How is living in Canada like?

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I haven't had authentic boudain, but I have had a version called boudain noir, or blood sausage its also called black pudding, sounds gross but it is very tasty

From what I've heard, there's also far less violence in Canada. Oh, and nudity on normal television. Haha, I want to go to Canada, it seems pretty peaceful.

Nudity? oh that must be on showcase

yeah come on man-I love Quebec-like I just walk across the bridge and BAM it feels like I have culture
They are really nice down there-everywhere has bad apples
I'd live in Quebec anyday

don't go to a drug store lol

I understand what your saying
but its easy to avoid them

The land of Milk and Honey topic

The grass has been really green this year. Poutine is better than boudain, Miss C.

We have the humongous Canuck lobster, ehh, in New Brunswick, and we do not even want to eat him.

We love our wildlife.

Thanks Kilroy! That is what I like about Canada...diversity! All provinces have such different vibes and that's what makes Canada so fun and interesting. Who can not like the people out East in the Maritimes and their great attitude; or the French cuisine and excessive wine drinking to be enjoyed in Quebec; beaver tails and the Canal in O-Town; TO's fun and hectic life; the Prairies' $ and natural resources; and, then there is the Rockies and the West Coast...who would not love living there? Oh!! ! and Poutine...I love Poutine!

You don't need cable to get nudity on TV. Just watch french channels like TQS. There is soft porn after the late evening news....Haven't you heard of Bleu Nuit?

That Telelatino has some stuff on after hours but need cable for that. Bleu Nuit haven't heard of that, is it on Radio-Canada?
I don't think it would be shown here in Calgary, to many uptight conservatives

i try not to walk across that bridge too often, i've had too many bad experiences in Hull


yeah i realize that, but there are enough to make it very entertaining. we've got this spoof news show "this hour has 22 minutes" that had a segment called "talking to americans". it was just Rick Mercer going to the USA asking ridiculous questions to americans and getting hilarious clueless responses. we all realize that they cut out the ones where the people answer intelligently, but there were a few occasions where the people SHOULD have known it was a spoof (some university professors, politicians, etc) but they seemed utterly clueless.

as for living in canada, it's cold, and hot, but it's great.

I have never been to Quebec, and I really should, since most my family are from Quebec, and were some of the first settlers in New France, my only problem is I don't parlez vous français, I can barely parlez vous anglais. I was raised with alot of Quebec traditions and food, that I really get home sick for, around christmas.

what kind of foods are you talking about?

there are some things i don't even realize are from my dad's quebec side because they're so normal to me. things like croissants and cheese, foie gras, tourtiere, etc. i loved having brunch when i visited my dad's side. we'd all gather around the table for some great food and good conversation.

Hey! normal French Canadians have had bad experiences in Hull as well. No worries...blame it on the cheap booze, the easy drunk girls, the macho cheeze guys and all the rest of the crap you can find there....!
But it remains entertaining for sure! The Byward Market also has its great moments

It was aired on TQS for decades. It was a classic in Quebec. As a kid, my brother used to try to sneak in the living room to see classics like Emmanuelle 5 when Bleu Nuit was on. I don't know if Bleu Nuit is still on, but there is still soft porn on TQS after 11 pm.

Here is an interesting read from the Mirror http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/ ... 02/c4.html
Nocturnal emissions
>> Slow Monday’s Bleu Nuit nights are a softcore score
by RAF KATIGBAK
When you ask someone on the street to name symbols of Canadian culture, there are a few that are bound to come up. Hockey, beer, maple syrup and the loonie. When it comes to the Quebec experience, it’s hockey, beer, maple syrup and poutine. But there’s one other defining symbol unique to Quebec culture, one whose name is usually uttered in hushed tones and giggles throughout every high school and brasserie alike. That name is Bleu Nuit.

I recently had a chance to catch up with DJ Y.R.D.M. and Murad, who shared their feelings on why, once a month, they transform their regular and eclectic Slow Monday gig at Blizzarts into a “pleasantly debaucherous” evening named and inspired by this homegrown institution, the weekly Euro-softcore showcase on TQS.

“Even though it’s a French program,” explains Murad, host and promoter the almost two-year-old Slow Mondays, “it’s a place where anglophone and francophone culture meet. Since I’ve told people about my love for Bleu Nuit, everyone, French and English, has told me the same anecdote. They would be young, watching Bleu Nuit, which is in French, and they would have the remote control on the last channel so that when their parents would come in, they would quickly flash to Saturday Night Live, which is in English. Language doesn’t matter with porn and with comedy, two things that we’re providing on this night. It’s interesting and funny but it’s also kinda sexy and saucy. There are probably very few phrases in English or French—and this is also so Montreal—that are as widely recognized in this city as ‘Bleu Nuit.’ Everyone knows what it is. And there’s a good reason for it.”

On a more personal level, Murad is more than happy to share the origins of his long-time love affair with the show, which still airs around midnight on TQS. “When I first moved here seven years ago, I ended up moving to the corner of St. Jacques and butt-fuck nowhere with no friends and nothing to do. Saturday nights I would watch the Canucks on TV, call home crying, and watch Bleu Nuit. It was at least one redeeming thing about Montreal for me.” He adds, “A lot has changed since then. But the love for Bleu Nuit has never faded.”

oh and you can't forget the middle aged men trying to pick up the easy drunk girls. soooo sleazy :s

i prefer to hang around the pubs around carleton with friends, but i venture out to the market occasionally.