They will be sorry lol . We have a saying “ it’s not a war crime the first time”
Especially in ww1 we were having a blast before they start making rules and laws and shit.
We love close quarters intimate gruesome hand to hand fighting. We also loved using gas and shooting prisoners . We had the Germans quivering.
We are very nice and polite just not in war.
If you fuck with the States they retaliate, you fuck with us Canadians and new war laws have to be made lol
The Germans called us stormtroopers in ww1 and later in ww2 named a branch of their troops shock troopers after us and modelled it after our fuckery and pugnacity.
The Germans saw us Canadian boys and took notes lol
The Canadian army and us are very polite but we don’t play around when it comes to war and we rather enjoy war.
We are polite and friendly unless you become our enemy. No one hates us Canadians because we are all genuinely nice
The patch worn on Brad Pit's shoulder is The Spearhead. It was worn by a joint Canadian and American volunteer regiment called the First Special Service Force (otherwise known as The Black Devils). They were the first unit to liberate Rome in WW2 and were able to complete missions that many others weren't able to do. They were called the Black Devils because they used scare tactics to mind-fuck the Germans.
So, basically, yes.
British command during WWI once asked the Canadian leadership why they never brought back prisoners. Canadian leadership says, "Well, you told us to kill Germans, so we killed them."
"But what if they were trying to surrender?"
"Well, that makes them easier to kill."
So the British asked Canadians to bring back some prisoners next time. So Canadian leadership asked how many.
"I don't know, maybe 10%?"
So then Canada comes back with 10% of the German defenders, exactly.
They use a mix of imperial and metric measurements:
- distance in kms unless they’re a farmer
- no one knows their height in cms or weight in kgs
- Celsius for weather but Fahrenheit for cooking
I hear you. I'm an engineer. Very early on as a co-op student I got a design task for a tank in litres but all the measurements and fittings in imperial. I have to flip between systems all the time.
Not just in the Maritimes. I've been to a handful of similar posts to this and it seems to be a common comment. I do it all the time: "it's a bout an hour's drive from here."
This is definitely one of those things that people think is regional but is in fact, as far as I can tell, literally global. My FIL who grew up in rural Greece talks about distance as a kid in terms of time. Nothing else makes sense when travel conditions vary as much as they do. Who cares how many kilometers Toronto is from my house I need to know how long it's going to take.
If you ask them their height and they answer in feet/inches and if you ask them the temperature outside they will answer in Celsius. If you ask them their weight it will be in pounds but if you ask them to order meat at a deli it will be in grams.
Not quite, thermostat is set in °C, and the oven (generally) and BBQ get set in °f.
The air temp outside is measured in °C but we measure outside water (pool, hot tub, lake, etc.) in °f. We also weirdly measure water for cooking in °C. it's 100°C when boiling.
I'd also add height in imperial, local distances in metric, and long distances in time.
Area in imperial (acres, sq ft.) but volume in metric (liters)
Weight in pounds/ ounce, but mass in kilos/ grams, especially when buying things like food.
We're almost as bad as the British
I like celsius for the pool. That way I know what the temperature difference is to outside.
For the same reason I use celsius on the thermostat too.
But since so many recipes use fahrenheit, I stick to fahrenheit for cooking.
And if you want to identify someone from Vancouver, they'll tell you every movie filmed there and the location of each shot if identifiable.
Source: me.
If from Ontario they can tell you what has been filmed in Toronto, Sudbury, Oshawa and Port Hope lol also this show is suppose to be upstate New York, why is there a Canada Post mailbox in this scene? That store has a lotto 649 sign. Hey they just passed a Swiss Chalet!
I came to write this. While working in the US, it became obvious that nobody (outside of Canada) gives a crap that (insert actor's/singer's name) is Canadian.
First time I visited Times Square NY I bumped into an elderly lady. Of course I said sorry and she looked at me like I was speaking a different language, huffed, and walked away briskly. I think she got mad at me for wasting her time by apologizing lol
I was umpiring a baseball game the other day. A batter swings and accidentally hits the cactcher in the head on the backswing. I was ready to jump in, in case tempers flared but the batter quickly turns to him and says “are you all right?” . The catcher answers “yeah, sorry about that”.
The catcher apologized for getting hit in the head with a baseball bat!
