While Canadians are using “elbows up” diplomacy with the white house, they are welcoming U.S. tourists with open arms.

  • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Yeah, fair enough. Someone else told me the origin of the phrase. I’ve somehow managed to avoid it for 44 years. It just made more sense to me to be the British usage of the word. More space to carry stuff in.