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coffeeman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Location: Korea
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 Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:04 pm Post subject: The "Ask a Canadian" Thread |
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| This thread was born from the Canadian experiences thread. This is for non-Canadians to ask Canadians questions about Canada. I would love to see teachers from other countries start up similar threads because I would like to learn more about your countries too. So who has a question to get us started here? |
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gypsyfish
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| What do you do when your igloos melt in the summer? |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| gypsyfish wrote: |
| What do you do when your igloos melt in the summer? |
Move into baby-seal-skin tents. |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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We build temporary summer homes out of bark, leaves, and goose grease. You can do a great deal with goose grease, you know.
Except in Alberta: We just sit in the grass, drink a lot of Budweiser, and watch Fox.
Ken:> |
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coffeeman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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| gypsyfish wrote: |
| What do you do when your igloos melt in the summer? |
You know, I get asked that question all the time. Just before they melt, we sell them to people like you. |
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Demonicat
Joined: 18 Nov 2004
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| WHat is Canada's cool cultural icon? In the US we have the mafia. Japan has samurai, france and england have knights, china has shaolin, yada yada. What does Canada have? |
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peppermint
Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I believe Italy claims the mafia, no? |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Demonicat wrote: |
| WHat is Canada's cool cultural icon? In the US we have the mafia. Japan has samurai, france and england have knights, china has shaolin, yada yada. What does Canada have? |
Trailer Park Boys, no?
My question:
Are all the Maple Leaf(the flag, not the team) patches you guys wear on your backpacks, tooks and lingerie produced domestically, or are they all made in China, like ours?
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Bronski
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Demonicat wrote: |
| WHat is Canada's cool cultural icon? In the US we have the mafia. Japan has samurai, france and england have knights, china has shaolin, yada yada. What does Canada have? |
Mounties? |
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Demonicat
Joined: 18 Nov 2004
Location: Suwon
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Alright, while I'd say that we really made the mafia the huge entity that it was, I'll conceed and switch the US one to cowboys. |
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coffeeman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Demonicat wrote: |
| WHat is Canada's cool cultural icon? In the US we have the mafia. Japan has samurai, france and england have knights, china has shaolin, yada yada. What does Canada have? |
The mafia are deeply entrenched in Canadian society, but are considerably more low key than the mafia in America. In Canada, you won't even know who the kinpins are. They're centralized in the Italian neighborhoods particularly in Montreal & Toronto. I heard a story about a Pizza Hut franchisee refusing to pay his protection money to the mafia. His Pizza Hut, located in an Italian neighborhood in Montreal went up in flames one night in the wee hours of the morning. I don't know if there's any truth to this story. I just heard it.
Recently, motorcycle gangs like The Hells Angels are very powerful and are making their presence known. |
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coffeeman
Joined: 24 Nov 2005
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="flotsam"]
| Demonicat wrote: |
My question:
Are all the Maple Leaf(the flag, not the team) patches you guys wear on your backpacks, tooks and lingerie produced domestically, or are they all made in China, like ours? |
Probably all made in China. Our country has completely sold out to China. The only Canadian-made thing you can buy in a souvenir shop now is Maple Syrup. But I guess it's only a matter of time before the Chinese figure out a way to copy that too  |
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Rteacher
Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Whodat in your avatar photo? - At first glance I thought it was Jason Alexander wearing a Russian Kosack hat - but he's from New Jersey... Are Canadians all commies (with that red flag and all...)? |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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New Question:
Did I spell took correctly?
(Guess who has a long lunch break today...) |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:51 pm Post subject: |
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| flotsam wrote: |
New Question:
Did I spell took correctly?
(Guess who has a long lunch break today...) |
Not even close.
Toque. |
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