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

[Computer-Noob]

Here's what I know of Canada from years of excessive television watching, novel reading and secondhand info from friends;

- Maple syrup, bacon and those lodge hats with the moose antlers are their primary exports.
- Everyone plays ice hockey.
- Canada is split into provinces rather than states.
- Quebec is known for it's large French-Canadian population, many of whom insist on using French as their primary language and behave rather snootily towards outsiders.
- Wolverine lives there.

Blatant stereotypes, misguided assumptions and outright falsehoods. My knowledge of Canada is shamefully limited. I, like all citizens of my great nation, blame the American public school system.

I can remember in grade 6 doing a project in which everyone in the class chooses a state and researches it. As for what you know

-Lumber and Water are considerable exports, although there is apparently a bug somewhere in northern Canada that is destroying trees. I don't think i've seen a lodge hat with antlers anywhere outside of Cookhouse restaurants that have mounted heads and old canoes all along the walls and ceilings.
-More accurately everyone watches it. Those that dont have the talent, or parents that keep their kids out (ME!!!) dont play it.
-Right on, although the northern areas are called "territories" for some reason.
-Everyone outside of Quebec loves you as of right now.
-He is also referred to as "Bigfoot" and "Sasquatch" when not using his claws.

 

[Jacklin]

it's fun to see Americans not know a lot about us Canadians
C'mon I know quiet a bit about the United States, at least more than the average would know about Canada

 

[Vauban]

I've had a group Americans actually ask where was the snow and Igloos. They spoke with southern accents, forgot which state was on the license plate (I'm not trying to bash on people from the southern U.S. this is just what happened.) It wasn't until they showed me the snow gear like parkas etc, that they had in their trunk that I realized they were serious. They actually thought that as soon as you crossed the border line it turned into 2 feet deep snow. This was in Southern Ontario and it was June.

 

[Gruthar]

All I know is that during the winter, All the old Canadians from Alberta come here to Yuma messing up traffic with their oldness.

Well I'm generalizing, a lot of old people come to yuma during the winter, but it's mostly Canadians, even some of the RV parks around here have canadian flags up.

Yeah, it's the same all across southern Arizona. A lot of people from the northern states fleeing the cold weather (and then the heat when spring rolls around.) Damn snowbirds.

 

[Agayek]

Alright, I've been friends with someone from Toronto for a few years now, and here's the compilation of information I've gathered from him talking about it:

1) All of Canadia is an icy wasteland
2) All Canadians live in igloos and ride giant beavers as transportation
3) Quebec isn't really part of Canada, they just say that to confuse us foreigners
4) Canadian bacon really is called ham

Edit:
5) Ice hockey players are basically gods, including the ability to smite any and all heathens

 

[Lord Monocle Von Banworthy]

BTW, our money and most of the worlds is multicolored... the 5's are blue, 10 purple, 20 green etc. Call it monopoly money, but there's a reason parker brothers didn't make all the money in their game only one color.

I had a completely separate Canadian boldly and authoritatively assert this to me yesterday. I have a couple of questions based on it.
1. Does the government of Canada, much like Parker Brothers, assume that its money will be employed regularly by the illiterate?
2. Is an argument from popularity really useful?

Now I don't care really, and wherever you go in my experience when you exchange your money the stuff you get doesn't feel real, but for me at least growing up in the 1980s in the US, that plain green money felt puritanically serious, like it was a real legal document. Colorful money looks frivolous and childish in comparison.

And yes, I know all about how it's harder to counterfeit, etc. I'm not trying to argue you out of it, but I'll still never LIKE colorful money.

 

[AbsoluteVirtue18]

You all seem very nice.

Although French Canadians scare me, and from what I've heard the rest of Canada hates French Canada, am I right?

 

[Guitar Gamer]

Here's what I know of Canada from years of excessive television watching, novel reading and secondhand info from friends;

- Maple syrup, bacon and those lodge hats with the moose antlers are their primary exports.
- Everyone plays ice hockey.
- Canada is split into provinces rather than states.
- Quebec is known for it's large French-Canadian population, many of whom insist on using French as their primary language and behave rather snootily towards outsiders.
- Wolverine lives there.

Blatant stereotypes, misguided assumptions and outright falsehoods. My knowledge of Canada is shamefully limited. I, like all citizens of my great nation, blame the American public school system.

