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Calgary Flames · 05-30-2006, 06:36 PM

Anyone else find them annoying as hell?

You can't tell me Paris, Rome, and the goddamn Pyramids of Egypt aren't more exciting destinations to visit than ANYWHERE in Canada.

I know that this marketing campaign is directed more to families in Canada who may not have the cash to travel internationally but c'mon...

Not to mention the ammount of runs these commercials get.

Azure · 05-30-2006, 07:01 PM

Isn't it exactly what us Canadians can't stand? People thinking we know Joe, or Mike from Toronto?

IMO, this is the same thing.

Calgary Flames · 05-30-2006, 07:03 PM

Don't get me wrong, Canada has some beautiful destinations... I just hate these commericals.

rubecube · 05-30-2006, 07:22 PM

Not to mention everyone in them sound like out of work French actors. They guy from Italy has the worst Italian accent I've ever heard.

KevanGuy · 05-30-2006, 07:52 PM

I don't think the commercials are executed well but I think the idea behind them is decent. People dream of all these crazy places they can't afford but don't realize there are some pretty kick ass places in Canada (crazy airfair costs aside).

calculoso · 05-30-2006, 09:59 PM

I love those commercials. They try to show that other people love the beautiful places in Canada and that we shouldn't take them for granted.

Are those other places beautiful? Sure.. but if you live there, it's a normal sight and not special... just like the Rocky Mountains (which a lot in Calgary take for granted)

teamchachi · 05-30-2006, 10:03 PM

Yes, the commercials are a bit annoying.

Having said that, I've seen most of Europe and I'll take the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

There are a lot of amazing places in Canada that most Canadians haven't seen or even know about.

evman150 · 05-30-2006, 10:50 PM

I like the commercials. Yes they are a bit cheesy, but cheesy is okay.

Maritime Q-Scout · 05-30-2006, 10:59 PM

Personally I love the commericals as when I took a year off of university to travel they captured my entire thoughts of where to go. How could I possibly go to Europe without being able to say I've been to most of, and understand the culture of my own country.

Just doesn't make sense to me to go through all of England but not Canada, when I'm a Canadian.

I had a blast travelling through Canada, and feel I'm much richer (culturally) and better off for it, I feel I have an understanding of how things are in the Western Provinces that I didn't have before.

See your country first, know who you are and where you came from, then move on from there.

Table 5 · 05-30-2006, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

See your country first, know who you are and where you came from, then move on from there.

true, and besides, Paris smells like urine. Most overated city ever.

ken0042 · 05-31-2006, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Table 5

Paris smells like urine. Most overated city ever.

Ageed 100%.

Myself, I like the comercials. They reminded me that there's a lot to see in Canada. I've never been to Quebec or the Maritimes.

One summer when I was a kid for our summer vacation we stayed around Winnipeg. Every day we'd head somewhere- never more than 100-200km away. That vacation was a lot of fun; probably one of the best family ones I went on.

I-Hate-Hulse · 05-31-2006, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by KevanGuy

there are some pretty kick ass places in Canada (crazy airfair costs aside).

Isn't that the truth - air fare to St John's on WJ - $1,118 (and they're running a sale today for June Travel)

I don't think I paid more than $850 to go to London on AC back in March.

I know it's far, and there's more competition on the YYC-LHR route, but that's crazy....

That said, the commercials have made me think how pathetic is it I havent made it to all the sights Canada has to offer.

Maritime Q-Scout · 05-31-2006, 09:18 AM

airfare within this nation is insane, but I'm glad to be able to say I've seen the Pacific, the Rockies, the praries, the "City of Southern Ontario" as I like to call it, Quebec, and of course the Maritimes.

Canada is neat in the sense that the cultures can be very different from region to region, yet the same as well. I highly reccomend travelling within the country, taking the train can be long, but also enjoyable, and you get to see some really great sites.

I wish airfare was cheaper, but regulations are very strict in Canada on domestic airtravel.

Bobblehead · 05-31-2006, 09:59 AM

I've been from Quebec City to Vancouver. So I still want to see Vancouver Island, Atlantic Canada and the far north.

Plus, theres lots in the places I have been that I over looked. When I read Pierre Berton's books about the War of 1812 a few years ago, I had the huge urge to see a lot of the places mentioned. The fact that I spent the first 30 years of my life actually living in the areas (and driving right past the blue historical markers without ever stopping) just means I can picture the distances really well, but never realized the history.

note: my whole Canadian history interest was tweaked the first time I drove through the Rockies by myself and was astonished at the railway, and how they could have built that 100 years ago. So I started reading. There are amazing stories in Canada's history.