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[Bondrock]

Canadians have �Can�

It is a kind of emotion only Canadians can truly understand.

The Americans, namely Obama, actually tired to steal it from us, remember his campaign slogan �Yes we Can�?

But really, �Can� is difficult to explain to anyone who is not from the Great White North.

Waking up with snow on your bed � �can�

Starting your car in 40 below weather��can�

Eating moose meat��can�

Voting for you old buddy from high school��can�

Meeting Wayne Gretzky or Shania Twain��can�

Bitching about the government� �can�

Living on pogey for 6 out of 12 months��can�

Understand the Kids in the Hall or Corner Gas��can�

Know who Bruno Gerusi or Donald Sutherland is��can�


Any others?

�Can� is a feeling only for Canadians.

[BoholDiver]

Kind of like only Koreans have jung?

[Bondrock]

[BoholDiver]

And jung. And nunchi.

[oskinny1]

[Bondrock]

true...

"Can" a purely Canadian emotion...

[bossam]

I must say I dont get "can" haha

[bobbyhanlon]

and you have 'eh' as well. nobody else has that.
in britain, we have 'typical', (this feeling is accompanied by the exclamation of the word 'typical', a roll of the eyes, and a tutting sound). any situation can be 'typical', regardless of how typical it actually is. if your regular numbers come up in the lottery, but you couldn't buy a ticket that week because the shop you usually buy it from was struck by lightning, in britain, this is 'typical'.

[AmericanExile]

I won't dispute the Canadian grok of "can."

However, "can do" belongs to Americans.

Put humans on the moon - can do.
Win the cold war - can do.
Elect a woman president - can...oh crap.

[Moldy Rutabaga]

But Bondrock, is Canadian can a noun or auxiliary verb or both?

To me, what ties all Canadians together is hating the weather. Or maybe that's just me. It was odd when I lived in Las Vegas and how conversation about the weather was really difficult, whereas at home it would be a staple. 100oF today. And 100oF yesterday. And 100oF tomorrow. There's nothing to say about it.

Only central Canadians say eh. And so maybe can is a good idea, even though it sounds like something made of tin that you put beans in. Does that mean Canadians are cheap and gassy?