Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
May 11th 2016, 1:38 am
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Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
*In fact they are. One joke that even Canadians laugh at goes, “How do you get 47 Canadians out of the pool as quickly as possible?” The answer: simply yell, “Get out of the pool!”*
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How to Move to Canada: 9 Points to Consider
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How to Move to Canada: 9 Points to Consider
May 11th 2016, 1:51 am
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Re: Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
*In fact they are. One joke that even Canadians laugh at goes, “How do you get 47 Canadians out of the pool as quickly as possible?” The answer: simply yell, “Get out of the pool!”*
That's an extract from this link:
How to Move to Canada: 9 Points to Consider
That's an extract from this link:
How to Move to Canada: 9 Points to Consider
May 11th 2016, 1:52 am
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Re: Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
*In fact they are. One joke that even Canadians laugh at goes, “How do you get 47 Canadians out of the pool as quickly as possible?” The answer: simply yell, “Get out of the pool!”*
That's an extract from this link:
How to Move to Canada: 9 Points to Consider
That's an extract from this link:
How to Move to Canada: 9 Points to Consider
May 11th 2016, 2:33 am
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Re: Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
Healthcare point seems accurate. Plus and minuses to it. On one hand you dont pay large amounts for basic care and hospital stays but on the other the waits can be frustrating when your waiting months for something and worried.
The remark on prices is pretty accurate.
The remark on prices is pretty accurate.
May 11th 2016, 2:33 am
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BE members without a sense of humour will find this clip unamusing. Real Canadians will of course be too polite to tell me. It's from a popular handyman TV show from some years back.
May 11th 2016, 2:42 am
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Re: Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
BE members without a sense of humour will find this clip unamusing. Real Canadians will of course be too polite to tell me. It's from a popular handyman TV show from some years back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5GnBvpFnzA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5GnBvpFnzA
I must be truly blessed with your sense of humour
Now... To dig out some of those fabulous Benny Hill and the Krankies side splitting clips
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Oh I forgot... and the Wurzels
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May 11th 2016, 3:38 am
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I think the joke would be more accurate like this. "How do you get 47 Canadians out of the pool as quickly as possible? You ask them, they tell you to your face they will but then not follow through with it. Then they start moaning about it to all the others"
May 11th 2016, 4:17 am
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Well, maybe times have changed, Oink. My wife and I remember Canada with great fondness from the '60s - and not just because we were married in Toronto in '67. We have never visited the whole country - or indeed every province - but in general we found it a very "Canadian Bacon" kind of place, and I mean that in a nice way.
May 11th 2016, 4:28 am
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No we're ****ing not 
May 11th 2016, 6:05 am
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Re: Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
Well, maybe times have changed, Oink. My wife and I remember Canada with great fondness from the '60s - and not just because we were married in Toronto in '67. We have never visited the whole country - or indeed every province - but in general we found it a very "Canadian Bacon" kind of place, and I mean that in a nice way.
May 11th 2016, 7:09 am
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May 11th 2016, 12:38 pm
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Re: Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
I have a confession to make.
I find Stuart McLean (the storyteller) quite funny.
I find Stuart McLean (the storyteller) quite funny.
May 11th 2016, 6:55 pm
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Re: Are Canadians as polite as the jokes say?
He seems a lot like Garrison Keillor (Lake Wobegone Days) to me, it's the same sort of folksy patter, it's good and most people can relate to that sort of story about an adventure that takes a twist or an odd relative.