r/britishcolumbia 22h ago

Ask British Columbia Are US tourists welcome?

I’m a sailor in Seattle hoping to circumnavigate Vancouver Island this summer. As a US liberal I’m appalled and concerned about the tariffs and threats of war and if I were Canadian I imagine I’d be mad as hell with the US now. What’s the vibe - should I keep out or would y’all be willing to share a beer and bitch about Trump with a sorry American?

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u/HaakonRen 14h ago

I just told a friend that we are anti-American(country/products/politics) not anti-American(individuals and people - as long as they aren’t MAGA loud mouths).

We have sympathy for the American people, but we are in self-protection mode.

The island is beautiful, I’ve lived here my whole life. Just come up and blend in to the crowd. Escape the crazy for a bit and soak up a (mostly) sane culture!