Where are you from question?

[Camshell]

When at Disneyworld or Disneyland, and someone asks where you are from do you just say Canada, or do you say your city (and possibly province)?

Honestly I never really know what to say. Sometimes I say Canada, other times I might say my city. We're heading to Aulani soon, so it'll will probably come up again.

Love to know what others say when asked. Just an unoffical poll.

 

[LdnCpl]

We always say the whole thing..London, Ontario, Canada. Leaves little room for follow up questions.

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

We always tell people "we're from Ontario, Canada....from a small city about 2 hours east of Toronto". We find most Americans have a rough idea of where Toronto is located (and many have been there) so this gives them the best point of reference.

 

[Ted in Halifax]

I say "Nova Scotia", they say "Nova what?"

 

[fan1080]

I say "Nova Scotia", they say "Nova what?"

lololol..... ain't that the truth.

We gave up on telling people we are from Nova Scotia for that very reason. We just say East Coast of Canada now.

 

[lizabu]

I always just say Canada. My Mom is American and I have enough US relatives to know that most Americans will just leave it at that. Once in a while you get the odd American that realizes we have provinces and different parts of Canada and they may ask what city etc but it's pretty rare.

 

[NSmuppetmom]

We say Nova Scotia, Canada. When they say, "WHERE!?!?!" We explain that we are that little bit of land jutting out into the Atlantic. That often helps.
The following question is typically, "So, it is really cold there, right?!?!" AT which point we explain that we get NYC / Boston's weather about a day later.

 

[3pletprincesses]

We always say Ottawa, Canada although we live in gatineau.

 

[BitsnBearsMom]

We always say toronto even though we are from Guelph..... No one seems to know Guelph but everyone seems familiar with Toronto!

 

[darwinsrule]

I guess that is the advantage of living in Toronto. You say Toronto and they get it.

Growing up in Northern Ontario however I get where people are coming from on this. You might as well say 'Mars', and even then there times when you would still get blank looks.

 

[pacostrano]

We always say Ottawa, Canada although we live in gatineau.

The world is small on the internet lol

I do says too I live in ottawa lol

 

[cpbjgc]

I say Winnipeg. This is often (not always!) followed by a blank stare at which point I say "...just north of North Dakota", a further blank stare "... about 8 hours from Minneapolis", which often gets us there.

We have run into a number of florida native cast members who not only knew where Winnipeg was, but had even been here (either friends or family from around Winnipeg).

What is more fun is when someone says, "Oh, you are from Canada! Do you know my friend X from Toronto?". So far, I have never known their friends . I guess a 24 hour drive is a little too much separation.

 

[SaskDisNut]

Try telling people you are from Saskatchewan. You do get some strange looks!

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Try telling people you are from Saskatchewan. You do get some strange looks!

Have you ever seen the movie Grown Ups? And the scene with the hunky lifeguard with the atrocious voice? He's from "Saskatachatoon". lol, your post totally made me think of that movie!!!

 

[ccudmore]

We always say the whole thing..London, Ontario, Canada. Leaves little room for follow up questions.

As a native Londoner, I learned that even in Canada if you say you're from London, people assume you mean London, England. It seems that the city's name has actually morphed into "Londonontario". At least that's what most people say when asked where they're from.

 

[dancin Disney style]

Have you ever seen the movie Grown Ups? And the scene with the hunky lifeguard with the atrocious voice? He's from "Saskatachatoon". lol, your post totally made me think of that movie!!!

Yep...that was the best. He even has a french accent and threw in an 'eh' at the end

I always just say I'm from Canada. I'm often asked what part...then I say the Toronto area. I'm in Oakville so TO is only 15 minute down the highway.

 

[minnie mum]

We just start with "Canada", then if asked will add "Ontario", then if asked further will add "a little town about 1 1/2 hrs east of Toronto". For a lot of people just the country is enough for them. I laughed at the response a PP got about Winnipeg. That was EXACTLY what happened to us when we went to WDW while living there.

 

[papertraveller]

Well we are actually in Toronto, and on our trip last month we answered this precise question.

The guy who asked it just shook his head at the response, and said, "I don't know. I'm from Atlanta."

DH started talking baseball and trades, and it wasn't long before the guy got it ... sort of.

 

[ejrj]

Too funny. I'm a Canadian living in the Southern US. My little ones were watching Sesame Street this morning and Grover did a whole sketch on Saskatchewan. They must have said it 20 times. Just thought the timing of this thread was funny.

Also have to add that, for years we lived in a border state and people would look at a cross eyed when we said we from Canada. Now we live in a SOuthern state and find the people sooooo much more knowledgable of Canada.

 

[caisland]

We tell them Prince Edward Island and get 'you mean Rhode Island?'

Then move on to eastern Canada. Usually have to say east of Montreal about 14 hours.