View Full Version : Myth Busters, Canadian Style!
Cory Lover
07-20-2007, 10:46 PM
Hey,
Well, I have came to a sad conclusion, Americans don't know that much about Canada (there will always be exceptions). In the chat room I joked and said Canada's Parliment buidlings are made out of ice, everyone thought I wasn't joking:werd: Sad.
Ok, so here is my plan. I want anyone that has a question about Canada to ask it. It could be "Does Canada have snow all year?" or "Do you guys have cities with more then 1,000 people?". I'm at your service for all of your Canada questions. I know that there are gonna be some whacky questions, or who nows I may get no questions, but the point of this is to bust some myths, Canadian Style!
CL
clown-lover
07-20-2007, 11:35 PM
Americans don't know anything about America.. I live in North Dakota and people think we still drive horse and buggy.. It is amazing sometimes.
Fungi
07-20-2007, 11:39 PM
Umm... do Canadians wear ice-hockey uniform all year round?
Does a Canadian's vocabulary consist of only a combination of the words "Aboot" and "Eh?"
That's all I got to ask, maybe I should make one of these about Australian myths, somebody in Flash Chat thought that cricket was just a sort of grass-hopper...
Corbin
07-20-2007, 11:43 PM
Umm... do Canadians wear ice-hockey uniform all year round?
Does a Canadian's vocabulary consist of only a combination of the words "Aboot" and "Eh?"
That's all I got to ask, maybe I should make one of these about Australian myths, somebody in Flash Chat thought that cricket was just a sort of grass-hopper...
haha, some times people wear team jerseys any time of the year, but not everyday. but it doesnt matter if theres a game or not.
haha no canadians are much more smart then americans and are vocab is much better then theres hence why they only notice those 2 words, but they use "Eh?" just as much as the next person.
and we dont always say "aboot" :dance:
Cory Lover
07-20-2007, 11:46 PM
haha, some times people wear team jerseys any time of the year, but not everyday. but it doesnt matter if theres a game or not.
haha no canadians are much more smart then americans and are vocab is much better then theres hence why they only notice those 2 words, but they use "Eh?" just as much as the next person.
and we dont always say "aboot" :dance:
I agree:headbang2: Couldn't have said it better my self.
CL
Fungi
07-20-2007, 11:50 PM
So... "What You Talkin' Aboot Eh?" Isn't the Canadian National Anthem?
I've been lied to all these years
johnlarson66
07-20-2007, 11:53 PM
What is the cheese curd thing that people eat as a snack in Canada?
America has problems with people sneaking in from the south, do Americans try to sneak into Canada?
Where do Canadains go to dodge the draft?
Fungi
07-21-2007, 12:01 AM
I've got a few more
Did the bands Broken Social Scene and Arcade Fire come from Canada?
Is French the second most commonly spoken language?
Parle vous francais?
Is there only one road in Canada? (saw it on South Park, where I get most of my knowledge from)
Are the guys who made South Park Canadian? (Matt Stone, Trey Parker)
There was one more, an educated question, that I forgot :(
bkw1982
07-21-2007, 3:19 AM
I know how u guys feel being from texas...im sick of ppl askin me if i ride a horse or where's my cowboy hat.......i nvr riden a horse and i hate cowboy hats/boots.
On to the important questions:
do Canadians live in constent fear of moose attacks?
And do u put maple syrup on everything, including maple syrup soup?
What is the cheese curd thing that people eat as a snack in Canada?It's Poutine.
I thought it sounded and looked so gross that I went the first 30 years of my life avoiding it. Then a year ago (I'm only 31) I went to Burger King and decided to try some. (Yes, our Burger Kings and A&Ws up here have Poutine on the menu.)
It was so good I couldn't believe it! It's unfortunate I went so long without it, but on the flipside, it's very unhealthy for you. Probably why it tastes so good.
For anyone who doesn't know, it's fresh hot french fries, with melted curd cheese and dark gravy on top.
KnaveTO
07-21-2007, 4:27 AM
I will answer those that I am able to.
What is the cheese curd thing that people eat as a snack in Canada?
Is called Poutine. It is french fries, cheese curds and gravy. And is wonderful! Oh and gravy fo you southerners is not a white paste!
America has problems with people sneaking in from the south, do Americans try to sneak into Canada?
Yes! Where do you think all your draft dodgers went to?
Where do Canadains go to dodge the draft?
We don't have a draft... nor do we have a national military registration system.
Is French the second most commonly spoken language?
Actually I am not sure if the second most commonly spoken language is French or Chinese.
Parle vous francais?
n'est ces parle vous francais
Is there only one road in Canada? (saw it on South Park, where I get most of my knowledge from)
There are many highways in Canada however there is only 1 truly InterProvincial Highway, the Trans-Canada highway (Highway 1)
Are the guys who made South Park Canadian? (Matt Stone, Trey Parker)
If they are I will never admit to it!
do Canadians live in constent fear of moose attacks?
No... but we drive a bit slower at night in Northern Canada that way they get out of our way or we can avoid them.
And do u put maple syrup on everything, including maple syrup soup?
Hmmm I have had maple syrup on pancakes, waffles, crepes, french toast, eggs, sausages, bacon, snow, so... no not quite everything... lol
Is French the second most commonly spoken language?In Eastern Canada, yeah. But in Western Canada, where I live, almost nobody speaks French. I know a whole three words.
The second most common languages here in Vancouver would have to be Cantonese and Punjabi.
Corbin
07-21-2007, 4:32 AM
In Eastern Canada, yeah. But in Western Canada, where I live, almost nobody speaks French. I know a whole three words.
The second most common languages here in Vancouver would have to be Cantonese and Punjabi.
yeah. vancouver. All the asian languages are second.
Cantonese?
How about Mandarin?
This is a whole new learning experience, Canada sounds cool :D
bkw1982
07-21-2007, 6:59 AM
Hmmm I have had maple syrup on pancakes, waffles, crepes, french toast, eggs, sausages, bacon, snow, so... no not quite everything... lol
i knew it!!!
Is insultin Wayne Gretzky punishable by death?
OgreMkV
07-21-2007, 7:03 AM
Has Canada outlawed guns?
What's the high and low temp for southern Canada (that sounds weird).
bkw, I'm Texan too and I get that stuff all the time, but I've had horses in my backyard ;)
Corbin
07-21-2007, 7:40 AM
Has Canada outlawed guns?
no you just need a liscenes
What's the high and low temp for southern Canada (that sounds weird).
Vancouver. 30C summer high. winter low, -30C
Is insultin Wayne Gretzky punishable by death?
Nope, i dont really care. but i dont watch hockey really :eek3:
Cantonese?
How about Mandarin?
Yep
Yep
Plecosterone
07-21-2007, 8:07 AM
I live in Windsor, Ontario, which is pretty much as far south as Canada gets. Detroit is north of me. Northern states are north of me. Most people don't realize how big Canada is. If you stand on the east coast, London, England is closer than the west coast of Canada. Canada has the worlds longest coastline and we have approx. 1/5 of the worlds fresh water. We sure have a lot of lakes up here. The temperature here can go anywhere from minus 30 to 100 F.
Grins
07-21-2007, 10:35 AM
explain the love of curling, poutine and Celine Dion. And yes I have many canadian friends so I'm just teasing.
captaincaveman9
07-21-2007, 11:43 AM
How can you not like a country (as a guy) who's national symbol is the beaver?
Cory Lover
07-21-2007, 1:02 PM
explain the love of curling, poutine and Celine Dion. And yes I have many canadian friends so I'm just teasing.
Curling is sorta like bowling and you don't have to be good to have fun. Its fun slding on the ice and smacking another rock out of the rings (a curling rock is 40 pounds).
I can't explain the poutine thing to you. I have never tried it, it has way to many calories. Most Quebecers love it.
