I love Canada. I consider myself fortunate to live on the border. Even though most Northern Mainers and New Brunswickers are from the same stock, there's something different as soon as you cross the border. Aside from the geographical differences (Perth Andover is in the St. John River Valley, with huge hills surrounding both towns) there seems to be more family unity over there. Kids, at least the ones that attend fiddling, are very well behaved, and the people in general just accept Americans. Too bad it didn't work the same way on this side of the border. We have a slew of jokes about New Brunswickers, and many people consider them to be a bit backwards, which is ridiculous, because their towns have surpassed most of ours. They have the Interstate, malls and a vast array unique little shops, which is a lot more than we have in Northern Maine.
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