Happy Canada Day!
In celebration of
Signs You May Be Canadian...
- You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.
- You're not offended by the term "Homo Milk"
- You understand the phrase, "Could you please pass me a serviette, I just spilled my poutine on the couch".
- You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
- You drink pop, not soda.
- You take out the garbage, not the trash.
- You know that a mickey and a 2-4 means "Party!"
- You can drink legally while still a teen.
- You know that francophones, anglophones and allophones are not electronic devices.
- You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
- You don't know or care about the fuss with
- You're not sure if the leader of our nation has EVER had sex and don't want to know if he has!
- You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
- 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.
- You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
- You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".
- You know that Mounties "don't always look like that".
- You know that the four seasons mean: almost winter, winter, still Winter, and road work.
- You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm day.
- You know how to pronounce and spell "
- You know what a toque is.
- You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
- You know that loonies and toonies are not birds, but have monetary value.
- You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed".
- You get excited whenever an American television show mentions
- You brag to Americans that; Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion & Mike Myers are Canadians. ... also Alex Trebec, David Foley, Matthew Perry, Pamela Anderson, etc., etc.
- You are in grade 12, not the 12th grade.
- "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, and is more polite than, "Huh?"
Comments
Happy Canada Day!
Thrills are some cheap ass gum that are like purple Chicklets - as kids, we didn't care that they tasted like soap because they were cheap to buy. Needless to say, I've moved on...
A Robertson screwdriver is the screwdriver that has a little "star" on the end. I guess it was invented by a Canadian and we probably invented the screw that goes along with it. Not sure why we needed to be different, but what can I say?
:-)
Happy (dubious origins) Canada Day!
I knew about the loonies but not the toonies!
and this one:
"You drink pop, not soda."
Reminded me of my trip to Niagara Falls over 10 yrs ago. We stayed in a hotel on the Canadia side (by the way, you forgot to mention the people are usually much friendlier than on the US side!) and my sisters and I got a kick out of everyone saying "pop" instead of "soda"! :p
Happy Canada Day!
ps: what do you usually do to celebrate it? and what is the occasion? anniversary of the Constitution? or something else?
Canada Day is the anniversary that Canada became a separate federation/country. There are a lot of celebrations - parties, parades and fireworks. It's typically a national holiday, but my company is working today, but we get to have Friday off instead.
f8hasit - Hope the bit of odd Canadiana info gives you the upper hand over your friends - especially in a game of trivial pursuit.