Americans ‘invade’ Nanaimo this weekend after viral TikTok invite

Americans visit Nanaimo to support Canada after receiving invite on TikTok

People from across the U.S. arrive in Nanaimo after answering a TikTok invitation to visit and show their support for Canadians

Americans ‘invade’ Nanaimo this weekend after viral TikTok invite

Tod Maffin posted a TikTok video in February inviting Americans to visit for this upcoming weekend and more than 2,000 have said they would come.

Americans start arriving in Nanaimo after TikTok invitation for weekend visit

“It really showed me that the rhetoric of the American government is not matched by what its people believe,” he said.

Americans invade Nanaimo this weekend after viral TikTok invite

When Nanaimo resident Tod Maffin invited Americans to come to his city to show their support for Canada, he didn’t think many would come. However, it appears he was wrong. Maffin posted a TikTok video in February inviting Americans to visit for this upcoming weekend and more than 2,000 have said they would come. Some tourists were already in the city, while others said they were en route. “Even if 100 come, 100 people spending American dollars i…

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