Oink

Because of our accents we sound intelligent and we steal their girlfriends. But tbh, I couldn't give naff what Canadians think of the UK.

Partially discharged

My B-I-L, the source of the stereotypes hasn't come up with the weak showers yet..but if he'd ever travelled much, I"m sure he would come up with that. One of his classic quotes was 'the french...what have they ever contributed to the world'...

Keep in mind, he still believes that pizza places in southern Ontario are owned and operated by Italians..so he isn't the most up to date guy on these things.

Partially discharged

Thanks for the tips..should be good ammunition for the next time we see each other.

Regarding the bland food thing, he sure does love his cheese in plastic wrap and Doritos.

AlliF

I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw 'Kraft Dinner' offered as a choice on the children's menu in the chain restaurants over here!
We tried one out with my daughter and she spat it out in disgust. She was only 3 and had more taste than that
You can go into Costco and buy crates of the vile stuff. If you ever lose your taste buds completely that is.

caretaker

About 40 years ago I brought my friend's Irish Setter to town for his shots and stopped at Mcdonald's for lunch, bought Spud a hamburger. No word of a lie he sniffed for quite a while then ate the bun and left the meat. Canary in a coal mine.

Oink

That's not uncommon with dogs. That's why I stick with kebabs.

Souvy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_Canada
Yup.

Check out the names of the association's officials. Says it all really.

JamesM

Know your history old chap!

It was even declared the national sport by one of Canada's founding fathers Sir John MacDonald.

Ignorance is not an excuse!

bcmama

We live in Hobbit sized houses and drive around in Mini's.
It always rains.
We don't have decent dentists.
All we eat is fish and chips and drink beer.

Steve_

Whereas Canadians have a frozen upper lip, one of the reasons I started that "two-faced" thread because it doesn't half take some effort to get to their true feelings sometimes.

Well, sort of true, I know of a dentist here who specializes in fixing NHS botch jobs, but Canadians have bad teeth through playing hockey.

I think that one is generally true other than the odd decent sitcom.

How is that not true?

Yep, know where he's coming from.

The British are the world's most opinionated people on subjects they know nothing about, which is in part imo why they had an empire, i.e. went around the world telling people what to think. Epitomized nowadays by Nigel Farage.

Well, sort of true, but a bit rich coming from a Canadian!

Element of truth there too.

Well that's definitely true.

Well it is compared to this part of Alberta but yes, that's overstating it a bit.

Well that bit is true, but it's better than travelling via the 401 in rush hour.

Steve_

I couldn't agree with you more, other than to say the drive from Calgary to Edmonton is even more bland. At least going from Montreal to Quebec you get to see a hill just east of Montreal and also Via Rail trains.

People tell me driving to Regina is even worse, haven't had the courage to do that one yet.

Steve_

If you go into a Swiss supermarket there is an aisle of chocolate bars;
if you go into a German supermarket there is an aisle of processed sausage;
if you go into a Russian supermarket there is an aisle of vodka;
if you go into a Canadian supermarket there is an aisle of Kraft Dinner.

To which one of my friends responded, and if you go into an American supermarket there is an aisle of Oreos...

MillieF

Yeah, it's all that that gets me pretty cross.

Some of the houses in NB would give the old woman who lived in a shoe the feeling that she was in a dez rez.

How a nation that eats the offerings of "Deluxe Fish & Chips" is in a position to take a high tone over anyone else's cuisine leaves me speechless.

Lots of people with money have mouths filled with huge white tombstone like teeth....but there are a lot who have rotting stumps too (maybe that's just an NB phenomenon?) dentistry is definitely only for the well heeled in Canada.

Anytime I make a cursory negative remark about the Canadian climate, of the sort of "gosh, bit grey today" genre, they leap down your throat with "well it's much worse in England" ....but it isn't...

Gozit

Classic Canadian. I'd bet he's never been outside of Canada, the US and maybe mexico/typical Canadian all inclusive sun travel destinations.

Grr exactly! People tell me "well doesn't it rain in Malta?" Well yes it does but its much better than this crap!

plasticcanuck

Your youth and naïveté is showing........again.