To Americans: How much do you know about Canada? Vice Versa?

[JaredXE]

And as an unaverage American, I would agree. Then I remember that they tolerate the french, and there goes any desire to live there.

You call yourself 'unaverage' and yet you still fall for the American 'hate the French' fad just like those backwater uneducated hick out there? Pity.

The Quebecois are not exiled to Quebec, that's their province and has been since the start when the English defeated the French and North America became an English colony. Despite that it's not like the settlers that'd already moved to Canada could just pack up and leave, and so Quebec is a primarily French speaking province. Many of my relatives live there, although I do not.

Similarly if it weren't for that defeat, the French likely would not have aided the American Revolution, and there'd be no USA. Which is why I'm puzzled over this entire 'freedom fries' thing ya Americans got going.

Gah! I'm just being cranky. But seriously, the American's hate of anything French is silly beyond belief. Freedom Fries? REALLY?

No, I have had a dislike for the french loooong before the "freedom fries" thing. I detest that Fox News led fad as well, especially since I'm intelligent enough to know where french fries and french toast actually come from and felt that it should have come as no surprise to anyone that France rebuked America for our actions and refused to support our government.

No, my dislike of the french stems from actually encountering them and seeing how inherently snobbish their culture is. And I feel ridiculious having to qualify my last sentence with "And no, I don't believe that every french person acts the same way and I am sure there are always exceptions" since I know stereotyping is wrong, despite that a stereotype only becomes that way when a significant portion of the population conforms to the ideal.

Oh, and what exactly did the french do for the American revolution? They gave us some guns(so did the spanish and germans) and then showed up late at Yorktown AFTER we had beat Cornwallis......and so Lafayette got a few streets named after him. I think we showed enough gratitude.

 

[thiosk]

I know that the capital of Toronto is mighty cold and the French king spends his summers in the northern colonial provinces.

 

[jimduckie]

great beer , hot girls , the us invasion is delayed , the hockey puck is a mosquito egg KEEP THEM FROZEN, it's almost summer time and yes my yankee friends i know steve lol

 

[jimduckie]

I know enough about Canada.
Ten provinces. I can list them too.
British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.

Sadly I can't speak for my peers...

there are 13 provinces.... the other three are the yukon, northwest territories and Nunavut

sry it's 10 provinces and 3 territories

 

[cathou]

No, my dislike of the french stems from actually encountering them and seeing how inherently snobbish their culture is. And I feel ridiculious having to qualify my last sentence with "And no, I don't believe that every french person acts the same way and I am sure there are always exceptions" since I know stereotyping is wrong, despite that a stereotype only becomes that way when a significant portion of the population conforms to the ideal.

Well, if you talk about french as a person that come from France, well, we kind of think the same thing. so it's not really relevant from Canada...

 

[TheMatt]

I heard that you guys got blue money up there in Canadia, is that true?

BAM! I have a good story for this one. I'm Canadian and I HEAD DOWN TO Panama City Florida for spring break.

Now in Canada, if I hand you a red one (50$) for something under 10$ I should get a green, maybe 2 purples, a blue and some coin. It's fricking so logical I can barely describe it. In the states you get a random assortment of green ones tat you have to peel off of each other to ensure they are of the correct denomination. Very annoying.

Story - So I am getting just the best fricken service from this bartender that I have EVER had anywhere. 15 ppl ahead of me? He doesn't care and gets me my drinks. Later in the evening I realize I have lost 50$. That's when it hits me, I didn't lose it, I accidentally tipped the fucker 50$ when I meant to give him a dollar. I was fricken pissed.

So, fellow Canucks, when ppl make fun of our "play money" tell them to blow it out their ass, we can sort by colour when hammered, they can;t.

 

[Mekado]

Well, if you talk about french as a person that come from France, well, we kind of think the same thing. so it's not really relevant from Canada...

I'd love if people could differenciate the French (from France) and the French-Canadians, just because we speak the same (arguably) language does not make us the same people.Does every single english-speaking person is an american (or british logically) ? No huh, same for the French...

Oh and as a side-note, not every single Quebecer wants out of Canada, although from what i read here everyone would be pleased to see us go (yeah right, why didn't you let us then? 3 times no = we want to keep you.)

Oh and i'm not an idiot, i realize these forums don't represent the whole political spectrum

 

[TopHatTim]

im canadian.
i know alot about america...but who cares i live in UK now

 

[PeterDawson]

I know that the Canadians only act nice to avoid suspicion so that they can build an army of super soldiers and inevitably destroy America.

How do you know about the Buster Brigade?! *signals CSIS, then remembers they don't really exist*

 

[simmeh]

This is how the "milk from bags" thing was explained to me: People would use their empty milk containers to store antifreeze 'n such, and then later go and get them refilled with milk. This is obviously bad. So companies started to put their milk in 1.33 litre disposable bags to encourage people to not drink poison.

But then, that could be an urban legend and the whole "milk from bags" could be yet another "brilliant" plan by our government.

 

[cathou]

Well, if you talk about french as a person that come from France, well, we kind of think the same thing. so it's not really relevant from Canada...

I'd love if people could differenciate the French (from France) and the French-Canadians, just because we speak the same (arguably) language does not make us the same people.Does every single english-speaking person is an american (or british logically) ? No huh, same for the French...

Oh and as a side-note, not every single Quebecer wants out of Canada, although from what i read here everyone would be pleased to see us go (yeah right, why didn't you let us then? 3 times no = we want to keep you.)

Oh and i'm not an idiot, i realize these forums don't represent the whole political spectrum

since i'm also french canadian, it was kind of my point. I mean, i on the few french from france people that i've meet, a lot are egocentric and snobbish. France and quebec are two really really different place believe me.


on a side note, i guess i probably know western canada about the same as the average american. it's a huge flat, empty place with cow and oil, populated by cowboys and redneck that drink the beer called "canadian" and everyone sleep after 10 pm... oh and chineese in vancouver.

and i see that western canadian know quebec as good as i know them...

 

[joe the janitor]

I LOVE JON DORE!!!!!!!

 

[Kassad86]

Little mosque on the paire rules!

 

[crazy-j]

I know enough about Canada.
Ten provinces. I can list them too.
British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.

Sadly I can't speak for my peers...

there are 13 provinces.... the other three are the yukon, northwest territories and Nunavut

sry it's 10 provinces and 3 territories

alright ya got me there