What does an American need to know?

Avatar · May 27, 2005

Mittens are better than gloves, when the temperature is dangerously cold. Any garment that allows more of your body to be in contact with other parts of your body, reduces heat loss.

One other thing you need to know. We won the war of 1812.

Also, Saskatchewan, expect to hear this joke on your first day.

Saskatchewanonian: My dog ran away.

You: Oh?

Saskatchewanonian: Yeah, took three days.

(Very flat province... )

Svt4Him · May 28, 2005

Avatar said:
Mittens are better than gloves, when the temperature is dangerously cold. Any garment that allows more of your body to be in contact with other parts of your body, reduces heat loss.

One other thing you need to know. We won the war of 1812.

Also, Saskatchewan, expect to hear this joke on your first day.

Saskatchewanonian: My dog ran away.

You: Oh?

Saskatchewanonian: Yeah, took three days.

(Very flat province... )

And on the fourth day I shot it.

traingosorry · May 28, 2005

Svt4Him said:
And on the fourth day I shot it.

didn't taste as good as back bacon.

vibrant · May 29, 2005

yeah, be exceedingly polite, it can't hurt.

listen more than you speak.

when in doubt, ask, cause we're friendly folks most of the time.

Illuminatus · May 29, 2005

Penguin50388 said:
Oh, I have a few similar to that, most of them are made out of a light material and are mainly for looks not warmth.

Yeah...get one for warmth and leave those at home.

HoosierCanuck · May 30, 2005

Special K and Shreddies Rock! (US has a generic version of Special K and I don't recall ever seeing Shreddies down here....) And yeah....Tim Horton's is the best!

Hockey....what hockey??????

Redguard · May 30, 2005

Man... Saskatchewan of all places.

I think that province has to be the LEAST appreciated of all in Canada. They're pretty much the Canadian equivalent to... pfft... Montana? Nebraska? Delaware? I dunno.

Which school are you going to anyway? U-Sask? Or Regina?

Redguard · May 30, 2005

Also, wasn't there an episode of Corner Gas about an American who arrived in Dog River and knew more about Canada than some of the residents?

I don't watch the show, but I think I saw that clip in a commercial.

Penguin50388 · May 30, 2005

Redguard said:
Which school are you going to anyway? U-Sask? Or Regina?

A small Bible college, Millar.

draper · May 30, 2005

vibrant said:
when in doubt, ask, cause we're friendly folks most of the time.

Just hope you don't get Jonathan David or Illuminatus (or even Avatar, I hear he gets pretty grumpy up there making igloos all day in Alert, or wherever he is) and if you do don't judge us all by them, please.

Other than that, conceal any and all objects that may affiliate you with the US.

And for the love of God, change that "Indy" political icon to an NDP one. I hear that the kids these days get bullied quite badly if they aren't openly New Democrats.

I was going to make reference to the dog joke in Saskatchewan...but alas, someone has already done that.

Avatar · May 30, 2005

draper said:
Just hope you don't get Jonathan David or Illuminatus (or even Avatar, I hear he gets pretty grumpy up there making igloos all day in Alert, or wherever he is) and if you do don't judge us all by them, please.

Other than that, conceal any and all objects that may affiliate you with the US.

And for the love of God, change that "Indy" political icon to an NDP one. I hear that the kids these days get bullied quite badly if they aren't openly New Democrats.

I was going to make reference to the dog joke in Saskatchewan...but alas, someone has already done that.

You kill me Draper!

Illuminatus · May 30, 2005

Redguard said:
I think that province has to be the LEAST appreciated of all in Canada. They're pretty much the Canadian equivalent to... pfft... Montana? Nebraska? Delaware? I dunno.

More like Guam. It exists, but no one knows much about it or really wants to go there.

Greenthumb · May 30, 2005

Penguin50388 said:
A small Bible college, Millar.

Millar in Pambrun...You poor soul.

But at least you are in southern SK, so maybe it won't be so cold.

vibrant · May 30, 2005

You might want to watch a bit of Corner Gas as it's actors are SASK-ans, and it's set there as well.

Avatar · May 30, 2005

Corner Gas is my favorite sitcom, bar none!

Sign Of The Fish Burger · May 31, 2005

Sitting Duck said:
Most canadians won't be terribly offended if you burn a canadian flag, especially if it's to warm yourself. But if you want to make friends, it's best to burn Quebec's flag, except of course if you're in Quebec, where the opposite is true.

Oh my soul, how true

jlujan69 · May 31, 2005

Illuminatus said:
More like Guam. It exists, but no one knows much about it or really wants to go there.

Funny thing is, while most service people didn't exactly look forward to coming here in the first place, when they leave, some actually make plans to return as soon as they can. At the very least, most admit that this "hunk o' rock" in the middle of nowhere wasn't as bad as they'd anticipated--purgatory for some, pretty darned ok for most has been my observation. Of course, I have to consider that the only time Guam does make the news is when a typhoon hits or a submarine runs aground or North Korea threatens to send a nuke our way.

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