“I mentioned where I was from, mentioning it was north of North Dakota. Their response? ‘There’s nothing north of North Dakota.’”

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In their defence, our money does kinda look like amusement park money.

"'You mean to tell me you have your own cash money?'

'Y'all don't just use American, REAL money?'

'No, we accept it on par, and you'll receive Canadian change. I don't just keep a whole till of every foreign currency.'

'Well, it means the exchange rate will be 1:1 regardless of the actual dollar right now.'

"'No, we have Canadian dollars,' I replied.

'Do you drive on the left side of the road?'

'No, we drive on the same side as America.'

'Uh, so was America at one point, and you don't use GBP or drive on the left.'

'Oh, did you fight Britain for your freedom like America?'

'Uh, no, we just asked nicely and they let us go!'"

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.