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Canadians, I've got two questions
- Thread starter Patrick Bateman
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hipbabboom
Huh? What did I say? Did I screw up again? :(
This man is a liar!
The money is plastic, not paper!
It smells like maple syrup if you hold it under a lamp because the resin the used to make the plastic is 43% maple syrup.
I can't remember where I read this so you'll just have to take my word for it!
it's pissing rain today (again), I'd kill for some snow but I'm not heading to the Prairies for Christmas, unfortunately. -37 degrees and 4 feet of snow is some non-urban shit, let me tell you.I wish I was in Vancouver right now
Fuck the cold, fuck snow and fuck winter
Bagged milk is awesome.
avg temperature in Toronto during the summer is about 25C (so 77F). The 'Hot' days get up to 35C(95F) not including humidity. Those days suck because it gets stupid huimd, but i'd take that over -20C.
I love the summer tbh. you winter loving mofos are weird.
avg temperature in Toronto during the summer is about 25C (so 77F). The 'Hot' days get up to 35C(95F) not including humidity. Those days suck because it gets stupid huimd, but i'd take that over -20C.
I love the summer tbh. you winter loving mofos are weird.
StylesClash
Member
Lol got me on that
-Pyromaniac-
Member
and ringolos
speculawyer
Member
I want this bagged milk. Seems great. (As long as the bags are recyclable.)
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Okay I was intrigued and I smelled them... and I do notice a faint smell of... something that could maybe vaguely resemble that, but it smelled the same as the $20, so I think I'm just being trolled.
(Disclaimer: I have a cold right now)
OMG I remember those... loved them as a kid but I can't ever seem to find them in stores anymore, so I thought they had been discontinued or something.
disappeared
Banned
And apparently Hickory Sticks. How does the rest of the world survive
Grand Optimist
Neo Member
Bluekaveli
Member
Op really?
I live in Nunavut. There is an insane amount of snow and it lasts from November until the end of June. Last week, it was -56 Celsius. That's -68.8 Fahrenheit. The wind was blowing 90 km/h. That's about 55 mph.
Please note the date. That isn't April 6th either.
If you ever come to Canada, this might not be the place for you. (or anyone)
Please note the date. That isn't April 6th either.
If you ever come to Canada, this might not be the place for you. (or anyone)
I live in Nunavut. There is an insane amount of snow and it lasts from November until the end of June. Last week, it was -56 Celsius. That's -68.8 Fahrenheit. The wind was blowing 90 km/h. That's about 55 mph.
Please note the date. That isn't April 6th either.
If you ever come to Canada, this might not be the place for you. (or anyone)
Why would anyone ever go to Nunavut?
Mining or born there, I'm guessing.
DJ_Lae
Member
The -40 it hits here in Edmonton is bad enough, I cannot imagine it colder and with more snow, plus the longer/shorter days and the insane cost of goods due to how isolated everything is.
No, bish was joking.
The restaurants in question are called "cabane à sucre", or "sugar shack". They are usually built around a maple forest or plantation (érablière, which Google translate claims is "sugar bush"? uh... okay) and most of their business is seasonal, between February and April when the maple syrup production is optimal. These restaurants typically serve food that go well with maple syrup, such as ham, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, pork rinds, pancakes, etc. and desserts such as sugar pie, pets-de-soeurs (yes that translates as "nun farts" xD), etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_house
Many of these places have large halls for groups, and offer various activities such as horse chariot rides, hiking (if the woodland around is suitable), etc. and often feature larger halls for receptions. That's where the "old people dancing" happens, they play these goofy "traditional" songs that are meant for square dancing. It's really quite corny and cringeworthy but I guess the old people love it.
Depends on the area. I think Vancouver and the maritime provinces have fairly mild summers due to the marine climate, but in the heart of the St-Laurent, it's terrible. Usually around 30 celsius, sometimes going as high as 40+ with humidity.
Probably not as consistently high as Louisiana, granted. But it's quite extreme going from -30 C to +30 C in a matter of weeks. Hell recently we went from like +15 to -10 in like one day, it was awful.
Sugar shacks are Canadian Buffet. We dont have a type of cuisine except for things covered with maple syrup
Havent been to one in almost five years
Shining Sunshine
Banned
I wish I was in Vancouver right now
Fuck the cold, fuck snow and fuck winter
You sure? It's been shitty and rainy all day. I mean... I'm not really complaining, I didn't work today, so I just stayed in all day. But Van isn't without its downsides.
John Kowalski
Banned
canadians what is your unicorn population looking like these days?
Max Armstrong
Member
I was going to complain about today's weather but....Today's weather is pretty great no?
...yeah, I can't complain about snow and cold anymore, ever. Jesus christ dude, you have my sympathy.
