I am Canadian.
I do have a connection to Buffalo. My mom was born there and she grew up in Elma. My grandparents bought land way out in Elma in around 1930 and built a house. Before that they built what turned into a barn, but initially the family lived in said barn. So, my mom was raised in a barn. True story.
My Aunt and Uncle lived next door to my grandparents. My cousin and his family have lived in my grandparents house since my grandfather passed away on my 18th birthday in 1982.
We used to spend a lot of time there as kids. It was great to be in *the country* as compared to The Great Satan.
I grew up watching the Bills and Sabres and have loved them ever since. When I was in Junior High and High School everybody was wondering why the Sabres ... there was not one other Sabre fan in the whole school.
When I was older we would go to a few Bills games (my uncle had seasons for entertaining clients) and some Sabre games too.
When my wife and I married we would go to Buffalo many times for games.
We have not been to Buffalo, or The Great Satan, since we moved to NS in 1998.