I don't like Celine Dion. Many other Canadians agree with me.:)
CL
Cory Lover
07-21-2007, 1:04 PM
Thats all the questions I can answer, all the other ones have been answered. Thanks fellow Canadians! :D
CL
KingOfTheDeep
07-21-2007, 2:53 PM
i don't care enough about canada to ask any questions..sorry\
:D
KnaveTO
07-21-2007, 3:05 PM
What's the high and low temp for southern Canada (that sounds weird).
The recorded highs and low for Canada are 115F (in Alberta) and -81F (Yukon Territory)
Has Canada outlawed guns?
No... you are only required to get a FAC (Firearms Aquisition Certificate) and subsequently register your firearm with the Federal Government (although this hasn't been fully rolled out and is a source of much contention amongst Canadians) Furthermore we do not have carry permits so you can't walk around town carrying any sort of side arm or concealed weapons. Lastly strangely enough Canada has more guns per capita than the United States. Yet a crime rate that is infinately less than the US too.
explain the love of curling, poutine and Celine Dion.
As for curling... I don't quite get it either. Celine Dion... well why do you think she is playing in Vegas and not somewhere in Canada ;)
Debra Mark
07-21-2007, 4:16 PM
no one asked about toques....or dog sleds.....
:confused:
IceH2O
07-21-2007, 4:40 PM
Do Canadians automatically expect the US to protect them in times of war,since you have no real army?
Do the mounties have a don't ask don't tell policy?
Do Canadians secretly wish the US would invade them and instill a democratic govt and occupy them until the ends of time?
Why in the world would you want to live somewhere that gets so darn cold?
KingOfTheDeep
07-21-2007, 4:42 PM
Do Canadians automatically expect the US to protect them in times of war,since you have no real army?
Do the mounties have a don't ask don't tell policy?
Do Canadians secretly wish the US would invade them and instill a democratic govt and occupy them until the ends of time?
Why in the world would you want to live somewhere that gets so darn cold?
:lol:
magakitty
07-21-2007, 4:52 PM
what the heck is toques?
johnlarson66
07-21-2007, 6:21 PM
How come Canadian Bacon, looks and taste like Ham?
haha, some times people wear team jerseys any time of the year, but not everyday. but it doesnt matter if theres a game or not.
haha no canadians are much more smart then americans and are vocab is much better then theres hence why they only notice those 2 words, but they use "Eh?" just as much as the next person.
and we dont always say "aboot" :dance:
Edit: Ha ha, no Canadians are smarter than Americans. Our vocabulary is much better than their vocabulary, hence why they only notcie those two words; however Americans use "Eh" just as much as the next person and we do not always say "aboot."
(I am teasing.)
Reddog80p
07-21-2007, 6:57 PM
aboot? what the crap is that?
Molson is cold, and Canadian Chicks are Hot! btw...
Tell me about the health care system. Is there really free basic medical for everyone?
I wanna play curling!
I'm glad that you don't like Celine Dion either
Vancouver. 30C summer high. winter low, -30CIt doesn't get that cold here in the Winter. I remember one time it was minus 11 (or was it -17?) and it was a big deal. As for the high, it reached 40C here on July 11 and two of my fish died.
Tell me about the health care system. Is there really free basic medical for everyone?Yeah, but it's not really free. We have to pay medical insurance premiums, or at least, the ones that make decent money do. It's also paid for by our taxes and is actually quite expensive.
How come Canadian Bacon, looks and taste like Ham?I'm not sure about that either.
When I buy bacon at the supermarket it's just like your bacon... thin strips of salty smoked fat and meat.
Do Canadians automatically expect the US to protect them in times of war,since you have no real army?If you take a look at history, that's not the case at all. Canada was already knee-deep in WWII (which at the time had one of the biggest navys in the world) by the time America decided to get off its arse and help out. Canada also takes part in quite a bit more peace-keeping missions than does America. It's a lie that Canada has no army. If you take a look at your own CIA World Factbook, you'll see that Canada has the 12th or 13th most expensive military in the world, yet only has 33 million people. Today, in Afghanistan *per capita* Canada is doing more than the US fighting the real terrorists behind 9-11.
Do the mounties have a don't ask don't tell policy?No, you can be openly gay in the police forces up here and discrimination is not tolerated. While we're on the subject, the RCMP don't wear those stupid red uniforms either. They look like real cops.
Do Canadians secretly wish the US would invade them and instill a democratic govt and occupy them until the ends of time?No. Our governments are more democratic than yours, so please don't invade us like you do everyone else.
Why in the world would you want to live somewhere that gets so darn cold?In Vancouver, where I live, it's actually warmer than much of the North-Eastern US and we don't get nearly as much snow as millions of Americans do. If you look at a map, parts of Canada actually extends as far south as California's northern border.
dorkfish
07-21-2007, 10:58 PM
Do the mounties have a don't ask don't tell policy?
If I could find a mountie to ask, then I would have your answer. Horses suck when everybody has a car.
do Canadians live in constent fear of moose attacks?
No. Mooses crossing roads can be an issue, but we just buy smaller cars so we can drive right underneath them (my dad has).
And do u put maple syrup on everything, including maple syrup soup?
Yep. Wich is why the micky d's here have maple syrup dispensers.
KnaveTO
07-21-2007, 11:02 PM
Do Canadians automatically expect the US to protect them in times of war,since you have no real army?
Actually the Canadian Armed Forces is considered one of the most professional and best trained armed forces in the world. Although we do not have a military the size of the United States we currently have approxametly 1/3 to 1/2 of our combat units situated in harms way overseas in various hot spots and UN Peacekeeping roles. Furthermore Canada has lost more troops during UN Peacekeeping missions than any other country in the world.
Do the mounties have a don't ask don't tell policy?
There is no such thing as a "don't Ask Don't Tell" policy in Canada what so ever. Our Mounties, Police Forces, CSIS (Canadian Security & Intelligence Agency) and Military all allow people to be truly what they are. We allow openly lesbian and gay individuals to serve their country. In fact our military was performing same-sex marriages within weeks of it being declared legal for same sex couples to wed.
Do Canadians secretly wish the US would invade them and instill a democratic govt and occupy them until the ends of time?
Actually we have a democratically elected government up here. We elect our MP's to parliament and the leader of the party with the most seats in the house is then asked to form the government. We do not have a 'college' that is given the authority to appoint a president as I found out the first time that George Bush was elected. Apparently you are not electing a president... you are telling a college how to vote to appoint the president.
Why in the world would you want to live somewhere that gets so darn cold?
Cause we can... lol Actually where it is so darn cold (the Territories) is where some of the worlds richest depostis of diamond are right now so people go up there and brave the temperatures. I live in Toronto, which is further south that a number of new england states. I have seen temperatures in the 100F range and the -10F range... so we get the extremes
Corbin
07-21-2007, 11:05 PM
Canadians hate Celine Dion we always make fun of her, expeshly in are comedy acts. why do you think we sent her to vegas. to **** you guys off. but you guys must love her.
DarkSoul
07-21-2007, 11:28 PM
haha, some times people wear team jerseys any time of the year, but not everyday. but it doesnt matter if theres a game or not.
haha no canadians are much more smart then americans and are vocab is much better then theres
unfortunatly our grammar is not :)
americans say "huh" like we say "eh"
unfortunatly our grammar is not :)
americans say "huh" like we say "eh"
..and "And" and "LIKE"
Swayde
07-22-2007, 12:33 AM
Don't ya just love stereotypes? =) I live in Florida and people always assume it's all old farts and are amazed I've never been blown away by a hurricane.
So my questions are:
Do all Canadians have their own personal sleds complete with a full team of sled dogs? That would be really cool!
What are some of the favorite vacation spots for Canadians?
Do you have any big amusement parks with lots of exciting rides and roller coasters?
What type of cars are most popular?
What type of music is popular?
Do a lot of Canadians watch shows like American Idol?
