I had an interesting encounter while I was out grabbing some groceries yesterday. Some old crone literally put her hands out to stop me as I was walking, and then proceeded to confront me about my choices—specifically the non-Canadian items I picked out. I'm a reasonable person, so I didn't just push her out of the way or escalate things, but I really should have. This pathetic woman told me that I shouldn't be buying American products, and should consider only purchasing things from Canada; I was so completely stunned that someone halted me, that I thought it was a joke at first. Is this "buy Canadian" fad actually still a thing? I honestly thought the hivemind would've moved onto the next hot topic, whatever that is now. The funniest thing about this situation—it was all about some instant noodles; this woman literally lambasted me over some stupid noodles. I doubt the irony of me purchasing instant noodles because they're so cheap, and not having everything I purchase be Canadian-made because it's too expensive, ever crossed her mind. I do not make a lot of money, and every day I drive through one of the rich neighbourhoods to reach my job; I rarely see flags in the low-income area, but I sure see a lot of them on the houses of the "upper class".
