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Old 03-23-2013, 04:19 AM   #61
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The difference between Canadians and Americans is how we slice our bacon.
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Old 03-23-2013, 09:43 AM   #62
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Canadians speak "The Queen's English."

Americans speak "Simplified English."

American dictionaries have 1,500 - 2,000 fewer words than Canadian or British dictionaries.

That is all!
Does that include the urban dictionary as well? Fashizle.
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Old 03-24-2013, 07:05 AM   #63
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Quebec Language Nazis.

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Old 03-24-2013, 09:08 AM   #64
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Quebec Language Nazis.

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We have that in the US in states that passed English-only laws some time ago. Well, sort of—not quite as extreme as Quebec. The English only laws were aimed at immigrants, the Quebec laws are aimed at citizens and everyone else who doesn't understand French.

We had trouble reading road signs, especially on expressways. By the time we figured out what the sign said and what exit we needed, we had passed it. By comparison, when Saddam Hussein was running Iraq, the road signs were in English and Arabic. In many countries, even ones that don't like us, they have bilingual road signs, one language being English.

We could get through the language issue in Quebec ok (and the people were very friendly and helpful) except for the road signs. That made it an effort to travel in parts of Quebec. We have noticed in many provinces the signs are bilingual except in Quebec.

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Old 03-24-2013, 02:08 PM   #65
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CANADA, FOR VARIOUS REASONS...

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
1. Vancouver : 1.5 million people and two bridges. You do the math.
2. Your $400,000 Vancouver home is just 5 hours from downtown.
3. You can throw a rock and hit three Starbucks locations.
4. There's always some sort of deforestation protest going on.
5. Weed.

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN ALBERTA
1. Big rock between you and B.C.
2. Ottawa who?
3. Tax is 5% instead of the approximately 200% it is for the rest of the country.
4. You can exploit almost any natural resource you can think of.
5. You live in the only province that could actually afford to be its own country.
6. The Americans below you are all in anti-government militia groups.

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN SASKATCHEWAN
1. You never run out of wheat.
2. Your province is really easy to draw.
3. You can watch the dog run away from home for hours.
4. People will assume you live on a farm.
5. Daylight savings time? Who the hell needs that!

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN MANITOBA
1. You wake up one morning to find that you suddenly have a beachfront property.
2. Hundreds of huge, horribly frigid lakes.
3. Nothing compares to a wicked Winnipeg winter.
4. You can be an Easterner or a Westerner depending on your mood.
5. You can pass the time watching trucks and barns float by.

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN ONTARIO
1. You live in the centre of the universe.
2. Your $400,000 Toronto home is actually a dump.
3. You and you alone decide who will win the federal election.
4. The only province with hard-core American-style crime.

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN QUEBEC
1. Racism is socially acceptable.
2. You can take bets with your friends on which English neighbour will move out next.
3. Other provinces basically bribe you to stay in Canada .
4. You can blame all your problems on the "Anglo A*#!%!"

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN NEW BRUNSWICK
1. One way or another, the government gets 98% of your income.
2. You're poor, but not as poor as the Newfies.
3. No one ever blames anything on New Brunswick .
4. Everybody has a grandfather who runs a lighthouse.

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN NOVA SCOTIA
1. Everyone can play the fiddle. The ones who can't, think they can.
2. You can pretend to have Scottish heritage as an excuse to get drunk and wear a kilt.
3. You are the only reason Anne Murray makes money.

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
1. Even though more people live on Vancouver Island , you still got the big, new bridge.
2. You can walk across the province in half an hour.
3. You can drive across the province in two minutes.
4. Everyone has been an extra on "Road to Avonlea."
5. This is where all those tiny, red potatoes come from.
6. You can confuse ships by turning your porch lights on and off at night.

TOP REASONS TO LIVE IN NEWFOUNDLAND
1. If Quebec separates, you will float off to sea.
2. If you do something stupid, you have a built-in excuse.
3. The workday is about two hours long.
4. It is socially acceptable to wear your hip waders to your wedding.

Pass this along to Canadians who need a laugh and foreigners who can learn something about Canada and then enjoy a good chuckle.

Let's face it: Canadians are a rare breed.

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

50° Fahrenheit (10° C)
· Californians shiver uncontrollably.
· Canadians plant gardens.

35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C)
· Italian Cars won't start
· Canadians drive with the windows down

32° Fahrenheit (0° C)
· American water freezes
· Canadian water gets thicker.

0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C)
· New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.
· Canadians have the last cookout of the season.

-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C)
· Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
· Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-109.9° Fahrenheit (-78.5° C)
· Carbon dioxide freezes makes dry ice.
· Canadians pull down their earflaps.

-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C)
· Ethyl alcohol freezes.
· Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg

-459.67° Fahrenheit (-273.15° C)
· Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.
· Canadians start saying "cold, eh?"

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)
· Hell freezes over.
· The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup...

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Old 06-04-2013, 06:53 AM   #67
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USA v. CANADA
"CAMP" = "COTTAGE"
"Napkin" = "Serviette"
"Tenting" = "Camping"
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Old 07-03-2013, 07:46 AM   #68
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Old 07-03-2013, 10:09 AM   #69
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Time to travel to Canada again—after a couple of years with the Canadian dollar worth more than the US, now it is a measly 94.5¢ US. Not as good as a decade ago when it was worth about 2/3 the US dollar, but a good trend.

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Old 07-03-2013, 11:43 AM   #70
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Be patient, Gene! With the Interest rates in the US about to rise, the Canadian dollar will take a plunge. If you are Canadian, invest your dollars in US funds now!

From my earlier post: My "Canadian Name" is Double-Double Back Bacon! What's yours?
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From my earlier post: My "Canadian Name" is Double-Double Back Bacon! What's yours?
North Strong Chretrien. Looks like I'm related to a former PM.

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If you want to find your "True Canadian Name", go up to post #68 to find it, then post it below. Eh?
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Good-un, Aage!

If you want to find YOUR "True Canadian Name", go up to post #68 to find it, then post it below.
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Another of "Mike from Canmore" on being Canadian

This guy is kinda my hero:




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The US National Anthem celebrates the Flag during a specific battle.
The Canadian National Anthem celebrates the Nation.
US: The Star-Spangled Banner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CANADA: O Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hi, if Canada has more idiots like Justin Bieber, I think we should block that border too. I always thought of Canadians as nice people; Nicer than here, This kid belongs in prison with Lindsey Lohan.

I still like Canada.
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A lot of people would like to be locked up with Lindsey Lohan.

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Hi, if Canada has more idiots like Justin Bieber, I think we should block that border too. I always thought of Canadians as nice people; Nicer than here, This kid belongs in prison with Lindsey Lohan.

I still like Canada.
The ABSOLUTE BEST way to deal with Bieber would be to totally ignore him!
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Hi, if Canada has more idiots like Justin Bieber, I think we should block that border too. I always thought of Canadians as nice people; Nicer than here, This kid belongs in prison with Lindsey Lohan.

I still like Canada.
.... hope you realize that Bieber isn't an idiot because he is Canadian ..... he is an idiot despite being Canadian ..... kind of a national embarrassment ...... and the rest of us apologize ......


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