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I once called an American a Yank on a forum, he was couple of pages of unhappy.


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I could make a wee tad bit of a joke, and say, it took five years before I realized "Bloody", and "Yank", were two different words.


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My cousin got a bit sideways with one of his grade-school teachers because he honestly thought that "damned" and "Democrats" were one word.


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Originally Posted by wabigoon
I could make a wee tad bit of a joke, and say, it took five years before I realized "Bloody", and "Yank", were two different words.


I would never call you that - - - - - - unless the brisket hash dries up. wink


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Good mornin' Keith, it has been some time since we enjoyed the corned beef hash, and eggs together.

Someday soon----!


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Originally Posted by wabigoon
Comes to mind, the notion that in Canada, all folks from the US, are "Yanks", or Yankees.
Now if one is from the south US, that strikes as bit odd.

In the States, only people from New England, and close by are "Yankees"



The term I'm familiar with is "You-alls"

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The term "Beaner" as in pork and beaner has also been used for the variety of US visitors to our lakes and streams who buy nothing in Canada other than their fishing licence, and bring everything other than their minnows with them. They call that supporting our economy.

Thankfully they are not all like that. Around these parts we get some wealthy Iowa farmers that are also land owners here. Good bunch of folks by and large.


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Now, the old joke comes to mind.

This Iowa farmer wears his bib overalls to Canada on a two week fishing trip, with a hundred dollar bill in a front pocket and doesn't change either the entire trip.


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Every vacationing american I've ever met here were always nice people. I don't expect them to spend all their money here will on holidays, but it would be good for our economy.

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little late to the game here ,did not read the whole thred yet but,,

swamp donkies aka moose south of the line.

in B.C. drain rock , Alberta tile rock

in B.C. logging trucks haul logs ,in Alerta they can haul logs or be wire line units in the oil patch.

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Guided many American hunters 15-20 years ago. All good woodsman and safe with firearms and great shooters seldom missing game. Some did't know how how to start a fire in -30 winter , but when they learned how never forgot. They always laughed at the word tuque. For them it was head stocking, go figure.


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Learned a new one the other day. Well, not a new word but found out it is Canadian. Might be even more local than that, might just be a BC word.
Navvy Jack is the mix of small stones/ gravel used in making concrete. Pronounced with a short "a" like in navigation.

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Originally Posted by Greg_S

Navvy Jack is the mix of small stones/ gravel used in making concrete.


With the easy access to redimix concrete these days Navvy Jack is not as popular as it was several decades ago. Most often today it is used in handyman type projects rather than being site-batched for large foundations.

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I tried to order a rye and Coke in a bar somewhere in southern US one time, can't remember where. Anyway, the bartender just gave me a blank stare. I said it louder, stare got blanker...finally figured out that if you order Crown and Coke, they can help you out!

Poutine is indeed better than it sounds. Ontario was a bit different than Alberta, Ontario we called pike Northerns or just pike, Alberta its usually Jack or some other slang. Swamp donkey or ditch donkey for moose. I didn't know boomers had a different name..Yankee's start south of the border...(I know better now)...a toque is the right and proper term...we measure fuel economy in litres per 100km, but I prefer mpg..remember ordering my first iced tea down south and thinking wtf is this? Was about to send it back till my brother told me what was going on. I thought all the waitresses were overcome by my rugged Canadian handsomeness till I realized they call everyone by some pet name..that was a bit disappointing.

American cigarettes smell like weed, and taste like dried cow dung. You can't get a good chicken fried steak in Canada, that I've found, and nowhere near the good gravy either. My brother used to drink the gravy after finishing his biscuit. Better food south of the border in general, for certain.

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Especially the gambling casinos on Indian reserves. Best feed ever had and econo, Don't past them by, i always stop there but never gamble.


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Chesterfield, sofa, washroom, bathroom.


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I just learned today what a 'double double 'is.... grin


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ingwe;
Good evening to you sir, I trust this finds you and yours well on the first weekend in March.

So if you've just found out about a "double double", were you on this side of the medicine line and did you remember to "roll up the rim to win" ? grin

It's sorta a Canadian tradition this time of year or most surely is in our part of BC.

The city where we work and our girls went to school is something like 32,000 people and there are 4 Tim's shops - and always a line up if they're open. It's a license to print money up here I tell you.... funny coloured money of course and it's only worth $ .75, but still... laugh

All the best to you folks this weekend ingwe.

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Yeah, I stopped at a Tims last year for the first time....it wasn't at all what I expected. Kinda like a Canadian Starbucks....


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That double.double, you learned about, was that from spending time in the basement...LOL

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