Do all Canadians have their own personal sleds complete with a full team of sled dogs? That would be really cool!No, I've never even seen a dog sled. I thought they were all up in Alaska, LOL.
What are some of the favorite vacation spots for Canadians?Everywhere Americans like. Europe, the tropics, Australia, Mexico, etc.
Do you have any big amusement parks with lots of exciting rides and roller coasters?Yes. In Vancouver we have the PNE/Playland, one of the largest in North America. It's only open during the spring and summer.
What type of cars are most popular?Same as the US. We don't have different names for car models like in the UK or Australia.
What type of music is popular?Same as the US but we listen to more Canadian artists.
Do a lot of Canadians watch shows like American Idol?Yeah, American Idol is big up here, and so is Canadian Idol.
charlie_stubbs
07-22-2007, 1:28 PM
are all canadians charming and handsome, or just me?
magakitty
07-22-2007, 4:59 PM
:lol:
Just you charlie, just you
legendaryfrog
07-22-2007, 6:32 PM
On the topic of canadian healthcare; my sister's boyfriend used to live up in toronto, and according to him, the healthcare system SUCKS. He says the meds are cheap, which i already heard, but the hospitals are horrible, in the way that theres HUGE waiting times and mediocre *service*.
mee-mee
07-22-2007, 6:47 PM
Do we have more Canadian Geese than you do? (it sure seems like it, especially here in MN)
and
Why is it that Alaska isn't part of Canada and part of the US...that one has always stumped me....did we buy that land from you or just acquire it somehow....:)
Malbri
07-22-2007, 6:51 PM
Americans don't know anything about America.. I live in North Dakota and people think we still drive horse and buggy.. It is amazing sometimes.
psht, if ya did id b there in a heartbeat
legendaryfrog
07-22-2007, 6:56 PM
Do we have more Canadian Geese than you do? (it sure seems like it, especially here in MN)
and
Why is it that Alaska isn't part of Canada and part of the US...that one has always stumped me....did we buy that land from you or just acquire it somehow....:)
We bought alaska from russia a while back...........i think.
mee-mee
07-22-2007, 7:17 PM
Oh, okay...I didnt even know who we bought it from....thanks LF
magakitty
07-22-2007, 7:52 PM
June 20, 1867: President Andrew Johnson Announces Purchase of Alaska
Back to Full Blog (http://oldwesternfanatic.blogstream.com/)
Russia offered to sell Alaska to the United States in 1859, believing the United States would off-set the designs of Russia's greatest rival in the Pacific, Great Britain. The looming U.S. Civil War delayed the sale, but after the war, Secretary of State William Seward quickly took up a renewed Russian offer. The Senate approved the treaty of purchase on April 9; President Andrew Johnson signed the treaty on May 28, and ratification was exchanged at Washington, June 20, 1867. Alaska was formally transferred to the United States on October 18, 1867.
FishyFry
07-22-2007, 8:05 PM
It's Poutine.
For anyone who doesn't know, it's fresh hot french fries, with melted curd cheese and dark gravy on top.
Sounds scrumptious! :drool: ...even to this vegetarian!
This thread is a hoot!
magakitty
07-22-2007, 8:08 PM
:barf:
FishyFry
07-22-2007, 8:13 PM
:barf:
:lol:
:barf:
That's how they make the poutine :D
magakitty
07-22-2007, 9:03 PM
Still - :barf:
KnaveTO
07-22-2007, 9:21 PM
On the topic of canadian healthcare; my sister's boyfriend used to live up in toronto, and according to him, the healthcare system SUCKS. He says the meds are cheap, which i already heard, but the hospitals are horrible, in the way that theres HUGE waiting times and mediocre *service*.
Actually yes, meds are cheaper up here than they are in the United States, that is why a number of the online phamaceutical companies are located up here (and don't get me on that topic... not a fan of them). As for the condition of our health care system. I am afraid I am going to have to dissagree with your sister's boyfriend. Because we have access to a health care system that is paid for with tax dollars (and as such cannot be considered free) there are people that try to abuse the system buy going to the hospital for every scrape and bruise, that creates backlogs. Because we live next to a country that regularily comes up here and recruits graduating doctors and nurses, that creates a shortage of staff. I have had to visit the hospital a number of times in my life and I have NEVER had to wait more that 40 minutes to see doctor, and I also live in Toronto. so I don't know what hospital he went to... but my experiences have been good. Now if you want to talk about bad service lets talk about the time I had to go to a hospital in the United States that wouldn't even look my way till I could prove that I had insurance and that they would get paid by the insurance company rather than me paying them first and submitting a claim from them, yeah that is great service... the dollar before somebodies life!
I will stop my rant and bashing now and also appologise to anyone that I have offended, but I needed to correct that statement.
boomerjr91
07-22-2007, 9:59 PM
I'm tired of ppl asking me where I'm from, I reply new york, and then they ask "The City!?":headshake2:
boomerjr91
07-22-2007, 10:02 PM
Oh yeah, I've also been to Toronto and that's one cool city.
Toirtis
07-22-2007, 11:29 PM
Actually I am not sure if the second most commonly spoken language is French or Chinese.
Cantonese passed French a couple of years ago.
Toirtis
07-22-2007, 11:34 PM
Do we have more Canadian Geese than you do? (it sure seems like it, especially here in MN)
Not at all....we have millions...just in the summer.
johnlarson66
07-22-2007, 11:35 PM
Who can the US buy Canada from? We need to connect to Alaska. I am sure we can get a good deal.
jpappy789
07-22-2007, 11:38 PM
:lol: I bet we could get a sweet deal on land!
unbeatablec
07-22-2007, 11:39 PM
what is it gonna feel like when you get your butt kicked by the red wings next year?
Cory Lover
07-22-2007, 11:52 PM
what is it gonna feel like when you get your butt kicked by the red wings next year?
Red Wings are losers:silly: They never won the Stanley Cup or never even made it to the finals last year.
CL
Cory Lover
07-22-2007, 11:54 PM
Who can the US buy Canada from? We need to connect to Alaska. I am sure we can get a good deal.
Canada is not for sale. And no, we don't want to buy the US and save them:silly: :)
CL
On the topic of canadian healthcare; my sister's boyfriend used to live up in toronto, and according to him, the healthcare system SUCKS. He says the meds are cheap, which i already heard, but the hospitals are horrible, in the way that theres HUGE waiting times and mediocre *service*.Canadians are spoiled. We have world-class healthcare and people still complain.
Why is it that Alaska isn't part of Canada and part of the US...that one has always stumped me....did we buy that land from you or just acquire it somehow....:)Bought from Russia.
How Russia got it to begin with, I have no clue.
Edit: Other posters already beat me to it. Derrrr...
Do we have more Canadian Geese than you do? (it sure seems like it, especially here in MN)Probably. Not too ironic really, considering it's just a name.
:barf:That's what I thought at first too!
You gotta try it!
Nothing's better at 3am after a night of drinking.
Oh yeah, I've also been to Toronto and that's one cool city.My supervisor at work says Toronto's the toilet of Canada.
LOL!
I have had to visit the hospital a number of times in my life and I have NEVER had to wait more that 40 minutes to see doctor, and I also live in Toronto. so I don't know what hospital he went to... but my experiences have been good. Now if you want to talk about bad service lets talk about the time I had to go to a hospital in the United States that wouldn't even look my way till I could prove that I had insurance and that they would get paid by the insurance company rather than me paying them first and submitting a claim from them, yeah that is great service... the dollar before somebodies life!I agree.
There's even been times when I've walked into a clinic without an appointment and was able to be seen by a doctor immediately. Other times, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, and in the worst case scenario, a whole 45 minutes for a non-emergency situation when it's really busy with snivelling little kids with colds. Again, that's without an appointment, and if you want, you can go shopping nextdoor to pass the time by.
