Funny Canadian words vs. American words

[littlepoem 0]

in america they ask you if you want a sack to put your purchases in.......it makes me laugh everytime i dunno why

[KiKi 0]

My husband says "Washroom" whereas I say "bathroom" or "restroom"

My MIL also says "Chesterfield"

Edited July 20, 2006 by KiKi

[pedroh 21]

lol.. in elementary school i learned british english.. so i sometimes write colour or labour... and i hate being corrected, becuse its not wrong!!! or saying aluminium insteadd of aloominumh...

[Buttons 0]

Do you remember that cute smartie song? starts out like you said... when you eat the smarties do you eat the red ones last do you put them in your pocket....I forget the rest, wow what a childhood flashback. Thanks.

when you eat your smarties do you eat the red ones last, do you suck the very slowly or chrunch them very fast. When you eat your smarties do you eat the red ones last.

I think that's how it goes.

[Marilyn. 340]

when you eat your smarties do you eat the red ones last? so you suck them very slowly or crunch them very fast? blah blah blah so tell me when i ask...when u eat your smartes do u eat the red ones last? !!!!!!!

sweet tea=non existant in canada

buscuits & gravy=non existant in canada

never had a corn muffin b4 I came here...when the waitress asked if i wanted busicuts or corn muffins with my meal and i replied 'whts a cornmuffin?' she looked at me like i was from another planet!!

I also learned to order hot tea so I dont end up with iced tea...and learned to ask for creamers because when i asked for milk to go with it...they brought me a glass of milk! heh

HUH , I find that sweet tea is hard to come by here in the States, at least here in the LA area..... I could find it anywhere in Canada

[dani_christine 0]

One thing I haven't been able to find is eggroll sauce, the kind you'd get in a little ketchup type package. Is it called something else here?

it's called "duck sauce" here...don't ask me why.

[ceriserose 1]

Do you remember that cute smartie song? starts out like you said... when you eat the smarties do you eat the red ones last do you put them in your pocket....I forget the rest, wow what a childhood flashback. Thanks.

when you eat your smarties do you eat the red ones last, do you suck the very slowly or chrunch them very fast. When you eat your smarties do you eat the red ones last.

I think that's how it goes.

when you eat your smarties do you eat the red ones last?

do you suck them very slowly

or crunch them very fast?

eat that candy-coated chocolate,

but tell me when I ask

when you eat your smarties do you eat the red ones last?

****

Not realizing they don't have them here the US I got quite a look from my (then) fiancé when I sang it at him expecting a nostalgic response...

[evilcanuck 0]

HUH , I find that sweet tea is hard to come by here in the States, at least here in the LA area..... I could find it anywhere in Canada

odd i never even heard of 'sweet tea' in canada, they serve it like water in the states. mostly the southern states. In canada all u can find is iced tea which is not sweet...i find myelf ordering icedd tea back home and adding sugar LOL. Ive been americanized!!!!

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

in america they ask you if you want a sack to put your purchases in.......it makes me laugh everytime i dunno why

Not everywhere. I have always heard 'bag' in the US.

[incanada1234 0]

I hated "zed" from the beginning, right when I moved here. It makes no sense! It's ZEE!

Also, this isn't a funny word but - mayo and fries *shudder* ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

[Marilyn. 340]

HUH , I find that sweet tea is hard to come by here in the States, at least here in the LA area..... I could find it anywhere in Canada

odd i never even heard of 'sweet tea' in canada, they serve it like water in the states. mostly the southern states. In canada all u can find is iced tea which is not sweet...i find myelf ordering icedd tea back home and adding sugar LOL. Ive been americanized!!!!

The "iced tea" I have had in Canada has always been sweet Even the tea in the soda machines is usually not sweet down here

I have always said ZEE not ZED.... and I am Canadian and I pronounce it, "about" not "aboot"

Edited July 20, 2006 by MarilynP

[ceriserose 1]

HUH , I find that sweet tea is hard to come by here in the States, at least here in the LA area..... I could find it anywhere in Canada

odd i never even heard of 'sweet tea' in canada, they serve it like water in the states. mostly the southern states. In canada all u can find is iced tea which is not sweet...i find myelf ordering icedd tea back home and adding sugar LOL. Ive been americanized!!!!

The "iced tea" I have had in Canada has always been sweet Even the tea in the soda machines is usually not sweet down here

I have always said ZEE not ZED.... and I am Canadian and I pronounce it, "about" not "aboot"

I had this discussion with Hubby about the tea. He said that in the US South (aka Deep South) and in Canada sweetened ice tea is the norm (i.e. 9 times out of 10 that's what you'd get). In the northern US it trends toward unsweetened. These are generalized of course, but he's been all over and that's what he's found.

Marilyn the whole aboot thing drives me nuts! hehe It seems that that's all anyone thinks of. Strangely enough the ones they get me for here are 'process' and 'sorry'.

[Ric Flair 0]

in america they ask you if you want a sack to put your purchases in.......it makes me laugh everytime i dunno why

Not everywhere. I have always heard 'bag' in the US.

Sack is funnier

[Neja 0]

It's so hard not to say "zed". I just find "zee" just sounds to close to "c" especially when you're spelling something over the phone. I'm surprised at how much it confuses the heck out of people when I say "zed". I didn't even realize I said it until I moved here.

I learnt the British way to spell things too...I've trained myself to write "check" instead of "cheque" eventhough it just pains me to see the "ck" ending. I hate simplifying the words by taking out "u" in words such as colour, labour etc.

I found it funny that people here in NYC tell you "have a good one!". I thought only people in Calgary said that! I'd never heard it anywhere else. I was quite surprised!

Edited July 21, 2006 by Neja

[Meliss 0]

Elastic bands in Canada -rubber bands in U.S. Any more? I'm bored....