You know you’re turning ‘Canadian’ when...
- You understand the phrase "Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped my poutine, on the chesterfield."
- You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.
- You drink Pop, not Soda.
- You know that a Mickey and 2-4's mean, "party at the camp, eh!!!"
- You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway.
- You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
- You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
- You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of a Celtic musical group.
- You get excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.
- You brag to Americans that: Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion, Michael J. Fox, John Candy, William Shatner, Tom Green, Matthew Perry, Mike Myers, Neve Campbell, Pamela Anderson Lee & many more are Canadians.
- You know that the CEO of American Airlines is a Canadian.
- You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
- You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed".
- Your local newspaper covers national news on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey.
- You know that the four seasons mean: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road work.
- You know that when it's 25 °F (-4°C) outside, it's a warm day.
- You understand the Labatt Blue commercials.
- You know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan".
- You perk up when you hear the theme song from 'Hockey Night in Canada'.
- You are in grade 12, not the 12th grade.
- "Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary, and is more polite than, "Huh?"
- You say "aboot" instead of "about"
- Your Beer Case handles Are Big Enough To Fit Your Mitts
- You froze your tongue to something metal and survived to tell about it.
- You know that we don't all live in igloos and ride polar bears to work
via the SWAP E-Bulletin 2 April 2007
So do you actually do all these things..?? Greetings from London btw! Chilling in James' flat now before heading out to my flashy hotel in central London. :) Enjoy the snow some for me too!! :o* // Lena
ReplyDeleteNot all of them, but I can understand a lot more of them!!
ReplyDeleteEspecially the one about "Eh?" being a very important part of your vocabulary!
Hope your having fun :-)