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Not in the least, don't drink it though...25 SIGNS YOU MAY BE CANADIAN:
1. You're not offended by the term "HOMO MILK".
hehe..of course! My grandma used to say chesterfield all the time.2. You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped my poutine, on the chesterfield."
yup!3. You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.
4. You drink Pop, not Soda.
Actually no...I assume it has to do with beer...which i am clueless about...5. You know that a Mickey and 24's mean, "party at the camp, eh!!!"
I don't want to go there so no...6. You don't care about the fuss with Cuba. It's a cheap place to go for your holidays, with good cigars .
REEL 'ER IN!!!7. You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway.
Oh! Americans call them freeways? I thought that was a part of a major highway or something...:o8. You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
My mom likely does lol9. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
ROFL...duh!10. You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of a Celtic musical group.
Oh yeah! My history textbook in high school never mentioned canada once! I was mad...11. You get excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.
can't say that I brag about it, but i am aware of a few..12. You brag to Americans that; Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion & Mike Myers are Canadians. ... also , Alex Trebec, David Foley, Matthew Perry etc.etc.
sweet! I know now!13. You know that the C.E.O. of American Airlines is a Canadian!
Ah yes! for my head. I not only know it, i use the word all the time14. You know what a toque is.
When I was little we lived in the NWT so I am very aware of this one! But we don't trick or treat anymore..15. You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
I say Zee...probably because of the rhymes...my friends get after me for it...but i do know that it is Zed16. You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed".
I don't like hockey much but yes, i have noticed that papers devote a lot of pages to it and other sports...17. Your local newspaper covers the national news on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey.
Especially where i have lived...We're in road work season right now...Someone said that in other places, they have a time called summer...is this the same thing? lol18. You know that the four seasons mean: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road work.
Assuming you mean Celsius yes...19. You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm day.
Can't even think of one off hand...20. You understand the Labatt Blue commercials.
I live there! I darn-tootin' should!21. You know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan".
Don't like hockey really so no....22. You perk up when you hear the theme song from 'Hockey Night in Canada'.
They say it 12th grade in some places? wierd...23. You are in grade 12, not the 12th grade.
"Eh" is definitely a crucial part of Canadian vocabulary. "Huh" does sound more rude...24. "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, and is more polite than, "Huh?"
Thanks for these! I liked them!25. You actually understand these jokes, and forward them to all of your Canadian friends! Then you send them to your American friends just to confuse them!
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