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Is it possible to raise a Canadian in the US?

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trailmix Grand Master

trailmix   77

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Please do take this with a grain of salt.

A friend once told me, ha, so do not hold me responsible...

The difference between a U.S.ian and a Canadian:

Canadian at fast food counter

Can I have a Coke?

Est-ce que je peut avoir un Coke?

(My Franglais abounds.) :lol:

USian at a fast food counter

Gimee a Coke!

It's a philosophical variance that goes deep! :yes:

Flame away...

I am ready.

:D

You made the Canadian request bilingual - that's tooooo funny :lol:

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Please do take this with a grain of salt.

A friend once told me, ha, so do not hold me responsible...

The difference between a U.S.ian and a Canadian:

Canadian at fast food counter

Can I have a Coke?

Est-ce que je peut avoir un Coke?

(My Franglais abounds.) :lol:

USian at a fast food counter

Gimee a Coke!

It's a philosophical variance that goes deep! :yes:

Flame away...

I am ready.

:D

You made the Canadian request bilingual - that's tooooo funny :lol:

Only to be used in Quebec!

Not in Ontario or B.C. for example.

Hahaha!

SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

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thermophile   0

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Please do take this with a grain of salt.

A friend once told me, ha, so do not hold me responsible...

The difference between a U.S.ian and a Canadian:

Canadian at fast food counter

Can I have a Coke?

Est-ce que je peut avoir un Coke?

(My Franglais abounds.) :lol:

USian at a fast food counter

Gimee a Coke!

It's a philosophical variance that goes deep! :yes:

Flame away...

I am ready.

:D

You made the Canadian request bilingual - that's tooooo funny :lol:

that's what I was trying to say :thumbs:

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Emancipation   2

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Please do take this with a grain of salt.

A friend once told me, ha, so do not hold me responsible...

The difference between a U.S.ian and a Canadian:

Canadian at fast food counter

Can I have a Coke?

Est-ce que je peut avoir un Coke?

(My Franglais abounds.) :lol:

USian at a fast food counter

Gimee a Coke!

It's a philosophical variance that goes deep! :yes:

Flame away...

I am ready.

:D

You made the Canadian request bilingual - that's tooooo funny :lol:

that's what I was trying to say :thumbs:

but you forgot the Please, the CDN would always say..

can i PLEASE have a pop?

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2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

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Chica Yeyé   41

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Please do take this with a grain of salt.

A friend once told me, ha, so do not hold me responsible...

The difference between a U.S.ian and a Canadian:

Canadian at fast food counter

Can I have a Coke?

Est-ce que je peut avoir un Coke?

(My Franglais abounds.) :lol:

USian at a fast food counter

Gimee a Coke!

It's a philosophical variance that goes deep! :yes:

Flame away...

I am ready.

:D

You made the Canadian request bilingual - that's tooooo funny :lol:

that's what I was trying to say :thumbs:

but you forgot the Please, the CDN would always say..

can i PLEASE have a pop?

UNLESS he was about 16 years old.... at that time, all North American teens I've fuond loose their ability to have any sense of social grace ;)

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ahhhh the things we do for love :wub:

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Please do take this with a grain of salt.

A friend once told me, ha, so do not hold me responsible...

The difference between a U.S.ian and a Canadian:

Canadian at fast food counter

Can I have a Coke?

Est-ce que je peut avoir un Coke?

(My Franglais abounds.) :lol:

USian at a fast food counter

Gimee a Coke!

It's a philosophical variance that goes deep! :yes:

Flame away...

I am ready.

:D

You made the Canadian request bilingual - that's tooooo funny :lol:

Only to be used in Quebec!

Not in Ontario or B.C. for example.

Hahaha!

Well in Quebec it depends:

Polite way : Est-ce que je peux avoir un Coke s'il-vous-plait

Can I have a coke please ?

Slang between friends : Donne moé un coke esti

Gimme a damn coke

:lol: \

Unfortunately, Quebec can be bad sometimes and can sound awfully hillbilly ;) And I can say it cause I am one of them :lol:

Seriously, I would love my child to speak French and English and to identify himself as a half Canadian, but with 3 older brothers and a Dad that are all 100% americans, I am sure he will relate more to the US. As long as he take the opportunity to appreciate both countries, I will be fine with it ;) Can't force it upon him if he feels more like an American because raised in the US...

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neiks   19

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Thanks for everyones responses. It's not that I want to suppress my son's "Americanism" I just want him to feel that he is also a Canadian. My mother in law was born to a Canadian mother in the US and raised in the US only minutes from the Canadian border. MIL has no Canadian identity what so ever. I caulk it up to the time period and "dual" status was unheard of. We are in a more "global" time period and dual citizenships are more common and we want our children to be a part of the best of both countries and feel comfortable in either country.

I will be sure to feed him Canadian Kraft dinner, Ketchup, Canola margarine and make him watch Corner gas, Air Farce, North of 60 reruns, Canadian Sesame Street, Mr Dress-up, The Friendly Giant, Fred Penner, etc.

If all that fails, back to the brainwashing at night.

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Get some of that Timmies into his bottle!!

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

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I just want my kid to know and appreciate that he or she will be half Canadian and half American...
Ehhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Actually your child will be cent-percent Canuck and cent-percent Yank!

