• Jay@lemmy.ca
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      27 days ago

      Not worth the (potential) bullshit. Besides, we have plenty of awesome stuff up here anyway, and health care for when you find that maybe trying to pet the wildlife was a bad idea.

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          Dozens of people get gored by Bison yearly on Catalina Island let alone Death Valley and the Mojave maiming people, well I can’t imagine the Canadians are having a better time with stupid people not respecting that nature has teeth and will use them.

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          There’s a lot of stories behind that. Do folks not try to pet the kangaroos in Australia? Because Europeans and Asians especially (but also plenty of Americans) try to pet the bison. Don’t pet the bison, they are not friendly cows, they’re wild animals that weigh more than a car and have stabby bits. The rams are also unwise to touch. And don’t even think about petting the moose. Petting a bear is the worst idea no matter how cuddly they look. Also the prairie dogs carry black death, and every small fuzzy animal but possums can carry rabies and probably has it if it’s not afraid of you. Idk how possums will hurt you but just don’t try.

          Manatees won’t hurt you, but don’t pet them because you risk hurting them, they’re fragile.

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      27 days ago

      I know some older Canadians who still spend every winter in Florida and plan to retire there. They are, of course, white and reasonably wealthy. Myself, I’d rather not live under fascism no matter how sunny the beach is.

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        26 days ago

        a couple of my parents friends are snowbirds, they all sold their properties in Florida.

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      27 days ago

      It should be especially to shop. Shopping means supporting their economy just like holidays do.
      Visiting family or if a business depend on it I can understand. But going to USA without needing to doesn’t make any sense, whether you are from Canada or Europe or most other places in the world.