Ottawa, Canada (Was Re: [oclug] R.I.P. Ottawa-Carleton)

[Sandy Harris]

Dan York wrote:
> 
> Trevor Curtis wrote:
> >
> > I have found that many in other countries (like Americans  ;)  ) will
> > just give you a weird look if you say "I'm from Ottawa, Ontario", but
> > "I'm from Ottawa Canada" seems to clear things up.
> 
> I can completely vouch for this!  Given that I've just had to tell
> people in the US that I've moved to Ottawa, I've learned that the
> vast majority of folks down there don't have a clue about the
> provinces of Canada (except for Quebec - due to proximity many
> people in NH know about Quebec)... so saying "Ottawa, Ontario"
> gets blank stares... but "Ottawa in Canada", they understand.
> It seems that as far as many of my fellow Americans are concerned,
> Canada is just one big country somewhere up north.

I usually say "Just think really far upsate New York"