hi! just thought i'd start a list of favorite items not available in the u.s. .Maybe someones done this one before?. I will miss huge jars of cheese whiz and ketchup chips. I am bringing a few cases of each.Good thing i booked a 17ft uhaul.

the cheese whiz down here tastes more like nacho dip... at least what I have found around here....

yes i agree with that cheeze whiz is considered a food group on its own with my kids, I think i solely support the workersat kraft

As a USC with my husband in Canada - these are my favorites he's always enjoying that I can't have! (but LOVE) Canadian-Chineese Food, Fries & Gravy, Tim's Honey Crulers, Stronger beer, Pizza Delight, Irving Food, Moose, oh my list could go on and on!

Here's a "custom" that I would like Americans to adopt - removing your shoes when you enter a house. I found it strange at first, but now I wish everyone removed their shoes when they come to mine!

Poutine. Definitely poutine. To be exact, New York Fries poutine.

Making it myself is just not the same.

Mo

Buckleys cough syrup

Took post #7 to mention Tim Hortons!!! Soo Slowww

• Saskatoon Berries
• Laura Secord chocolates and Ice Cream
• quark cheese (spreads easily, unlike cream cheese)

I have a jar of Saskatoon berry jam in my fridge!! 11 hrs from now, a portion of it will be on my bagel!!!

I so agree with you on the custom of removing shoes. My husband comes in and takes his shoes off at the couch where I can trip over those Size 12's all the time. The Europeans do this too.

I miss being able to buy good over-the-counter drugs such as 222's, Robaxet, Allegra and a few others. Prescription drugs are big business in the States and you have to pay for everything, so bring your favourites.

While you're stocking up on Chez Whiz, think about this: the aisles of the supermarkets in the States are filled with junk food. But not to worry, because in the last aisle, there's a pharmacy. That's where your high health insurance premiums will help you pay hundreds a month for pills to keep your cholesterol in check (from eating all that Chez Whiz). You'll get to live another 20 years on expensive meds!

Later, if you're lucky, you'll be in a nursing home so they can keep you alive another few years at $8,000 a month. It's all big business. So have another cheeseburrger and keep the economy healthy.

my most favourite things I miss about Canada are my little bros and sis

Canadian winter and Snow.....

My favourite things that I miss about Canada (other than my family....don't get me started on that )............I dearly miss sweet mustard pickles (haven't seen not one jar anywhere) my husband loves them and we brought some back with us but not enough, we don't even have any left for Thanksgiving this weekend........Sour Creme and Bacon Chips..........Pineapple Pop................YES...........CHEESE WHIZ (I can't believe they don't have the big bottles and yes they're like the nacho stuff.....tsk tsk!!.......... Fries with dressing and gravy ..............I could go on and go but I should leave some for you fine folks to list..

And yes, what is it with Americans not taking their shoes off when they enter peoples homes......it's the same where my sister lives in California!! My hubby takes his off now but it's so weird when I go to someone's home and they say 'Oh don't bother taking off your shoes!!" But I take them off cause I don't want to mess their floors up....Go Figure.............................{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}

Some things I took a strong liking to in Canada and now miss in the states. Pilsners, Coffee Crips (it makes a nice light snack), all the Cadbury chocolates.

BTW, I've had pineapple pop in the states. I think it was Safeway brand.

Well I guess i got lucky cause my Fiance (USC) removes his shoes all the time in his house

Im from montreal so heres what I am going to miss : Poutine (off course) and smoked meat. And probably the famous gravy sauce that everybody eats here with their chicken. I heard the gravy down there is not even close to be good. I will probable bring a box of those little pouches with powder mix to make both Poutine and BBQ gravy As for poutine cheese curds seems to be available around NY, Vermont and Maine, but not around Illinois. I may have to drive up to Wisconsin to get some.... What will i do for a poutine lol.

i got lucky there is a grocery store with a french section and they got my favorite jam that I buy here in Montreal

Mephys

I am craving Western Pizza.

in no particular order...

my morning timmy's tea and occasional cinnamon bun;
shreddies;
red river;
ketchup chips (although i did see some in wally world the other day);
canadian tire;
smarties;
HNIC (and yes, i'll even miss Grapes)

i could go on, but i'll get sad.

k

My mother in law told me not to take my shoes off because my socks will get all dirty. I said my socks wouldn't get all dirty if everybody just removed their shoes at the door

I gave up trying to get people to remove their shoes now, but I swear if it ever did snow here, they'd change their habits!

