Perspectives of a Canadian in the Old/Deep/New/Geographic South: This is where I ramble on about nothing in particular and post a few nice pictures.
1. What vehicle do you drive?
1991 Honda Accord LX
2. How long have you had it?
It’ll be 5 years in April
3. What is the coolest feature on your vehicle?
That it still runs.
4. What is the most annoying thing about your vehicle?
Driver’s side window doesn’t roll down, driver’s side auto-retracting seatbelt doesn’t.
5. If money were no object, what vehicle would you be driving right now?
A Bentley. But I’d settle for a Rolls Royce.
You’re Most Like The Season Autumn …
You’re warm, and the most approachable. You have that gentle prescence about you. People can relate to you, and find you easy company. However it’s likely you’ve been hurt in the past and it has left you scarred so things can become rather chilly with you at times. Being the third Season in, you’re mature, trustworthy and loyal to your friends but prone to depression and negative thinking.
Well done… You’re the shy and sensitive season 🙂
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I’m Canadian, my wife is American. I’m from the West, she’s from the East. So naturally, each of us has a different vocabulary set. There are a few items that I call one thing, and her by another.
Monday for example, we were at Office Depot to get a laser pointer for a presentation she was doing. At the last minute, she remembered she needed something called postal tape. She tells me to go get the postal tape. So I head off and then realize that I have no idea what postal tape is.
Me (staring blankly): Huh?
Her: Postal tape!
Me: Postal tape? What the heck is this postal tape you’re talking about?
Her: That clear tape you use for packages!
Me (understanding finally dawns on my face): Oh, packing tape!
The same thing happens when I try to tell her what the temperature is outside or give her anything in metric units. She just stares at me blankly until I break down and work out the conversion in my head.
She occasionally pokes fun at some of my Canadian pronunciation. I occasionally mock her accent, which she occasionally slips into when she gets excited or is talking to friends from back home.
Pop vs soda, postal vs packing tape, C vs F, zed vs zee. Yes, we’re different. And that’s probably the way it will stay.
Hey physics profs and teachers. Want a neat microwave trick for your students to try out? Measure the speed of light using a microwave and chocolate. It’s a simple experiment using a line of chocolate chips and a microwave. The principles are discussed in the article and according to the article, gets pretty close to the answer. And when you’re finished with the experiment, you can eat it!
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