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Old Oct 15th 2007 | 8:01 am
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Default You know you're in Canada when...

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All your kids friends are called Hunter

You cant afford to buy cheese

You get lost in your own garden

You think a 2-litre car is really underpowered

You abandon trying to find something on TV and make do with just watching the adverts instead

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Old Oct 15th 2007 | 8:24 am
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Default Re: You know you're in Canada when...

Originally Posted by NSpaul
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All your kids friends are called Hunter

You cant afford to buy cheese

You get lost in your own garden

You think a 2-litre car is really underpowered

You abandon trying to find something on TV and make do with just watching the adverts instead

I'm fancying a 4x4 already
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 8:25 am
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Originally Posted by terese677

I'm fancying a 4x4 already
I forgot to add my own
football is played with a rugby ball
people don't bat an eyelid when you ask directions for the rink
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 9:15 am
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Default Re: You know you're in Canada when...

Originally Posted by NSpaul
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All your kids friends are called Hunter
Or Cody, or Tyler or Morganna or Mikaela or Justin
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 9:19 am
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I just don't get the spellings !!

Arynn (Erin), Caytlin/Caytlyn/Kaytlin etc, (I'd go for Caitlin), Rylee (?)
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 9:20 am
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Or Mohammad or Sue Lee or Junior or Liam or Avinash.
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 10:30 am
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...... you see people do everyday tasks with one hand coz the other holds a Timmys
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 12:09 pm
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I'll tell you what to do when the ads come on TV; "sit-to-stands" or step-ups, or sit-ups etc ...... you'll soon get fit and you can stay in the warm to do it, and not miss any of your favourite programs!
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 12:47 pm
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the top news story is the weather!
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 1:03 pm
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You have degrees of formality assigned to your jeans... in descending order: formal jeans, dress-up jeans, casual jeans, everyday jeans, around the house only jeans, gardening jeans, painting jeans, jeans used to patch up other jeans, rags. And when you buy a new pair of jeans it enters the order at the top and the rest of your jeans descend one notch down.

The applies to T-shirts, undies and running shoes (ie, ones entire wardrobe).
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 1:12 pm
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you now don't think of a wild cat when you hear the term "cougar"
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 1:35 pm
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You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.
You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk".
You understand the sentence, "Could you please pass me a serviette? I just spilled my poutine."
(Poutine: Fries, shredded Cheese, & Gravy)
You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
You drink pop, not soda.
You know what it means to be on pogey.
(Unemployment)
You know that a mickey and two-fours mean "Party at the camp, eh?"
(Two-four: Case of 24 beer)
You can drink legally while still a 'teen.
You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
You don't know or care about the fuss with Cuba. It's just a cheap place to travel with good cigars and no Americans.
When there is a social problem, you turn to your government to fix it instead of telling them to stay out of it.
You're not sure if the leader of your nation has ever had sex and you don't want to know if he has!
You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
(We really do!)
Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.
You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
You know what a Robertson screwdriver is.
(Square-head screwdriver)
You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
(Canadian Tire Automotive store bonus coupons)
You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".
You know that Mounties "don't always look like that".
(Ceremonial attire only)
You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the elderly".
You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.
(Children's TV host)
You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical group.
(Children's TV puppets, 'Mr. Dressup')
You participated in "Participaction".
('Get Active' movement)
You have an Inuit carving by your bedside with the rationale, "What's good enough protection for the Prime Minister is good enough for me".
You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.
('Loonie' - $1 coin; 'Twonie' - $2 coin)
Unlike any international assasin/terrorist/spy in the world, you don't possess a Canadian passport.
You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color. (Humour)
You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize", and "no sugar added", thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.
('Gratis', 'Prix', 'Sans Sucre')
You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.
You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.
You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's "Skin-a-ma-rink-a-dink-a-dink" opus.
You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.
You were mad when "The Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
You know what a toque is.
(Knitted hat)
You have some memento of Bob and Doug.
('Second City' TV show - the MacKenzie brothers)
You know Toronto is not a province.
You never miss "Coaches Corner".
(With Don Cherry)
Back bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food groups.
You smile when people discover that calling you a 'Canuck' isn't an insult.
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 1:48 pm
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Your car insurance increases a mimimum of 10 fold and you yearn for meat pie, chips & gravy!
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 3:20 pm
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...it feels warm going into the Beer Store.
 
Old Oct 15th 2007 | 3:32 pm
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Default Re: You know you're in Canada when...

Originally Posted by terese677
people don't bat an eyelid when you ask directions for the rink
You don't know where the rink is ???

 


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