Before my grandpa died, we took him around to a bunch of specialists and everyone was great. The longest wait was for an x-ray which wasn't anymore than 25 minutes without an appointment. It was really busy that day and still, people complained. When we went to the lab for blood and urine tests, there was no wait at all, except for the time the receptionist took to enter his information into the computer system.
He got skin cancer surgery (basil cell, not serious) and I think the wait was a week or two (after diagnosis) to get him in there. With that appointment they took him within five minutes and we were able to wait for him in the lounge, sipping our non-fat lattes and reading MacLean’s magazine. After that, we had to go back to his doctor, and the wait was non-existant, fortunately because we had an appointment.
When my grandpa finally fell so ill in June that he had to be hospitalized, the care we received was amazing and quite heart-warming. The nurses were second-to-none. As a veteran, he got a private room with TV and his own private duty nurse. The food they gave him looked delicious. My grandma and mom stepped out for a bit, and it just so happened that's when he passed. A nurse sat with him, hand-in-hand, lovingly, as if it was her own grandpa.
I really don't think it's as bad as some of our whiney hi-expectant fellow country folk say it is. Our media is always so willing to jump on one bad story to make it seem like it's always like that, when it actually isn't.
I have no doubt that rich Americans can afford even better private care, but that isn't an issue for me. What's an issue is that no matter how rich or poor, they get the same basic treatment any human being deserves.
That was a long thing I said. Thanks for reading.
magakitty
07-23-2007, 3:03 AM
That's what I thought at first too!
You gotta try it!
Nothing's better at 3am after a night of drinking.
that must be it... I don't drink!!
that must be it... I don't drink!!Don't smoke weed either?
Well, I don't know what to say.
You must not like fries, or gravy, or cheese.
Canada is great! I live just about an hour south of the border, near Seattle. My friends and I all head up to Whistler for long weekends in winter and have a great time! Of course, your lowered drinking age was a large contribution to our celebration, but even now that I'm legal in the US, we'll still go up there to visit! So many great times!
magakitty
07-23-2007, 2:45 PM
Don't smoke weed either?
Well, I don't know what to say.
You must not like fries, or gravy, or cheese.
I did many years of "field research" for my degree (substance abuse counseling) But I have many, many "24 hours" behind me now. Haven't touched the stuff in over 6 years. :cool2:
I like cheese, gravy and cheese, just not together... :lipssealedsmilie:
Cory Lover
07-23-2007, 7:52 PM
I'm happy to see this thread seems to be a success :)
CL
FishyFry
07-23-2007, 9:22 PM
Red Wings are losers:silly: They never won the Stanley Cup or never even made it to the finals last year.
CL
aw now hey... watchit there. They can't win it EVERY year!
MikenDanielle
07-26-2007, 2:29 AM
Actually yes, meds are cheaper up here than they are in the United States, that is why a number of the online phamaceutical companies are located up here (and don't get me on that topic... not a fan of them). As for the condition of our health care system. I am afraid I am going to have to dissagree with your sister's boyfriend. Because we have access to a health care system that is paid for with tax dollars (and as such cannot be considered free) there are people that try to abuse the system buy going to the hospital for every scrape and bruise, that creates backlogs. Because we live next to a country that regularily comes up here and recruits graduating doctors and nurses, that creates a shortage of staff. I have had to visit the hospital a number of times in my life and I have NEVER had to wait more that 40 minutes to see doctor, and I also live in Toronto. so I don't know what hospital he went to... but my experiences have been good. Now if you want to talk about bad service lets talk about the time I had to go to a hospital in the United States that wouldn't even look my way till I could prove that I had insurance and that they would get paid by the insurance company rather than me paying them first and submitting a claim from them, yeah that is great service... the dollar before somebodies life!
I will stop my rant and bashing now and also appologise to anyone that I have offended, but I needed to correct that statement.
Down here in NB it was getting quite bad, there were a couple times I had waited two hours or so, but then all the doctors decided theywere going to go on strike, then the hospitals made an agreement that they will not register you in ER unless it is an emergency, if you show up with a headache or a stuffy nose they turn you away and tell you to make a doctors appointment. Since this happened about 6 months ago I hear it is much much better.
Edit** The one exception to this rule is children, they never turn a sick child away, which is a good thing I think.
fballguy
07-26-2007, 2:44 AM
Do Canadians sing with the same vocab they speak in?
lmao I can hear it now
Dont stop thinkin aboot tomorrow..... eh!
MikenDanielle
07-26-2007, 3:03 AM
No, were just like people form the UK, when we sing our accents magically disappear. Funny how this happens.
Wippit Guud
07-26-2007, 3:50 AM
"The Truth About 'Aboot'"
As a Canadian working in a call center that deal predominately with American ISPs, I can assure every single Canadian here that yes, we say "aboot". Or at least something close to it that those from the US hear. We just don't hear it.
Don't believe me?
I want every Canadian to say about, out loud, but really slowly. The sound you will hear is "A-bow-oot" And I can even tell why: the french! "OU" in french is pronounced "oo", so their languange has had an influence on ours.
- the more you know.
But I rarely, if ever, say "eh".
MikenDanielle
07-26-2007, 5:11 AM
"The Truth About 'Aboot'"
As a Canadian working in a call center that deal predominately with American ISPs, I can assure every single Canadian here that yes, we say "aboot". Or at least something close to it that those from the US hear. We just don't hear it.
But I rarely, if ever, say "eh".
Haha thats awesome! I did the call center thing for 4-5 years and yes I will admit, I must of had this convo atleast 10 times a day:
Caller: Yur A Canadian aint ya.
Me: Yes, I am.
Caller: Know what gave yu away?
Me: Oh, I have no idea...
Caller: Ya said aboot instead of about. I know a guy from Canada who argues ya'll don't say aboot, but You Bet ya do and I just prooved it.
Me: Wow, you got me, I had no idea.
Bolded words are bolded to point some stereotypes Canadians have of American speech.
wataugachicken
07-26-2007, 9:21 AM
my mom and my aunts brought me up to canada when i was 2 or 3. i thought she kept saying we were going to Canid, and i kept saying it like that. (or so the story goes, i don't remember). finally, she tried to correct me and said, "no, it's Ca-na-Duh" so i called it CanaDuh all day, which wasn't much better, because i said the 'duh' part really loudly.
Canada also takes part in quite a bit more peace-keeping missions than does America. It's a lie that Canada has no army. If you take a look at your own CIA World Factbook, you'll see that Canada has the 12th or 13th most expensive military in the world, yet only has 33 million people. Today, in Afghanistan *per capita* Canada is doing more than the US fighting the real terrorists behind 9-11.
Some of this is just blatantly false. Canada does not take part in more peace keeping missions than the US, and they do not even come close to the US in the amount of time, manpower, or money spent for such missions. Canada may be ranked 13th in terms of the their Country's amount of military spending, however they barely spend 1/100 of what the US does. Canada spends 16 Billion to the 530 Billion the US spends. Yes you are correct Canada has more troops in Afghanistan *per capita*, but it is misleading to say that and not say that the US has over 20,000 troops there to Canada's 2,000 troops.
Cory Lover
07-27-2007, 6:53 PM
Some of this is just blatantly false. Canada does not take part in more peace keeping missions than the US, and they do not even come close to the US in the amount of time, manpower, or money spent for such missions. Canada may be ranked 13th in terms of the their Country's amount of military spending, however they barely spend 1/100 of what the US does. Canada spends 16 Billion to the 530 Billion the US spends. Yes you are correct Canada has more troops in Afghanistan *per capita*, but it is misleading to say that and not say that the US has over 20,000 troops there to Canada's 2,000 troops.
Canada is so much smaller then the US (in population) so thats why H.
CL
Wippit Guud
07-27-2007, 7:54 PM
There are more people in California (last time I checked) than Canada.
