The following bit of material came to us originally by way of Pamela Blair, and has been expanded from recent newspaper articles.


YOU KNOW YOU'RE CANADIAN IF ...

You know that Mounties "don't always look like that."
You know what a Robertson screwdriver is, and you have all the sizes.
You buy milk in bags as well as in cartons and plastic jugs.
You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is pronounced "zed", not "zee".
You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
You know the proper usage of the unique colloquialism "... eh?" -
interrogative adjunct anticipating a positive response.
When there is a social problem, you tell the government to butt out -
society will fix it themselves.
You have Canadian Tire money in your glove box ...
and you know what the glove box is.
You know the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.
You participated in "Participaction" - forgot about that one didn't you?
You wonder why there isn't a 5 dollar coin yet.
You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
You know that the Queen E is a highway, not a cruise ship.
You know that Toronto is a city, not a province.
You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.
You drink pop, not soda.
You know what a mickey and a 2-4 mean.
You understand the Labatt Blue commericals - and you're bugged that a 2-4 sells
for half the price in the US that it does in Canada.
You dismiss all beers under 6% alcohol as "for Americans only."
You know that one CEO of American Airlines was Canadian.
You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks to fill in the missing 'u's in
words like labor, honor, neighbor and color.
You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize" and "no sugar added"
thanks to your extensive bilingual cereal packaging reading.
You occasionally answer the phone by saying "Oui, 'ello".
You make a mental note to talk about it at work the next day.
You know exactly what it means when you see the words "Tim Horton's"
on a sign near a highway exit - one Tim's with cream, no sugar coming up!
You know what it means to be on pogey.
You know that Thrills are something to chew and they "taste like soap".
You know the proper pronunciation of the words Lieutenant and schedule.
You understand the phrase "Could you please pass me a serviette,
I just spilled my poutine on the chesterfield."
Like any international assassin/terrorist/spy in the world,
you possess a Canadian passport.
You know what a toque is.
You also know the significance of seeing one on a Binome in ReBoot.
And you know what ReBoot is.
You brag that Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Mike Myers and many more, are Canadians.
You find -40C a bit chilly.
You know that when it's 25 degrees outside, it's a warm day.
You know four seasons: almost Winter, Winter, still Winter and Road Construction.

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