Re: CHAT: "have a nice day"

Dan Sulani wrote:
>
> On 2 March, Robert Hailman wrote:
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> <snip>
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> > I got flamed for being a "gay Canadian" in a chat room once
> >because I mentioned I live in Toronto.
>
> <snip>
>
>     Personally, I think that Toronto is one of the nicest cities
> I've ever been in! Way back in my university days, although
> I lived in the US, I spent a lot of time in Toronto.
> (I tried to respect the people around me and, as a result,
> got respect back. I have nothing but good memories of
> Canada and Canadians.)'
It's just like a friendly US! I think it has something to do with the
fact that there is a lot more space, Canada is bigger than the US and
has around 30,000,000 people. I guess that makes people friendlier.

>     I used to like to wander through the ethnic neighborhoods,
> and I especially liked the Chinese neighborhood (not just
> the touristy "Chinatown", but the area where the people actually
> live.) Back in the early 70's, Younge (spelling?) Street also used
> to be a lot of fun; but I hear it has changed since then.
> What's it like now?
Yonge St. It's a very long street, the longest in the world I think, so
not all of it is fun. But the part downtown is by no means the
swingingest place in the city, but it's still good for small businesses,
bookstores, used records shops, all that stuff. I'm too young to go to
bars and stuff, but from what I can tell Queen St. is where it's at.

>     BTW, I also find "Have a nice day" irritating. I'd never say
> it myself.
>
I never though of it as annoying, but I'll avoid it in the future, it
seems to be frowned upon here, and I make a habit of not annoying people
if I can avoid it. I never say it in the "real" world, anyways.

--
Robert