Friday, May 1, 2009

You Know You're Canadian When.....


I found this on Facebook and had to share.

* You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.

* You're not offended by the term "Homo Milk".

* You understand the sentence, "Could you please pass me a serviette, I just spilled my poutine".

* You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.

* You drink pop, not soda.

* You know what it means to be on pogey.

* You can drink legally while still a 'teen.

* You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.

* You don't know or care about the fuss with Cuba, it's just a cheap place to travel with good cigars.

* When there is a social problem, you turn to your government to fix it instead of telling them to stay out of it.

* You're not sure if the leader of your nation has EVER had sex and you don't want to know if he has!

* You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.

* Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.

* You drive on a highway, not a freeway.

* You know what a Robertson screwdriver is.

* You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.

* You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".

* You know that Mounties "don't always look like that".

* You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the elderly".

* You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.

* You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical group.

* You participated in "Participaction".

* You have an Inuit carving by your bedside with the rationale , "What's good enough protection for the Prime Minister is good enough for me".

* You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.

* You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color.

* You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize", and "no sugar added", thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.

* You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.

* You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.

* You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.

* You were mad when "The Beachcombers" was taken off the air.

* You know what a toque is.

* You have some memento of Doug and Bob.* You know Toronto is not a province. (...yet)

* You never miss "Coaches Corner".* Back bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food groups.

* You actually get these jokes and you suggest this fanpage to all your Canadian friends!!

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