You Know You're
Canadian When...
- 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."
(Poutine: Fries, shredded Cheese, & Gravy)
- You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
- You drink pop, not soda.
- You know what it means to be on pogey.
(Unemployment)
- You know that a mickey and two-fours mean "Party at the camp, eh?"
(Two-four: Case of 24 beer)
- 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 and no Americans.
- 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.
(We really do!)
- 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.
(Square-head screwdriver)
- You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
(Canadian Tire Automotive store bonus coupons)
- You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".
- You know that Mounties "don't always look like that".
(Ceremonial attire only)
- You dismiss all beers under 6% as "for children and the elderly".
- You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.
(Children's TV host)
- You know that Casey and Finnegan are not a Celtic musical group.
(Children's TV puppets, 'Mr. Dressup')
- You participated in "Participaction".
('Get Active' movement)
- 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.
('Loonie' - $1 coin; 'Twonie' - $2 coin)
- Unlike any international assasin/terrorist/spy in the world, you don't possess a Canadian passport.
- You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color. (Humour)
- You know the French equivalents of "free", "prize", and "no sugar added", thanks to your extensive education in bilingual cereal packaging.
('Gratis', 'Prix', 'Sans Sucre')
- 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 do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's "Skin-a-ma-rink-a-dink-a-dink" opus.
- You can eat more than one maple sugar candy without feeling nauseous.
- You were mad when "The Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
- You know what a toque is.
(Knitted hat)
- You have some memento of Bob and Doug.
('Second City' TV show - the MacKenzie brothers)
- You know Toronto is not a province.
- You never miss "Coaches Corner".
(With Don Cherry)
- Back bacon and Kraft Dinner are two of your favourite food groups.
- You smile when people discover that calling you a 'Canuck' isn't an insult.