"Because everyone in Canada lives in an igloo..."

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

who is tim horton anyways and what's the fascination canadians have with that?

A Canadian institution combining our love of hockey and coffee.

As opposed to Tim Horton who combined a love for alcohol and high-speed driving.

[Krikit 1,165]

As opposed to Tim Horton who combined a love for alcohol and high-speed driving.

[Tinker 0]

As opposed to Tim Horton who combined a love for alcohol and high-speed driving.

Oh..didn't click on that link. Well the good thing is, he didn't take anyone out with him......um yeah.

Okay...back to the thread

The Official Canadian Temperature Conversion Chart

50° Fahrenheit (10° C)

New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.

Canadians plant gardens.

40° Fahrenheit (4.4° C)

Californians shiver uncontrollably.

Canadians Sunbathe.

35° Fahrenheit (1.6° C)

Italian Cars won't start

Canadians drive with the windows down.

32° Fahrenheit (0 ° C)

Distilled water freezes

Canadian water get thicker.

0° Fahrenheit (-17.9° C)

New York City landlords finally turn on the heat.

Canadians have the last cookout of the season.

-40° Fahrenheit (-40° C)

Hollywood disintegrates.

Canadians rent some videos.

-60° Fahrenheit (-51° C)

Mt. St. Helens freezes.

Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.

-100° Fahrenheit (-73° C)

Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.

Canadians pull down their ear flaps.

-173° Fahrenheit (-114° C)

Ethyl alcohol Freezes.

Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

-460° Fahrenheit (-273° C)

Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops.

Canadians start saying "cold, eh?"

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)

Hell freezes over.

The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

As opposed to Tim Horton who combined a love for alcohol and high-speed driving.

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)

Hell freezes over.

The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup

Have the Leafs signed Miroslav SATAN?

[Tinker 0]

As opposed to Tim Horton who combined a love for alcohol and high-speed driving.

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)

Hell freezes over.

The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup

Have the Leafs signed Miroslav SATAN?

*whispering* I don't watch hockey. Except for the finals or the Olympics.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

As opposed to Tim Horton who combined a love for alcohol and high-speed driving.

-500° Fahrenheit (-295° C)

Hell freezes over.

The Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup

Have the Leafs signed Miroslav SATAN?

*whispering* I don't watch hockey. Except for the finals or the Olympics.

And Don Cherry is a famous Canadian Whine

[KarenCee 3]

I enjoy listening to Don Cherry! He's hilarious at times.

[Tinker 0]

I enjoy listening to Don Cherry! He's hilarious at times.

Driving home to day and the radio station had him on. Big G talking to Don Cherry at his cottage about some guy they let go for 1.2 or took on, and the other one was 1.8....UGH.

He's funny when he gets going though...

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

I enjoy listening to Don Cherry! He's hilarious at times.

Driving home to day and the radio station had him on. Big G talking to Don Cherry at his cottage about some guy they let go for 1.2 or took on, and the other one was 1.8....UGH.

He's funny when he gets going though...

That's he is. My mother hates him (except when he goes after pedophiles) but she always likes the way he dresses.

[KarenCee 3]

I enjoy listening to Don Cherry! He's hilarious at times.

Driving home to day and the radio station had him on. Big G talking to Don Cherry at his cottage about some guy they let go for 1.2 or took on, and the other one was 1.8....UGH.

He's funny when he gets going though...

That's he is. My mother hates him (except when he goes after pedophiles) but she always likes the way he dresses.

LOL, his style of dress has always been...well...interesting. My husband has a couple of dvds with him talking about the worst/best moments in hockey.

[thetreble 19]

Well, as an Uhmericun (Gotta say it the way G.B. does now I guess) I was pleasantly suprised to find no roving Moose gangs during my two trips to Ottawa to visit my fiance. She told me that they only have the performing Mooses at the Changing of the guard ceremonies now, Cirque de Moolais I think she called it, and that the REAL problem was beavers. Evidently, Canadian Beavers are real popular with Americans, and we have been bringing them here to the US in large numbers. Otherwise, my impression of Canada is that it's kinda like Pennsylvannia without the Quakers (from driving through there on the way to Ottawa.) On a more serious note, I LOVE Canada, and had a blast during my two visits there. Both were in August, the weather was wonderful, Ottawa was beautiful, and I'd love to have a 2nd home there one day. Oh, and if you ever find yourself in Ottawa, check out a place called "The Works". It's a fantastic burger joint, with the most delicious burgers I've ever tasted. The folks there were just the nicest, and we stuffed ourselves on Burgers and beer. I HAVE had some Timmies too btw, and it was pretty awesome, although I spent a LOT more at the LCBO's there .