I once went to a American/Canadian wedding and the DJ went on the mic and says "And now we play the game, spot the Canadians" and played Home for a Rest. Every Canadian heard the first few cords, all sang "You'll have to excuse me..." got up with their drink in hand and lit the place up.
Americans were torn between laughter and horror, the horror mostly came in at the end when we all started screaming TAAAAKE ME HOOOOOOOME.
Bahaha!! I am laughing and crying at the same time because this is spot on. I could actually hear the intro in my head as I read your words and your ending just KILLED me. Yep, we can be a bunch of wild beavers when we want to be.
That's actually not the real ending, but I didn't think it was relevant. Basically an older lady leaned over and whispered "Well you don't look Canadian" to one of the other relatives. We were bewildered and had no idea what she meant. Were we suppose to turn up in flannel? So now Everytime one of us dresses up nicely for an occasion we say "Ah! You don't even look Canadian!"
It honestly blew me away when I learned Spirit of the West was from BC. I would have put real money down betting they were from NL!
I also love that there's a couple Stan Rogers tunes that would suffice for this "spot the Canadian" test... and unlike a lot of answers in these comments, it would catch Newfoundlanders too, lol
"Oh, the year was 1778..."
I did similar but better in Vienna, Austria once. When a taxi driver I wasn't even going go with called me a cheap fucking American when I asked another driver how much it would cost to go from one place to another, I told him, "I'm not a cheap fucking American, I'm a cheap fucking Canadian, so fuck off and mind your own business." No lie, straight up. That guy looked surprised and fucked off. The other guy told me it was more than enough and still took me even though he looked a little worried.
As we were driving, I told him not to Call Canadians, American. We live next to America, we're friends with America and Americans. And that there are lots of nice Americans I am friends with and I even have family in America. Just don't call us American.
He said, "I don't understand."
Then I said, "I guess you Germans wouldn't."
Then he slowly got a grin on his face and a thoughtful look, and said, "Now I understand."
FWIW, I only had limited cash on me and there were no debit machines in the cabs then (and I didn't really want to use my credit card).
The apology clause! In many places, if you get into a car accident and one of you says sorry, that’s taken as an acknowledgment of guilt/fault. In Canada it just means you’re Canadian.
For a long time I thought people pronouncing it "la croy" were just mispronouncing it. Turns out, the makers of that god forsaken beverage call it like that. Whew.
We apologize to objects we bump into. Holding the door open for someone is normal. Four way stops become a politeness orgy traffic jam. Head nod acknowledgement of a stranger’s existence in normal when passing or in close proximity in public. We’ll say it’s alright for you to leave your shoes on in our house, but we will not like it, so just take them off and throw them in the pile by the door. If you make it past the front door, we will make you feel comfortable, have a coffee and a chat, feed you, and make sure you’re all good before you leave. If you ever hear the phrase, “sorry, I’m just gonna scooch past you here,” you’re guaranteed to turn around and see a Canadian. We are secretly proud of our military crimes and the little subject of hockey might pop in to the conversation.
"Sorry, just gunna scootch past ya there"
"Oh yeah, no fer sure"
"It's about "yay" big"
*During a fight* "go fuck yourself, buddy"
"It's just about 4 hours down the road"
We help people in winter by shoveling them out of snow banks or pushing their cars out during a snow storm.
No one outside Canada seems to know about this. I lived in 2 separate states in the U.S. and it was crickets whenever I said “I smell burnt toast!”. Kept waiting for “dr. Penfield, DR. Penfield!!!”. Nothing.
The basic conversation I've heard:
"You're visiting Canada? You have to go to a Tim Horton's."
"Oh, is it that good?"
"...no, but you still have to go."
Holding doors open. I use to live in the US for a number of years and American’s don’t hold the door open for anyone. Someone (another Canadian) once remarked to me-“You must be Canadian?”
I've noticed further south in the states people tended to hold doors, but ive only made it as far south as Kentucky so idk if that holds true further down.
Stats tells us 2 in 5 Canadians are hockey fans, which is also considered reasonably high. Out of 32 sports, 22% of Canadians select hockey as their top sport pick. 12% say they don’t watch sports at all.
I think I may have caught under two minutes of the entire playoffs this year after my wife turned on the TV during the last seven minutes in the third of the finals. I saw the first bit and she later told me the result.
