Efan said:

We gave them Elvis, and in return they gave us Avril Lavigne

they gave us Avril Lavigne

Imago said:

And that bitch Anne Murray too.

Imago said:

And that bitch Anne Murray too.

Efan said:

Don't forget Bryan Adams.

PunkMistress said:

Remember when that motherfucker tried going 'high fashion' and we had to endure music videos of him on the catwalk in taylored suits?"

"Bryan, you're fucking Canada!!--put your flannel back on!"

Imago said:

remember when Corey Hart wore his sunglasses at night..despite all the bullshit reasons he gave for doing so in that song, it was really out of total emabrassment of his homeland...

Mach said:

wtf is up with gender specific appliances....

Efan said:

OMG, I had forgotten

I almost fell out of my chair when John Stewart said, "I haven't been to Canada but I always get the impression could take that country in about 2 days."



This shit is hilarious: http://www.video.ca/video.php?id=26


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roodboi said:

HE has a turbo spin cycle

Imago said:

U ever seen Canadian Bacon?...

To be serious for a moment, I actually think Canadians pronounce it "aboat" rather than "aboot". At least when I've heard actual Canadians use the word "about" that's what it sounds like.
And I would LOVE to visit Canada one day. Besides the big cities, I would especially like to visit Gimli in Manitoba because that town was built by immigrants from my country more than 100 years ago.

And yes, while Canadians brought us crappy music from the likes of Avril Lavigne and Celine Dion they also brought us great comedians like Jim Carrey and Mike Myers.
Yay for Canada!

Is Canada really a country though? It always seems like an Annex of England or France to me.

Those aren't spelled correctly tough. That's what you're dictionary is trying to point out.

luv4u said:

But you don't go to the thea-tra or get to the cen-tra of a Tootsie Pop. They are pronounced thea-TER and cen-TER for a reason.

How come famous isn't spelled famos in USA btw

Imago said:

KoolEaze said:

PWNED

Imago said:

Isn't Canada just America's hat?

ZombieKitten said:

Most, if not all words ending with -ous stay the same in US-English. Like Glamorous Life. But, as you can see, most of the -our parts in words change into -or words, like humour/humor, neighbour/neighbor etc.

As a non-native speaker, I find the arguments and debates between Americans, Canadians and Brits rather funny. Sure, there are differences but they are not that big and it´s pretty normal for a language to change over the centuries and from region to region. American English is very practical, not as excluding as British English and, to be honest, most advocates of the "real" version of English come off as rather arrogant.

But what do I know?

luv4u said:

But you don't go to the thea-tra or get to the cen-tra of a Tootsie Pop. They are pronounced thea-TER and cen-TER for a reason.

Mach said:

wtf is up with gender specific appliances....

PunkMistress said:

Remember when that motherfucker tried going 'high fashion' and we had to endure music videos of him on the catwalk in taylored suits?"

"Bryan, you're fucking Canada!!--put your flannel back on!"

To be serious for a moment, I actually think Canadians pronounce it "aboat" rather than "aboot". At least when I've heard actual Canadians use the word "about" that's what it sounds like.
And I would LOVE to visit Canada one day. Besides the big cities, I would especially like to visit Gimli in Manitoba because that town was built by immigrants from my country more than 100 years ago.

And yes, while Canadians brought us crappy music from the likes of Avril Lavigne and Celine Dion they also brought us great comedians like Jim Carrey and Mike Myers.
Yay for Canada!

Imago said:

Isn't Canada just America's hat?

JerseyKRS said:

No, the US is Canada's toilet.

To be serious for a moment, I actually think Canadians pronounce it "aboat" rather than "aboot". At least when I've heard actual Canadians use the word "about" that's what it sounds like.
And I would LOVE to visit Canada one day. Besides the big cities, I would especially like to visit Gimli in Manitoba because that town was built by immigrants from my country more than 100 years ago.

And yes, while Canadians brought us crappy music from the likes of Avril Lavigne and Celine Dion they also brought us great comedians like Jim Carrey and Mike Myers.
Yay for Canada!

JerseyKRS said:

No, the US is Canada's toilet.