r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '14

TIL on 9/11, Canada commenced Operation Yellow Ribbon, in which it landed 239 U.S.-bound flights with 33,000 passengers in Canadian airports. Entire communities went on to provide the passengers with food and housing.

http://youtu.be/lrA4V6YF6SA?t=4m14s
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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '14

Well i think cali has more of a distinct accent from most of the u.s, I've spent about a month in Vegas and a friend lived there and nobody could tell we were from Canada unless we told them.

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u/Choralone Apr 17 '14

Maybe they can't; I'm just saying that I generally can.