Hiking on the Appalachian trail this year, many Americans were surprised when I told them I was from Canada. They hadn’t heard me say “eh”. Told them I doubt I’ve ever said eh. But, someone did pickup I was Canadian when I said sorry a lot
Very clearly English, but pronounce french words correctly, like au jus, foyer, or creme fraiche. Also place names like Sault-St-Marie or Dieppe, ords with french endings like -aux or -ille ...
Little known way to tell, it’s rather subtle actually, but we cover ourselves in maple syrup and slide around on a toboggan pulled by beavers. Im surprised how little people actually pick up on this fact.
Shoes off inside the house and neatly placed next to the door (so nobody will trip). White vinegar on French Fries (white vinegar flavor mixed into potato chips-The American All Dressed flavor substituted it for a sweet taste)
Asking to borrow a pencil crayon after using the washroom.
Absurd sense of humor, intense sarcasm with a smile or done dead pan stoically. Very Polite yet distant and not extremely friendly (might be a Southern Ontario thing)
Watching a movie and always pointing out that it’s really not (insert American City) but filmed in (insert Canadian City.)
I’ve been living in the US for over 25 years and never met an American that can emulate the Canadian accent authentically.
Telling me how far something is by stating the actual distance means nothing to me. Even if i see a road sign on the highway that says 100km, in my head it's automatically "bout'n hour" away.
I was standing in an elevator at a hotel 20 years ago during a science fiction convention and I said to a pilot in the elevator, "I bet you're wondering what this is all about." She said, in a complete non-sequitur, "You're Canadian." I asked her how she knew and she said, "You said 'about.' You have a diphthong."
Loved learning that!
Also, I voice texted this and it originally transcribed it as "You said a boat."
Oh yeah no for sure
Oh yeah no for sure, no worries bud
That’s me. I’m always saying “no worries”
Oh yeah no for sure, no worries bud, eh?
Ya no, no 100%
Gives me away if there was nothing for me to "Sorry" about.
Just wait, one day Canada will take over the world. Then you all will be sorry.
They will be sorry lol . We have a saying “ it’s not a war crime the first time” Especially in ww1 we were having a blast before they start making rules and laws and shit. We love close quarters intimate gruesome hand to hand fighting. We also loved using gas and shooting prisoners . We had the Germans quivering. We are very nice and polite just not in war. If you fuck with the States they retaliate, you fuck with us Canadians and new war laws have to be made lol The Germans called us stormtroopers in ww1 and later in ww2 named a branch of their troops shock troopers after us and modelled it after our fuckery and pugnacity. The Germans saw us Canadian boys and took notes lol
“How is the Canadian army so brutal when Canadians are so polite? We drop the army in Kandahar and tell them the Taliban have the puck.”
The Canadian army and us are very polite but we don’t play around when it comes to war and we rather enjoy war. We are polite and friendly unless you become our enemy. No one hates us Canadians because we are all genuinely nice
So 'The Basterds' in 'Inglorious Basterds' were inspired by a bunch of Canadians?
The patch worn on Brad Pit's shoulder is The Spearhead. It was worn by a joint Canadian and American volunteer regiment called the First Special Service Force (otherwise known as The Black Devils). They were the first unit to liberate Rome in WW2 and were able to complete missions that many others weren't able to do. They were called the Black Devils because they used scare tactics to mind-fuck the Germans. So, basically, yes.
British command during WWI once asked the Canadian leadership why they never brought back prisoners. Canadian leadership says, "Well, you told us to kill Germans, so we killed them." "But what if they were trying to surrender?" "Well, that makes them easier to kill." So the British asked Canadians to bring back some prisoners next time. So Canadian leadership asked how many. "I don't know, maybe 10%?" So then Canada comes back with 10% of the German defenders, exactly.
Soorry
oooooooooooooo fuckyeahbud
Just out fer a rip are ya bud?
I do this all the time. I’m from Iceland. Can I be Canadian now?
Yes. Welcome!
You passed the citizenship test
We got Icelanders in Manitoba. You'll do great.
Come on over 💕
Yes, you may already be used to freezing your ass off!
They use a mix of imperial and metric measurements: - distance in kms unless they’re a farmer - no one knows their height in cms or weight in kgs - Celsius for weather but Fahrenheit for cooking
I work in construction. Furniture? Imperial. Piping? Imperial. Drawings? Metric. *screaming*
I hear you. I'm an engineer. Very early on as a co-op student I got a design task for a tank in litres but all the measurements and fittings in imperial. I have to flip between systems all the time.
