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tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

then where EXACTLY in Canuck land are you from?

yaramaz · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:07 pm Post subject:

Approximately 50km south of the 49th parallel on the very left coast, on a small island on the edge of the pacific. We have lots of trees, whales, lumberjacks, and good beer.

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

hmmmm...I s'pose I shouldn't have written EXACTLY...how about...what PART of Canada? Laughing

But EXACTLY is a much better laugh. I am from an east coast valley, between two spruce trees, just left of the stinky moose. The lumberjacks are scratching their ars-s as they wait for the trees to fall and there haven't been many whales since all the fish were caught. Razz

But the beer IS pretty good on our side.

yaramaz · Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject:

Quelle coincidence! I think I know that moose.

I hail from between two Douglas Firs, in a river valley, in an unusually warm patch of BC-- perhaps you have vaguely, possibly, unlikely heard of the Cowichan Valley? It is famous for pulp mills, emu farms, cougar sightings (both cats and middle-aged women), a fine summer music festival, and as a Tim Hortons stop off point between Victoria (big city) and Long Beach (lovely, touristy, whale-watchy).

We have very fine quality smoked salmon as well.

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

That moose gets around -from Newfoundland to BC. Well travelled.

Cowichan Valley...nuuuuu don't know that one. But Tim Hortons? slip sllllllerop drool (mouth open, watering like Homer) donuuuuuttttttts!!!!

corall · Joined: 23 Apr 2004 Posts: 270 Location: istanbul, turkey

and i am from right in the middle. no lumberjacks, no moose, but always tim hortons and great beer Very Happy

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sandyhoney2 · Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 189

So, I was right... Bringing Tim's with me would probably fetch a good price...

South Western Ontario here, on the shores of the Bay of Owen Sound. Not too far from Wasaga Beach. Getting ready to return to Turkiye, finalizing all the c.rap that needs to be finalized...

esl_teacher1973 · Joined: 24 May 2005 Posts: 51

Proud to say i'm Canadian, but my canuck days are over. Very Happy

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

esl_teacher1973 wrote: Proud to say i'm Canadian, but my canuck days are over.

Your canuck days are over? I'm guessing this means you don't plan to return. ? I find this very interesting.

saloma · Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 211

I split my time in Canada between two great places; Vancouver Island, (which my neighbour Yaramaz has already described) and the Okanagan valley, where I spent my formative years hanging out in cherry orchards, swimming in the lake and skiing all winter. Oh yea, and drinking that great beer!

Speaking of beer, there's a pub here in Taipei, within crawling distance of my apartment that carries Granville Island IPA. (It beats Taiwan beer, which regularly has strange "floaties" in it, tastes like rice, and gives a wicked hangover.)

yaramaz · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject:

Ooooo ooooo oooo! Granville Island IPA!!! (am drooling, wish I wasnt in the staff room) From what I understand, there is a microbrewery in Istanbul- Taps- and the brewmaster is from Seattle (the Pa of one of our teachers). Haven't tried them yet but am curious (and thirsty) to try something other than Efes. And please don't say there is always Tuborg. It is merely Efes by another name. Reminds me of those Nigerian formaldehyde based beers I used to drink in Ghana. Yum!

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

yeah, I've been to Taps a few times. You should go.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

yaramaz · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject:

He may be German but he is the father of one of our teachers here who is from Seattle.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Fair enough my info is from mymerhaba, maybe not the best source.