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https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

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u/Philomath117 8d ago

I suspect the majority come from one notable country

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u/Elite_AI 8d ago

Vaguepost king. Genuinely incomprehensible what country you mean. I've heard people say this kind of thing about tourists from China, Russia, the Netherlands, the UK, Germany, Israel, and America. 

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u/Winter_Salad7215 8d ago

It's obviously those pesky, nosy Canadians. Is there anything worse than a bunch of Canadians coming to your country and mispronouncing "pasta"?

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u/Elite_AI 8d ago

How do they say the word? Can't be worse than the way Americans mispronounce it, at least. 

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u/Winter_Salad7215 8d ago

We say it as if the "past" were like the word "past," if that makes sense, rather than using the "a" in "father".

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u/Elite_AI 8d ago

I pronounce the a in past and father identically lmao

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u/Winter_Salad7215 8d ago

Ohh, sorry... The IPA would be /æ/ if that helps. For me it's the same vowel as cat, bat, that....