Completely random thought about the difference

[Canadian Socialist]

between American and Canadian thought.

Example from 30 years ago:

I worked in a bar in Winnipeg (to help me with my tuition/life expenses). Now, at that time, bar personnel were unionized and licensed by the government, as were bars and we had the Liquor Control Commission.

Anyway, one day we had to go to meeting with the big guys. Apparently, several young men from the Fargo military base were coming up to Winnipeg and "horrors" were being served alcohol. Well, they (meaning the Americans) couldn't have that. So (and this is where is gets funny) told the Manitoba Liquor Commission that we would have to ask for I.D. And, if they were American soldiers, we were not allowed to serve them. Because, they were under 21. Well, in Manitoba (and most of Canada) at that time, if you are 18+ you're legal. Now, how we to discern who was an American or not. You can imagine the reaction. Needless to say, we asked for I.D. If they were 18+... good enough. Although, I will say in our defence, if we thought they were out-of-towners, we made sure they were close or had transport to a hotel, where they would be safe.

To summerise, the American government thought they could tell a Liquor Control Board in Canada who they could serve. Ha. Dave Broadfoot (a Canadian comedian) once said, "In the States they have organised crime. In Canada, we have Liquor Control Boards."

[PittPoliSci]

1. We have LCBs in Pennsylvania.

Some of them are now open on Sunday, of all days...

Damn Pennsylvania.

[Canadian Socialist]

3. I don't know about Winnipeg anymore

But... the only thing King Ralph did that was good was privatising the Liquor stores. However, unlike Winnipeg, we don't have drive-through beer stores. Now, those are cool.

[Skink]

4. Is this why we took Minnsota?

Minnissota Manitoba what's the difference.

[jeff30997]

2. Lol. Funny story.

Crazy Yankees ! :toast:

[uppityperson]

5. Example from 30 years ago: part 2

Several of us went to Winnipeg for pizza and drinking for the weekend because you could buy alcohol if you were 18. We ordered a pizza with bacon and pineapple. It came with bacon and pineapple. We figured it would be canadian bacon and pineapple since we were in canada. Liked the alcohol though. And no, we weren't from the military base in Grand Forks.