You know you're Canadian when...

Michelle
Senior Member



Joined: 04 Aug 2004
Posts: 97
Location: Scotland

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:31 pm

 

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You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.
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You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk"
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You understand the phrase, "Could you please pass me a serviette, I just spilled my poutine"
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You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
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You drink pop, not soda.
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You know what it means to be on pogey.
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You know that a mickey and 2-4's mean "Party at the camp, eh!!"
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You can drink legally while still a 'teen.
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You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
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You don't know or care about the fuss with Cuba, it's just a cheap place to travel with good cigars and no Americans.
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When there is a social problem, you turn to your government to fix it instead of telling them to stay out of it.
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You're not sure if the leader of your nation has EVER had sex and don't want to know if he has!
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You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
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Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.
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You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
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You sit on a couch not a chesterfield - that is some small town in Quebec!
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You know what a Robertson screwdriver is.
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You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
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You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".
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You know that Mounties "don't always look like that".
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You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the elderly".
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You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.
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You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical group.
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You participated in "Participaction".
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You have an Inuit carving by your bedside with the rationale,  "What's good enough protection for the Prime Minister good enough for me".
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You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.
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Unlike any international assassin/terrorist/spy in the world, you don't possess a Canadian passport.
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You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color.
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You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize" and "no sugar added", thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.
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You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada and you make a mental note to talk about at at work the next day.
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You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's "Skin-a-ma-rinky-dinky-doo" opus.
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You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.
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You were mad when "The Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
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You know what a toque is.
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You have some memento of Doug and Bob.
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You admit Rich Little is Canadian and you're glad Jerry Lewis is not.
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You know Toronto is not a province.
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You never miss "Coaches Corner".
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Back bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food groups.

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Zero
New Member



Joined: 11 Sep 2004
Posts: 3
Location: Mid Argyll, Scotland

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 10:31 pm

 

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MM I had to get my folks to post me some KD by the carton... I tried to explain it to these people that it's just not quite mac and cheese!
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Just me and my spotty horses basking in the fog and torrential rain

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Brenda
Super Member



Joined: 21 Feb 2004
Posts: 178
Location: Stirling

Posted: Mon Sep 13, 2004 8:44 am

 

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You might already be Canadian….. if….

If you wear an “Anarchy Now!” t-shirt, but get mad when guests come over and don’t use the coasters.

If you own a “Canadian Girls Kick Ass” T-shirt, even though you, yourself would never kick ass

If you’ve ever had a Naniamo bar….. in a bar… in Naniamo….

If you’ve every posed for a picture beside a Large Object Next to a Highway.

If you remember where you were the day Ben got caught

If you understand the off-side rule in hockey

Quoted and misquoted from: How to be a Canadian by Will Ferguson & Ian Ferguson. Get your own copy, it’s hilarious.

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Brenda
Super Member



Joined: 21 Feb 2004
Posts: 178
Location: Stirling

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 7:49 am

 

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.... you spell HELL by saying H-E- double hockey sticks....

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Michelle
Senior Member



Joined: 04 Aug 2004
Posts: 97
Location: Scotland

Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2004 10:22 am

 

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[quote="Brenda"].... you spell HELL by saying H-E- double hockey sticks....[/quote]

OMG! I have been saying that so often lately, how sad am I?

MMMMM Homo milk...

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Canada1972
CanuckAbroad Regular



Joined: 10 Mar 2004
Posts: 54
Location: All over the UK

Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 3:22 am

 

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Just read all of the stuff here on Canadians....excellent! I needed a good laugh! The funny thing, is that they are all true!!

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pkennedy1990
Junior Member



Joined: 27 May 2004
Posts: 23
Location: London

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 4:12 am

 

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You know when World War 2 really started.

You know there's one more international terrorist out there with a Canadian passport because they just stole YOURS.

When you tell someone "the Queen is on the 20-dollar bill" and because you said "dollar" they immediately call you an "American."

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Michelle
Senior Member



Joined: 04 Aug 2004
Posts: 97
Location: Scotland

Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 4:44 am

 

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[quote="pkennedy1990"]You know when World War 2 really started.

You know there's one more international terrorist out there with a Canadian passport because they just stole YOURS.

When you tell someone "the Queen is on the 20-dollar bill" and because you said "dollar" they immediately call you an "American."[/quote]

WOW, even on this post, which is lighthearted and funny, you are negative and angry. I don't get why you stay if life is so awful for you here.

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