Margaret Atwood Responds To Some Common Tweets About Canadians

    Margaret Atwood (poet, novelist, critic, environmentalist, overall badass wordsmith, and Ottawa native) answers some of the most frequently tweeted questions about Canadians. Here are some perfect responses to keep handy the next time your coughAmericancough friends ask.

    Tanya Chen
    by Tanya Chen

    BuzzFeed Staff, Canada

    rhêtorík @djrhetorik

    Why are Canadians so nice

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    loren @ilymcdonalds

    WTF IS BAGGED MILK WHY ARE U PUTTING MILK IN A BAG WHAT

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    megan @shywhitesides

    why do canadians put unnesscsesary u's in words like "favourite" and "colour" wtf are you doing that's not how you spell it stop

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    And one fan's personal question:

    Orpah Cundangan @orpahcundangan

    why are Canadian books so awesome

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    Bonus! Margaret Atwood had one last response to anyone threatening library cutbacks:

    Mackay Taggart @mackaytaggart

    “Margaret Atwood, I don’t even know her. She could walk right by me – I wouldn’t have a clue who she is.” -Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford

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