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24 Oct 2011, 6:11 pm

Ahahaha at all the videos. Gotta love Terrence and Phillip.

Everyone drinks Tim's here and there are a lot of hockey fans. The only people that say "Eh?" constantly are from the northern parts of the country, it seems...I grew up in the Northwest Territories for part of my life, and all the people up there had strong Canadian accents. Not so much down here in Onatrio, though.

It's not all barren, cold and icy, though. There's plenty of urban space...we are like a mini-America, with a lot of their stores and brands. It's a shame that Canadian culture is fading away. :(


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24 Oct 2011, 8:20 pm

That we all live in Igloos and eat maple pops in the winter.


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24 Oct 2011, 9:39 pm

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As for politeness I didn't think to much of a customer I went to in Nova Scotia. Maybe he was an American immigrant.


I promise, there are lots of friendly people here in NS. :P


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24 Oct 2011, 9:43 pm

littlelily613 wrote:
VIDEODROME wrote:
As for politeness I didn't think to much of a customer I went to in Nova Scotia. Maybe he was an American immigrant.


I promise, there are lots of friendly people here in NS. :P

is that true, love?

hahaha just teasing. i talk to people on the phone all day from across canada and i get a lot of "love" and "my dear" from atlantic canada.


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25 Oct 2011, 4:44 am

Canadians love weed.

Canadians are very relaxed.



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25 Oct 2011, 10:09 am

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Canadians love weed.

it's true!! !! ! i believe Canadians smoke more weed than people in any other country! or at least Canadians admit it.


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25 Oct 2011, 1:25 pm

hyperlexian wrote:
Ilka wrote:
Canadians love weed.

it's true!! !! ! i believe Canadians smoke more weed than people in any other country! or at least Canadians admit it.


We're probably more open about it because of the lax laws surrounding it. It's not hard to find other tokers because people are more likely to get away with it. In the US, you can get charged for simple possession...no matter what the amount. No one cares here unless you're running a grow-op or dealing. :)


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25 Oct 2011, 2:16 pm

"Sorry."


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25 Oct 2011, 2:26 pm

I've met only two Canadians that I'd wish any ill upon, and I've met many Canadians.

One Canadienne that I've never met, but whom I've corresponded with under another identity, is Kerry Brennan, a dynamic poet, and an all-around great person. Please check out her poetry, and leave some words of encouragement. Thank you.



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25 Oct 2011, 6:25 pm

All the sidewalks are made of ice and people skate everywhere.

The public drinking fountains produce Labatt's.

Every able bodied man, woman and child plays hockey.

Mounties, mounties, mounties, eh!



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25 Oct 2011, 8:25 pm

Fnord wrote:
I've met only two Canadians that I'd wish any ill upon, and I've met many Canadians.


Sorry for pissing you off, Fnord :P

anneurysm wrote:
hyperlexian wrote:
Ilka wrote:
Canadians love weed.

it's true!! !! ! i believe Canadians smoke more weed than people in any other country! or at least Canadians admit it.


We're probably more open about it because of the lax laws surrounding it. It's not hard to find other tokers because people are more likely to get away with it. In the US, you can get charged for simple possession...no matter what the amount. No one cares here unless you're running a grow-op or dealing. :)


Its really accepted here in Montreal. Its a rare day that I walk around without smelling someone burning a joint somewhere or actually seeing them do it. Mind you, you can get charged here, but you need to have more than ~28 grams for a trafficking charge.

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:lmao: :lmao:


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25 Oct 2011, 8:26 pm

They have an extremely odd idea of what bacon is... :?



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25 Oct 2011, 9:41 pm

hyperlexian wrote:
littlelily613 wrote:
VIDEODROME wrote:
As for politeness I didn't think to much of a customer I went to in Nova Scotia. Maybe he was an American immigrant.


I promise, there are lots of friendly people here in NS. :P

is that true, love?

hahaha just teasing. i talk to people on the phone all day from across canada and i get a lot of "love" and "my dear" from atlantic canada.


haha it's true, people around here do say that a lot---I hate it! 8O lol


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25 Oct 2011, 9:42 pm

Ilka wrote:
Canadians love weed.


Not this Canadian!


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25 Oct 2011, 9:54 pm

Vigilans wrote:
Fnord wrote:
I've met only two Canadians that I'd wish any ill upon, and I've met many Canadians.
Sorry for pissing you off, Fnord :P

We've never met, Vig.

As far as I'm concerned, all WP members are from the same country ... one without a name or location.



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25 Oct 2011, 11:53 pm

I've met a few Canadians and none of them ever said "eh" or pronounced "out" as "oot", but I have some Canadian neighbors who moved in about 5 months ago, and they couldn't be anymore stereotypical. They say "eh" after just about every sentence. They say they're from north Saskatchewan (I would never would have thought anyone lived there), and I was wondering if that might have something to do with it.