JamesM

Amen to that.

mardyarse

not sure if its just me? When you let someone out of a side road junction and they don't thank you, or when you let them go in front of you in a queue of traffic......nothing!! Found this very, very rude when I first came here, almost like they're doing me a huge favour. However, got used to it now...even though I still have to say the word "thank you" under my breath quietly to myself in the car.

Maybe its an "Ottawa" thing, where they may have to exert too much energy to wave!

mardyarse

oh and Toaster Ovens, thought they were a ridiculous idea but love them now!

MarylandNed

Funny....I was talking to my wife about this on a drive up to London, Ontario to visit our daughter a few weeks back. We drove up through rural PA and NY states and on previous drives I had wondered what people did in these places. There really didn't seem to be much employment or recreational opportunities. This last time we saw quite a few high school American football games being played and lots of related traffic. During a stop at a Tim Hortons in upstate NY we mingled with a crowd of people who had just left a high school football game. I also noticed some games on the local radio stations. To be honest, I think the popularity of HS sports is pretty much due to the fact that there's sweet FA to do in these God forsaken places. They are often too far away from major urban centres where they can watch pro sports - and often attending pro sports is prohibitively expensive anyway.

Even where I live in DC's Maryland suburbs, high school sports (particularly American football) is very popular. Most of the high schools have decent stadiums - complete with floodlights, sometimes astroturf and they often sell decent food at lost cost. It can be a good evening out. The soccer can be a bit hard to watch though!

Aviator

People using the word 'gotten' instead of got.

Oink

Fat people.

el_richo

Like i said, i've gotten used to the North American lingo.

Out of interest, if the usage was incorrect, can you explain why?

Oink

It simply means that you have adapted to North American cultural linguistic conventions. It might sound grating to a British ear but it's quite acceptable to the colonists.

Tangram

Like not using adverbs correct(ly) ?

MillieF

[QUOTE=dbd33;9718137]"Gotten" still distresses me, I can't take it from Americans, nevermind their frozen imitators.

I can't do this one at all! I have been married to a Canadian for the last 17 years and for the last 10 with a kid! I do not accept this as being normal! There is NO 'gotten' there is NO 'dove' as in the past tense of dive. I suprised myself and fell in love with aspects of Canada, that as a regular visitor I had never thought to encounter, but...I will not deal with odd and unacceptable grammar.

Oink

[QUOTE=MillieF;9719577]
There is actually. Although the British stopped the use of the word few centuries ago it remained and remains perfectly acceptable in North America.

mandymoochops

[QUOTE=Oink;9719606] As do mullets and stacks on your pick up

el_richo

Hey you married into it...

Alan2005

Did you finish rage yet? What did you think of the ending?

mandymoochops

My new family are 90% redneck - there are some limitations!