Scouse

What do Canadians call us Brits?

To the Aussies, we are Poms (when they are being polite!).

To folks from the USA, we are Limeys.

In South Africa, we are Rooineks (red necks - a reference to sunburn!!)

Etc, etc.....

So, what can we expect in Canada?

We call you Canucks.....what do you call us???

nivlad

Among other thing I was called either Brit or Limey and sometime goddam limey which someone told me was the same as ass hole. I had to correct them that I WAS NOT an ASS hole............but an ARSE hole!!

nivlad

Also when I crossed the equator with a bunch on yanks/canadians I was Brit Wog (a wog being someone who hasn't crossed the line before).

snowbunny

"Limey" can have a very negative connotation here. We tend to use "Brits" unless poking fun at something. Remember that Limey has an especially English connotation, but most Americans are unaware of "jock," "taff" or even "paddy." For the most part, if someone's pissed off at someone foreign they'll just use the usual curse words and tell you to go home or back where you came from

Canadians are more polite than Americans. Doubt they'd say anything. Even when they are drunk they tend to not get half as angry as Americans.

deeana

This is true. In the ten years we lived in Canada I don't think any Canadian ever called any of my family by any kind of name. My feeling was that they in general are ultra politically correct, don't tend to understand irony or the typical British sarcastic type of humour - and are often hurt by our throwaway comments. I learnt to be much more careful about what I said, when, and how.

And still made mistakes. Big time.

Deeana.

willmore

I read this thread earlier today, and had to think about it! We have many many friends from Britain and the UK, and can only think that we might refer to them as "being english"!

It took us awhile to "catch on" to the british sarcastic type of humour - but now rather enjoy it and have never certainly been hurt by any comments from our english friends!

deeana

Hi,
Ah, but you are in Victoria, where as I understand it there has traditionally been quite a large population of Brits. We were in Alberta. Another bowl of porridge.
Deeana.

Brodel

haha do tell.

Bob

saying that, there's a fair few folks over here that just didn't get that we Brits were Limeys...Been called an aussie and Welsh, which I think is far more rude though

ramac

We have been here almost 6 years and we have only ever been referred to as "scotch" as opposed to Scots. Our experience is that Canadians are pretty polite and enquire of your nationality and refer to you as that.

Iginla

I'm a Paddy.

Never made much sense to me that one. Aren't the Aussies the original POMS?

Never heard that one from the septics and I spent a couple of summers in Boston with a few friends from"Ingerland"

Afraakans, I suspect the above word is. Suppose it's better than kaffer. Scariest people I've ever met.

To be honest I wasn't even aware of the word Canuck prior to coming here, I just knew Canadian.

As a Paddy and working with two Jocks I find that they generally just ask what part of England we are from.

Some struggle with the sarcasm when we ask them "is that a Montana accent I hear?"

hot wasabi peas

To your face?

Brits, the British, sometimes Limeys though I rarely hear that nowadays and, assuming you're white, you might hear the term Kabloona depending where you go but it's not necessarily referring strictly to Brits.

OzRob

Yes, I know how you feel..when I was in the states I was accused of being a Canadian based on my accent!!!...lol...Americans just don't get it, do they??

deeana

I worked at Office Depot for a few years. Brill job, $7.50 an hour

Got on quite well with the store manager, he was good looking but much younger than me.

One day I said, in the course of conversation, referring to something totally innocent, "Lets get down together." Apparently this was hilarious!!!!!! (Perhaps nowadays that expression is known by Brits too, then I certainly hadn't got a clue what it meant - silly me!)

My face was red for a week every time I saw him.

The whole store knew about it in minutes.

Nice thing was, it was all just a gentle little joke, no-one made fun of me, it was funny because I was the "pet Brit" with the cool accent who said neat things.

I later hired another Brit to work in my department and it was our own little bit of England. We were well liked and respected by all. Yay Canadians, eh?
Great stuff. I'm feeling nostalgic for Office Depot. Good grief Deeana, get a life girl!

Deeana.

Posidrive

And never forget to point out to them that "at least an arsehole serves a useful purpose". I'm not generally anti American, but .......