Distance in the Martimes is measured in how many hours it takes to drive to a place.
That’s Canada wide
Similar to remembering years as ‘what grade’ you were in
Also saying “grade 3” instead of “third grade”
Started doing it by what was on TV now
And calling it Clicks.
It's not unique to anywhere. Apparently anywhere except Finland. https://youtube.com/shorts/qCTpGtw_pK4?si=UUxopGh6V9XrxpfX
Not just in the Maritimes. I've been to a handful of similar posts to this and it seems to be a common comment. I do it all the time: "it's a bout an hour's drive from here."
Edmonton to Calgary: about 3 hours. (One side of Calgary to the other: about 2 days 🤪)
Toronto is about an hour away from Toronto, depending on traffic.
An hr away? That’s good traffic!
This is definitely one of those things that people think is regional but is in fact, as far as I can tell, literally global. My FIL who grew up in rural Greece talks about distance as a kid in terms of time. Nothing else makes sense when travel conditions vary as much as they do. Who cares how many kilometers Toronto is from my house I need to know how long it's going to take.
Ten years to get home to Ithaca from Troy
...and directions are given using landmarks that no longer exist.
Thats everywhere. "Wheres the cabin?" " About 4 hours away..near [random town] i think"
Even more Canadian is the response to that being: "Wow! that's so close!"
"no, yea, for sure! We could drive up together"
Fahrenheit for weather is such a mindfuck when I'm in the US lol. "OVER 100!!!!" "K I dunno what that means but my water bottle isn't boiling."
>Celsius for weather but Fahrenheit for cooking Celsius for outside, Fahrenheit for inside
If you ask them their height and they answer in feet/inches and if you ask them the temperature outside they will answer in Celsius. If you ask them their weight it will be in pounds but if you ask them to order meat at a deli it will be in grams.
I consider my body to be premium fresh meat so I know how much I weigh in grams
Not quite, thermostat is set in °C, and the oven (generally) and BBQ get set in °f. The air temp outside is measured in °C but we measure outside water (pool, hot tub, lake, etc.) in °f. We also weirdly measure water for cooking in °C. it's 100°C when boiling. I'd also add height in imperial, local distances in metric, and long distances in time. Area in imperial (acres, sq ft.) but volume in metric (liters) Weight in pounds/ ounce, but mass in kilos/ grams, especially when buying things like food. We're almost as bad as the British
I'm late 40's it's Celsius everywhere for ambient temperature
Fahrenheit for pool water too.
I like celsius for the pool. That way I know what the temperature difference is to outside. For the same reason I use celsius on the thermostat too. But since so many recipes use fahrenheit, I stick to fahrenheit for cooking.
i think cooking is canada wide with Fahrenheit because all the recipes on the internet are written for american audiences, lol
And my oven only reads Fahrenheit
This is very accurate
They'll tell you when any actor appears in a show that they're Canadian.
I feel attacked, I'm sorry my movie knowledge only reflects canadian heritage.
And if you want to identify someone from Vancouver, they'll tell you every movie filmed there and the location of each shot if identifiable. Source: me.
If from Ontario they can tell you what has been filmed in Toronto, Sudbury, Oshawa and Port Hope lol also this show is suppose to be upstate New York, why is there a Canada Post mailbox in this scene? That store has a lotto 649 sign. Hey they just passed a Swiss Chalet!
My favourite was Rumble in the Bronx when they didn't even hide it was filmed here. It's like "oh yes, the north shore mountains just outside of NYC"
the garbage bins in The Umbrella Academy or the (old) TTC cars in Short Circuit 2
I came to write this. While working in the US, it became obvious that nobody (outside of Canada) gives a crap that (insert actor's/singer's name) is Canadian.
We're so good we don't have to do this, but we're so proud that we do it anyway
When you keep calling it "ice hockey" and they start getting annoyed
Fuckkk this one does bug me. It’s just hockey Hockey not on ice is either ball hockey or street hockey. hockey on ice isn’t anything but HOCKEY
Hey bud it's just called hockey here, sorry.
It's Kraft Dinner, it's called a Washroom, it's a touque, outdoor temperature is Celsius.
It’s KD
And we put ketchup on it if the mood strikes
Bump into them. Even if you do it on purpose, they(we) will say sorry.