Yuri De Lima
07-27-2007, 10:22 PM
Is it true that the leave shaped symbol on the Canadian flag is a Marijuana leaf?http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:_oiySbSEVhqtXM:http://www.frozenropes.com/images/2005Images/International/canadian%2520flag.jpg
Fungi
07-27-2007, 10:25 PM
Maple, marijuana... one of the two
KingOfTheDeep
07-27-2007, 10:31 PM
didn't "aboot" come from the scots ?
Cory Lover
07-27-2007, 11:37 PM
Is it true that the leave shaped symbol on the Canadian flag is a Marijuana leaf?http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:_oiySbSEVhqtXM:http://www.frozenropes.com/images/2005Images/International/canadian%2520flag.jpg
No, it isn't. There, I just busted a myth!:dance:
CL
Some of this is just blatantly false. Canada does not take part in more peace keeping missions than the US...
Canada has taken part in more UN peacekeeping missions than any other country... http://www.edu.pe.ca/montaguehigh/grass/socialstudies/peacekeeping/missions.htm
...and they do not even come close to the US in the amount of time, manpower, or money spent for such missions.We have ten-times less people about 12-times less money. As as an individual Canadian, I'm not about to spend ten-times more money in taxes on peacekeeping than an average American does.
Canada may be ranked 13th in terms of the their Country's amount of military spending, however they barely spend 1/100 of what the US does. Canada spends 16 Billion to the 530 Billion the US spends. Yes you are correct Canada has more troops in Afghanistan *per capita*, but it is misleading to say that and not say that the US has over 20,000 troops there to Canada's 2,000 troops.Again, per capita. We're not going to contribute more per capita than does America for America's fight. You should be putting in more per capita in Afghanistan than we do, considering once again, it's your fight, and we're just being a good friend by helping out.
Regarding your comments we spend 1/100th on our military, according to my math but based on your numbers, you spend 33-times more, so 3.3-times more per person, roughtly. So? Why do we have to keep up with your crazy spending if we don't want to or need to?
magakitty
07-28-2007, 3:03 AM
Sheesh - now we're gonna have a war over who does more for the war????? The hell with the war !!!!! Can't we all just get along??? for God sake, we are neighbors. No wonder most of the world hates Americans
KnaveTO
07-28-2007, 3:39 AM
Maple, marijuana... one of the two
LOL... and yes both of them are legal here too!!
johnlarson66
07-28-2007, 4:37 AM
Sheesh - now we're gonna have a war over who does more for the war????? The hell with the war !!!!! Can't we all just get along??? for God sake, we are neighbors. No wonder most of the world hates Americans
Speaking of the war, if America went back to the draft, would draft dodgers still go to Canada?
I have heard that a lot of people would rather take their chances in Iraq than have to live in Canada. I am sure they are talking about the French speaking part.
I thought the world hated the French. No, Americans hate the French, it must of been because they helped us with our independance.
The Canadians I have met in America say this, "Canada, a great place to be from."
Rbishop
07-28-2007, 6:50 AM
Please put this thread back on track and leave politics and drugs out of it. Thanks.
I have heard that a lot of people would rather take their chances in Iraq than have to live in Canada. I am sure they are talking about the French speaking part.
Most of the french speaking part in Canada is in Ottawa and Quebec. I live about 4 hr oustide of Ottawa and we dont speak french around here.
I had to take french all through school and I still only know a few words.
The french that is spoken here in Canada is different then the french spoken in France. This is what ive been told from my french teachers and others that have gone to France and know some french. Im not really sure hows its different maybe some of you guys that know can fill us in.
Wippit Guud
07-28-2007, 4:16 PM
[QUOTE=lokel;1011303]Most of the french speaking part in Canada is in Ottawa and Quebec. I live about 4 hr oustide of Ottawa and we dont speak french around here.
[QUOTE]
New Brunswick is full of French, it being the only reay bilingual province in Canada. I hear more french in Moncton than english when I go over there.
KnaveTO
07-28-2007, 4:42 PM
The french spoke in Canada is Quebecois French which is a dialect of French. There are subtle differences between Quebecois and French from France. I am not fully sure what they are however from a number of my Francophone friends there can be difficulty understanding each other.
KnaveTO
07-28-2007, 4:43 PM
Actually a very large portion of Northern Western Ontario is Francophone
I apologise for posting a pot leaf.
Because it's been decriminalized here and it's not nearly as bad as alcohol, I thought it would be OK.
MikenDanielle
07-28-2007, 6:30 PM
New Brunswick is full of French, it being the only reay bilingual province in Canada. I hear more french in Moncton than english when I go over there.
It used to be that way.... but in the last 5 years I find Moncton now has more English... Saint John is pretty much 100% English... well 8-% English and probably close to 20% Madarin.. but yeah anything North of MOncton is pretty much 100% French.
MikenDanielle
07-28-2007, 6:32 PM
Actually a very large portion of Northern Western Ontario is Francophone
Maybe thats why there isn't much over there haha. Just joking I love French people... but seriously I had no idea there was so much... nothing in NW Ontario... drove from BC to NB last September and man that 24 hours of Eastern Manitoba and Western Ontario is brutal, I don't think any of us got cell service for the 24 hours before we got to Thunder Bay... but it was still a pile of fun.
magakitty
07-28-2007, 7:08 PM
I apologise for posting a pot leaf.
Because it's been decriminalized here and it's not nearly as bad as alcohol, I thought it would be OK.
Please remember that there are children on this site. My 13 year old daughter uses AC, and I really don't want her getting the idea that it is okay
thanks
Wippit Guud
07-28-2007, 7:09 PM
The french spoke in Canada is Quebecois French which is a dialect of French. There are subtle differences between Quebecois and French from France. I am not fully sure what they are however from a number of my Francophone friends there can be difficulty understanding each other.
We have a guy in our call center who speaks France French, and does technical support for Roger's French. A lot of Quebecois get annoyed when an obvious anglophone is on the phone speaking french, and insult them (I kid you not). They do the same thing to this guy, because his french is different. And then he'll start yellig a them as much as they yell at him, because of coruse his is *real* french.
Rbishop
07-28-2007, 7:17 PM
So what else do we need to know about Canadians...what are the popular aquarium supplies you use...?
magakitty
07-28-2007, 7:19 PM
What kind of food (besides the french fry/gravy/cheese thing) is native to Canada?
MikenDanielle
07-28-2007, 9:23 PM
What kind of food (besides the french fry/gravy/cheese thing) is native to Canada?
Mmmmmm poutine... yum! If only KFC would sell their poutine down the States too then you would all realise how amazing it is.
This is not a factual statement, but I am personally going to invent the notion that a Canadian invented Grilled Cheese... and since McCain is a Canadian company.. maybe we invented pizza pops too?
magakitty
07-28-2007, 9:42 PM
:lol:
Other things we invented:
Baby pablum
Fogen Frutz
Insulin
Arcylics/plexi-glass
Hockey
Basketball
Lacrosse
Five-pin bowling
Rollerskates
The baseball glove
The telephone
Cable T.V.
Refinning
Kerosene
The zipper
The electron microscope
Electric cooking ranges
The electric car (North America's first)
Green plastic garbage bags
Hydro-foil boats
IMAX
Green ink
Heart-valve operations (first one)
First patented lightbulbs
Machine gun tracer bullets
Newsprint
Pacemakers
Paint rollers
Panoramic cameras
Pictionary
Portable high chairs
Radio compasses
Screw propellers
Ski-bindings
Snowblowers
Snowmobiles
Rotary snowplows
Steam foghorns
Standard time
Walkie talkies
Washing machines
Table hockey
Trivial Pursuit
Smarties
Crispy Crunch & Coffee Crisp
Superman
& more...
And unless someone has recently out-done us, last I heard we also had the world's largest...
-Mall (West Edmonton Mall)
And the world's tallest...
-Self-supporting structure (CN Tower)
And the world's longest...
