Litmus test to tell if someone is Canadian.

[raccoon]

"Say a-b-o-u-t."

[TommyO]

1. eh?

[GirlinContempt]

2. Giv'r

[Canuckistanian]

8. "Purt near"

As in "my tires were so bald, I purt near skidded off the road..."

[QMPMom]

12. Purt near: They say this in the US South, too.

And "Roll up the rim" is a yearly Tim Horton's coffee contest. You roll up the rim of the paper cup to find a prize.

I'm a Yank living in Canada and I live one block from a Tim Horton's. Hell, I am within 5 minutes of 5 Tim Horton's and 10 minutes from about 10 of them. I was at Tim Horton's this morning. Tomorrow it is my desk-mate's turn to bring the Timmy's to work.

[Kali]

29. hey, we say that in rural Arizona (southern/Texan roots)

[Canuckistanian]

3. Ask them what "roll up the rim" means

Incorrect responders will be smeared with poutine.

[One_Life_To_Give]

4. Thats when your too cheap to buy tires right?

Thats when your too cheap to buy tires right? You just take the car and Roll up (on) the rim(s).

[Canuckistanian]

7. Bzzzzzt! (splorch)

Sorry, thanks for playing!

[QMPMom]

14. See response #12. And Poutine is addicting.

[formerrepuke]

5. Ask them to name all 50 U.S. state capitols... if they get 'em all, they're Canadian.

..I once worked with a woman from Newfoundland who was always amazed that most Americans with whom she discussed her native province had no idea where or what Newfoundland was, nor could they distinguish it from New Hampshire, New Guinea or Nairobi.

[KitchenWitch]

6. Abooot!

:)

[mzteris]

20. They say aboot in Charleston

SC, too.

Real Chahlestonians.

They drive on the rud.

And put ruffs on hooses.

[philosophie_en_rose]

9. Meanie.

Say soar-y now. :)

[Connonym]

10. Maple syrup and snow's what they export

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BrKcYbUOqAQ "Canadian Idiot" Brilliant song -- not the official video but pretty good nonetheless

[applegrove]

11. Them is fighting words! LOL

[JVS]

13. Injure them and see if they are able to get medical treatment

;-)

[Critters2]

18. That's the surest sign!! nt

[deucemagnet]

15. Ask them what this is:

"Case of beer." = American
"Two-four of Canadian." = Canadian

[QMPMom]

16. Yes, a case of beer in Canada is only 12 bottles.

[Tripper11]

22. Actually in Ontario a case is a 2-4

But when you head west, BC in particular they consider a case a 12pack.

At least that's how it was back in 94 when I moved from Ontario to BC. When folks from BC showed up at a party and said they had a case of beer and showed us 12..we laughed. A case is 24...

[GirlinContempt]

25. Beer is available everywhere I've been in 6s, 12s and 24s

the LCs also sell some by the bottle, and occasionally cans are sold in 8s or some other weird number, but they aren't beer anyway

[rockymountaindem]

17. Ask them what the last letter of the alphabet is

If the answer is "zed", they're busted.

[elshiva]

37. The English say "zed" too.

[GirlinContempt]

39. But they say it with a stronger accent

:D

[Swede]

19. Sorry.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPI0aicf4bU&mode=related&search=

[Norrin Radd]

21. They eat ketchup chips.

[Lisa]

23. loudly announce that "Canadians are just the same as Americans"

Canadians will quickly focus on you -- probably not slap you -- and either give you a look (if they are older), or say something sarcastic (if they are younger).

This is the test that my cultural geography class (at a Canadian college) came up with. The "aboot" thing isn't as evident for some parts of the country (it depends on how much the area was influenced by Scottish immigration in the 20th century).

[Hand]

52. Canadians will reply...

"Except that we're polite, unarmed, and educated, and we ALL have medical insurance..." :evilgrin:

[Fire Walk With Me]

24. I can't do that until I get the bat bacon out of my took and Rush LPs.

[GirlinContempt]

26. touque

[Fire Walk With Me]

27. There, I -knew- that I was misspelling it.

I shall brave my failure as a funny man as best I can... And no offense to Canadians. I'd rather live in Canada than America.

[achtung_circus]

28. WTF is "bat bacon"?

Maybe I don't wanna know, it may creep me out.

[Kali]

30. Hey AC

:hi: I thought you might show up in this thread. I want to know about bat bacon too.

[achtung_circus]

31. Hey Kali,

been a little frenetic lately. Haven't been around much. Fall calf sales are running 3 weeks ahead of normal because there is not grass left. Rain once in a while would help, but I guess telling you that's preaching to the choir.

[Kali]

33. dang. are you having fires too? this has been a pretty decent summer for us this year

we are almost up to average for amount! but more important it all fell just perfectly - no hail, no flooding - good deep soakers. things look good, cattle are fat and rowdy. cut 4 steers today - they all had a lot of fat to clean out. nice change from the last several years.

[achtung_circus]

38. No fires, just no grass

poor corn and fire bans.

[DeepBlueC]

48. It's back bacon

[achtung_circus]

50. Clarity, I was worried.

AKA peameal bacon



cuz the idea of bat bacon made me squeamish.

[DeepBlueC]

53. Actually...

that's what I thought, but at my local butcher they distinguish betweeen peameal and back bacon. Back bacon is smoked (looks cooked) and has no peameal on it, but it is the same cut of pork.

[electron_blue]

32. They say it that way in Minnesota too.....

[yvr girl]

34. Get them to explain what "Off side" means or

ask them to hum the theme of "Hockey Night in Canada"

[achtung_circus]

35. That's off-side, not off side.

Rule #74 from the Book.

[yvr girl]

36. lol

I stand corrected.

[Kali]

40. right hand side of your horse?

:hide:

[achtung_circus]

41. Different book,

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Seabiscuit]

42. "Aboot".

[Seabiscuit]

43. "Aboot".

[achtung_circus]

44. Echo, eh?

[Seabiscuit]

45. Aboot

Did I ever mention...

Aboot?

[achtung_circus]

46. Of or pertaining to

your sox?

[Seabiscuit]

56. "Aboot" as in...

"What's it all aboot, Alfie?"

or, as in:

The Candian Hokey Pokey:

"You put your right foot in,
Put your right foot out,
You put your right foot in
Then you shake it all aboot.
Do the Hokey Pokey
Turn yourself around,
That's what it's all aboot."

[DeepBlueC]

47. Or schedule

Up here it is "SHED yule" rather than "SKED yule". Also, I pay rent in Toronto with a "cheque".

[GirlinContempt]

49. It's weird because usually Americans bastardize the language

with phonetics :D

[DeepBlueC]

51. It's a British Empire thing

[opiate69]

54. Say "Mazda" or "Datsun"

Is it "Mahz-da" or "Ma(semi-long a)z-da"

[Dangerously Amused]

55. And here I thought it was their beady eyes and flapping heads wot gave 'em away.

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