I wonder if people would start talking about Joe's crazy Canadian wife if I put up a sign?

I miss poutine... especially from la belle province... I miss Parlor Ice Cream, I miss Vachon cakes lol I miss Commensal food, I miss going to the "cabane a sucre" in March with my family, I miss the decent european food I could find in any little grocery store in Montreal... I definitely miss the President's Choice rosee pasta sauce lol I miss a lot of Cadbury chocolate... I miss Thanksgiving in October... I miss my FAMILY , I miss being able to choose whether I felt like speaking English or French, depending on my mood... I miss LA SENZA... (victoria's secret is crap in my opinion...), I miss going to Tim Horton's with the girls on Sunday nights.. I miss going to see movies at 1am on Friday nights at Cinema du Parc.. I miss Just for Laughs, I miss being able to walk or take a short short cab ride to any interesting place in the city... I miss the bar Cheers, I miss the Red Green show... I miss the health care lol I could go on and on and on and on oh and I REALLY miss ketchup flavoured Crispy Minis

and I ALWAYS take my shoes off when I come in, and now my husband does too



oh oh oh is it la belle maison or la belle mere jam? i can't remember the exact name but i used to buy it all the time too... and i miss MAY WEST!!! lol

I miss Maple Leaf balonie, bacon etc. I miss Purity products.... crackers, candy, etc (all made in Newfoundland).........I miss the Pizza House at home..........but most of all I miss family and friends....esp my Grand Babies .....just picking up the phone and say to a friend, "Hey, wanna go for a coffee or a boot??" BTW...boot means drive ..................Happy Missing ..............{{{{{HUGS}}}}}

Yes, Remove your damn shoes ! Drives me crazy. Starting to get my husband in the habit. Drives me nuts when I wash the floors and two mins after there dry he's walking in with his shoes.

Oh and I MISS SMARITIES !!!!!!!!!

My Canadian wife has a small sign hanging on the outside of the back door that says -

"The floors are clean, the place is neat
Dammit, at least wipe your feet!"

Omg, now youre making me being scared of leaving montreal......lollll

Poutine....
One week Stina.... one week....

in no particular order.....

Farmer's Black Raspberry Cheesecake ice cream
Great Canadian sandwiches from Arby's
Big Crunch sandwiches from KFC
Tim Horton's English Toffee Cappucinos and sour cream glazed doughnuts
CBC radio on my car stereo
the ocean, the ocean, the ocean

oh, and real flour

That's the 1st i have heard of someone missing a Canadian winter! I'm going to miss "touques" - "stocking cap" just doesn't cut it for me.

I'm only heading as far as Boston, so the climate will be similar, if a bit less wintery, and I'll be able to get back for a visit fairly often (once I get AP anyway), but I'll definitely be missing Aero bars and poutine and St-Hubert chicken and my FI already knows we'll have to come back for at least the Jazz fest in the summer.

I miss the snow too. And down south here, they call it a tobaggan

Just arrived in the US last night and this morning my breakfast just wasn't the same without my KRAFT Peanut Butter!!!!!! I'm gonna have to bring it down by the 2kg jar from costco..lol. They apparently also don't have Silhouette yogurt but then again, we all have to give up things to be with our loved ones....right!?

Do you mean Robin Hood?


Um, I think that brand is restricted to ON (I've never seen it in AB)

I know what you mean about the peanut butter... but I discovered Jif Peanut Butter and Honey.. and omg.. it's probably the best tasting peanut butter I've encountered while being here in the USA since May. Give it a try!

Milk in bags - the gallon jugs down here are stupid. The first pour always runs down the side.

check the labels on peanut butter down here, some brands contain trans-fats for some inexplicable reason I buy Smuckers Natural now. Its just peanuts.

and check labels on yogurt, some have HFCS in them, and some have sooooooooo much sugars in them you might as well just eat a 5 lb bag for lunch I usually buy Breyer's Light, its got the least amount of sugars in it. Even the ones that are the same brand names as in Canada, different ingredients.

