You might be a Canadian If................

[WolfeReign]

I was born in Canada but lived half my life abroad and learned English at American schools so I actually learned a lot from your list

I heard a colleague say "pop" the other day, I burst out laughing and wondered why nobody was laughing with me.

I never got what was so funny about saying pop sorry

 

[WolfeReign]

Here is another helping on a long list...enjoy:


1. you know that "100 km/h" does NOT mean "100 Kanadian miles an hour."

2. you say "zed" instead of "zee".

3. you know that Mounties don't always dress like that.

4. you know that "Eskimos" are really called "Inuit."

5. the brother of Lt Frank Drebin ("Police Squad") used to be your Defence Minister.

6. your Finance Minister once wore mukluks in Parliament.

7. you watched game shows where nobody won anything ("Reach for the Top", "Front Page Challenge") or had to win five nights in a row to get a toaster oven ("Headline Hunters").

8. you know that most Canadians DON'T say "eh".

9. your Prime Minister once fought off a burglar by clocking him over the head with an Inuit carving.

10. you are fiercely proud of the NFB, even though you are probably only familiar with "The Log Driver's Waltz".

11. you picked up all the Canadian references in "Austin Powers."

12. 10 degrees is a little chilly, but 32 is a scorcher.

13. your Prime Minister went on a trip to China and threw snowballs at a statue of Mao Tse-Tung.

14. you have two time zones further east than "Eastern".

15. your country once invaded the USA and burned down the White House. (So don't push us.)

16. you wonder why Americans put soda pop in their beer bottles.

17. your country is the second-largest on the planet, yet 90% of your country's population lives within 100 miles of the southern border.

18. you can legally drink liquor while still a teenager.

19. your country boasts such towns as Old man river, St-Louis-du-Ha!-Ha!, and Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump, and flin flon

20. your country won the first two truly "World" Series.

21. you know where to go to get the best cigars. Namely, Cuba.

22. your national anthem's OK, but the theme to "Hockey Night in Canada", well, don't that just make your spine tingle!

23. you got upset when they canceled "The Beachcombers."

24. your Post Office gave Santa his own Postal Code ("Santa Claus, North Pole, Northwest Territories, Canada H0H 0H0").

25. you have a national chain of tire stores that also sells hardware, toys, and decorative plants, and issues "money" that has a better trading value than the national currency.

moved some out that overlapped

 

[recidivus]

Lol, #18, there's a little place out here called Spuzzum. Don't blink or you'll miss it.

and re: seasons here: we have Rain, Sunny with chances of Rain, Rain, and Cold Rain.

We are a humble bunch, but man we sure are proud.

 

[fourtytwo]

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10. you are fiercely proud of the NFB, even though you are probably only familiar with "The Log Driver's Waltz".

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19. your country boasts such towns as Old man river, St-Louis-du-Ha!-Ha!, and Head-Smashed-In-Buffalo-Jump, and flin flon

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Although the tune from "The Log Driver's Waltz" is forever etched on my brain, it proudly resides there next to "The Sweater"
The Sweater by Sheldon Cohen - NFB

You forget two of the best from Newfoundland. Conception Bay and Dildo.
BTW. There is an excellent Paul Gross movie called "Getting Married in Buffalo Jump"

 

[zer0ith]

Poutine.... That is all.

 

[fourtytwo]

You have actually thought about contacting the Canadian Wildlife Service in Ottawa for more information on the animal featured on the "Hinterland Who's Who" segment.
You know that the late Bruno Gerussi was not only the Beachcomber, he also had a cooking show as well.

 

[RollandOfGilead]

16. you wonder why Americans put soda pop in their beer bottles.
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Hilarious!

 

[Rttch]

You have outlets in parking lots.
You measure distance in terms of time.
Handles on your gas station are extra large to account for wearing mitts/gloves.
Coke is pop and not vice versa.
Love accents except for "aboot".
Coffee crisp. 'Nuff said.

