do Canadians do it better?
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hockey = yes
drinking beer = yes
cable access TV shows = yes
Take off eh, hoser!0 -
Epic win right here! I know turkey day for me still involves turkey and its still a big family thing but I think I eat/drink more and see more relatives during NHL playoffs than the rest of the year. Now if only they sort their stuff out for this year alredy dammit!From what I can see we Canadians are way more low key about Thanksgiving and are not consuming nearly as much as our American cousins. Less eating, less traveling, less shopping...I look at Thanksgiving as a harvest festival not an excuse to indulge and go over the top. That's reserved for the NHL playoffs....0 -
As a purely Canadian skinny pig, I certainly do smug superiority better. :happy:0
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We have a reputation for being nice so we wouldn't rub it in anyone's faces about how much better we do it in Canada.
Also, Tom Green was amusing when he had that cable television show. Once he snuck into an art gallery and hung his own painting prominently. Then he went back later when it was busy with paint and brushes and started making changes to it, right on the wall. There was a foot chase, IIRC.
He had a side kick whom he tortured mercilessly. His parents didn't fare much better.0 -
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Well, see, in my neck of the woods, we do... We kind of invented it and (I don,t know why) but are proud of it. Opposite of celebrating THanksgiving, where it speaks french, we have gastronomic food AND poutine but no Thanksgiving. Go figure!
Ever tried Foie Gras Poutine? I dare you!
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OMFG - they make that???? I would die and go to heaven!!!!0 -
We have a reputation for being nice so we wouldn't rub it in anyone's faces about how much better we do it in Canada.
Also, Tom Green was amusing when he had that cable television show. Once he snuck into an art gallery and hung his own painting prominently. Then he went back later when it was busy with paint and brushes and started making changes to it, right on the wall. There was a foot chase, IIRC.
He had a side kick whom he tortured mercilessly. His parents didn't fare much better.
Quoting purely because you have the most delectable avatar.0 -
what do y'all eat?
This year I hosted our Thanksgiving dinner. I did a turkey, with stuffing, gravy, mashed potatoes, spinach salad, garlic brussel sprouts, whole wheat buns, carrots and made both a pumpkin pie and an apple pie for dessert (with real whip cream)
Other years we have thrown cabbage rolls, sweet potatoes, parsnips, ginger carrot soup, and cheesecake into the mix. Some years we don't do a turkey at all.0 -
I think they just whine a little less, I mean they have poutine and don't whine about that either
LOL poutine is so good and makes you feel so mushy inside that you cant whine anyway :P
Lordy.....i so agree.......:)0 -
Aussies do it better
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I love this post. It's funny how right after giving thanks for everything they have, Americans have Black Friday, a day of indulgence and shopping :P0
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Canadians are to blame for Justin Beiber.
You be the judge.
ah but american's are to blame for Miley Cyrus..........0 -
Canadians are to blame for Justin Beiber.
You be the judge.
And Celine Dion.0 -
I am in love with canadian chicks.
My last name is canadian enough. I should just move there.
We welcome everyone
And we do do everything better! :laugh:0 -
You guys invented ice hockey...of course you do it better! Oh, and your health system and national anthem are better than ours too.
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Canadians are to blame for Justin Beiber.
You be the judge.
And Celine Dion.
can't argue that.... however, one word, Kardashian........ :noway:0 -
Canadians are to blame for Justin Beiber.
You be the judge.
We also inflicted Celine Dion on you.
and Nickelback.....:bigsmile: and Avril Lavigne.....
don't you just love us?
yeah we do it better.....hence no panic last month...
it was simple, I just ate all the food....
And Alex Trebec OH and don't forget the best of the Canadians......RUSH!!!0 -
We ALL know the answer to that question, eh?? LOL
heheheheheee 0 -
You guys invented ice hockey...of course you do it better! Oh, and your health system and national anthem are better than ours too.
Hockey - yes
National Anthem - yes
Health system...are you kidding?!?
Access to specialists? Not without a referral by your family doctor, assuming that you have one or can get a new one if yours retires or you move to another city (problem) or province (worse).Time to see specialists is measured in months, mainly because telling someone that their appointment is in a year and a half sounds worse than saying 18 months.
I can get an MRI for my cat more easily and quickly than I could ever hope for myself, although if I were suspected of having some type of serious condition, my wait time could decrease to say, 6 months.
You really have no idea...0 -
Health system...are you kidding?!?
Yeah, our health care system is a mixed bag of good and bad.
Fortunately if we can go across the border if we have something urgent and are willing/able to pay out of pocket. I wonder if Obamacare will affect Canadians more than Americans? Heh. (Not really trying to start anything here - just a little joke.)
And we do get many services in a timely fashion without out of pocket cost. It's all rolled into taxes, really. But that makes it manageable.0 -
Ryan Reynolds anyone?
Not to mention:
Ryan Gosling
John Candy
Rachel McAdams
Alex Trebek
Elisha Cuthbert
Jim Carrey
Michael J Fox
Anna Paquin
Dan Akroyd
Evangeline Lily
Pamela Anderson
Nina Dobrev
Oh and nobody in Canada eats poutine, at least none of the cool cats. We just make it and get Americans to try it when they come here.
But as for the real topic, I was actually thinking that there isn't as much hoopla about the Canadian Thanksgiving feast as there seems to be for the American Thanksgiving.
Don't forget Drake......(irritating voice)0 -
Oops...also Leslie Neilson, RIP.0
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I was with a Canadian on the weekend...and yes, she definitely seemed to do it better.0
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Don't forget Paul Gross! from Due South0
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OH and don't forget the best of the Canadians......RUSH!!!
Hell yeah!!
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The American national anthem is the best! Period. I love hearing it sung by someone with a great voice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul_UTWSsgsA
^^^ This even makes Canadians (like me) wanna stand up and cheer as loud as we can.0 -
Don't forget the greatest Captain of all time...
William Shatner
My canadian lady is the most awesome woman EVER...Eva eva? EVER!!!! She rules my world....I adore her!!!0 -
They inflicted Nicki Minaj on us so that more than makes up for it.Canadians are to blame for Justin Beiber.
You be the judge.
We also inflicted Celine Dion on you.0 -
Funny how South Parks Trey Parker and Matt Stone coined this and they are both Canadian. Good sense of humour in Canadians!
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You guys invented ice hockey...of course you do it better! Oh, and your health system and national anthem are better than ours too.
Hockey - yes
National Anthem - yes
Health system...are you kidding?!?
Access to specialists? Not without a referral by your family doctor, assuming that you have one or can get a new one if yours retires or you move to another city (problem) or province (worse).Time to see specialists is measured in months, mainly because telling someone that their appointment is in a year and a half sounds worse than saying 18 months.
I can get an MRI for my cat more easily and quickly than I could ever hope for myself, although if I were suspected of having some type of serious condition, my wait time could decrease to say, 6 months.
You really have no idea...
I've been waiting 6 weeks for an MRI on my ankle. My MIL from TX is staying with me to help me with the kids while I'm non-weight bearing. She is SHOCKED since she was in for an MRI within 2 weeks for her elbow tendinitis. Here I am with an acute injury, and I'm killing time.
However, I haven't paid not one cent out of pocket. How much in taxes? I don't really know. That's the beauty of it! Can't complain when the toque is pulled over my eyes. LOL0 -
Funny how South Parks Trey Parker and Matt Stone coined this and they are both Canadian. Good sense of humour in Canadians!
LOL
I thought they were from Colorado?0
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