Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/10

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Subject: [Leica] Canadian Disguise
From: aaron.sandler at duke.edu (Aaron Sandler)
Date: Fri Dec 10 11:26:41 2004
References: <6.1.2.0.2.20041210114357.0521c850@mail.comporium.net>

'Tis true...In the late 80's I met Americans backpacking around Europe who 
had sewn the maple leaf onto their packs specifically for this 
reason.  Maybe now it's going mainstream.

>Tina- I hate to tell you but your fellow Americans have been doing this for
>a while. A group of high school students from Michigan on a trip to Greece
>with my friends daughter said they stopped at the Windsor, Ontario border to
>pick up Canadian flags, pins, shirts, etc., just so the Greeks would think
>they were Canadians. As a Canadian having seen some bad American tourists in
>Europe this is scary. If your American-- admit to it and be proud of it.!!!
>
>
>kevin
>
> > From: Tina Manley <images@infoave.net>
> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> > Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 11:46:47 -0500
> > To: lug@leica-users.org
> > Subject: [Leica] Canadian Disguise
> >
> > LUG:
> >
> > I think I'll get one of these kits before I travel overseas again:
> >
> > http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/americas/12/07/canada.tshirts.ap/index.html
> >
> > It would be cheaper than moving to Canada.  Besides - it's cold up there!
> >
> > Tina
> >
> > Tina Manley, ASMP
> > www.tinamanley.com
> >


In reply to: Message from images at InfoAve.Net (Tina Manley) ([Leica] Canadian Disguise)
Message from kargue at sympatico.ca (Kevin Argue) ([Leica] Canadian Disguise)