 

[chagrin]

10. you are fiercely proud of the NFB, even though you are probably only familiar with "The Log Driver's Waltz".

Someone on my facebook just posted this the other day and I got it stuck in my head again.

To add to the food list: Nanaimo bars.

 

[WolfeReign]

Although the tune from "The Log Driver's Waltz" is forever etched on my brain, it proudly resides there next to "The Sweater"
The Sweater by Sheldon Cohen - NFB

You forget two of the best from Newfoundland. Conception Bay and Dildo.
BTW. There is an excellent Paul Gross movie called "Getting Married in Buffalo Jump"

Nope i did not forget, i did not want some Op banning me thnking i was trying to be pornographic....

Poutine, Nanimo bars..god i am getting hungry! Oh what about Corn Twists? According to a few women in the USA i know they do not have those there....

One thing i have noted as well is the Chocolate is different in taste.

 

[fourtytwo]

Nope i did not forget, i did not want some Op banning me thnking i was trying to be pornographic....

Poutine, Nanimo bars..god i am getting hungry! Oh what about Corn Twists? According to a few women in the USA i know they do not have those there....

One thing i have noted as well is the Chocolate is different in taste.

Nor do they have Kinder Eggs because of those small toys.
The truly classic Canadian food item I cannot live without is the Butter Tart. They have versions down south but ours taste the best!

 

[ABI]

Beef tastes different too... corn fed/grain fed.
Nothing like Alberta beef!!

 

[bidslayer]

Needless to say, they've never heard of Vachon or had a Jos Louis or a Flakey either. They must be a very sad people down there.

 

[Mrgreen819]

You miss Aero bars and Smarties since you moved to the states. Tim Hortons as well. The Kinder surprise eggs are always a huge hit with the kids. We exchanges packages with family still in Canada. They don't sell Buckleys cough syrup here either. It must not be FDA approved...cough.

 

[Hitmetwice]

.....you get annoyed when the weatherman calls for snow "showers".
If it's snow it's a flurry, if it's a "shower" it's rain.

Stupid weatherman!

 

[fourtytwo]

You miss Aero bars and Smarties since you moved to the states. Tim Hortons as well. The Kinder surprise eggs are always a huge hit with the kids. We exchanges packages with family still in Canada. They don't sell Buckleys cough syrup here either. It must not be FDA approved...cough.

Have you seen this story?

'Illegal' Kinder Eggs get U.S. men border detention - CBC News

or this one.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/01/10/man-kinder-surprise-border.html

 

[Mrgreen819]

Have you seen this story?

'Illegal' Kinder Eggs get U.S. men border detention - CBC News

or this one.

Kinder Surprise egg seized at U.S. border - Manitoba - CBC News

Let them have the kinder surprise egg, it was only 2.00. Then have a friend UPS you some more....lol. No big surprise the FDA banned them over a possible choking hazard.

 

[RollandOfGilead]

Have you seen this story?

'Illegal' Kinder Eggs get U.S. men border detention - CBC News

or this one.

Kinder Surprise egg seized at U.S. border - Manitoba - CBC News

If they can put a warning in the U S of A on potato chips saying "may cause .... leakage" and still sell them, im sure they can put a warning on kinder eggs "choking hazard".

 

[oxygen thief]

12. You brag to Americans that; Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion & Mike Myers are Canadians. ... also , Alex Trebec, David Foley, Matthew Perry etc.etc.

A lot of great bands too like say, Rush, BTO, Triumph, The Guess Who, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, and others.

 

[damthisisfun]

Have you seen this story?

'Illegal' Kinder Eggs get U.S. men border detention - CBC News

or this one.

Kinder Surprise egg seized at U.S. border - Manitoba - CBC News

You hit a sore spot there - I love these eggs - as a kid, I first got them in Germany. The toys are so kool. Cannot believe these are banned in the US.......better tell my family not to bring em for me when they visit....lol