I can remember in grade 6 doing a project in which everyone in the class chooses a state and researches it. As for what you know

-Lumber and Water are considerable exports, although there is apparently a bug somewhere in northern Canada that is destroying trees. I don't think i've seen a lodge hat with antlers anywhere outside of Cookhouse restaurants that have mounted heads and old canoes all along the walls and ceilings.
-More accurately everyone watches it. Those that dont have the talent, or parents that keep their kids out (ME!!!) dont play it.
-Right on, although the northern areas are called "territories" for some reason.
-Everyone outside of Quebec loves you as of right now.
-He is also referred to as "Bigfoot" and "Sasquatch" when not using his claws.

you forgot that Quebec wants to seperate but WE WONT LET THEM HA HA! [sup] I'm sorry[/sup]

 

[Weener]

BTW, our money and most of the worlds is multicolored... the 5's are blue, 10 purple, 20 green etc. Call it monopoly money, but there's a reason parker brothers didn't make all the money in their game only one color.

I had a completely separate Canadian boldly and authoritatively assert this to me yesterday. I have a couple of questions based on it.
1. Does the government of Canada, much like Parker Brothers, assume that its money will be employed regularly by the illiterate?
2. Is an argument from popularity really useful?

Now I don't care really, and wherever you go in my experience when you exchange your money the stuff you get doesn't feel real, but for me at least growing up in the 1980s in the US, that plain green money felt puritanically serious, like it was a real legal document. Colorful money looks frivolous and childish in comparison.

And yes, I know all about how it's harder to counterfeit, etc. I'm not trying to argue you out of it, but I'll still never LIKE colorful money.

That sucks, cause your government is already starting to turn your money colorful... haven't you noticed the pinkishness in your fifties? Just a matter of time

P.S. I am from the west of Canada and we hate the damned frenchies... us westerners have been segregated and exploited way more than quebec, but they ***** the loudest and get more stuff cause of it.

 

[Guitar Gamer]

You all seem very nice.

Although French Canadians scare me, and from what I've heard the rest of Canada hates French Canada, am I right?

almost all of us...............................................I'm not saying I don't but not ALL of us

 

[Computer-Noob]

Here's what I know of Canada from years of excessive television watching, novel reading and secondhand info from friends;

- Maple syrup, bacon and those lodge hats with the moose antlers are their primary exports.
- Everyone plays ice hockey.
- Canada is split into provinces rather than states.
- Quebec is known for it's large French-Canadian population, many of whom insist on using French as their primary language and behave rather snootily towards outsiders.
- Wolverine lives there.

Blatant stereotypes, misguided assumptions and outright falsehoods. My knowledge of Canada is shamefully limited. I, like all citizens of my great nation, blame the American public school system.

I can remember in grade 6 doing a project in which everyone in the class chooses a state and researches it. As for what you know

-Lumber and Water are considerable exports, although there is apparently a bug somewhere in northern Canada that is destroying trees. I don't think i've seen a lodge hat with antlers anywhere outside of Cookhouse restaurants that have mounted heads and old canoes all along the walls and ceilings.
-More accurately everyone watches it. Those that dont have the talent, or parents that keep their kids out (ME!!!) dont play it.
-Right on, although the northern areas are called "territories" for some reason.
-Everyone outside of Quebec loves you as of right now.
-He is also referred to as "Bigfoot" and "Sasquatch" when not using his claws.

you forgot that Quebec wants to seperate but WE WONT LET THEM HA HA! [sup] I'm sorry[/sup]

Which is ironic, because we dont even consider them a province anyways

 

[Rednog]

The milk...it comes in bags...

 

[Agayek]

You all seem very nice.

Although French Canadians scare me, and from what I've heard the rest of Canada hates French Canada, am I right?

almost all of us...............................................I'm not saying I don't but not ALL of us

Yea! French Canadians don't hate themselves!

>_>
<_<
X_X

 

[Guitar Gamer]

Here's what I know of Canada from years of excessive television watching, novel reading and secondhand info from friends;

- Maple syrup, bacon and those lodge hats with the moose antlers are their primary exports.
- Everyone plays ice hockey.
- Canada is split into provinces rather than states.
- Quebec is known for it's large French-Canadian population, many of whom insist on using French as their primary language and behave rather snootily towards outsiders.
- Wolverine lives there.

