US vs. Canada

Oh war is it, fin the gauntlets have been thrown down now ;).... well then I should point out that the US has tried to go to war with Canada, and do you know the outcome, well we aren't part of the US, much to their disappointment, in point of fact we burnt down your precious White House. Ok now as for food, you say don't say maple syrup but you point out Biscuits and gravy fried chicken, and grits, all things that can easily be made here, but in the case of grits people here have too many taste buds to bother. But ok, if you want to go there, how about Poutine, do I have to explain the concept to you? Because I have met many an American that had no idea what poutine is, poutine is french fries with cheese curds and gravy on them. Yes its cold up here, but come to Ontario in the summer and say that. Canada has CASCAR, Hockey, Football (CFL), Baseball (Jays won the World series back to back, take that yank ;)), Lacross. Canada never had to cut the umbilical cord with England, we just said "hey how aboot we have a Prime Minister who 'Answers' to a Governor General that is your representative, oh an how about the Governor General be appointed by us, is that quite alright your majesty" to which the queen replied "How novel, sure".

LOL Wild, it is still fun to me.... its all in good fun, I hope nicolec is feeling the same... now on to answering her thread ;)

Yes the war of 1812 was between USA and Britain, but I would like to point out that it was over Canada, and it was a Canadian who burnt the white house, sure he was a member of the British military, but that makes him no less Canadian.

So it's the reverse of here. Which side of the road do you drive on? OH and thinking about it not everyone here says Ice hockey. It might be a regional thing. I don't recall them ever saying ice hockey on tv except for maybe the olympics. No one I know says ice. Yeah I really think it is regional.

That's cause we have street hockey too.

Oh we play street hockey here in Canada as well, but we assume that if you say hockey you mean ice hockey not street hockey, if we mean street hockey we say street hockey.

I am with you on this one and i think that it is an awesome discussion ... LOL!! Not only is it a great topic it has also been most informative to me and the only discussion that i have to say kept me reading and reading and reading ... LOL!

Shreddies makes a whole lot more sense and shreddies and Ketchup chips are awesome. In fact i think that Ketchup chips are probably one of my childrens favorites!! I do not think that you can really say that we can not spellas that is saying that you can not spell. Labelling differences as being illiterate works both ways!!

Right on! I love the frosted mini wheats! i almost forgot about those.

Ok I know the problem it isn't shredded wheat its shreddies... not the same thing.

Both health care and education funding fall under the domain of the provinces, at least I think. And yes Canadians know how to spell Theatre.

lol thanks.... that is a myth fun myth, you could almost start a whole new thread on the myths of south of the border and north of the border, see how they vary.

Just goes to show you that you guys don't even know how to spell properly. You guys don't speak english you speak american a bastardized version of the actual language ;).

aww ... thanks for the information.. I am sorry to hear that your country is "falling apart" ... I think the whole world is these days though ... Just look at us ... *shudders* .. Hillary Clinton running for Pres?? I am SOOOO not proud to be in the US ... or even on the planet these days .. Of course since as far as I know no one has invented a spaceship worthy of longterm flight in space ... we seem to be kinda stuck on this ball we call Earth .. LOL

How can you say you don't want to be in this country with Hilary Clinton running for president. Do you know how many countries there are in this world where it is illegal for women to enter politics? You may not like her or her points of view, but you should be dang proud that you are in a country that allows women to succeed and be independant of the male counterparts. Hangs head in shame.....

Wow ... thanks for the Canada 101 lesson! I really do find different cultures quite interesting. We have Chex too, and no they are NOT the same at all! I have lived in several states and have always been able to get it ... never lived in Ohio though (visited as a child but not lived). Medical coverage here is only pd by the government IF you are "low income" and apply for it, and has to be renewed every so often. The paperwork is quite annoying. Its mostly for the children, getting on state Medical as an adult pretty much either you need to be disabled, or totally unemployed. Prescriptions are covered for the most part though.

Damn I forgot about Basketball.... As for the Ketchup chips I was saying those were Canadian.

Some great points there ... We also have $1 coins .. and $2 bills ... but they are not very common ... Yes all of our bills are green ... boring green.... We have shredded wheat ... but there seems to be something called shreddies that we do not have? (for reference I am in the US)

They are just about to release new $1 coins. As far as green boring green ... not so much anymore. They are recoloring our money to make it harder to counterfeit. One bill is peach and green. Another one is red white and blue. Don't remember the rest sorry and I am too lazy to go find colored bills in my house (that's assuming there are any).

Ha, I had the same experience in France when I asked for kethcup. I thouhght the waitress was going to faint. I think you might find vinegar in most restaurants these days. Well, maybe not the chinese ones but not sure why you would want vinegar on your chinese food ;)

That's because I am a Heinze girl. Best ketchup every made. hey, is that American? Do we give you Heinze 57 sauce? Because that's great stuff to. Oh, and speaking of food. How about the ranch dressing. I know they don't have it in the UK, do they have it Canada? MMMM....couldn't live without ranch dressing.

Tatties here but at least you say boot! all the best urban

I have always spelled realize with a "z" but I am not sure what is technically correct. Because although most people use UK english and refer to it the same, technically there is a Canadian english which is slightly different. Now as to the chips crisps issue, well that's kind of complex. You see chips are potato crisps, unless unless served with battered fish, in which case it is fish and chips, in all other cases what you refer to as chips is refereed to as french fries or just fries. Why I don't know. As for the pabements or boardwalks, we walk on sidewalks, boardwalks are raised and wooden. And your cars have bumpers, although it is perfectly acceptable to call them fenders as well.

Willocfc, your nation of Austranadians has already been started. Except the rest of the world calls it Commonwealths under England. Are we the only ones who kicked the UKs butt acoss the pond??? Not all Americans are uptight. Come to the south where laying back on a summer day with a cool glass of ice tea is ideal.

Actually Karen the drinking age is 19 in Ontario, true, but in Quebec it is 18. Each province has there own drinking age, most are either 18 or 19.

Ok.... sounds like a plan.

First of all not every Canadian says eh. I've known many who don't. But I'll match your "eh" with a "y'all". Again, not every American says it, but it is truely an American phrase.