-Bridge (P.E.I. to the mainiland)
-Street (Yonge St., Toronto to somewhere near Manitoba)
Revival of Hope
07-29-2007, 1:42 AM
Ah, Canada. Always wanted to live there. But I'm stuck in America until i can run away with my cousin and twin to Canada.
3: I'm American, yet I hate America. Go figure. America always has presidents who are male and are war-driven. We need a woman in charge around here. To keep the peace.
Alright, couple of questions:
1. Has Canada ever had a woman in charge?
2. Do you all have those cute little Canadian accents?
3. Does putting a baby mouse into a beer bottle REALLY get you free beer?
4. Do you think Americans are weird?
5. Rick Moranis - a big star in Canada?
:thumbsup:
KnaveTO
07-29-2007, 1:44 AM
Actually http://www3.sympatico.ca/taniah/Canada/things/ is a list of Canadian inventions... a few surprising things on it actually... lol
KnaveTO
07-29-2007, 1:51 AM
Our first woman (and only female Prime Minister) was Kim Campbell. Although we have had a few female Governor Generals before that. Technically we have had a female head of state since the 50's when Elizabeth II became Queen.
There are different accents across Canada just like there is in different States.
Yes you can get a free case of beer if you FIND a mouse in a bottle of beer, however they do prefer the cap to be in place when you try to return it. Subsequenly if you drink the whole bottle and try to get away with it... well there are tests they can do to find out if it was in there in the first place ;)
Never thought American were weird... misplaces in their perceptions maybe ;)
Probably as big a star in Canada as he is in the States
KnaveTO
07-29-2007, 1:56 AM
Although I do have a question of the Americans...
why do we non-American have to follow and abide by your laws and ethics (morals?) when posting on here? Not trying to be difficult but the standards we all have follow are American, there are prohibitions when discussing things that are perfectly legal and accepted in Canada and other countries around the globe? And I am referring to more than the issue that has already been brought up.
magakitty
07-29-2007, 2:21 AM
Interesting website - I was browsing around it and found these amusing bits of slang
http://www3.sympatico.ca/taniah/Canada/misc/slang.gif
AWL: Absent without leave (comparable to AWOL in the States)
Caisse populaire: Type of bank (mostly in Quebec)
Click: kilometre
Forty: 40 ounce bottle of booze (also known as a 'forty pounder')
Hoser: an insult (was popular thanks to Bob and Doug!)
Humidex: result of humidity and temperature
Loony: Dollar (or loonie; plural = loonies)
Mickey: 13 ounce bottle of booze
Pogey: welfare or employment insurance
Poutine: fries, gravy and lots of cheese!
Toonie: 2 dollar coin
Twenty-sixer: 26 ounce bottle of booze (aka twixer)
Two-four: case of 24 beers (may also be pronounce 'two-fer')
Tuque: winter cap
The Rock
The Island of Newfoundland
http://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifChinook
Winter storm system that causes warm weather
http://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifTwo-Four
A case of real beer
http://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifBreath In, Breath Oat
What we do (And a cool song)http://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifDeck Al
What Americans call DEE Kal
http://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifThe Basketweave
Highway 401 across Torontohttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifMonsoons
Vancouver weather from Oct to Aprilhttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifHogtown
Toronto nicknamehttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifCookie
Crazyhttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gif2,4 Uh Blue
A case of Labatts blue, pleasehttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifThe Peg
Winnipeghttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifKay Beck
Quebechttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifSeein' the Governor
Drinking rumhttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifLoonies & 2 Knees
Canadian dollar and 2 dollar pieceshttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifChoad
So bad it's goodhttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifZed
The letter after Yhttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gif5 point 0
Minimum beer alcohol levelhttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifSkull Cramp
Headachehttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifSowester
Storm from a certain directionhttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifDie Wrecked
Opposite of indirecthttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifOil Cloths
Raingear to Americanshttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifPuck
Hockey players girlfriendhttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifThe Leafs
Our beloved hockey teamhttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifTronno
Torontohttp://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifHow Zit Goan, Eh?
How are you?
http://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifWith Oat a Doat
Without a doubt
http://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifOrgan EYE Zay Shun
OrganizationAs for following our ethics, I'm just trying to protect my child. BTW, I run a drug rehab, and homeless shelter, and am a certified drug counselor, so I don't think I will change my mind on the matter
j_chicago
07-29-2007, 2:50 AM
Ah, Canada. Always wanted to live there. But I'm stuck in America until i can run away with my cousin and twin to Canada.
3: I'm American, yet I hate America.
:thumbsup:
Go on up there. No matter what you think of the current events, you should be proud of where you're from, and the oppertunities it offers you. :irked:
magakitty
07-29-2007, 2:56 AM
Ah Revival, you are young yet... hopefully pride of country will come as you age. You are at the age where anywhere else seems far more romantic, exciting, or cool...
_aQuaflAme_
07-29-2007, 3:15 AM
Do you guys listen to the same music as us and how do you guys keep your fish from dieing of the cold do put lil' sweaters on them?
j_chicago
07-29-2007, 3:49 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_and_American_economies_compared
here's more info for you guys to dissect. Notice the higher tax rate, unemployment, poverty, and lower homeownership...
Just throwing it out there for those who think America is such a horrible place.
I've been to Canada, years ago, and I love Quebec, awesome place, with its old world charm. And been to Toronto, but its like Chicago, but all in all, Canada is a nice place to visit. My father in law says we need to go to the western providences since he loves the area so much.
Toirtis
07-29-2007, 4:37 AM
http://www.slanguage.com/images/button4.gifChinook
Winter storm system that causes warm weather
Ah, the 'snow eater'...something you must live in Southern Alberta to appreciate.
As for the Wikipedia entry, much of it is outdated, and will become increasingly incorrect as the Canadian economy grows and the US economy recedes (par example: the US dollar was worth about $1.45 Canadian 3 years ago, and is now wort barely $1.04 Canadian, and continues to fall).
Toirtis
07-29-2007, 4:41 AM
here's more info for you guys to dissect. Notice the higher tax rate, unemployment, poverty, and lower homeownership...
Actually, our poverty rate is lower than that of the US, and unemployment rates refer only to the employable population, the p[ercentage of which is different here.
Canadians also enjoy greater social programmes, free universal healthcare, lower crime, cleaner cities, etc....those higher taxes buy us much.
Interesting website - I was browsing around it and found these amusing bits of slang
http://www3.sympatico.ca/taniah/Canada/misc/slang.gif
AWL: Absent without leave (comparable to AWOL in the States)
Caisse populaire: Type of bank (mostly in Quebec)
Click: kilometre
Forty: 40 ounce bottle of booze (also known as a 'forty pounder')
Hoser: an insult (was popular thanks to Bob and Doug!)
Humidex: result of humidity and temperature
Loony: Dollar (or loonie; plural = loonies)
Mickey: 13 ounce bottle of booze
Pogey: welfare or employment insurance
Poutine: fries, gravy and lots of cheese!
Toonie: 2 dollar coin
Twenty-sixer: 26 ounce bottle of booze (aka twixer)
Two-four: case of 24 beers (may also be pronounce 'two-fer')
Tuque: winter capLOL, yeah, Canada's a big place and different Canadians speak differently. I've never heard anyone be called a hoser before, unless it was an American making fun of us.
Never heard of "humidex" or "pogey" before. I just learned about "two-fours" the other week. Caisse populaire... never heard that in my life. AWL to me is AWOL... never heard it without the O before.
Now mickey and twenty-sixer, I'm familiar with those. ;)
here's more info for you guys to dissect. Notice the higher tax rate, unemployment, poverty, and lower homeownership...I never heard we had lower homeownership before. Maybe it's true.
In certain provinces, the unemployment rate has been unsavoury in the past but is much better right now.