I got my university degree in Ottawa and lived there for 4 years, and The Works is the best hamburger joint EVER!!! Ottawa is, in my humble opinion, one of the best cities in the world to live in and I'd move back there in a heart beat. (will convince hubby eventually to move there after living here in the US) I'm glad you had a great time.

LOVE the temp guide, Tinker. That was great. I also def. miss Don Cherry and Hockey Night in Canada. He might be a big goon but he's the greatest!

ps- my wedding is Sept. 14th and as a joke/tribute to all my Canadian friends, the DJ and I have set up a surprise song for them. The Good Ole Hockey Game! Lyrics sheets will be handed out and singing will ensue.

Edited August 30, 2007 by thetreble

[DeadPoolX 9]

Okay, maybe I have a firmer grasp of U.S. geography and culture (which makes sense, since I am an American), but I knew more -- even before I got involved with my Canadian fiancee -- than the people in these stories! I can't imagine anyone with half a brain in the United States really believes that Canadians live in igloos. We may sometimes crack jokes about such things, but then again, we make jokes about other states within our own country too.

I would wager that most Americans know of the major cities in Canada. Now they may not know exactly WHERE they are, but I'm sure most Americans have at least heard of them.

To be honest, knowing exactly where a city is located isn't very useful unless that information is necessary to your life. If you're traveling there (for whatever reason) or if you have relatives there, then you're probably going to want to know where that city is situated. Otherwise, it really doesn't hold much meaning for you. After all, I doubt most Canadians can accurately locate (or even know of) the cities within the United States beyond the major ones.

And you know what? That's okay. Not knowing where every city or state/province is doesn't make you "stupid." I wouldn't even go so far as to say it makes you "ignorant." More often than not, people don't know these things because it's not relevant to their life and their mind is working on other, more important issues. If they need to know where a certain city or state/province is, they can look it up on a map or using the Internet. That's one of the reasons such devices exist -- so people don't have to memorize every little bit of geographical data.

Would it be nice if everyone knew everything about everyone else's country? Sure. Is it realistic? Of course not. To be blunt, I have better things to do with my time than figure out exactly where different cities are located within a foreign country, UNLESS doing so holds some sort of relevance for me.

[thetreble 19]

I agree with you totally about cities and places. It really means nothing in terms of ... intelligence.

But do you get people asking if you live in a perpetual state of snow and darkness? I mean something like that may not be relevant to your life but I would hope that in the course of your life you would gain the knowledge to know that the country that is right above you actually has a summer, and looks pretty similar to the country you live in.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I agree with you totally about cities and places. It really means nothing in terms of ... intelligence.

But do you get people asking if you live in a perpetual state of snow and darkness? I mean something like that may not be relevant to your life but I would hope that in the course of your life you would gain the knowledge to know that the country that is right above you actually has a summer, and looks pretty similar to the country you live in.

While I've never had people ask me if I live in a "perpetual state of snow and darkness" (I do live in Texas, after all), I have had plenty of people -- many from within my own country -- say and ask extremely stupid things regarding my city and state.

I live in Houston, which is the fourth largest city in the United States. Yet... I've known people from other states (usually the northeast) to ask questions such as "do you ride a horse to work?" or "what's it like living with all of that desert and cacti?" and even "how many shootouts have you seen?"

As you can probably tell, a lot of people have absolutely no clue whatsoever what Texas is really like and merely draw on whatever information they may have gleamed from Hollywood. For instance, Texas has numerous types of geographical landmasses (yes, we do have desert, but that's out in west Texas; I live in east Texas, where it's humid and full of forests), in addition to varied weather patterns, plants and animals.

Even though there may be some horse ranches outside the cities for tourists, riding a horse within city limits is (as far as I know) illegal, which is a good thing too, since I bet someone would attempt to either hit the horse with their truck or shoot it. Regardless, there are no saloons or "old west shootouts" and people don't walk around in cowboy gear.

Houston, being the huge city it is, is a concrete jungle and has all of the same problems the other "Alpha Cities" (the nickname given to the four largest cities in the U.S., which are New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston) have, including smog, traffic congestion, crime, prostitution, etc. It's really quite amusing to watch the expression on a visitor's face when they get here and see how surprised (and sometimes disppointed) they are in that it looks like a "normal city" instead of something out of the 1800s.

So to answer your question... no, I've never had to deal with the whole "snow and darkness" thing, but I have head to handle other situations.

[trailmix 77]

I just remembered something. One time the company I was working for had their annual conference here in Calgary, many of the attendees were from the States.

The conference was held at a hotel downtown, one side of the hotel opened out to a closed off street, which was all cutesy with the older buildings, cobblestone road and flowers etc.

So I said, so what do you think of Calgary, the reply was, 'oh it's a cute little place'.

Some people just can't see the concrete jungle for the petunias

Edited August 30, 2007 by trailmix