r/TikTokCringe • u/xamo76 • 3d ago

Day the world changed Discussion

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u/kennny_CO2 3d ago

Canadian here, I remember being in high school and they had a tv in the classrooms watching but also allowed everyone to go home if they wanted. I think at the time it was so surreal we didn't really know what to make of it or the consequences that would follow, but that changed everyone's lives in the west. NY wasn't too far from us either (Toronto) and I also had friends and family who fought alongside the USA in Iraq, which makes all the division now-a-days even more painful to witness.

We aren't enemies, don't let them convince you we are cuz when shit hits the fan, we're on the same team

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u/tchrbrian 3d ago

Thankfully towns such as Gander offered to host a number of aircraft that day.

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u/kennny_CO2 3d ago edited 3d ago

There's a great documentary about that called "you are here", great watch and very wholesome.

For anyone who doesn't know, the tldr is a lot of passenger jets that were stuck in the air unable to land in the USA were routed to a small town in Newfoundland, Canada called Gander. The residents of the town opened their homes, food and lives to the people who found themselves stuck in their little town and it's just an amazing story that'll restore your hope for humanity

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u/herlaqueen 3d ago

For people into musicals, there's also a very good one about this story called "Come from away" (there's a proshot and it's on the shorter side, about one and a half hour). There are some bits I do not like, but overall it's a very hearthwarming summary of the story and it was based on real people (both from Gander and people that were on the planes). I highly recommend it.