In BC, where I live, there's actually a labour shortage. I put out my resume a couple weeks ago and I got so many calls for interviews and had to turn some of them down.
As for the poverty line, our higher taxes and more socialist framework ensures there isn't such a gap between the rich and poor. I can promise you there isn't nearly as bad as a problem with the poor in Canada than the US. Different countries have different poverty lines so it's like comparing apples and oranges.
Wippit Guud
07-29-2007, 9:12 AM
And the world's longest...
-Bridge (P.E.I. to the mainiland)
Not quite.
Longest bridge over water which completely freezes.
MikenDanielle
07-29-2007, 9:27 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_and_American_economies_compared
here's more info for you guys to dissect. Notice the higher tax rate, unemployment, poverty, and lower homeownership...
Just throwing it out there for those who think America is such a horrible place.
I've been to Canada, years ago, and I love Quebec, awesome place, with its old world charm. And been to Toronto, but its like Chicago, but all in all, Canada is a nice place to visit. My father in law says we need to go to the western providences since he loves the area so much.
I have to agree with a previous post, yes we pay higher taxes, but we get a lot more bang for our buck... and we don't have to carry guns around all the time to do so. With an extremely low crime rate, health care, pretty darn good public education system in comparison to certain other countries, therefore I myself don't mind paying a higher tax rate.
PS Your father in law is right you do need to go to the western province, the Canadian Rockys are unlike anything in the world!
Oh yeah, plus we're way bigger... over 300,000 square KM's (KM's are used to measure distance in Canada and most of the world, similar to the US mile)... having all that extra space, and so many less people allow us to have alot more room to move around, and more importantly, alot more room for fish tanks!! BIG ones! And of course... a lot more room for trees.. which is why he have such great air quality up here... for the most part.
KnaveTO
07-29-2007, 10:30 AM
which is why he have such great air quality up here...
You have obviously NOT been to Toronto.... lol
I too will agree with the poster above about love of country, both countries have much to offer. Learn about your homeland and understand what was done for what reasons. you will find that by learning about your home that you will come to love it. I too as a youth was very pro-american till I started going to cadets (a paramilitary organization funded by the Canadian Armed Forces to promote citizenship, military service, leadership and camraderie amongst youth aged 12 to 18). It was this organization that fostered a deep love of home and country. So again... give it time... all things do look better on the other side of the fence till you learn to look for all the small things.
MikenDanielle
07-29-2007, 10:34 AM
[quote=KnaveTO;1012583]You have obviously NOT been to Toronto.... lol
Many many times, used to live outside of Peterburough in Lindsay... thats where the "for the most part." came in... I just didn;t want to single out a few cities.. IE Toronto, Winnipeg.. I would say there thw two worst I have been... and Ive been in every major city in Canada besides those in BC and Newfoundland.
Wippit Guud
07-29-2007, 11:54 AM
Never heard of "humidex" or "pogey" before. I just learned about "two-fours" the other week. Caisse populaire... never heard that in my life. AWL to me is AWOL... never heard it without the O before.
heh, we just had a humidex warning on Friday... 31C with a humdex of 40C. Think of it a reverse windchill.
Pogey is more of an eastern slang word... hear it all the time in PEI/Newfoundland, never heard it when living in Ontario or Winnipeg.
Caisse Populaire is mor of a bank 'name' than a bank type... pretty sure it's the Quebec version of a credit union.
AWL is news to me, and I'm an air force brat, all I ever heard was AWOL. Although, we just might be pronouncing the "O", with the official acronym being AWL
Wippit Guud
07-29-2007, 11:57 AM
i would also say I'm one of the few Canadian who's lived a significant amount of time in the US... we were in Colorado twice: 1975-1978 (ok, I was young) and 1983-1986. To be honest... I never really noticed much of a difference in the people.
wataugachicken
07-29-2007, 12:00 PM
people here in the US say "Forties" to refer to 40oz bottles of beer. . . at least they do it in the South.
MikenDanielle
07-29-2007, 12:17 PM
I dont kno about the rest of Canada, but in NB I think the only 40oz'er of beer we have is Colt 45's, everything else is normal beer bottle or can size.. although we do have plus size cans also.
OgreMkV
07-29-2007, 12:38 PM
heh, we just had a humidex warning on Friday... 31C with a humdex of 40C. Think of it a reverse windchill.
Pogey is more of an eastern slang word... hear it all the time in PEI/Newfoundland, never heard it when living in Ontario or Winnipeg.
Caisse Populaire is mor of a bank 'name' than a bank type... pretty sure it's the Quebec version of a credit union.
AWL is news to me, and I'm an air force brat, all I ever heard was AWOL. Although, we just might be pronouncing the "O", with the official acronym being AWL
We in the south who have one call it a 'heat index'.
magakitty
07-29-2007, 12:43 PM
To throw a whole new wrench in the works - the US Navy say UA instead of AWOL - Unauthorized Abscence
Other things we invented:
Baby pablum
Fogen Frutz
Insulin
Arcylics/plexi-glass
Hockey
Basketball
Lacrosse
Five-pin bowling
Rollerskates
The baseball glove
The telephone
Cable T.V.
Refinning
Kerosene
The zipper
The electron microscope
Electric cooking ranges
The electric car (North America's first)
Green plastic garbage bags
Hydro-foil boats
IMAX
Green ink
Heart-valve operations (first one)
First patented lightbulbs
Machine gun tracer bullets
Newsprint
Pacemakers
Paint rollers
Panoramic cameras
Pictionary
Portable high chairs
Radio compasses
Screw propellers
Ski-bindings
Snowblowers
Snowmobiles
Rotary snowplows
Steam foghorns
Standard time
Walkie talkies
Washing machines
Table hockey
Trivial Pursuit
Smarties
Crispy Crunch & Coffee Crisp
Superman
& more...
And unless someone has recently out-done us, last I heard we also had the world's largest...
-Mall (West Edmonton Mall)
And the world's tallest...
-Self-supporting structure (CN Tower)
And the world's longest...
-Bridge (P.E.I. to the mainiland)
-Street (Yonge St., Toronto to somewhere near Manitoba)
Please research better. Many of these claims are false. :headshake2:
jtburf
07-29-2007, 4:40 PM
Other things we invented:
Baby pablum
Fogen Frutz
Insulin
Arcylics/plexi-glass
Hockey
Basketball
Lacrosse
Five-pin bowling
Rollerskates
The baseball glove
The telephone
Cable T.V.
Refinning
Kerosene
The zipper
The electron microscope
Electric cooking ranges
The electric car (North America's first)
Green plastic garbage bags
Hydro-foil boats
IMAX
Green ink
Heart-valve operations (first one)
First patented lightbulbs
Machine gun tracer bullets
Newsprint
Pacemakers
Paint rollers
Panoramic cameras
Pictionary
Portable high chairs
Radio compasses
Screw propellers
Ski-bindings
Snowblowers
Snowmobiles
Rotary snowplows
Steam foghorns
Standard time
Walkie talkies
Washing machines
Table hockey
Trivial Pursuit
Smarties
Crispy Crunch & Coffee Crisp
Superman
& more...
Ummm lacrose originated from a NATIVE AMERICAN war game, and the TRACER round was originaly invented by the germans in World War 1.
how do u quote things? ALSO, you can fire a tracer round for anything including shotguns. not just machine guns.
12 Volt Man
07-29-2007, 5:05 PM
there was an article on yahoo news awhile ago about the anniversary of the "whopee cushion"
apparently, Canadians invented that too :)
Wippit Guud
07-29-2007, 5:30 PM
Whoopie!
Please research better. Many of these claims are false. :headshake2:Which ones specificially?
Here's my sources...
http://www.craigmarlatt.com/canada/symbols_facts&lists/inventions.html
http://www3.sympatico.ca/taniah/Canada/things/
http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Canadian.htm
There's more I didn't mention... the electric street car, JAVA, music synthesizers, and the odometer.
