Americans and Canadians culture Q&A Thread.

[Buzz Rules]

It's often used to convey the following:
Excuse me
Pardon me
Ooops
I didn't quite hear you

In America, we just say those instead.

 

[mommasita]

I am not accusing anyone of being fake Canadians. Just repeating the observations of my Canadian cousins when I send them links from the DIS. The real controversy was over whether traditional wedding cakes in Canada are fruit cakes. This was years ago. That was referenced by someone else up this thread, but my cousin sent me links at the time to some of the major wedding cake bakeries in Ottawa whose offerings include "Traditional Canadian Wedding Fruitcake". Doesn't mean every wedding has fruit cake, but it is much Canadian as poutine.

I get why you never dropped this. I know I’m the Original person you are referencing. My status has not changed, still live in Montreal, it’ll be 52 years now.

But let me tell you, lol, it is not as much Canadian as a poutine,

 

[tvguy]

I get why you never dropped this. I know I’m the Original person you are referencing. My status has not changed, still live in Montreal, it’ll be 52 years now.

But let me tell you, lol, it is not as much Canadian as a poutine.

You need to talk to the bakeries then. But since poutine only dates to the 1950's in Canada, fruit cake has a longer history. But if you live in Montreal, I can see where you might get your feathers ruffled at Canadian traditions rooted in British history.

https://www.weddingwire.ca/wedding-favours/wedding-fruitcake--e16901

https://www.cooks.com/recipe/499gn7tj/canadian-traditional-wedding-fruit-cake.html
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/fruitcake-traditional-royal-wedding-cake-flavor/

 

[Buzz Rules]

I get why you never dropped this. I know I’m the Original person you are referencing. My status has not changed, still live in Montreal, it’ll be 52 years now.

But let me tell you, lol, it is not as much Canadian as a poutine,

I wish we won Montreal in the Revolution. The food alone would have been worth it.

 

[Aladora]

How is sorry used though? More than a usual sense?

I’ve even said sorry for bumping into inanimate objects.

 

[mommasita]

I wish we won Montreal in the Revolution. The food alone would have been worth it.

The food, absolutely. . Best food.

 

[mommasita]

Thought better of it

 

[fab1976]

Just saw both in Square One today. Tempted me, but, no. I made it successfully past both.

Not sure if this is Canadian or just World Wide Web, but I adore seeing local to me things mentioned, like Square One

 

[Buzz Rules]

The food, absolutely. . Best food.

Benedict Arnold….grr. Just another reason to hate him. If he didn’t attack in the winter and didn’t have to deal with smallpox, you would have been state 51. Some of your citizens actually fought on our side in the Revolution. I haven’t been there yet. I want to go post pandemic though.

 

[fab1976]

Do most Canadians often say “Eh” a lot or is that a stereotype?

A lot of Canadians say it without even realizing they say it

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

In America, we just say those instead.

In the Midwest it's ope. Ope lemmie squeeze past ya, ope excuse me, ope sorry, ope no you're fine, ope no worries

And yes definitely said to inanimate objects and well to really just about anything.

 

[declansdad]

Benedict Arnold….grr. Just another reason to hate him. If he didn’t attack in the winter and didn’t have to deal with smallpox, you would have been state 51. Some of your citizens actually fought on our side in the Revolution.

I highly doubt that.

 

[Buzz Rules]

I highly doubt that.

Which part?

 

[declansdad]

Which part?

The 51st state part.

 

[prairie_girl]

You need to talk to the bakeries then. But since poutine only dates to the 1950's in Canada, fruit cake has a longer history. But if you live in Montreal, I can see where you might get your feathers ruffled at Canadian traditions rooted in British history.

https://www.weddingwire.ca/wedding-favours/wedding-fruitcake--e16901

https://www.cooks.com/recipe/499gn7tj/canadian-traditional-wedding-fruit-cake.htmlhttps://www.tasteofhome.com/article/fruitcake-traditional-royal-wedding-cake-flavor/

omg you really have to let this go

I highly doubt that.

It’s ridiculous..

 

[Buzz Rules]

The 51st state part.

It would be true most likely if we held onto them at the end of the war. Boundaries between modern N.E. and Canada were talked about in the Treaty of Paris 1783 but were further confirmed after the War of 1812 (it’s also how we got Point Roberts).

 

[Buzz Rules]

It’s ridiculous..

Not from a historical perspective but it’s in the past and doesn’t matter anymore.

 

[declansdad]

It would be true most likely if we held onto them at the end of the war. Boundaries between modern N.E. and Canada were talked about in the Treaty of Paris 1783 but were further confirmed after the War of 1812 (it’s also how we got Point Roberts).

How would you have held on to them? The American forces were soundly defeated in Quebec and Nova Scotia during the Revolutionary War and again during the War of 1812. In fact, the US forces weren't even able to successfully build a fort on Canadian soil during the War of 1812.

 

[tvguy]

omg you really have to let this go

Sorry, facts are facts.


It’s ridiculous..

A label I have heard for decades, so not even close to ridiculous just not in your experience apparently.

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[Buzz Rules]

How would you have held on to them? The American forces were soundly defeated in Quebec and Nova Scotia during the Revolutionary War and again during the War of 1812. In fact, the US forces weren't even able to successfully build a fort on Canadian soil during the War of 1812.

In the 1770’s the Winter weather and smallpox were the main reason we didn’t hang onto Montreal and Quebec. Had those factors not happened, there’s a good chance we would have held onto to them. Many Canadian French wanted to help gain independence from the British and looked into joining the union from a societal perspective. The war of 1812 attack was just stupid since most up there were loyalists and we were outmatched.