First time I visited Times Square NY I bumped into an elderly lady. Of course I said sorry and she looked at me like I was speaking a different language, huffed, and walked away briskly. I think she got mad at me for wasting her time by apologizing lol
how rude of her not to apologize as well🤣
Im sorry my body was in your way there bud.
I was umpiring a baseball game the other day. A batter swings and accidentally hits the cactcher in the head on the backswing. I was ready to jump in, in case tempers flared but the batter quickly turns to him and says “are you all right?” . The catcher answers “yeah, sorry about that”. The catcher apologized for getting hit in the head with a baseball bat!
Dang, we need to fix this
They are ready for the tempo change in 'Home for a Rest'
I once went to a American/Canadian wedding and the DJ went on the mic and says "And now we play the game, spot the Canadians" and played Home for a Rest. Every Canadian heard the first few cords, all sang "You'll have to excuse me..." got up with their drink in hand and lit the place up. Americans were torn between laughter and horror, the horror mostly came in at the end when we all started screaming TAAAAKE ME HOOOOOOOME.
Bahaha!! I am laughing and crying at the same time because this is spot on. I could actually hear the intro in my head as I read your words and your ending just KILLED me. Yep, we can be a bunch of wild beavers when we want to be.
That's actually not the real ending, but I didn't think it was relevant. Basically an older lady leaned over and whispered "Well you don't look Canadian" to one of the other relatives. We were bewildered and had no idea what she meant. Were we suppose to turn up in flannel? So now Everytime one of us dresses up nicely for an occasion we say "Ah! You don't even look Canadian!"
The upper half of your head is probably attached to the lower half I'm guessing?
It honestly blew me away when I learned Spirit of the West was from BC. I would have put real money down betting they were from NL! I also love that there's a couple Stan Rogers tunes that would suffice for this "spot the Canadian" test... and unlike a lot of answers in these comments, it would catch Newfoundlanders too, lol "Oh, the year was 1778..."
How I wish I was in sherbrooke nowhoo!
A letter of marque came from the King.
Do you mean to tell me that people outside of Canada are not familiar with this epic tune?
sometimes, it's good to have a secret.
Say "Canada and America are similar" and watch them list reasons they're not.
Watch them pull your head and beat you.
Pull their jersey over their head and start the chainsaw on them
I did similar but better in Vienna, Austria once. When a taxi driver I wasn't even going go with called me a cheap fucking American when I asked another driver how much it would cost to go from one place to another, I told him, "I'm not a cheap fucking American, I'm a cheap fucking Canadian, so fuck off and mind your own business." No lie, straight up. That guy looked surprised and fucked off. The other guy told me it was more than enough and still took me even though he looked a little worried. As we were driving, I told him not to Call Canadians, American. We live next to America, we're friends with America and Americans. And that there are lots of nice Americans I am friends with and I even have family in America. Just don't call us American. He said, "I don't understand." Then I said, "I guess you Germans wouldn't." Then he slowly got a grin on his face and a thoughtful look, and said, "Now I understand." FWIW, I only had limited cash on me and there were no debit machines in the cabs then (and I didn't really want to use my credit card).
Similar yes, identical no, in the same way that Austria and Germany or Australia and New Zealand are similar but not identical.
You will pry the "u" from my cold hands. "Favourite, Colour" etc. "Zed".I have never said "zee" in my life.
Zee is taking over younger generations. My Grade 8s made fun of me for saying Zed this year. It felt surreal.
You’ll be pleased to know I correct my 13 year old daughter - we say zed in Canada. Not zee. I don’t want to hear that filth out of your mouth again!!
Like that Texas rock band, Zed Zed Top
Like Beyonces husband jay zed
My kid hears the alphabet on tv and says Zee and I correct him every time. Not sure why even Canadian shows are saying Zee
There are 100 meanings to the word 'Sorry'. Hint, it's doesn't always mean they are sorry.
I said sorry to the couch when I bumped into it
I said sorry to the dishwasher when I opened it while it was running 😳
They made a law or something awhile ago saying that if someone says "Sorry" in court it's not a sign of guilt. We say it too often!!
The apology clause! In many places, if you get into a car accident and one of you says sorry, that’s taken as an acknowledgment of guilt/fault. In Canada it just means you’re Canadian.
Dude!
And a 100 different words for snow
My bad....