True, you can't believe everything you read on the Internet, but it goes both ways...
Ummm lacrose originated from a NATIVE AMERICAN war game, and the TRACER round was originaly invented by the germans in World War 1.We have Natives up here too. The game originated before there was even a Canada or an America. Then, Canadians refined it into the sport we know today. I retyped that list and should have put "modern lacrosse."
As for the tracer rounds, that pertains to machine guns only, not tanks. What can be done today, and what could be done back then, are two different things.
Toirtis
07-30-2007, 12:03 AM
That list is practically all correct, although some of the inventors were Canadians living outside Canada at the time.
Wippit Guud
07-30-2007, 12:13 AM
That list is practically all correct, although some of the inventors were Canadians living outside Canada at the time.
They're still Canadian.
Incedentally, the Canadian Constitution stats that no Canadian may give up their citizenship, even if they take another countries citizenship oath forswearing allegance to another country.
j_chicago
07-30-2007, 12:23 AM
I checked a few, such as the rollerskates that were invented in Denmark,
Insulin that was invented in Canada, by a German who went there to use the lab at University of Toronto,
And plexiglass, which seemed to have been developed in several labs, by Dupont, which is a company in Delaware (I actually thought DuPont was a Canadian company till I did a search on that, and the patent was bought by a Pensylvania company to use as windshields for planes.
j_chicago
07-30-2007, 12:24 AM
They're still Canadian.
Incedentally, the Canadian Constitution stats that no Canadian may give up their citizenship, even if they take another countries citizenship oath forswearing allegance to another country.
Must be more of that Socialist structure that was mentioned earlier.
I checked a few, such as the rollerskates that were invented in Denmark,I did a search on it too and came up with Belgium as the inventor this time. Who knows? It's one of those things where nobody can agree because nobody was there.
Insulin that was invented in Canada, by a German who went there to use the lab at University of TorontoNo, it was invented/discovered by Frederick Banting, who won the Nobel Prize in 1923 in Physiology or Medicine for it. Banting was born in Ontario.
And plexiglass, which seemed to have been developed in several labs, by Dupont, which is a company in Delaware (I actually thought DuPont was a Canadian company till I did a search on that, and the patent was bought by a Pensylvania company to use as windshields for planes.Copy and paste...
Every time you slip on a pair of safety glasses before firing up the tablesaw or swinging a hammer, you're shielding your eyes with one more great Canadian workshop invention. Those shatterproof plastic lenses are the direct result of the work of Dr. William Chalmers.
While a graduate research student at McGill University in the early 1930s, Chalmers perfected a technique of producing transparent polymerized methyl methacrylate—or, in lay terms, acrylic.
He discovered that methacrylic ethyl ester and methyacrilic nitrile could be readily polymerized—that is, joined together at the molecular level to create new substance. In this case the new material was thermoplastic resin characterized by its optical clarity.
The idea of methyl methacrylate polymers goes back as far as 1877, but previous production attempts always resulted a smoky, opaque material. Chalmers was the first to produce a clear, workable product.
He was granted the patent in 1931. He then sold his invention to Imperial Chemical Industries. In 1936, ICI granted a license to DuPont to produce the material commercially.
Since DuPont acquired the formula, Chalmers's transparent acrylic has gone into everything from car taillights to airplane windshields to blade guards to, yes, safety glasses. A clear innovator.
http://www.canadianhomeworkshop.com/stuff/inventions2.shtml
LesbianChap
01-14-2008, 9:44 PM
Don't shoot me, I'm going to bump this...cause I have a question 'bout Canada...
Will one of your fine Canadian women marry me so I can become a Canadian Citizen? They say you have a high immigration rate...think a crazy like me can sneak in through the masses?
I wish people would call the United States of America the US or The United States instead of America. America is divided into South and North America and Canada is part of it.
Whew.
So when are you guys gonna take Pamela Anderson back eh? We're done with her.
Q
Dwarf Puffers
01-16-2008, 8:11 PM
Don't shoot me, I'm going to bump this...cause I have a question 'bout Canada...
Will one of your fine Canadian women marry me so I can become a Canadian Citizen? They say you have a high immigration rate...think a crazy like me can sneak in through the masses?
I'd say you have a good chance, there are lots of idiots around here that have decent wives :rofl:
So when are you guys gonna take Pamela Anderson back eh? We're done with her.
Keep her :crazy:
jpappy789
01-16-2008, 8:13 PM
Are you guys really that polite, as seen in the movie Canadian Bacon, starring John Candy and the waitress woman from Cheers?
jpappy789
01-16-2008, 8:14 PM
Oh my goodness I just said "you guys"...:lipssealedsmilie::lipssealedsmilie::lipssealed smilie:
Hey,
Well, I have came to a sad conclusion, Americans don't know that much about Canada (there will always be exceptions). In the chat room I joked and said Canada's Parliment buidlings are made out of ice, everyone thought I wasn't joking:werd: Sad.
Ok, so here is my plan. I want anyone that has a question about Canada to ask it. It could be "Does Canada have snow all year?" or "Do you guys have cities with more then 1,000 people?". I'm at your service for all of your Canada questions. I know that there are gonna be some whacky questions, or who nows I may get no questions, but the point of this is to bust some myths, Canadian Style!
CL
I have a large group of canadian friends from another site and I'm always embarassed how little we americans know about Canada in comparison with what you know about us.
Cory Lover
01-16-2008, 10:01 PM
Are you guys really that polite, as seen in the movie Canadian Bacon, starring John Candy and the waitress woman from Cheers?
Well, we are polite, yes, but not surgary sweet. And if you get on our bad side, we'll toss you in the middle of Nunavut and feed ya too the polar bears, or, just call ya yankee 1 million times :grinyes: jk
Cheech
01-23-2008, 12:44 PM
aboot? what the crap is that?
Molson is cold, and Canadian Chicks are Hot! btw...
You should visit Montreal. . . Doesn't get any better !!!
Cheech
01-23-2008, 12:48 PM
My supervisor at work says Toronto's the toilet of Canada.
LOL!
hahahha....
I'm not a big fan of Toronto... (sorry, neighbors,) I just find it lacks character. it's big, everything's far, and they got a horrible hockey team... ;)
Cheech
01-23-2008, 12:50 PM
"The Truth About 'Aboot'"
As a Canadian working in a call center that deal predominately with American ISPs, I can assure every single Canadian here that yes, we say "aboot". Or at least something close to it that those from the US hear. We just don't hear it.
Don't believe me?
I want every Canadian to say about, out loud, but really slowly. The sound you will hear is "A-bow-oot" And I can even tell why: the french! "OU" in french is pronounced "oo", so their languange has had an influence on ours.
- the more you know.
But I rarely, if ever, say "eh".
I disagree entirely on this one. I am from Quebec, and not one person from herem or Ontario for that matter says aboot.
Cheech
01-23-2008, 12:59 PM
and another thing to keep in mind. "Life in canada" is extremely different depending where you're from. Life of a typican montrealer living in Quebec is drastically different than a Canadian living in Nunavut...
only being able to speak from a Quebecer perspective, I love life here.
- I get 4 full seasons, Summer, gets HOT, winter's cold, Fall is wonderful to look at,
- our province is mostly built on immigrants. because of the whole mess with the french and english, everyone who came here stuck with their roots. The "melting pot" attitude didn't happen here. That's why i like to refer to Montreal as a city with many different cities from around the world, all in one.
- there's ALWAYS something to do here. it could be 4:00 AM, there will always be a place to go, a 24 hour bar or club, restaurants, and busy streets.
- people accept and respect others.
- you can get good food from practically any nationality you want,
- You can walk anywhere in the city and not be afraid.
- We got good beer,
- McDonalds sells Poutines here,
- and we got a GREAT hockey team!!!! :D:D:D