No Hickory Sticks? D:
My cousins from Texas came over and they found Canadians in Toronto to be a bit rude sadly, especially the drivers. The folks in St. Catherines and Hamilton were friendlier but not enough to redeem
I have to go to Toronto about 4 times a year for work, and yeah, I'll admit some of them Ren't the friendliest. And I never drive there, thank goodness.
TemplaerDude
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If there is one thing Canadians love doing it's one upping each other with stories of cold and snow. People from Ontario are the worst, if you even vaguely mention it was chilly they'll usually matter-of-factly go "COLD? YOU THINK THIS IS COLD?" and reference some story about how they had to call the military in to shovel their driveways or some shit.
Then they complain about the rain in Vancouver and I remind them they can leave at any time. I like the rain. Better than 2 feet of snow.
Then they complain about the rain in Vancouver and I remind them they can leave at any time. I like the rain. Better than 2 feet of snow.
Jesus I mean it gets cold in edmonton but at least we get some summer. Living up there gets nothing but respect cause I couldn't do it.I live in Nunavut. There is an insane amount of snow and it lasts from November until the end of June. Last week, it was -56 Celsius. That's -68.8 Fahrenheit. The wind was blowing 90 km/h. That's about 55 mph.
Please note the date. That isn't April 6th either.
If you ever come to Canada, this might not be the place for you. (or anyone)
US also has crazy dairy price fixing, it's just not as out in the open.
Swede here, we have milk tetras, they don't get soggy. Straight up lies by the Bagged Milk Industry
EmptySpace
Banned
i rejoice when it feels like -10 degrees celsius outside because that is a warm winter day.
Are you from the US? Your paper money is "water proof".
$$$$
My girlfriend is a teacher and the options were basically stay anywhere "down south" (as they say up here) and substitute for years until MAYBE you get a chance to land a full-time position, or come up here and make $100k+ a year for a full-time gig right out of University. We came on a one year contract and have now been here 7 years. I actually love it here.
I'm guess I'm lucky(?) in that the community I'm in is just below the Arctic Circle, so we never get the full on 24 hours of night. During the worst of it (January-February) the sun starts coming up at about 10:30am and is gone by 1:30pm.
In the summer we get the daylight all the time though. The sun goes about halfway below the horizon and then just goes across and comes back up. I actually find that worse.
Cost of goods can be completely insane though. It has gotten slightly better over the last two years since the Government cancelled the Food Mail program (we used to get groceries flown up from Winnipeg) and started subsidizing some of the costs right at the store.
A 4L jug of milk - bags of milk are non-existent up here - used to cost about $18, but now it's slightly higher than everywhere else... about $4. Some things are still crazy though. $7 for a big bag of chips, $14 for one of those Tropicana OJ cartons, $12 for a box of cereal, $28 for 12 cans of pop. And good luck getting fresh fruit or vegetables anywhere.
It is definitely not for everyone. I've seen new people get here and then leave literally the next day, which is a huge burden on the Government since they pay to move all your stuff and re-locate people here. Plus it's cheaper to go to Australia or China than it is to fly here.
However, after living here for a number of years I went back to Toronto for 2 years because I thought I missed home, and I realized almost immediately I made a mistake. I'll probably be here for a very long time now.
My biggest gripe is the internet speeds/price. I pay $135 a month for 2 Mpbs connection with a 15gb bandwidth cap. It's fine for general internet use and downloading most patches/updates for games, but I have to be pretty careful about monitoring it. Within the next 3 years Xplornet is supposed to be launching a 25 Mbps service so I am REALLY looking forward to that.
DeadlyParasite
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Nova Scotia has bagged milk but the section for it always small. Most people buy Cartons and Plastic Jugs.
20 cm of snow in Ottawa today. I hate the rain, it makes me depressed, but atleast I don't have to spend over an hour shovelling all that water off my driveway after a particularly rainy day.
I dread the gift that the city snowplow is going to leave at the foot of my driveway tomorrow morning.
Snow cones with real flavouring!
It's utter bullshit man. I have to go all the way to Portland and hang out with those Portlandia weirdos just to get my NBA fix because they also got rid of the Sonics. Vancouver needs the Grizzlies back ASAP, and Seattle needs a team as well.
Patrick Bateman
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I love the rain in Vancouver. The clouds are like a big grey blanket warming me over. Seattle is fine, too. Sometimes we get those humid rainy days, though. Hate those so much.
My cousin moved to West Van and moved back to Winnipeg because the rain depressed her too much. Meanwhile I moved to Winnipeg and left after 3 years due to the winters.
My cousin moved to West Van and moved back to Winnipeg because the rain depressed her too much. Meanwhile I moved to Winnipeg and left after 3 years due to the winters.
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