Originally Posted by supergirly (Post 9601851)

All that I understand but...potatoes(!?)...they seem to take waaaaay longer to roast, boil and bake here.

Originally Posted by supergirly (Post 9601851)

Ok, so we've been in London Ontario for 2 months and we're really enjoying it :)
But I can't help but notice that EVERYTHING takes longer in Canada, lol.

I know that if your running round doing errands that takes longer because you have to drive everywhere, everywhere is further apart and you end up chatting to people more along your way. Shopping takes longer because the supermarkets are enormous.

All that I understand but...potatoes(!?)...they seem to take waaaaay longer to roast, boil and bake here. And eggs - they seem to take a few more minutes to boil. My kettle - that too seems to take longer than in the UK. Has anyone else noticed this or am I going a bit nuts?

Originally Posted by CanadaJimmy (Post 9603888)

Remember that ovens are in Fahrenheit here not Celsius, so maybe thats why? ;) That is unless you're lucky enough to have a digital one which you can switch over. I did that at my last Apartment, the Girlfriend won't let me switch over the one at our new place though :(

Originally Posted by Gremmie (Post 9606556)

The water takes longer due to high amounts of Chlorine added, if you are in a hurry use bottled water to boil.

Originally Posted by Gremmie (Post 9606556)

The water takes longer due to high amounts of Chlorine added, if you are in a hurry use bottled water to boil.

Originally Posted by RKS_in_Calgary (Post 9608369)

I put it down to the altitude here in Calgary :D

Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 9608572)

But water boils at a lower temperature the higher you go, so it should take less time. ;)

Originally Posted by RKS_in_Calgary (Post 9609984)

rats, that another theory quashed ;)