Baby raccoon politely greets surprised travelers at Toronto airport
May 9, 2017, 10:44 AM
(Twitter/@luulayy)
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Canadians are notorious online for being overly polite.
CANADIAN: im a canadian
DATE: cool i've never met a comedian befor
CANADIAN: [is too polite to corect them, dedicates entire life to comedy]— jomny sun (@jonnysun) February 28, 2016
Between their moose, maple syrup and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada just seems to avoid all conflict, even with its southern neighbors.
Between Brexit and the American election, Canada wanders in like pic.twitter.com/T5IJjruoio
— Anne T. Donahue (@annetdonahue) November 9, 2016
They use the metric system and go by Celsius temperatures, like Tim Horton’s coffee and get cold — a lot. And they even apologize when they’ve done nothing wrong.
Just apologized to someone who called me with a wrong number #sorry #CanadianProblems
— Karen Donaldson (@kdonaldson24) January 8, 2016
Bumping into an empty chair at a busy coffee shop. Apologizing. #CanadianProblems
— LA 🥞 (@angelolexie) December 27, 2015
And just like Canadians themselves, the animals who make up Canada are just as polite. This baby raccoon politely greeted travelers at a Toronto airport on Saturday, Buzzfeed reported.
https://twitter.com/luulayy/status/860921017241391104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flaurenstrapagiel%2Fwelcome-to-toronto
Several travelers at Toronto’s Pearson Airport recorded a baby raccoon popping out from the ceiling.
But the little guy wasn’t there to cause trouble or rummage through anyone’s suitcase for some treats (even though we’re sure he’d appreciate it), he was just coming to say hi.
https://twitter.com/Nidonemo/status/860945757443993600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Flaurenstrapagiel%2Fwelcome-to-toronto
Unfortunately, the little guy had to return home eventually. The airport even tweeted that he was taken to his “natural habitat” in Toronto, “despite his intentions of travelling abroad.”
Despite his intentions of travelling abroad, our friend the raccoon has decided Toronto has all the culture he needs. 1/3
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) May 7, 2017
The raccoon is currently being taken back home to his natural habitat. 2/3
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) May 7, 2017
He wanted us to thank you all for the celebrity treatment. 🐾 3/3
— Toronto Pearson (@TorontoPearson) May 7, 2017
And, of course, the little raccoon thanked his fellow Canadians for being so kind.
The nice airport people have brought me home. I enjoyed my time at the airport. Goodbye nice humans! pic.twitter.com/MpqT7YSvbF
— Pearson Raccoon (@yyzraccoon) May 7, 2017
