How have you changed?

[Ontarkie 14,218]

I still say eh a lot, don't think that will stop any time soon. We have 5 Canadians in the house so I think the accents will stick around a lot longer, and I'm hoping the baby picks it up rather then the southern drawl hahah. Making friends is much harder here. I have made friends with 1 couple but I made them through connect2canada canada day across america hosting a party. She is the canadian and we hit it off right from the start.

Edited May 29, 2012 by Ontarkie

[Flames9_RN 358]

I don't get the Eh thing.. I have never said it nor do I know anyone who did or does..lol

Are you sure your from Canada? lol

I have probably changed for the worse!! I'm far more impatient driving, I'm not near as mellow as I used to be! But that's probably caused more by living in a big city (DC Area!!) Now residing in Nicaragua and love it a lot better!! Mind you Managua is pretty big and super poor and super hot!!

I still refer to myself as Canadian when people ask my Nationality! Which is usually very obvious as 99% of the time have a Canada hockey hat on. Still wear my Cdn socks,lol I head back to Saskatchewan this Friday for 33 days and can't wait!!

[Marilyn. 340]

I think the Eh thing is maybe more of a Eastern Canada thing

[Flames9_RN 358]

I think the Eh thing is maybe more of a Eastern Canada thing

I have lived in Victoria, heard it a lot there. From Sask. used a lot there,lol I dont use it as much, but people that have just met me, usually say they know am a Canuck from "eh" or "about" and a few others! lol

[HisGirl 0]

I hope I havent changed much.

I find that living so close to Philadelphia and watching what happens on the news here, I am way more cautious when I go out now.

I still say eh and zed and dont want that to leave my vocabulary!

I took up jogging and love it!

[Hugglebuggles 60]

I shop more, and I spend more money. There are bigger stores with more selection here, so its harder to be responsible. I've started to curb that habit a bit. But I'm still cheap, so its a funny mix. I don't eat as healthy as I used to, and I definately eat more fast food. Not a ton, but more; I hardly ever ate fast food up in Canada. I gained 15 pounds then lost 20, but now that Im pregnant its all coming back. I spend a lot more time outdoors now, but here in Colorado there are lots of reasons to be outdoors. I also drive a lot more. I hated driving back home, but now I love it, I'm not really sure why! My "eh" has gone away, but when i go home it all comes back!

I've changed a lot in more meaningful ways, but I think that's mainly due to being married and having a baby on the way, and less about living in the US.

[JillA 2]

OMG you're pregnant, congrats Huggles!!

I shop more, and I spend more money. There are bigger stores with more selection here, so its harder to be responsible. I've started to curb that habit a bit. But I'm still cheap, so its a funny mix. I don't eat as healthy as I used to, and I definately eat more fast food. Not a ton, but more; I hardly ever ate fast food up in Canada. I gained 15 pounds then lost 20, but now that Im pregnant its all coming back. I spend a lot more time outdoors now, but here in Colorado there are lots of reasons to be outdoors. I also drive a lot more. I hated driving back home, but now I love it, I'm not really sure why! My "eh" has gone away, but when i go home it all comes back!

I've changed a lot in more meaningful ways, but I think that's mainly due to being married and having a baby on the way, and less about living in the US.

[Peachey 10]

I hope I havent changed much.

I find that living so close to Philadelphia and watching what happens on the news here, I am way more cautious when I go out now.

I still say eh and zed and dont want that to leave my vocabulary!

I took up jogging and love it!

So where near Philly do you live? I work in West Chester...

Oh yeah, I say zed a lot, people look at me funny when I do. Especially when I'm training someone at work "Just push Control Zed"... they look at me real strange.

Edited May 30, 2012 by Peachey

[JillA 2]

Peachy, you're near Philly too!? I'm in Doylestown!! Work in Bristol.

So where near Philly do you live? I work in West Chester...

Oh yeah, I say zed a lot, people look at me funny when I do. Especially when I'm training someone at work "Just push Control Zed"... they look at me real strange.

[Tithen 4]

My family says I sound more American than I did before (I worked in US based Call Centers, I lost my accent rather quickly). Yet DH can always tell when I've called home, because my Canadian (NS/NL) accept comes out in full swing.

I find myself feeling less secure when going out at night. Even if it's just to the van, the sirens go so often here (in a small town of 7000 in Ohio) that I find myself sprinting back and forth with groceries. considering I used to wander along at 2am in Downtown Halifax... it's rather amusing.

I gained 50lbs. At least half of that has to be from food, the other half from a defunct thyroid that I had problems finding someone to treat for me.

I refer to soft drinks by their specific brand to avoid getting weird looks when I say "pop" or the slight accent I have when I say "soda".

[Peachey 10]

Peachy, you're near Philly too!? I'm in Doylestown!! Work in Bristol.

Hehe, "near Philly" seems to be a rather large area. I work in West Chester, but I live in Ephrata, it's a long commute, but it's a job.

[Hugglebuggles 60]

OMG you're pregnant, congrats Huggles!!

Thanks girl! This shows just how long you've been gone!! Baby girl due at the end of September.

[Krikit 1,164]

I've learned to be afraid.

[awkwardsoul 20]

I'm more active, lost weight and became stronger since arriving back in end of April of this year.

I started lifting weights with my husband 3 times a week and we started going to brazilian jiu-jitsu 5/6 times a week - and it's great as the main BJJ Gracie school is nearby! I bike the Los Angeles Bike path thing (painfully) and bike to the store, since I don't have access to a car when my husband is away. I think it's since I get stir-crazy/cabin feverish being stuck at home all the time, going out and being active helped me get around cabin-fever.

And I'm definitely more tanned (and sometimes burnt, I never needed to wear sunblock before now).

[HisGirl 0]

So where near Philly do you live? I work in West Chester...

Oh yeah, I say zed a lot, people look at me funny when I do. Especially when I'm training someone at work "Just push Control Zed"... they look at me real strange.

I live in Plymouth meeting and work in Paoli. I love going to Philadelphia a lot but it can be scary at times.

When I say zed at work the americans have absolutely no idea what I am saying. They either dont know it is a letter or think I am saying something like zero. Very funny and it gives me a laugh.