And converted to British imperial standard...1. You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.
Nope. You stand in queues.
2. You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk"
No, but you find it very funny.
3. You understand the phrase, "Could you please pass me a serviette, I just
spilled my poutine"
Got the first part. The second sounds just a bit to stuck-up and snobby for me.
4. You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
I always though candy bars were sweets, and chocolate bars were chocolate. Ina ny case, I eat Mars Bars. And Crisps.
5. You drink pop, not soda.
LEMONADE it's called. Duh. And I drink Coke Dr Pepper and lots of beer.
6. You know what it means to be on pogey.
NO, but I'm sure Monty would love to do it.
7. You know that a mickey and 2-4's mean "Party at the camp, eh!!"
Buh?
8. You can drink legally while still a 'teen.
Oh yeah...
9. You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
No. I dispise people who talk about the weather and think that they should be locked away for ever and ever until I say so so nyah!
10. You don't know or care about the fuss with Cuba, it's just a cheap
place to travel to and has good cigars.
I didn't. And it isn't cheap from here. France is our version of that. (hey Tachy!)
11. When there is a social problem, you turn to your government to fix it
instead of telling them to stay out of it.
We do, but we don't expect much in the way of results.
12. You're not sure if the leader of our nation has EVER had sex and don't
want to know if he has!
Oh god no. Not Blair, Major, and ESPECIALLY her!
13. You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
No. That way madness lies.
14. Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.
Yup.
15. You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
No, you drive on a motorway.
16. You sit on a couch not a chesterfield - that is some small town in
Quebec!
Er, would that be like a bus then?
17. You know what a Robertson screwdriver is.
Like a philips screwdriver?
18. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
No. Again. Madness. Death.
19. You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".
Not symbiotic life-forms that look and act EXACTLY the same in DS9 and TNG. Honest.
20. You know that Mounties "don't always look like that"
You mean like Paul Gross?
21.You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the elderly".
Under 5% here. And how can you tell from tap poured bear anyway? Do you all carry ACP testing kits with you?
22.You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.
He isn't? DAMN HIM!
23.You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical group.
They're not? DAMN THEM!
24.You participated in "Participaction".
I haven't. DAMN ME!
25.You have an Inuit carving by your bedside with the rationale, "What's
good enough protection for the Prime Minister is good enough for me".
I haven't...WHAT?
26. You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.
No. My hunger for the �2 coin has been answered.
27. Unlike any international assassin/terrorist/spy in the world, you don't
possess a Canadian passport.
No, I don't. Guilty.
28. You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the
missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color.
And Favourite. But I wouldn't touch US textbooks with a 2.6 meter barge poll.
29. You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize" and "no sugar
added",thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.
Not cereals. I do know the French, German, and Dutch for 'Batteries not included' 'instructions inside' and 'Beast Wars' though...
30. You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.
I'm exitied whenever British TV shows something British.
31. You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.
All the time. And promptly forget.
32. You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's
"Skin-a-ma-rinky-dinky-doo" opus.
Unfortunatly no. How will I live?
33. You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.
I have not tried this feet in the lst two years, and so am unsure of the outcome.
34. You were mad when "The Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
I was quite melancholic actually. The beach whats?
35. You know what a toque is.
What Ted Danson has on his head?
36. You have some momento of Doug and Bob.
And Woodchop. No wait, wrong show.
37. You admit Rich Little is Canadian and you're glad Jerry Lewis is not.
Just try and stop me from not admitting that.
38. You know Toronto is not a province.
Er, sure I do. Honest.
39. You never miss "Coaches Corner".
I have never missed it, cause it's never on.
40. Backbacon and Kraft Dinner are two of the food groups.
What about the chocotastic group?
There. That's 10 minutes of my life wasted.
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