What do you think is the biggest misconception about where y

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  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    I'm half Canadian and I can tell you they do not say 'about' normally.


    Dude.. You can't be "half Canadian". Canada is a multicultural society.....

    And I'm Canadian. I don't say it like that.
  • _Christine_
    _Christine_ Posts: 1,385 Member
    I'm from Texas... since I fit most of the stereotypes I can't really answer this question. :wink:
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member

    I was working with a company up near Lowell for the summer... and no lie, one of the conversations that was going on during lunch was the northern Mass. people saying how the "Boston accent" annoys them (ie the lack of "r's") because it makes them all sound stupid....

    Yep, see 'The Fighter' you'll think exactly that (and that's the Lowell accent in that movie, but very similar).
  • mikonei
    mikonei Posts: 291 Member
    That Maine is
    A. Part of Canada. Nope, last time I checked, we're still a state.
    B. Similar to Antarctica in temperature and always covered in snow.

    -or-

    C. We all talk like "Downeastahs" or characters from Steven King movies.

    I love the shocked expressions when I get back from a week in Maine and people ask where I went that I got such a tan. And I'm a little guilty of "C" but that is how my family up there sounds, so it's not my fault. lol
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    Dude.. You can't be "half Canadian". Canada is a multicultural society.....

    Well I'm 50% Canadian. And 50% Russian. I'm a US Born person but tell it to my parent's that I can't be half Canadian. They will be interested to hear what you have to say.
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    I think there are a few misconceptions about Canada/ Canadians.

    - That it's cold all the time
    - That we're actually nice
    - That we're naive
    - That we all talk like we're mentally challenged cartoon characters
    - That we all drink beer, play hockey and drive snowmobiles
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    Basically every stereotype Canadian's get, I've heard..... Especially the pronunciation of "about".

    You mean when your "oot & aboot" :laugh: My wife is from Sask. and whenever she tells someone she is from Canada they act like there is 100 people up there. "Oh yea, we know Bill & Helen from Toronto!"

    YUP hahahaha, it's sad... I can't even pronounce it "oot & aboot".... Sounds like a bad Australian accent impression.

    You know I just tried. It sounds more Scottish when I say it.
  • strandedj
    strandedj Posts: 128
    I'm from Wisconsin, besides the cheese and cows, in the past it was fonzie or Laverne and Shirley comments! We are also known for beer and brats, but that is not a misconception~!
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    I'm half Canadian and I can tell you they do not say 'about' normally.


    Dude.. You can't be "half Canadian". Canada is a multicultural society.....

    And I'm Canadian. I don't say it like that.

    Unless your born right on the border! :laugh:
  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
    I can sum up the answer to this question in a single photo. I am from NJ.
    jersey-shore-3-320.jpg
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    Dude.. You can't be "half Canadian". Canada is a multicultural society.....

    Well I'm 50% Canadian. And 50% Russian. I'm a US Born person but tell it to my parent's that I can't be half Canadian. They will be interested to hear what you have to say.

    Canadian isn't an ethnicity you idiot -.-

    Harsh, but...lmao.
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    I'm half Canadian and I can tell you they do not say 'about' normally.


    Dude.. You can't be "half Canadian". Canada is a multicultural society.....

    And I'm Canadian. I don't say it like that.

    Unless your born right on the border! :laugh:

    For Goodness sake. If I'm not half Canadian what the eff is the other 50% of me. What is the POLITICALLY correct way to say that half of my heritage is half Canadian?
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I'm half Canadian and I can tell you they do not say 'about' normally.


    Dude.. You can't be "half Canadian". Canada is a multicultural society.....

    And I'm Canadian. I don't say it like that.

    Unless your born right on the border! :laugh:
    Or if you're a quadruple-amputee.
  • cushygal
    cushygal Posts: 586 Member
    I am originally from Newfoundland Canada and have been asked numerous times if I lived in igloos, was a fisherperson and if I know so and so from PEI...2 seperate provinces people...

    I do however, have the CDN accent when it comes to out and about, and house :happy:
  • nroisland
    nroisland Posts: 254 Member
    That we are all hippies...

    Portland, Oregon
  • Saruman_w
    Saruman_w Posts: 1,531 Member
    Basically every stereotype Canadian's get, I've heard..... Especially the pronunciation of "about".

    Whenever I hear a Canadian say 'about', it sounds more to me like "a - boat" than "a - boot"

    I also notice a difference in the word "sorry" sometimes. Instead of "saw - ry" like I hear most of the time down here, I hear "sore - ry"

    There're probably other subtle differences, but those're the two I keep noticing a lot!


    Uhh I don't know what part of Canada you have been too, but I have never heard any one say "about" like that bud.

    Yea, no telling where they were from. There's no doubt all sorts of different dialects and accents scattered about Canada just as there is in America.
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    I think there are a few misconceptions about Canada/ Canadians.

