mr_bigmouth_502
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19 Sep 2014, 2:10 am
auntblabby wrote:
mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
I keep hearing about bagged milk but I never actually see it. I've never seen it in Alberta, and I haven't seen it in BC the various number of times I've been there either. Apparently it was something that was more prevalent when my parents were growing up.
Poutine is awesome, and the Red Green Show was fun while it still aired, but you're NOT going to avoid US politics and popular culture by living here. We watch all the same movies and TV shows, and we talk about their politics almost as much as we talk about our own, which is a lot. I don't even live close to the border either, which is rare considering that most Canadians do.
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So yeah. Um, Canada.
I have nothing against it. I love poutine and the Red Green Show. It would be interesting to live there, free of the U.S.' obnoxious politics and popular culture.
Toronto worries me, however. Way too much American influence going on in there. And Rob Ford, seriously?
I have nothing against it. I love poutine and the Red Green Show. It would be interesting to live there, free of the U.S.' obnoxious politics and popular culture.
Toronto worries me, however. Way too much American influence going on in there. And Rob Ford, seriously?
Poutine is awesome, and the Red Green Show was fun while it still aired, but you're NOT going to avoid US politics and popular culture by living here. We watch all the same movies and TV shows, and we talk about their politics almost as much as we talk about our own, which is a lot. I don't even live close to the border either, which is rare considering that most Canadians do.
what do you think about American puritanism?
It's f*****g stupid, and unfortunately it's somewhat prevalent here as well, though thankfully not as much as in the US.
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19 Sep 2014, 2:28 am
mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
I keep hearing about bagged milk but I never actually see it. I've never seen it in Alberta, and I haven't seen it in BC the various number of times I've been there either. Apparently it was something that was more prevalent when my parents were growing up.
Poutine is awesome, and the Red Green Show was fun while it still aired, but you're NOT going to avoid US politics and popular culture by living here. We watch all the same movies and TV shows, and we talk about their politics almost as much as we talk about our own, which is a lot. I don't even live close to the border either, which is rare considering that most Canadians do.
Evil_Chuck wrote:
So yeah. Um, Canada.
I have nothing against it. I love poutine and the Red Green Show. It would be interesting to live there, free of the U.S.' obnoxious politics and popular culture.
Toronto worries me, however. Way too much American influence going on in there. And Rob Ford, seriously?
I have nothing against it. I love poutine and the Red Green Show. It would be interesting to live there, free of the U.S.' obnoxious politics and popular culture.
Toronto worries me, however. Way too much American influence going on in there. And Rob Ford, seriously?
Poutine is awesome, and the Red Green Show was fun while it still aired, but you're NOT going to avoid US politics and popular culture by living here. We watch all the same movies and TV shows, and we talk about their politics almost as much as we talk about our own, which is a lot. I don't even live close to the border either, which is rare considering that most Canadians do.
what do you think about American puritanism?
It's f*****g stupid, and unfortunately it's somewhat prevalent here as well, though thankfully not as much as in the US.
last time I was able to watch Canadian [CBC, CTV] broadcast TV, I noticed none of the namby-pamby fuzzing out of naughty bits nor bleeping of profanities. they seem to have a higher respect for their viewers' intelligence than do American broadcasters.
09 Oct 2014, 9:24 pm
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09 Oct 2014, 9:35 pm
mr_bigmouth_502
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10 Oct 2014, 7:12 am
auntblabby wrote:
mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
auntblabby wrote:
mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
I keep hearing about bagged milk but I never actually see it. I've never seen it in Alberta, and I haven't seen it in BC the various number of times I've been there either. Apparently it was something that was more prevalent when my parents were growing up.
Poutine is awesome, and the Red Green Show was fun while it still aired, but you're NOT going to avoid US politics and popular culture by living here. We watch all the same movies and TV shows, and we talk about their politics almost as much as we talk about our own, which is a lot. I don't even live close to the border either, which is rare considering that most Canadians do.
Evil_Chuck wrote:
So yeah. Um, Canada.
I have nothing against it. I love poutine and the Red Green Show. It would be interesting to live there, free of the U.S.' obnoxious politics and popular culture.
Toronto worries me, however. Way too much American influence going on in there. And Rob Ford, seriously?
I have nothing against it. I love poutine and the Red Green Show. It would be interesting to live there, free of the U.S.' obnoxious politics and popular culture.
Toronto worries me, however. Way too much American influence going on in there. And Rob Ford, seriously?
Poutine is awesome, and the Red Green Show was fun while it still aired, but you're NOT going to avoid US politics and popular culture by living here. We watch all the same movies and TV shows, and we talk about their politics almost as much as we talk about our own, which is a lot. I don't even live close to the border either, which is rare considering that most Canadians do.
what do you think about American puritanism?
It's f*****g stupid, and unfortunately it's somewhat prevalent here as well, though thankfully not as much as in the US.
last time I was able to watch Canadian [CBC, CTV] broadcast TV, I noticed none of the namby-pamby fuzzing out of naughty bits nor bleeping of profanities. they seem to have a higher respect for their viewers' intelligence than do American broadcasters.
That's one thing I'll give Canadian broadcasters credit for, instead of censoring the good stuff, they'll just show some viewer discretion warnings and leave it at that.
auntblabby wrote:
James_Ladrang wrote:
BeggingTurtle wrote:
Just visited Canada to see relatives. I also liked how they use the metric system!
My turn to visit Canada to see relatives. How come Subway don't do a 15cm sub or a 30cm-long?
some metric things do not make for a snappy turn of phrase. for example, a 12 inch sub [sounds like it] beats a 15 centimeter sub by a kountry kilometer. IOW 15 centimeters doesn't sound as big for some reason.
Like I mentioned earlier, we still use the Imperial system for a lot of things. Cooking, and food preparation as a whoie, is one of the main ones. Our sandwiches and pizzas are all measured in inches, and I've never been to a restaurant where they measured in centimetres.
10 Oct 2014, 10:48 pm
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18 Oct 2014, 3:56 pm
James_Ladrang wrote:
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Really? I heard that it was unsafe to cross the street in Quebec without using the lights, as the motorists there have no regard for pedestrians. That could just be Montreal though, I don't know. I know that here in Alberta, you can cross a street anytime, anywhere without too many issues.
This is what I saw crossing the street in Montréal ...
(If the link works - first attempt at loading a pic.)
that's a big-assed truck
