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Other Topics => Polls => Topic started by: shinesobright07 on July 06, 2008, 08:25:43 pm
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The difference between USA and CANADA. Compare anything you can think of, share experiences ect. Or, if you're from another country, tell what you think about Canada or USA from what you read about, hear ect. *Any mean comments of either country will be ignored*
I'm from Canada, and I went to the US for a vacation in Florida. Some differences: Here, we measure temperature in celcius, but there it was confusing because I had to try to figure out what 81 F meant!! Also, all we could find for milk was jug milk.. and that tasted so different from the bag milk we have here.
DISCUSS!! :D
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Canada= hockey
US= baseball
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i think the education is different.
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I really would not know what to put. I never really hear about anything from Canada on the news and such.
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A lot of people I know always go to the US to shop.. but do Americans come to Canada to do the same thing?
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none that i know. people in the us usually go to like france or high fashion destinations in europe. or like new york.
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"I have a thing for girls that say aboot." -Chasing Amy
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LOL people in Canada sat "eh" or "ay" a lot lol
we have different bacon.
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My Mother's family is Canadian, so it was neat growing up with food around
the kitchen that would be foreign here. Tourtière is probably what I miss the
most now my folks are in W.A; that or any of my Mom's baked pie pastry :razz:
(http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2003/12/18/em1d01_meat_pie_e.jpg)
Peace
Aaron
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My Mother's family is Canadian, so it was neat growing up with food around
the kitchen that would be foreign here. Tourtière is probably what I miss the
most now my folks are in W.A; that or any of my Mom's baked pie pastry :razz:
(http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2003/12/18/em1d01_meat_pie_e.jpg)
Peace
Aaron
that looks good!
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(http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2003/12/18/em1d01_meat_pie_e.jpg)
that looks good!
Tourtière has been around in this form since 1611, so I guess someone got
the recipe right very early on, or it would never have become so popular :wink:
Peace
Aaron
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Wow, I have no idea.
I've never been to the U.S., so I don't really know what to compare.
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LOL people in Canada sat "eh" or "ay" a lot lol
we have different bacon.
LOL it's true! I actually do say "eh" as much as I hate to admit it. I wonder why we even say that! Hey, down in the US, do you have Canadian Geese? Like the black and white ones?
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(http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2003/12/18/em1d01_meat_pie_e.jpg)
that looks good!
Tourtière has been around in this form since 1611, so I guess someone got
the recipe right very early on, or it would never have become so popular :wink:
Peace
Aaron
Nice how do you pronounce the name of it? I assume its French, but not sure.
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LOL people in Canada sat "eh" or "ay" a lot lol
we have different bacon.
LOL it's true! I actually do say "eh" as much as I hate to admit it. I wonder why we even say that! Hey, down in the US, do you have Canadian Geese? Like the black and white ones?
I think we do sometimes, mostly in the winter i think cause they fly south ya know? At a park that is close to me there are geese, but idk what kind they are, but they are so aggresive when u feed them bread, we have to stand on the picnic tables so we dont get malled over!
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Yes where I live we have geese in the warmer part of the year. Very, very angry birds I must say.
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They're messy too.
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Yes, it's quite unfortune to many people's shoes.
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haha ya.
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Yes, here in Tennessee right down the road at a pond there are several, brownish-grey with black heads and white cheeks. They like Cheerios.
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I live literally 2 minutes from the Peace Bridge into Canada. I go to school with so many Canadians. Half of my college is Canadian, they come here to go to what they call "Teacher's College" because Ontario only has a few. From what I've heard thus far, Canada, or at least Ontario and the more populated areas in the country seem to be significantly more liberal than the U.S. We've found many differences in our education systems from discussions in class. There are however, a great deal of similarities. But yeah - lots of Canadians come here to shop... even though the dollar is about at par now, they always say things are cheaper here... perhaps that's because a lot of them live in Niagara Falls, not sure?
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(http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2003/12/18/em1d01_meat_pie_e.jpg)
Nice how do you pronounce the name of it? I assume its French, but not sure.
As you would in French... so [tuʀtjɛʀ] or tour-tea-air if you like. I found an
audio example at the following link, but with a very English accent :wink: Link (http://fr.thefreedictionary.com/tourti%C3%A8re)
Peace
Aaron
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It's also strange that we have a one dollar coin, but you guys in the US have one dollar bills. You'd think that being so close together we'd have the same kind of money/same currency.
I'm visiting the US this summer, going to Vermont ! :D
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we have one dollar coins and bills.
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we have one dollar coins and bills.
Really?!? Wow. I never knew that 8O Thanks for letting me know.. :D
I feel like an idiot :oops:
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^^No don't because even though we HAVE them I personally nor witnessed anyone USE one before. Not saying they haven't but I think the paper dollars are MUCH more popular.
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u live in canada, its not like ud know lol. i have no idea about any other countries currency except the names. [yen euro etc]
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Yes, we have one dollar coins. Back in 1979, they released a dollar coin that was the same size as Canada's, but it was silver and reeded on the edges and easily confused for a quarter. In 2000, they took a lesson from Canada and made the edges smooth and the color copper just like Canada's. They haven't proven much more popular, though they are never taken for quarters. Last year, they also borrowed an idea from the British and started minting inscriptions into the edge of the coin.
