Americans vs. Canadians

^ You're right, everything in Canada is so damn expensive. We have to spend $12 to go watch a movie in theaters. When I lived in U.S I only paid $5. It's ridiculous.
But that's why we like to go over the border and do shopping. :)

^I hear you! But sometimes I can't handle going through border duty.

I can go on and on about the differences between a majority of Americans and a majority of Canadians.

The one thing that ticks me off the most though is when they correct my prenounciation of things. It's not like I'm saying anything wrong! And it's 'Zed' people! (That I'm the most indignant about)

^ Yes going over the border is a hassle. I'd had to wait like 3 hours one time to go over.

I don't say Zed though, I just say it like Zee.

I've seen a moose! When I was visiting relitives in Nova Scotia.
I live in Ontario, about an hour away from Toronto.
Truthfully, we don't talk about Americans here. Well, except to whine about American influence on Canada. My history teacher used to love to rant about that. We spent an entire class debating over the song "American Woman", deciding if it was actually about a woman, or America in general. We voted General x]
Um...soccer is more popular in my city than hockey. Just sayin'.
We have an annoying habit of saying fer instead of for. People have terrible grammer, on occasion.
Other than that, I love Canada. My home =]

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^ You're right, everything in Canada is so damn expensive. We have to spend $12 to go watch a movie in theaters. When I lived in U.S I only paid $5. It's ridiculous.

That's weird, I live in NY and I usually spend $10 to see a movie.
Maybe it was a matinee show.

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^ You're right, everything in Canada is so damn expensive. We have to spend $12 to go watch a movie in theaters. When I lived in U.S I only paid $5. It's ridiculous.

That's weird, I live in NY and I usually spend $10 to see a movie.
Maybe it was a matinee show.

I live in New Jersey and I spend $7-10 for a movie ticket. I've been to a few movies at Cinéma Banque Scotia in Montreal and their tickets are $12. So there isn't much of a difference for me considering the exachange rate and how freakin' huge the theater is. Has anyone been there, on Saint Catherine Street? It's like a Cinplex heaven. :shock:

As for cultural differences... I don't notice much on a whole and I travel to Ontario and Quebec frequently enough for vacation. We share a lot of the same tv shows - most wouldn't even know they're not American.
Aboot and eh are said a LOT in the Michigan/Wisconsin area (gereralization). And hockey is big in the Northeast. When hockey season rolls around, it's all I hear about in homeroom :roll:
The one thing I can say I've noticed is that Quebec has a bigger European influence. But that's to be expected.
I think it's kind of hard to point out specifics because the countries are so big and have so many immigrants.

^ I live in Wisconsin, and aboot and eh are never used. I also travel to Michigan a couple times a year since my grandparents live there.
Maybe it's just because I don't live in a rural area… I've never heard it here before, though.

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^ I live in Wisconsin, and aboot and eh are never used. I also travel to Michigan a couple times a year since my grandparents live there.
Maybe it's just because I don't live in a rural area… I've never heard it here before, though.

Serious? Maybe... Or maybe I've just met a lot of odd people. :lmfao
I think that's the funniest thing - that these things differ so greatly even when it's narrowed down to a certain area.

If Canada and America went at war across the boarders...

:lmfao

America- guns, bombs, and machines.

Canada- moose, hippies, butterknifes.

:lmfao

^ :shock:
Butter knives? Well alrighty then :lmfao
Is there an abundance of hippies in Canada? America has a lot Go Green! people, but that's a different story...

^ I am referring to the peace keeper title. :tehe:
Us Canadians, I have to say, would be dead in a war against America.

^ Oh that makes a lot more sense! :tehe:

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^ You're right, everything in Canada is so damn expensive. We have to spend $12 to go watch a movie in theaters. When I lived in U.S I only paid $5. It's ridiculous.

That's weird, I live in NY and I usually spend $10 to see a movie.
Maybe it was a matinee show.

Well I used to live in California and that's how much I paid. Wait, now that I think about it I remember some theaters charged $8. So I guess the one I went to was cheap.

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^ Yes going over the border is a hassle. I'd had to wait like 3 hours one time to go over.

UGH! The commuter one in upstate New York/Québec always has the longest lines! :evil: One time it was so bad I was placed on watch duty. My mom told me to sit on the sunroof and keep track of when the cars moved. Other people started doing it, too. That was kind of fun, only it was really hot out.

I was stopped going back home through Vermont and the woman checked my trunk and everything as if I was a terrorist. She went as far as to ask for a receipt proving I was in Montréal. I told her I had a receipt for the baguette and coffee I had for breakfast, but other than that, I throw them out. She glared at me, but let me pass. :file:
And there's one border customs that made me laugh - it's a voluntary stop. The guy was reading a magazine and basically told me to go away. He didn't check the passports. Don't worry, America. I didn't smuggle anything in.

^ Yeah, that happened to me too, once where the guy didn't even check our passports. He just asked us how much we had spent. My mom never actually tells them exactly how much we've spent. She like memerizes how much your allowed to spend before you have to pay taxes.

^You have to pay taxes if you spend more than a certain amount? omgno:

^ I think so. I'm pretty sure.

"Aboot" isn't a word, just an accent; just like dropping a 'g' in the '-ing' is considered country. Anyone ever listen to Andrew Bravener speak? There is definetley a difference between American and Canadian accents. But there had to be a lot of people who said "eh" and sported the "aboot" accent to make it a stereotype. And even then, a lot of stereotypes are true for the majority.

And America has pancakes and hockey too. We play ice hockey and street hockey, it just isn't as big here as it is in Canada.

^ Ooh! You're right. :brightside: And I just had a big thing of pancakes yesterday. They were yummy.

I was on vacation in America and a tour guide was making fun of how we say "eh" and my mom told him that we actually don't say it that much, and then my friends dad said "I know, eh". It was hilarious!

The only time I say it is when I say "I know eh" like as a replacement for hey.