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‘Just wanted to apologize’: Americans pick up the tab for everyone at Canadian restaurant (www.ctvnews.ca)

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/33401670

Windsorite Susan Taylor was at Toast, ready to pay for her breakfast when she was told the bill had been covered.

“The waitress made an announcement in the restaurant that this lovely couple in the corner is paying for everyone who is in the restaurant at the time for breakfast,” Taylor told AM800’s Mornings with Mike and Meg.

“She (the donor) said that she was American, and she just wanted to apologize,” said Taylor.

“She said she knows that their president has caused a rift in what was happening between our countries, and she wanted us to know that not all Americans are bad people.”

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[+] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 50 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

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[–] warbond@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago (1 children)

At least it's the "pay for your meal" goofy rich and not "dismantle the government" goofy rich.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago

if a goofy rich class concious person is willing to dismantle the government the right way, I’m all for it.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

not all americans are bad. some are rich and can jet off to canada when things go sideways.

[+] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone -6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Where is this line where one crosses over to rich?

Wondering if you could outline the specifics as I’m confused. Would a doctor be thought of as rich if they got a good salary and owner a house?

How do you know how much money these Americans had?

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you’re in a class where you’re using it to either control governments or appease shareholders or line your own pockets, to the detriment of citizens/workers/customers, or if you’re in a situation where you have always been able to live a life of luxury separate from actual working class people (trust fund babies, landlords through mass ownership, etc.) then this is who I think of as the “rich” when I’m shit talking the rich as a whole. No, your uncle who’s a doctor does not fall into that group unless he does those things as well.

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Then I’m confused how the comment I replied to was placing the people from this story in to that category and I don’t understand how that is known to be true. They could just have enough to be comfortable and will have noticed the loss of savings in doing this act.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 2 points 3 months ago

Well I’m not the original comment you’re replying to, that’s just where the line is generally drawn when people make those broad statements. There’s always someone who tries to frame this as a “where do you draw the line/slippery slope” argument but that’s not what it is and it’s kind of irritating to always have to state the difference.

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

absolutely on par for an American. Oh, are you bleeding? let me stuff your wound with dollar bills.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Seems like something straight out of White Lotus to be honest.

[–] sir_pronoun@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

They don't even need to be rich. Maybe that amount of money actually meant something to them and they were just awkward and a bit lost, but in these times, who could blame them. At least they wanted to do a nice thing :)

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 41 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I think many Americans are puzzled and dismayed by Trump's actions toward Canada, but are at a loss for what to do about it.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If you have enough money to cover everyone's tab at a restaurant, you can have a big impact by donating to orgs that are suing the Trump administration.

[–] RonnyZittledong@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Nobody with a functioning brain should be surprised about what is happening now after living through his first term but it is still fucking depressing.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I like to think my brain functions, I was quite surprised to see him reelected.

[–] SreudianFlip@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago

This is a good time to remind everyone that fascism is always accompanied by the Rise of Stupid. The lies and wrongness of obvious statements are necessary for people to justify subjugation and deprivation.

[–] shoulderoforion@fedia.io 3 points 3 months ago

The time for doing something about it was November 5th. Now the fascists have seized all power with majorities in every branch of US government and are burning the bridges of representative Democracy behind them. I do not expect those who couldn't find it within themselves to simply cast a ballot, to now become effective terrorist insurgents against the fascist regime.