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they give the $ coins out at like amusement parks and vending machines.
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A lot of vending machines that take $5 bills will dispense $1 coins for change.
Also, in Canada, they get two more teaspoons of Coke in their 20-ounce Cokes!
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hahaha thats cool. i only drink diet. the soda and water at amusement parks is almost $4.00 a bottle! OMB!
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^^No don't because even though we HAVE them I personally nor witnessed anyone USE one before. Not saying they haven't but I think the paper dollars are MUCH more popular.
yes we have them but they dont make them anymore therefore we dont really use them.
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LOL we get more coke =P But the worst part is that Vanessa Carlton does most of her touring and promotion in the US, and hardly any in Canada. They don't play any of her songs on the radio! One time they did play White Houses (because I requested it, though) But no NF or HOM. Us Canadians feel so left out :razz:
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i heard ATM in a mall today, it wasn't loud enough to hear, i heard the intro and then the outro. but it was unexpected.
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LOL people in Canada sat "eh" or "ay" a lot lol
we have different bacon.
LOL it's true! I actually do say "eh" as much as I hate to admit it. I wonder why we even say that! Hey, down in the US, do you have Canadian Geese? Like the black and white ones?
I heard some geese fly over my house when I was reading for school today. :lol:
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LOL people in Canada sat "eh" or "ay" a lot lol
we have different bacon.
LOL it's true! I actually do say "eh" as much as I hate to admit it. I wonder why we even say that! Hey, down in the US, do you have Canadian Geese? Like the black and white ones?
I heard some geese fly over my house when I was reading for school today. :lol:
Yeah, there was a big V formation flying over earlier this week when we were outside on the playground. We heard them honking long before they ever appeared over yonder wood.
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Ketchup-flavored potato chips. Really now, Canada?
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Yes! I love them! Herr's in the U.S. also makes them, and they're awesome!
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I've never heard of that!
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I've got to get those!
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I'm not sure how widespread they are. I know Herr's is based in Pennsylvania, and they're occasionally hard to find here, but sometimes they're right on the endcap at the Fred's or Walmart. Ax your local grocer.
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Ive heard of them they were on a show on the food network but Ive never had them.
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Im now on vacation in Vermont...AND IM LOVING EVERY MINNUTE OF IT! I LOVE THE UNITED STATES!![/b]
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Yo Canada. Saving your energy for Vancouver '10, huh?
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Ketchup-flavored potato chips. Really now, Canada?
Seriously, they don't have those where you live?
My family always gets those as well as salt and vinegar, regularly.
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the salt and vinegar are gross, i don't like them, if i eat chips its just lays or the hawaiian kind, but rarely do i eat chips cause im on a diet
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the salt and vinegar are gross, i don't like them, if i eat chips its just lays or the hawaiian kind, but rarely do i eat chips cause im on a diet
Whoooaahh How can you not like salt and vinegar :razz: They're my favourite!!
I also noticed that in the USA they have a lot of cheese in a can! Like whipped cream! Has anyone ever tried that?
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its SOOOOOOOOO bad for you!!!!! [the spray cheese]
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the salt and vinegar are gross, i don't like them, if i eat chips its just lays or the hawaiian kind, but rarely do i eat chips cause im on a diet
Whoooaahh How can you not like salt and vinegar :razz: They're my favourite!!
I also noticed that in the USA they have a lot of cheese in a can! Like whipped cream! Has anyone ever tried that?
Thats nasty I remeber evryone used to eat cheese wiz EEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWW. Its not as popular anymore.
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Ketchup-flavored potato chips. Really now, Canada?
Seriously, they don't have those where you live?
My family always gets those as well as salt and vinegar, regularly.
I draw the line at baked chicken.
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I lived in Toronto for 5 years. I miss it so much. There is so much to do there. There was never a day that I was bored. Even when i was young, no driver's license and all... i could pretty much go around town because you don't really need a car to go to places. I loved it there...it's so diverse over there cuz there's a whole lot of cultures...just awesome.
The snow still sucks though.
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Aw Im glad to see a Toronto admirer! I do have to agree (even though I don't live in the city..I live on the outside in a smaller city) when we go downtown, we always have so much fun. Visiting soon? I recommend visiting the ROM, CN Tower and going to the Old Spaghetti facotry!
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I think I probably know more Canadians than Americans.
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i think the education is different.
How is the education different? My friend just moved to Canada for college, and she says the education is different as well, but what exactly does that mean? Like different standards and stuff? Probably the history is different because it's from another place, as well as from another perspective.
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LOL people in Canada sat "eh" or "ay" a lot lol
we have different bacon.
LOL it's true! I actually do say "eh" as much as I hate to admit it. I wonder why we even say that! Hey, down in the US, do you have Canadian Geese? Like the black and white ones?
hehehe. Yes we have Canandian Geese. I live in Western NY, they are always around even in the summer, but mostly fall time. Americans seems to say "like" and "um" a lot. I don't know if that is, like, an american think but it's something that we had to work on in school. For instance, we would get docked a point or so in a speech if we said them too much.
I'm sure Canandian Health care is better.
I've only been to Niagara Falls and Toronto once when I was younger, but I get the impression that there is a lot more open space and we are more industrialized with space getting smaller and smaller!
Question: I'd like to know where people are from. It seems like not a lot from the US...