I'm sorry are you being sarcastic?

About a week after Paul to my house for Thanksgiving last year the new Canadian character on 30 Rock had this to say:

“I’m sorry are you being Sarcastic? Canadians have a hard time understanding it because we don't have a large Jewish population.”

I was watching with my mom and dad and we had to pause the DVR we were all laughing so hard. We are Jewish and we pride ourselves on our sarcastic sense of humor, it sustained us as a people after all.

But it turns out there was more than a bit of truth to this quote. I think people consider me funny. Some have even told me I am. But here, nothing. A great example. After paying for a coffee the other day, I pulled out my “frequent customer” card to be punched. “Thank goodness I found that” I said “ being unemployed the free coffee is pretty much all I have to live for”. The barista? She looked at me as if I had told her a free coffee was all I had to live for. But for real.
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Hello loyal readers. Many of you have followed me on my travel adventures throughout the world. I feel honored that so many of you have read along as I went first to Prague and later spent 9 months in Thailand. Another shorter trip to Thailand, followed by 8 months in Ethiopia still hasn’t sated my travel bug! So hold on tight as I take you with me on my next adventure, here in the exotic city of …..Ottawa Canada.
Several readers have told me that you live vicariously through my blogs. I consider this a compliment, and have always tried to do my best to give a glimpse of my life. So come along with me as I observed life in Canada’s capital city through my slightly sarcastic New York Point of View. You can also expect the occasional advocacy topic, global updates and, of course, lots and lots of stories about Puddles. I really am going to try to do my best to not make this blog one big Canada joke or rant on America. It’s meant to be funny not offensive to anyone! Enjoy ☺