    - That it's cold all the time
    - That we're actually nice
    - That we're naive
    - That we all talk like we're mentally challenged cartoon characters
    - That we all drink beer, play hockey and drive snowmobiles

    And that you have no military.
    Canada is one big forrest.
    RCMP all ride horses.
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member

    Canadian isn't an ethnicity you idiot -.-

    Harsh, but...lmao.
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    OKAY I GOT IT. SO SHOULD I SAY THIS:

    "I'm 50% that country to the North. They prefer I not say that I'm 50% Canadian. I think they are just being *kitten* about it"
  • SueGremlin
    SueGremlin Posts: 1,066 Member
    I'm from New Jersey.
    Everyone thinks the Jersey Shore is an accurate telling of people from NJ.
    If you live in New Jersey.. chances are you are NOT going to spend your Spring/Summer in that horrible state, you go to FL to tan.
    Do you really think NJ is a horrible state?
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    I am originally from Newfoundland Canada and have been asked numerous times if I lived in igloos, was a fisherperson and if I know so and so from PEI...2 seperate provinces people...

    I do however, have the CDN accent when it comes to out and about, and house :happy:

    A Canadian friend of mine LOVES to say the phrase "Out and about in a boat." making Out, about, and boat sound almost identical.

    JM
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    That we are all hippies...

    Portland, Oregon

    "the dream of the 1990s is alive in Portland"
    -Portlandia
  • JBott84
    JBott84 Posts: 268 Member
    Dude.. You can't be "half Canadian". Canada is a multicultural society.....

    Well I'm 50% Canadian. And 50% Russian. I'm a US Born person but tell it to my parent's that I can't be half Canadian. They will be interested to hear what you have to say.

    Canadian isn't an ethnicity you idiot -.-


    My maternal side is....

    "French Canadian or Francophone Canadian (also Canadien in Canadian English or in French) generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France (Canada) in the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, French Canadians constitute the main French-speaking population of Canada."




    I have strong French-Canadian ancestry on my mother's side....so what does that mean? huh. And name calling really? Thought Canadians were supposed to be nice - what's that aboot 'eh?
  • crazytreelady
    crazytreelady Posts: 752 Member
    I am originally from Newfoundland Canada and have been asked numerous times if I lived in igloos, was a fisherperson and if I know so and so from PEI...2 seperate provinces people...

    I do however, have the CDN accent when it comes to out and about, and house :happy:

    PEI... Well the East coast part of Canada has the best accents lol... I've from Alberta and I sound like a hick sometimes haha :(
  • jamiesadler
    jamiesadler Posts: 634 Member
    I live in Alaska and I still get asked how the heat from my wood stove doesnt melt the igloo I live in
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    OKAY I GOT IT. SO SHOULD I SAY THIS:

    "I'm 50% that country to the North. They prefer I not say that I'm 50% Canadian. I think they are just being *kitten* about it"
    Kinda think you're missing her point. She's saying that a country is not the same thing as an ethnicity.
  • Onesnap
    Onesnap Posts: 2,819 Member
    Dude.. You can't be "half Canadian". Canada is a multicultural society.....

    Well I'm 50% Canadian. And 50% Russian. I'm a US Born person but tell it to my parent's that I can't be half Canadian. They will be interested to hear what you have to say.

    Canadian isn't an ethnicity you idiot -.-


    My maternal side is....

    "French Canadian or Francophone Canadian (also Canadien in Canadian English or in French) generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France (Canada) in the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, French Canadians constitute the main French-speaking population of Canada."




    I have strong French-Canadian ancestry on my mother's side....so what does that mean? huh. And name calling really? Thought Canadians were supposed to be nice - what's that aboot 'eh?

    So back to my question? I'm 50% Russian and 50% of my blood is CANADIAN. What is the correct way to phrase this?
  • cindy4mica
    cindy4mica Posts: 777 Member
    Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland Browns. 'Nuff said.
  • BrendaLee
    BrendaLee Posts: 4,463 Member
    Dude.. You can't be "half Canadian". Canada is a multicultural society.....

    Well I'm 50% Canadian. And 50% Russian. I'm a US Born person but tell it to my parent's that I can't be half Canadian. They will be interested to hear what you have to say.

    Canadian isn't an ethnicity you idiot -.-


    My maternal side is....

    "French Canadian or Francophone Canadian (also Canadien in Canadian English or in French) generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France (Canada) in the 17th and 18th centuries. Today, French Canadians constitute the main French-speaking population of Canada."




    I have strong French-Canadian ancestry on my mother's side....so what does that mean? huh. And name calling really? Thought Canadians were supposed to be nice - what's that aboot 'eh?

    Then, you're half French.
  • stephk19
    stephk19 Posts: 16 Member
    From South Yorkshire in the UK, apparently it means i have to be a farmer
  • rammsteinsoldier
    rammsteinsoldier Posts: 1,552 Member
    Most people think that all of Kanas is completely flat but actually Eastern Kansas (East of Wichita) is very hilly and beautiful because we are so close to the Ozarks. If you've never seen the Flint Hills in KS you are really missing out.

    I live in the part of Kansas that is completely flat, but no we don't have Native Americans riding the range looking to take our scalps. I don't know how many times I have been asked that when people find out where I live.

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