I still miss Shreddies *sigh*

Hmmmm. let me see... for me it would have to be the snacks:
1. Poutine!!!!!
2. KFC's chicken gravy (the KFC gravy in the States just doesn't measure up)
2. Cadbury Chocolate Bars (esp. Coffee Crisp & Flake)
3. Hostess Potato Chips (esp. ketchup, dill, and roast chicken flavours)
4. Sour Soother candies
5. Bassetts Licorice Allsorts

What am I going to do?????? Guess I'll have to have my Dad & Stepmom send me extra special shipments of whatever they can so I don't have any breakdowns.

I made my wonderful famous chocolate chip cookies and they were terrible. I could not figure it out. Then I did. Flour....damn flour!! ARGGGGGG!!

Also the shoe thing. I thought it was just my husband and family. Drives me nuts!! It feels so disrespectful when I wash the floors and him and his son walk in with shoes on.

my husband and I just discussed the shoes thing again. He's inherited his parent's house, which is all hardwood except for the den and downstairs bedrooms, which I hope to laminate (I dislike carpeting).

His mother seems to have had a slipper fetish. There's about 2 dozen pairs of them stuffed into the closets. I figure if I leave them at the doorways Japanese style, and tell everyone to remove their shoes, they won't feel so awkward showing off their feet. Or whatever it is that makes them keep their shoes on.

Now, if I could just get the dogs to wash before they come in from the yard!

There are some gentlemen whose feet you might not want/regret having shoes removed from....lol...or have your slippers placed on.

The beer thing is a myth. I can get beer down here that is just as good. You just have to avoid the mass marketed beer. Also I live in Wisconsin, so I think that makes a difference.

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I agree with you on that one.

Everone at home always takes their shoes off. Down here noone does, and I am still trying to deal with that

I miss so much from home.

Apples- Gravistein, Russet, August Apples from my parents orchard.

I miss Canadian Chinesse, KFC homemade gray and fries, Donairs, New White Potatoes, Summer Savory for stuffing. I told my husband that I cant wait to go home and have some good food

I don't miss all those crappy canuck beers any more. Ex, Canadian, Blue, 50, OV etc. Sam Adams, Grolsh, Heiniken for me. Sure the Canadian Beers are generally better than Budweiser or Pabst but they are not all that great. Of course, there are independent brewries everywhere. The ones in Canada are no better than there US counterparts.

What I miss is the Bread and Cheese. I have to go to NYC to get decent stuff. Here we have only 1 or 2 brands that are edible. I miss peameal bacon, Mr Submarine, Timbo's, healthcare, relatively uncomplicated tax law, RRSP's, Gun control, and News that doesn't consider Neo Conservatism as a legitimate ideology.

She's a cool gal then

I miss peameal bacon too. Its soooooooooo expensive to order it from RealCanadianBacon *sigh*

I usually buy British imported beer around here. I've yet to see any Canadian beer here except Blue, which is just pony piss IMO And I do like Sam Adam's brews. We recently tried thier Oktoberfest brew, its pretty good, for a seasonal special.

I generally just like beer with some flavour in it. Mass produced stuff like Canadian, 50, Bud, Coors etc, just don't cut it. Not even for a cheap buz. In my experience, the cheaper the beer, the worse the hangover the next day I'd rather spend the money, than pay the price. If you follow

I hear you :-)

One thing I do keep around here is a bottle of Crown Royal for special ocasions. Like Saturday Nights.

Is it bad that I really don't miss anything?

Nothing? I guess it depends on how your life was going in Canada vs how it is going in the USA. It also depends probably on your political persuasion somewhat.

Funny you should ask this question. I started a list of items I can't get in Fla.... or at least haven't found, as yet... so I can bring at least some of them back with me. I know there's more but....

- white pepper
- real German rye bread (not that doughy stuff)
- garlic herb cream cheese
- fibre bread
- Bovril
- Campbell's chicken and beef broth

I'm definitely going to miss my morning coffee at the Horton's but I really like the Starbuck's house blend from the Walmart so I guess I'll just make my own.

I've seen Campbell's Chicken and Beef broth in stores here in NC. I never use them tho, too much salt and other crap. Bovril too. Too much salt. I use Watkins soup mixes. Lower salt and no MSG. They're very yummy

mmmmmmmmm Crown Royal. Now I'm going to have to make a trip to the ABC store. I've been here 2 years this week, and never stepped foot in the liquor store yet. Howz that for pathetic?