2004-06-28
10:57 a.m.
Vancouver, B.C. was fun. Very pretty and Europe-ish as always. I think I�m starting to accept the constant mirth and unity that Canadians project. I've found it unsettling for awhile but this time it seemed kind of nice, if not quite peculiar. Maybe they�re so happy because food is inconceivably cheap there. I got three rolls of sushi (18 pieces) for $3 American. What the hell. It was good too, prepared by Japanese fresh off the boat. A lot of places here are a dollar a piece. Don�t eat Mexican there though, maybe that goes without saying. Also prepared by Japanese. Just not the same.
The stores have hilarious contrived names. A stationery store named �Overtures.� A music store called �Symphonics.� A restaurant called �Elixir.� Gas stations called �On The Run.�
Canadian men over the age of 35 all have mustaches and look like Tom Green�s dad. Canadian women over 35 wear sensible shoes and sundresses from 1997. In Lush they train them to say �Have you bought anything from here before? Oh really, the bath bombs? Well, what�s your favorite kind?� They say it every time. �My favorite is the Pralines �n Death bath bomb.� *Guileless Canadian gives blank stare*
Nanaimo bars (super-rich brownie-type confections) are one of the best things about Vancouver.
I got the Supergrass DVD because they don�t sell it in the states. I actually think it�s one of my favorite possessions.
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