Blatant stereotypes, misguided assumptions and outright falsehoods. My knowledge of Canada is shamefully limited. I, like all citizens of my great nation, blame the American public school system.

I can remember in grade 6 doing a project in which everyone in the class chooses a state and researches it. As for what you know

-Lumber and Water are considerable exports, although there is apparently a bug somewhere in northern Canada that is destroying trees. I don't think i've seen a lodge hat with antlers anywhere outside of Cookhouse restaurants that have mounted heads and old canoes all along the walls and ceilings.
-More accurately everyone watches it. Those that dont have the talent, or parents that keep their kids out (ME!!!) dont play it.
-Right on, although the northern areas are called "territories" for some reason.
-Everyone outside of Quebec loves you as of right now.
-He is also referred to as "Bigfoot" and "Sasquatch" when not using his claws.

you forgot that Quebec wants to seperate but WE WONT LET THEM HA HA! [sup] I'm sorry[/sup]

Which is ironic, because we dont even consider them a province anyways

It's just fun since it's the only mean thing we can do without alerting the americans...............................................................wait! oh crap

 

[-Seraph-]

you forgot that Quebec wants to seperate but WE WONT LET THEM HA HA! [sup] I'm sorry[/sup]

Yea because if they DID seperate they would be fucked, literally. What the hell are they gonna do if they are on their own huh? I don't think that maple syrup will support them forever.

 

[Weener]

you forgot that Quebec wants to seperate but WE WONT LET THEM HA HA! [sup] I'm sorry[/sup]

Yea because if they DID seperate they would be fucked, literally. What the hell are they gonna do if they are on their own huh? I don't think that maple syrup will support them forever.

Lol damn right... they would starve a cold and lonely death without all the federal assistance they get. I'm not saying I hate all the quebecers (although most of em, but the few I see around my neck of the woods tend to be alright), mostly the province itself

 

[SulfuricDonut]

Here's what I know of Canada from years of excessive television watching, novel reading and secondhand info from friends;

- Maple syrup, bacon and those lodge hats with the moose antlers are their primary exports.
- Everyone plays ice hockey.
- Canada is split into provinces rather than states.
- Quebec is known for it's large French-Canadian population, many of whom insist on using French as their primary language and behave rather snootily towards outsiders.
- Wolverine lives there.

Blatant stereotypes, misguided assumptions and outright falsehoods. My knowledge of Canada is shamefully limited. I, like all citizens of my great nation, blame the American public school system.

Pretty much, however...
- You forgot exporting snow/ice.
- There's no "ice" in front of the word Hockey. We also curl. (Play the sport of curling)
- Territories as well as provinces
- 'sigh' Quebec is evil, they want to separate from Canada to be their own nation, I say let them, then we just take our supersoldiers and missile 'silos' and take them over again. Thereby spreading English and getting rid of all the Frenchies who hate us.
- Wolverine does live here in Canada... So why did the American military have a secret underground base in Northwest-Territories, right next to his home? THIS IS WAR!!!

And in terms of my own knowledge of the United States, I know all the states as well as their capitals (Too lazy to type them).

Also, North Dakota is practically an 11th province. I went to Grand Forks and like 1/4 of the cars I saw had Friendly Manitoba licence plates. Same goes for Fargo, but slightly less.

I believe that Canada and US are almost exactly alike, except for one crucial language difference, EH?

 

[Weener]

Also their are FAR fewer black people in Canada (except Ontario)... for some reason we didn't feel the need to ship alot of them over in boats, plus blacks tend not to be fond of the cooler climate

 

[Jacklin]

Well I'll throw out some honest remarks about my country:

90% of all males love hockey

I say "eh" a bit, but not as excessive as what the stereotype shows (btw, it better then saying huh?)

Almost all of us are fluent, or know a lot of French (Si vous lisez ce que vous savez ce que je veux dire )

Kraft dinner, maple syrup and pea soup are not the main elegant dishes from Canada

And if there was a zombie apocalypse, a hockey stick would be more valuable than a chainsaw, baseball bat or gun
HELL YEAH

 

[deletemeplease107]

Wow, leave my state second to last.
Bastard...


I honestly dont know very much at all about Canada except your up north, have free health care, and we tried to invade you but failed.
Oh and you speak alot of frenchhh!!