You know you're canadian when...

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...The local paper covers national and international headlines on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey....

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Thank you so much everyone. You made me feel like coming home.

Here's my list for you know you are Canadian...

It's "Kentucky Fried Chicken" not "KFC"

You say battery like "Bat-tree" not "Bat er e"

You know what Maple Buds, Sweet Maries, Big Turks, and MacIntosh Toffee are.

If you've ever brought Smarties in bulk (especially to bring to all your Canadian friends in Florida, like I have!)

Ketchup chips, salt and vinegar chips, Old Dutch Taco flavored tortillas.

You've ever been accused of being bulemic because you were bringing such large quantities of smarties, chips and other junk to Florida for your Canadian friends.

Wildberry Vodka Coolers and Caesars (no, not the salad!)

If you have ever said, "Let's go down to the bar and have a Labatt's after the hockey game, eh?"

And my own personal favorite...

You practice your Canadian accent for 2 weeks before going home from Florida so everyone doesn't think you talk like a Southerner.

I've been living in Florida for 12 years, married to a Michigander and was born and raised in Canada. I was also educated in French. As a result, I have this totally crazy accent that no one can fathom where I'm from.

Have a great day. Beauty, eh?

PS: I'm going home in a little over a week and I am going to eat my way through Alberta.

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Specializes in OB, critical care, hospice, farm/industr.
Oh absolutely!!! My brother and his now wife got me hooked way way way back. Saw them last summer when they played bayfest in Sarnia Ontario Canada It was awesome!

oh my gosh, I was there too!

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I was looking at the "We say, they say" again and I thought of something funny. The first time I had to have an exam invigilated down here, the librarians at the local college didn't know what an invigilator was. They had to look up the word in the Oxford English dictionary to find out what they were supposed to do! When they figured it out, they were so thrilled. They like the word "invigilate" better than "proctor". I've written several exams there since and they are always happy to see me so they can "invigilate".

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yes, but did you love BNL 10, 15 years ago? Back when they were fat and geeky?

I DID!

(MY MOM ACTUALLY GOT ME HOOKED ON THEM!)

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I LOVE this thread! I took all the sayings and put them on microsoft word b/c they are so good. I'm a Canadian, and I had to laugh at most of them b/c I could check most of them off! now, whether that's a good thing or a bad thing i've yet to figure out...o.o

ta ta for now!

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Never lived in Canada. My Dad was born in Vacouver but was taken to Chicago at age 5. HIS father was a wonderful fun loving grandfather. An intelectual, well read janitor.

Canadians must be accustomed to it because no one has mentioned that Canadians have better posture and grammer than many in the USA.

More of you stand up straight.

I never heard none of you use no double negatives.

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ACK! Double negatives!!! Maybe in Sudburry, but not to common elsewhere;)

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You know you're Canadian when you stay home on Sat. night to watch game 6 of the Stanley Cup finale Tampa Bay-Calgary!

PS: Go flames GOOOOO!!

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The cup needs to come home.... It NEEEEEEEEEEDS TO!

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You might be Canadian if...

Canadian Temperature Conversion:

50 F (10 C)

New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.

Canadians plant gardens.

40 F (4.4 C)

Californians shiver uncontrollably.

Canadians sunbathe.

35 F (1.6 C)

Italian cars won't start.

Canadians drive with the windows down.

32 F (0 C)

Distilled water freezes.

Canadian water gets thicker.

-40 F (-40 C)

Hollywood disintegrates.

Canadians rent videos.

-60 F (-51C)

Mt. St. Helens freezes.

Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-100 F (-73 C)

Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.

Canadians pull sown their earflaps.

-173 F (-114 C)

Ethyl alcohol freezes.

Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

-459.4 F ( -273 C)

Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.

Canadians start saying "cold, eh?"

-500 F ( -295 C)

Hell freezes over.

The Leafs win the cup!

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That is so funny. My husband and I just got back from visiting Ucluelet and Vancover- what an absolutely beautiful area ! I have to laugh though because we were so "lost" when it came to the conversions....I didn't think that it was too bad out when the weather guy said it was only going to be 17 degrees. I was a little suprised to see surfers in the water when it was only 10 `C, and you could only see about 20 yards (don't know what that is in meters :chuckle ) because of the fog. They seemed to be having fun though!

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Today is THE day...GO FLAMES GO!

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My husband is Canadian and I am American.

We've lived in both places though we currently reside in the US.

This entire thread cracked me up. :D

When I get my BSN we'll probably pack up our loot and move to B.C.

Can't wait! :rotfl:

Shel

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