province .... I dont say aboot"

haha

[gerryg123]

I would say at least half the tourists who stay at Seastar Inn are from Canada, partly because Chris Tomney is originally from Winnipeg.

I love Canadians, though it's too bad they can't keep up with Californians drink for drink at the bar -- ha ha, just kiddin'.

I think a BIG reason they love Jamaica is the direct flights. You can't do that from Los Angeles, and it's a pain to suffer through layovers every trip. There are only a handful of US cities that fly directly to Montego Bay, and that's why a lot of tourists instead go to Hawaii or Mexico.

[treefrog]

I paid $480 for a return ticket taxes included from Toronto on WestJet. April6-14, I booked mid Jan.
I just checked today and Air Canada was $520 return. Canadian $
That might explain part of it.

[nutz4travel]

I think a BIG reason they love Jamaica is the direct flights.

Jamaica is special, that's why we love it The direct flights help, but we can also fly direct to Mexico, DR and Cuba and that's just from our little airport. We might pay more than Americans for our flights, but we seem to have a lot more direct flights to choose from...

[TAH]

I paid $480 for a return ticket taxes included from Toronto on WestJet. April6-14, I booked mid Jan.
I just checked today and Air Canada was $520 return. Canadian $
That might explain part of it.

That's more than I pay round trip from Detroit. There's always a connection, nothing direct, but seems a lot more reasonable.

[rosalie]

I feel very lucky only 3hrs and 40 minutes non stop from Chicago about 400-450 rt. It makes it very easy to go and go and go, you get the point

[gerryg123]

I think Chicago might be the most remote direct flight from USA.

[sandman66]

Direct flights from Saskatchewan - good luck with that. When we flew to MoBay in Dec 2013 it cost over $1500 each return, plus the cost of a hotel in Toronto overnight. It's funny how it seems people from Ontario have an attitude they are the only place in Canada.
As for Canadians being friendly, well on a previous trip we had an overnighter in Minneapolis. We ended up spending a few hours at the mall of America. Without question, in every store we entered, the sales staff were so pleasant and friendly I wanted to puke LOL. Seriously, we have met countless people from Minnesota while in Negril, and they remind me of us prairie Canadians. No attitude and fun to hang with.