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Discussion: What do you know about... Canada?
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I dun kno anything aboot Canadia
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Originally posted by Patri
So are Ontarians and Albertans, cultural realities and customs change from one province to another. I don't attend any stampedes or hunt seals in the tundra much in the same way that people in BC don't celebrate St-Jean Baptiste or go to"la cabane à sucre". I consider myself a Quebecer as much as I do a Canadian.
Anyway, at the end of his term we'll have had Harper for 10 straight years. God help us.
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Stephen Harper really isn't that bad. My dad likes to call him "the best of the worst." If we had been stuck with Stephane Dion, back when they tried to pull that coalition ********, we'd be in FAR worse shape then now. Even that Ignetiff (however you spell his name) would have probably been worse.
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Originally posted by Rock That Beat...
I really don't know a thing about Canada. |
You know me. 
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Originally posted by AnimalCannibalAJ
I dun kno anything aboot Canadia
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Nobody actually says it like that. But we do all say "Eh".
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Originally posted by AnimalCannibalAJ
I dun kno anything aboot Canadia
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I don't actually know anyone who talks like that. :x
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Originally posted by HollywoodForever
Nobody actually says it like that. But we do all say "Eh".
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And I don't actually know very many people who say "eh" either.
There are some, but not very many... usually just when we're joking about being Canadian, though, honestly. 
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Originally posted by JackOfHearts<3
And I don't actually know very many people who say "eh" either.
There are some, but not very many... usually just when we're joking about being Canadian, though, honestly. |
I say it all the time.... and so do all my friends. I didn't even notice it till I was in L.A., and someone pointed it out. 
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It's basically like the USA, but without all the majors flaws and bad side. It's a great country to live in with very liberal thoughts and freedom. I live in Quebec so it's even more different. We have a little of Europe - French - inside us too. Makes a great mix.
When you live in Canada, you're laughing when American politicians try to say that USA is the "land of freedom". I visited the USA two times and was amazed by how ridiculous some things are. Just the ads on the TV made me want to puke.
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Most Canadians don't realize they say "eh"
We usually say "I know, eh?" instead of "I know, right?"
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Originally posted by Fadicuss
It's basically like the USA, but without all the majors flaws and bad side. It's a great country to live in with very liberal thoughts and freedom. I live in Quebec so it's even more different. We have a little of Europe - French - inside us too. Makes a great mix.
When you live in Canada, you're laughing when American politicians try to say that USA is the "land of freedom". I visited the USA two times and was amazed by how ridiculous some things are. Just the ads on the TV made me want to puke.
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This, except the USA is like a melting pot of cultures, whereas Canada is more like a salad bowl. That's what my geography teacher used to say.
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Originally posted by AnimalCannibalAJ
I dun kno anything aboot Canadia
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I'm from Canada and I always thought the "aboot" stereotype came from America, because when I watch American reality shows (VH1, Oxygen, Bravo) they all say "aboot".  Especially Alexis Bellino from Real Housewives of OJ.
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Originally posted by HollywoodForever
I say it all the time.... and so do all my friends. I didn't even notice it till I was in L.A., and someone pointed it out. |
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Originally posted by stereo.love
Most Canadians don't realize they say "eh"
We usually say "I know, eh?" instead of "I know, right?" |
I'll keep that in mind, see if I catch myself saying it at all. I might just be a flop Canadian.
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Originally posted by stereo.love
This, except the USA is like a melting pot of cultures, whereas Canada is more like a salad bowl. That's what my geography teacher used to say.
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Hahahaha, I like that. 
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Originally posted by JackOfHearts<3
I'll keep that in mind, see if I catch myself saying it at all. I might just be a flop Canadian.
Hahahaha, I like that. |
Why are we so superior? 
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I wish I could travel around Canada more then I have. I've only been to Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, and through British Columbia to Vancouver.
I would love to see Montreal, and the Atlantic coast.
Vancouver is my favourite Canadian city, and happily called it home for a year and half.
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Originally posted by HollywoodForever
I wish I could travel around Canada more then I have. I've only been to Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, and through British Columbia to Vancouver.
I would love to see Montreal, and the Atlantic coast.
Vancouver is my favourite Canadian city, and happily called it home for a year and half.
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You want to see Montreal, trust me. So far I've been to Ontario (obviously), Quebec, Alberta, BC, and Nova Scotia.
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I know that they're mocked by Americans all the time.
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Originally posted by stereo.love
You want to see Montreal, trust me. So far I've been to Ontario (obviously), Quebec, Alberta, BC, and Nova Scotia.
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I sooooo wanna visit Montreal. It's def my next vacation/sight-see destination. Half of my family is from there, and I've been told/heard its a marvelous place! 
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Originally posted by KarlosVzla
I know that they're mocked by Americans all the time.
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Just like we mock them all the time.
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Originally posted by HollywoodForever
I sooooo wanna visit Montreal. It's def my next vacation/sight-see destination. Half of my family is from there, and I've been told/heard its a marvelous place!
Just like we mock them all the time. |
It really is. Be sure to visit old Montreal.
We really mock them all the time.
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my future home 
the "about" debate: "aboot" sounds more like "aboat" to me
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Originally posted by stereo.love
It really is. Be sure to visit old Montreal.
We really mock them all the time. |
I'll make sure to get around to all the sights. I'll have to brush up on my french though.
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