Canadianisms

[thetreble 19]

Don't even get me started on the tea. It seems people here think that "tea" is a lipton, single cup tea bag cooked up in a microwave.

I had to buy my FIL a kettle and tea pot. Then I had to go online and buy 6 boxes of PG tips because you can not find tea bags for a tea pot anywhere here. They are only single cup and terrible tasting.

[Krikit 1,163]

Borrowed from another thread:

How to Talk With a Canadian Accent

I particularly like Step #4.

[Dr. Obvious 49]

Weird how we can have the same restaurant chain and have the food taste totally different. I find their McDonalds tastes a little bit different too.

Nah, not really. It is probably a supplier issue. Wendy's supplier in Canada is probably different than the US supplier. Also things tend to be tweaked to the country's taste preferences.

[warlord 72]

Borrowed from another thread:

How to Talk With a Canadian Accent

I particularly like Step #4.

Actually the one step about finishing off a senctance with "the eh?", I have always noticed a lot of Canadians always end their sentances raising their voice like it is a question and not a statement even without the eh? thing. That always was curious when I hear it and even when I lived there it would always stand out.

Not sure if it's the need for the other part to reassure them that they are listening or if they're just unsure about their own statements. I just thought that was kind of funny.

I just watched a video on my old hometown newspaper's webpage and the young kids talking were doing just that...

[Team J and B 2]

Love the list!

Things I didn't know were exclusive to Canadians but come to think of it, I now recall they use a different term here:

-brown bread

-icing sugar

-whipping cream

-Smarties

-serviette

-washroom

-keener

-Caesar - this one got me bad the first few times. No one understood what I meant by Clamato. Clam juice??? Ew, Canadians are weird!

-I am a weather conversationalist and proud of it

-my husband is from NY and they say "on line" instead of "in line" while we say a "lineup" instead of a "line"

I think I can change everything on that list to the Americanized version but the EH is ingrained in me. I don't think I am ever able to lose the "eh."

I asked my husband before if he thought I spoke funny and he said not at all, in fact, I enunciate my words very well, and that might throw people off at times, depending on which part of the USA we are at.

[Reba 2]

There's Clamato juice down here now, but I don't know if Americans know what to do with it

[Ban Hammer 13,147]

eh?

[Carlawarla 1]

I was never a big fan of Wendy's in Canada, having only eaten there a couple of times and not enjoying it at all. Funny enough, there are no Wendy's in St. Louis. Wendy's went bankrupt here in 2006, closing 51 stores in the St. Louis area. I just read the other day that Wendy's has now been bought out by Arby's.

[Reba 2]

I don't like Wendy's or Arby's. If I ever go to Wendy's I usually just get a salad. Hate their burgers

[Krikit 1,163]

Actually the one step about finishing off a senctance with "the eh?", I have always noticed a lot of Canadians always end their sentances raising their voice like it is a question and not a statement even without the eh? thing. That always was curious when I hear it and even when I lived there it would always stand out.

Not sure if it's the need for the other part to reassure them that they are listening or if they're just unsure about their own statements. I just thought that was kind of funny.

I just watched a video on my old hometown newspaper's webpage and the young kids talking were doing just that...

Ugh. That drives me batty. I've noticed it in both the US and Canada. Just can't get away from it. lol

[warlord 72]

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QUOTE(Team J and B @ Sep 30 2008, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Love the list!

Things I didn't know were exclusive to Canadians but come to think of it, I now recall they use a different term here:

-brown bread

-icing sugar

-whipping cream

-Smarties

-serviette

-washroom

-keener

-Caesar

Actually remember Smarties are exclusivly British that eventually made it's way to the other Colony countries (Canada, Australia etc)...

[MissStacey 1]

There's Clamato juice down here now, but I don't know if Americans know what to do with it

We have it here as well. I also found Beefmato Juice- I had never noticed that in Alberta before. I bought some and it made a really yummy Caesar.

[Krikit 1,163]

There's Clamato juice down here now, but I don't know if Americans know what to do with it

We have it here as well. I also found Beefmato Juice- I had never noticed that in Alberta before. I bought some and it made a really yummy Caesar.

Interesting. I've never seen that. Would make a good breakfast drink, I'm thinking.

[thetreble 19]

Actually the one step about finishing off a senctance with "the eh?", I have always noticed a lot of Canadians always end their sentances raising their voice like it is a question and not a statement even without the eh? thing. That always was curious when I hear it and even when I lived there it would always stand out.

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Half of my university degree is in linguistics. The raising of the voice at the end of the sentence is actually a derivative from the French language. It's actually a very annoying pattern of speech which makes you think you are asking a question when in fact you are making a statement.

[MissStacey 1]

There's Clamato juice down here now, but I don't know if Americans know what to do with it

We have it here as well. I also found Beefmato Juice- I had never noticed that in Alberta before. I bought some and it made a really yummy Caesar.

Interesting. I've never seen that. Would make a good breakfast drink, I'm thinking.

I prefer the Beefmato over the Clamato. It has a nicer flavour to it. I think I am going to pick some up today and make one for me and hubby when he gets home.