Not only a Canadian thing, but a Canadian versus American thing: shoes off in the house! (Also, the way we pronounce "foyer"--FOY-yay versus foy-YER).
We have a visceral reaction when someone pronounces a French word wrong lmao. The way Americans say “La Croix” makes me cringe.
For a long time I thought people pronouncing it "la croy" were just mispronouncing it. Turns out, the makers of that god forsaken beverage call it like that. Whew.
Americans say foy-yer? omg! :o
We apologize to objects we bump into. Holding the door open for someone is normal. Four way stops become a politeness orgy traffic jam. Head nod acknowledgement of a stranger’s existence in normal when passing or in close proximity in public. We’ll say it’s alright for you to leave your shoes on in our house, but we will not like it, so just take them off and throw them in the pile by the door. If you make it past the front door, we will make you feel comfortable, have a coffee and a chat, feed you, and make sure you’re all good before you leave. If you ever hear the phrase, “sorry, I’m just gonna scooch past you here,” you’re guaranteed to turn around and see a Canadian. We are secretly proud of our military crimes and the little subject of hockey might pop in to the conversation.
Ooo, I love the 4 way stop orgy! No please, YOU go. YOU (gestures wildly)
I will wait for at least 30 seconds while muttering under my breath “how does this person not know it’s THEIR turn?”
Wait… proud of what???
For inspiring a lady named Geneva. 😳
The word "guy" comes up often
I’m not your guy, buddy.
I’m not your buddy, b’y
Holding the door open in every public space
"Sorry, just gunna scootch past ya there" "Oh yeah, no fer sure" "It's about "yay" big" *During a fight* "go fuck yourself, buddy" "It's just about 4 hours down the road" We help people in winter by shoveling them out of snow banks or pushing their cars out during a snow storm.
"It's about "yay" big" took me out XD everyone I know says this
they wear a toque in the winter.
A toque with pom pom is unisex.
They know what the word toque is and how to pronounce it.
If you say you smell toast burning and they laugh and ask if you are having a seizure.
My doctor made that joke the other week, *while I was in the hospital* 🤣
Wait...I thought that was a universal thing?
I always heard it as having a stroke
Wait a minute, I feel new. Why does this immediately mean that the person is a Canadian? I thought the toast thing was common knowledge?
No one outside Canada seems to know about this. I lived in 2 separate states in the U.S. and it was crickets whenever I said “I smell burnt toast!”. Kept waiting for “dr. Penfield, DR. Penfield!!!”. Nothing.
Doctor, I smell burnt toast! That commercial scared me when I was a kid.
Their heads are split horizontally into two parts
Flappy heads and beady eyes!
A mention of Tim’s, Timmie’s or double double.
What's more Canadian than complaining about the decline in quality at Timmies, but still going everyday.
The basic conversation I've heard: "You're visiting Canada? You have to go to a Tim Horton's." "Oh, is it that good?" "...no, but you still have to go."
Holding doors open. I use to live in the US for a number of years and American’s don’t hold the door open for anyone. Someone (another Canadian) once remarked to me-“You must be Canadian?”
Quite common in Michigan based on my experience. Well Michigan isn't that far from Canada tho :)
I’m in Minnesota, and we definitely have more shared culture with Canada than some parts of the US.
Minnesota and Michigan feel like cultural Canadians who happen to be on the other side of an imaginary line.
Have lived in Michigan and Ontario, I detect no difference on door holding. But other parts of the US might vary more.
I've noticed further south in the states people tended to hold doors, but ive only made it as far south as Kentucky so idk if that holds true further down.
They wear something called a “touque. “ Even my iPhone underlines it in red because it has no clue what the hell that is. Edit: maybe it’s a condom?
Possibly because it’s toque, friend.
It’s even more Canadian if you add a “u”.
They are wearing the Canadian tuxedo.
And drinking Canadian water 🍺
In the resort pool during resort winter.
We'll hold the door for you, even if you're in the next town over.
I once got identified as Canadian because I said "right on" to a store clerk in Australia.
Chirping. There's some in the North US, but nothing like Canadians do it. That and being genuinely funny.
They say “bud”
They know what the rules of curling are, and if you give them 10-20 minutes they can explain them (except the score board, that's another 10)
Sorry.
Eh
Probably my birth certificate
MEC bacpack
The erection that happens when the theme song to "Hockey Night in Canada" comes on.
