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Spazito

(55,180 posts) Tue Feb 25, 2025, 10:20 AM Feb 25

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Paying for every meal in packed Canadian restaurant, U.S, couple apologizes for Trump politics [View all]

Diners in a Windsor, Ont., restaurant were stunned and elated over the weekend when an American couple picked up the bill for the packed establishment — citing U.S. President Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric and their love of Canada.

May Hermiz is the co-owner of Toast on Erie Street. She says the day took an unexpected turn during their lunch rush when the couple from Ann Arbour, Mich., told her they wanted to pay for everyone in the restaurant.

"I was kind of stunned because nobody has ever done that in our nine years of being in business, nobody has ever paid for the whole restaurant," Hermiz told CBC News.

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Hermiz said the woman told patrons "she hates what the United States is doing to us and she doesn't support it. And she's so happy we won the hockey game and it's a little token of appreciation for Canadians and how much she loves us and how much she loves supporting local."

"Everyone cheered them on again," Hermiz said.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/american-apology-meal-pays-canada-diner-1.7467020

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Paying for every meal in packed Canadian restaurant, U.S, couple apologizes for Trump politics [View all] Spazito Feb 25 OP

That is wonderful act of kindness and solidarity with the Canadian patrons bdamomma Feb 25 #1

American people like Canadian people and vice versa. Goobermints, ... not so much. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 25 #2

For you Lulu KC Feb 25 #3

That is hilarious. niyad Feb 25 #4

LOL! Spazito Feb 25 #7

Hahaha! That's so funny! I want Canadian accent lessons! Sign me up! BComplex Feb 25 #14

First laugh of the day award NJCher Feb 26 #25

KNR niyad Feb 25 #5

Such a kind rambler_american Feb 25 #6

🩵💙🩵💙🩵💙🩵 live love laugh Feb 25 #8

I love this news story and so appreciate what that couple did.... and liberalla Feb 25 #9

A beatiful gesture, to be sure. NNadir Feb 25 #10

I miss the pre-911 days. mn9driver Feb 25 #11

I remember when the southern border was the same. Kali Feb 25 #13

Me, too, Kali. As a senior in high school, we used to cross the Mexican border for lunch! BComplex Feb 25 #15

We used to cross all the time. sdfernando Feb 25 #16

I'm sorry, but that sounds like a rather empty gesture to me. Martin68 Feb 25 #12

Not empty at all KT2000 Feb 25 #21

Well hot damn NJCher Feb 26 #26

Just strikes me as a wealthy American showing off. But that's just me. Martin68 Feb 26 #27

so for you every silver lining has a cloud eh? NoRethugFriends Feb 26 #28

No, I just think there would ,must be a better way to support Canada as a whole than to throw money around in random Martin68 Feb 26 #29

These people were in a situation to do something nice and they did it. Perfect is the enemy of good. NoRethugFriends Feb 26 #30

If the dictatorship takes hold jayschool2013 Feb 25 #17

and Hartfourd & Westpourt CT ... how about New Yourk NY ?? Dock_Yard Feb 25 #22

trump is making it hard to be an American right now LetMyPeopleVote Feb 25 #18

I vaguely remember a Nostradamus quatrain that mentions 'Invaders from the North'. Aussie105 Feb 25 #19

Ann Arbour Cirsium Feb 25 #20

all i can say is wow. dawn5651 Feb 25 #23

Who spells "Ann Arbour"? SouthBayDem Feb 25 #24