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Forum: Canada
Jul 5th 2014, 2:56 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Last I checked the PQ lost the last election in Québec and the BQ lost massively to the NDP in the last Federal election in Québec.

As with Mr Salmond in Scotland, beware of snake oil salesmen. ...
Forum: Canada
Jul 5th 2014, 2:23 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

The reality is: wouldn't it be great if everyone spoke the same language, but they don't and they never will. I often feel the urgent need to throttle people who say: "anyways" so the best strategy...
Forum: Canada
Jul 5th 2014, 1:00 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

I certainly have dealt with people in the civil service whose English has been quite poor, a lot of Federal offices are in Québec and New Brunswick. I can think of two occasions where they just...
Forum: Canada
Jul 5th 2014, 12:49 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Have you forgotten the Québec Act 1774? Which led to the Revolutionary War because a lot of people kind of had your opinion about the French?



To recognize the fact that 23% of the population...
Forum: Canada
Jul 5th 2014, 12:38 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Yes, the British and French were only allies in two world wars, after all... heard of the Entente Cordiale?



There are a fair number of anti-monarchists throughout Canada.



If you still...
Forum: Canada
Jul 4th 2014, 1:20 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Clearly you've never been to Québec, two sevenths of the population speak English as their first language.

The main thing I notice is that the bilingual signs are in French first, then English,...
Forum: Canada
Jul 4th 2014, 12:21 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Because someone said that a Canadian was sore because they said some things in the UK are cheaper - I'm sure some things are, like back bacon and bread but it annoys me when people say this because...
Forum: Canada
Jul 4th 2014, 12:06 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Such as? What I found by doing a careful comparison is that there is an illusion of things being cheaper in supermarkets as the packet sizes are larger here.
Forum: Canada
Jul 4th 2014, 12:05 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

I don't think so, what exactly was found to be cheaper? I can get two for one deals at restaurants here. Everything else except bread turned out to be cheaper as I recall.
Forum: Canada
Jul 2nd 2014, 6:47 pm
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Plus you were wrong, as pointed out in the price comparison thread. Only a handful of things are cheaper and only a tiny number of things are significantly cheaper. Mainly bread.
Forum: Canada
Apr 29th 2014, 11:27 pm
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Yeah but you're concentrating, that's cheating. :lol:

I remember I was on Calf Robe bridge once during the winter and as per usual the painted lines were totally invisible, the concrete slabs are...
Forum: Canada
Apr 29th 2014, 11:22 pm
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

But you're in Fort Mac. :p I can't find it but if you want to search for it, watch the interview Natasha Henstridge did with Jay Leno back around 1995 when Species came out.
Forum: Canada
Apr 29th 2014, 1:10 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Absolutely, they're bad drivers compared to Americans, that's what blows my mind. I think it is exacerbated by the road conditions though, I think of all the stupid things I've done at exits off...
Forum: Canada
Apr 29th 2014, 12:49 am
Replies: 630
Views: 56,293
Posted By Steve_

Re: Differences between Canadian and British people

Didn't I start a thread about this where everyone got really angry. :lol:

At the end of the day, hey, I'm Canadian. I'm a Canadian citizen who lives in Canada. Something like 8% I read of the...
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