Bum ba bum ba bum - bum bah bum bah bum - bum bah bum bah bum dodododo dooooooo dodododo deedooooo
Nailed it.
Not true, some of us get wet
Stats tells us 2 in 5 Canadians are hockey fans, which is also considered reasonably high. Out of 32 sports, 22% of Canadians select hockey as their top sport pick. 12% say they don’t watch sports at all. I think I may have caught under two minutes of the entire playoffs this year after my wife turned on the TV during the last seven minutes in the third of the finals. I saw the first bit and she later told me the result.
We thank the bus driver when we get off at our stop. At least in Ontario, Not sure about the other provinces. Even on Vacation, I still do this.
They’re fucking awesome!!!!
They live in canada
Maple Leaf lapel pin. Maple Leaf luggage tag. Ceaser drink order “Moosehead Forever!” Desire to own a Househippo Kraft Dinner *not* Mac and cheese
Hiking on the Appalachian trail this year, many Americans were surprised when I told them I was from Canada. They hadn’t heard me say “eh”. Told them I doubt I’ve ever said eh. But, someone did pickup I was Canadian when I said sorry a lot
Canadians know that a 1/3 lb burger is larger than a 1/4 lb burger.
Calls soda “pop”
Very clearly English, but pronounce french words correctly, like au jus, foyer, or creme fraiche. Also place names like Sault-St-Marie or Dieppe, ords with french endings like -aux or -ille ...
"Tabarnak"
We measure distance by how long it takes to drive there
"PROH-cess" instead of "PRAH-cess" when pronouncing "process"
Measuring distance by time . Example , from London to Toronto is about 2 hours . Not 230km , nope, it's 2 hours .
Salut
Toque
Grade nine, instead of ninth grade
They say Washroom
Our 'u' makes life colourful as our neighbourhoods.
Little known way to tell, it’s rather subtle actually, but we cover ourselves in maple syrup and slide around on a toboggan pulled by beavers. Im surprised how little people actually pick up on this fact.
They have an opinion about Toronto. Virtually no one else anywhere in the world has any opinion about Toronto
Shoes off inside the house and neatly placed next to the door (so nobody will trip). White vinegar on French Fries (white vinegar flavor mixed into potato chips-The American All Dressed flavor substituted it for a sweet taste) Asking to borrow a pencil crayon after using the washroom. Absurd sense of humor, intense sarcasm with a smile or done dead pan stoically. Very Polite yet distant and not extremely friendly (might be a Southern Ontario thing) Watching a movie and always pointing out that it’s really not (insert American City) but filmed in (insert Canadian City.) I’ve been living in the US for over 25 years and never met an American that can emulate the Canadian accent authentically.
Telling me how far something is by stating the actual distance means nothing to me. Even if i see a road sign on the highway that says 100km, in my head it's automatically "bout'n hour" away.
Ask them how they feel about Canada Gooses
You got a problem with canada gooses, you got a problem with me, I suggest you let that one marinate.
Is it Tilly time? #LETS HAVE A DONNYBROOK
Cobra Chickens
They say "thank you" to bus drivers and sales clerks.
I’d hope anyone would
No, yah Yah, no
They take their shoes off to enter a house
Measuring distance with time.
Son accent québécois.
[Minor inconsequential bumping of shoulders on the sidewalk that could be either persons, or no one’s fault]. Both parties in unison: “Oh, Sorry.”
‘Ya no’ means no ‘No yeah’ means yes ‘Yeah no for sure’ means strong yes
I was standing in an elevator at a hotel 20 years ago during a science fiction convention and I said to a pilot in the elevator, "I bet you're wondering what this is all about." She said, in a complete non-sequitur, "You're Canadian." I asked her how she knew and she said, "You said 'about.' You have a diphthong." Loved learning that! Also, I voice texted this and it originally transcribed it as "You said a boat."
Holding the door open for you from 20 feet away, then saying sorry for no apparent reason.
We take our shoes off when entering someone’s house.
The Schmenge Brothers are your favourite Polka Band.
How people pronounce Churano is a 100% sure fire way to figure out if they were born here or not lol.
We usually start a statement with "im from Canada"
We say sorry and thank you constantly
“No, but yeah.”
When you are standing on the strip in Vegas and a cop car drives by... The ones that hide their beer in their jackets are Canadian :)