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22 Jul 2008, 5:10 pm

I've always liked a lot of stuff about that country.



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22 Jul 2008, 5:21 pm

I wouldn't mind moving to Canada myself. :chin:


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22 Jul 2008, 5:24 pm

Believe it or not these questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website. The answers are a joke; but the questions were really asked!

Q:I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? ( England )
A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.

Q:Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends on how much you've been drinking.

Q:I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto -can I follow the Railroad tracks? ( Sweden )
A: Sure, it's only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada ? ( Sweden )
A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed Beaver. ( Italy )
A: Let's not touch this one.

Q: Are there any ATM's (cash machines) in Canada ? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto , Vancouver , Edmonton and Halifax ? ( England )
A: What, did your last slave die from?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada ? ( USA )
A: A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Ca-na-DA is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is after every Flames game in Calgary . Come naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada ?( England )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? ( USA )
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays after every hockey game in Vancouver and in Calgary , straight after the hippo races. Come naked.

Q: Do you have perfume in Canada ? ( Germany )
A: No, WE don't stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you sell it in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? ( Italy )
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada ? ( USA )
A: Only at Thanksgiving.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada , but I forget its name. It's a kind of big horse with horns. ( USA )
A: It's called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.



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22 Jul 2008, 5:36 pm

On second thought....maybe I should stay clear of Canada, due to the fact that you can buy codeine over the counter. I'd probably relapse, eventually.


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22 Jul 2008, 5:43 pm

its not even the good stuff that gives a buzz, you would love it up here, you wouldn't even notice that much of a difference from the States, we have alot of the same restaurants, about the only thing different is we use colored money, but its at par with the american dollar



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22 Jul 2008, 5:50 pm

The problem is, I know how to extract the codeine from the pills, into a more pure state. If you take 1,000 pills and extract the codeine, you have a substantial amount of narcotics.


I think I'm beyond that now. I probably have nothing to worry about. I was just thinking negatively. I would love to visit, mainly for the awesome fishing opportunities. :)


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22 Jul 2008, 5:53 pm

It's better than the American dollar these days! I have been to Canada a bunch of times. My best friend now lives their with his Canadian wife after attending St. Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Everybody I met was really nice...except the French-Canadians. But that's another story for another time. It gets freaking cold in the winter though. Universal health care is a plus.


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22 Jul 2008, 9:37 pm

I have friends in Yukon who offered me to move in with them should I want to relocate to Canada.

I must say, as the far north is one of my strongest interests (along with the Middle East) that I would LOVE to move to Yukon for a while, it is extremely far north and arctic up there. What stops me to accept the offer for now, is that Canada is very restricted in terms of working permits. I don't just want to move in with those friends without having a local job, that'd be unthankful (the "thanks for the free housing, and now I will just do nothing all day" attitude). I would love to accept their offer and move there, but I need a job. Jobs enough in Yukon, but the working permit is the hassle. I do speak English and French fluently, but I fear without a college degree it won't be enough to get a working permit, let alone a permanent resident status.

I absolutely love Canada, one of the most diverse countries on earth. I also have met nothing but friendly Canadians. I would love to tour the arctic islands above the mainland, Yukon and the NWT, and visit Vancouver and Toronto.


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22 Jul 2008, 9:42 pm

Canada is awesome and I want to return. I have friends in Calgary and every time I have visited it was the best. Oh yeah not to mention that they have Jolt Cola. 8O


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22 Jul 2008, 9:45 pm

Living in Canada is like...

- living in the U.S., except colder
- living in the U.S., except they like Hockey
- living in the U.S., except they have national healthcare
- living in the U.S., except they have better beer & smoked sausage
- living in the U.S., except their money is worth more than ours
- living in the U.S., except they have Bon Homme Carnival, lucky ducks...
- living in the U.S., except they speak French instead of Spanish


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22 Jul 2008, 9:47 pm

Rainstorm5 wrote:
Living in Canada is like...

- living in the U.S., except colder
- living in the U.S., except they like Hockey
- living the U.S., except they have national healthcare
- living in the U.S., except they have better beer & smoked sausage
- living in the U.S., except their money is worth more than ours
- living in the U.S., except they have Bon Homme Carnival, lucky ducks...
- living in the U.S., except they speak French instead of Spanish


and that they don't just interfere with other countries' business, and have no death penalty.

I equally respect the US and Canada when it comes to the countries and their citizens. Politically, I would choose Canada over the US anytime as it comes across as a more secular and somewhat more sane brother of the States. Purely politically that is.


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22 Jul 2008, 9:50 pm

spudnik wrote:
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada ? ( Sweden )



LOLOLOLOLOL!! !



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22 Jul 2008, 9:53 pm

Ya we have to keep an eye on those frisky swede's :lol:



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22 Jul 2008, 10:00 pm

crackedpleasures wrote:
Rainstorm5 wrote:
Living in Canada is like...

- living in the U.S., except colder
- living in the U.S., except they like Hockey
- living the U.S., except they have national healthcare
- living in the U.S., except they have better beer & smoked sausage
- living in the U.S., except their money is worth more than ours
- living in the U.S., except they have Bon Homme Carnival, lucky ducks...
- living in the U.S., except they speak French instead of Spanish


and that they don't just interfere with other countries' business, and have no death penalty.

I equally respect the US and Canada when it comes to the countries and their citizens. Politically, I would choose Canada over the US anytime as it comes across as a more secular and somewhat more sane brother of the States. Purely politically that is.



There's a lot of things that Canada does better, but the list is too long to type...
Canadians are great people. I have lots of family there, in Manitoba and in B.C.


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22 Jul 2008, 10:51 pm

It's really cold in the wintertime (and extremely hot in the summer 8O), but it's much like the US, only more French speaking people and an overall nicer feeling.



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22 Jul 2008, 10:57 pm

I have never been to the States, I would love to go and visit family I have in Iowa, maybe go to Texas, or Louisiana and visit some of my acadian or cajun cousins.