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    30 Problems Only Canadian People Will Understand. #11 Is So Accurate It Hurts.

    12th August 2014


    1. People asking you to say ‘aboot ‘ for them.

    2. Having roads in our potholes.

    3. Accidentally setting your keyboard to French and not realizing for the longest time.

    4. When I Travel Abroad, Locals Think I’m American.

    5. When I Type '?,' It Comes Out As 'É'

    6. Constantly getting duds when it’s roll up the rim season.

    7. Uses Canadian Spelling... Gets Corrected By U.S. Spell-Checker.

    8. Asks For A Double-Double... U.S. Cashier Doesn't Understand.

    9. Paid $1.98 Charge With A Toonie... Got No Change.

    10. Shipping with the US: free. Shipping internationally: 3 BILLION DOLLARS.

    11. Panicking at the scent of burnt toast.

    12. Just Got Netflix... U.S. Selection Is WAY Better.

    13. If you pronounce the second 't' in Toronto, you obviously don't live in Toronto.

    14. Tim Horton's withdrawel while abroad.

    15. Wearing heavy-duty winter boots to school and looking like a hoser all day.

    16. 3 second milk ads that leave you wondering what just happened.

    17. Being asked if you ski to work.

    18. Your international friends and family visit the other side of Canada but still expect to see you.

    19. Wildly overestimating the price with tax, just to be safe.

    20. Travelling to England means that half of your luggage is filled with plug adapters.

    21. Ooh, 15 cents. That's really helpful Canadian Tire.

    22. "I have a friend named ______ in Vancouver, do you know them?"

    23. Salt stains on everything in the winter.

    24. Fahrenheit is a confusing and impenetrable mystery.

    25. Need to fake an American zip code because there isn’t a postal code box.

    26. "And remember class, it must be by a Canadian."

    27. The air hurts my face. Why am I living where the air hurts my face.

    28. Having to take your mitts off in the winter to text someone back.

    29. "What's your background?" I'm Canadian. "no, before that."

    30. The calories in poutine. Seriously, the stuff tastes like heaven.


    "Do or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda

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    #7, 10, 19, 22, 24

  3. I have a Canadian friend on Skype. im tempted to share the thread link with him an see what ones are true for him.
    the ski one made me roll my eyes. i live in Washington state where it snows a good bit so i know better to not ask anyone that one LOL

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    I'm Canadian, can relate to 7,9,10,16,18,19,21,22,23 and 29. Ha-ha, guess that's quite a few eh? I've never heard a Canadian say "aboot" however??

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    Quote Originally Posted by mon View Post
    I'm Canadian, can relate to 7,9,10,16,18,19,21,22,23 and 29. Ha-ha, guess that's quite a few eh? I've never heard a Canadian say "aboot" however??
    I think that is more "down east", as is the "eh".
    "Do or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda

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    I'm an L.A. native, but I worked in Canada for almost a year a long time ago. I never heard anyone say "aboot", EVER. You guys do talk very, very, quickly, though. It took awhile before I could understand most of what you said. People thought I was "slow" before it was explained to them I was a "Yank". I love your money, hate the metric system even though I know it very well, and you guys have THE BEST CANDY BARS IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!! I loved Canada, at least Vancouver and most of the Okanagan as that is what I saw the most of. Being from L.A. I thought your weather was the worst (sorry). I have never seen so much rain! I was living in Vancouver when Mt. St. Helens erupted and it rained every day, all day, for a solid month! I truly love Vanvouver and would love to go back for a visit, but not while it is raining.
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