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2006/04/15 Church Wedding at Novi (Detroit suburb), MI

2006/05/01 AOS Packet (I-485/I-131/I-765) filed at Chicago

2006/08/23 AP and EAD approved. Two down, 1.5 to go

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2008/07/21 I-751 (conditions removal) filed

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2009/07/23 Pras files N-400

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I'm a little surprised that my (2 earlier) post in this thread didn't get any flak. :lol: :lol:

2005/07/10 I-129F filed for Pras

2005/11/07 I-129F approved, forwarded to NVC--to Chennai Consulate 2005/11/14

2005/12/02 Packet-3 received from Chennai

2005/12/21 Visa Interview Date

2006/04/04 Pras' entry into US at DTW

2006/04/15 Church Wedding at Novi (Detroit suburb), MI

2006/05/01 AOS Packet (I-485/I-131/I-765) filed at Chicago

2006/08/23 AP and EAD approved. Two down, 1.5 to go

2006/10/13 Pras' I-485 interview--APPROVED!

2006/10/27 Pras' conditional GC arrives -- .5 to go (2 yrs to Conditions Removal)

2008/07/21 I-751 (conditions removal) filed

2008/08/22 I-751 biometrics completed

2009/06/18 I-751 approved

2009/07/03 10-year GC received; last 0.5 done!

2009/07/23 Pras files N-400

2009/11/16 My 46TH birthday, Pras N-400 approved

2010/03/18 Pras' swear-in

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I just want my kid to know and appreciate that he or she will be half Canadian and half American...
Ehhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Actually your child will be cent-percent Canuck and cent-percent Yank!

I'm a little surprised that my (2 earlier) post in this thread didn't get any flak. :lol::lol:

I wasn't really sure what you were saying. Did you mean cinquante percent?

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Saddle Bronc   124

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I just want my kid to know and appreciate that he or she will be half Canadian and half American...
Ehhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Actually your child will be cent-percent Canuck and cent-percent Yank!

I'm a little surprised that my (2 earlier) post in this thread didn't get any flak. :lol::lol:
I wasn't really sure what you were saying. Did you mean cinquante percent?
Eh, that wasn't the post I was referencing; I meant

this one which I posted earlier stating that Canucks and Yanks are quite similar "culturally"

Also, cent-percent is very common usage (for 100%) amongst desis, especially ex-FOB's such as myself.

2005/07/10 I-129F filed for Pras

2005/11/07 I-129F approved, forwarded to NVC--to Chennai Consulate 2005/11/14

2005/12/02 Packet-3 received from Chennai

2005/12/21 Visa Interview Date

2006/04/04 Pras' entry into US at DTW

2006/04/15 Church Wedding at Novi (Detroit suburb), MI

2006/05/01 AOS Packet (I-485/I-131/I-765) filed at Chicago

2006/08/23 AP and EAD approved. Two down, 1.5 to go

2006/10/13 Pras' I-485 interview--APPROVED!

2006/10/27 Pras' conditional GC arrives -- .5 to go (2 yrs to Conditions Removal)

2008/07/21 I-751 (conditions removal) filed

2008/08/22 I-751 biometrics completed

2009/06/18 I-751 approved

2009/07/03 10-year GC received; last 0.5 done!

2009/07/23 Pras files N-400

2009/11/16 My 46TH birthday, Pras N-400 approved

2010/03/18 Pras' swear-in

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As long as the LORD's beside me, I don't care if this road ever ends.

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Emancipation   2

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Speaking personally i'm used to you stirring the pot.. I took what you said facetiously! :):jest:

AOS:

2007-02-22: Sent AOS /EAD

2007-03-06 : NOA1 AOS /EAD

2007-03-28: Transferred to CSC

2007-05-17: EAD Card Production Ordered

2007-05-21: I485 Approved

2007-05-24: EAD Card Received

2007-06-01: Green Card Received!!

Removal of Conditions:

2009-02-27: Sent I-751

2009-03-07: NOA I-751

2009-03-31: Biometrics Appt. Hartford

2009-07-21: Touched (first time since biometrics) Perhaps address change?

2009-07-28: Approved at VSC

2009-08-25: Received card in the mail

Naturalization

2012-08-20: Submitted N-400

2013-01-18: Became Citizen

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KiKi   0

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My Dad is a German immigrant and I have always STRONGLY identified with that part of my heritage.

Probably because he made sure to take us to Germany several times, tells us hundreds of stories about growing up there and shares the cultural traditions of his country with every holiday.

I hope our daughter can feel proud of BOTH of her cultures (although, I agree, they are far more similar than my experience with European/American cultures....speaking firsthand)

"We are the real countries,

Not the boundaries drawn on maps,

With the names of powerful men.

That's all I've wanted -

To walk in such a place with you,

On an earth without maps."

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Kev (Canada/BC) & Kiki (USA/Oregon)

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Married Nov. 27th, 2004

Done with USCIS until 2017!!

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I'm a little surprised that my (2 earlier) post in this thread didn't get any flak. :lol: :lol:

Perhaps we really don;t feel like engaging anyone in a war. Hee hee.

However

that HUGE cherry blast thingie is causing my to OD on sugar, just looking at it!!!

:hehe:

:P

SpiritAlight edits due to extreme lack of typing abilities. :)

You will do foolish things.

Do them with enthusiasm!!

Don't just do something. Sit there.

K1: Flew to the U.S. of A. – January 9th, 2008 (HELLO CHI-TOWN!!! I'm here.)

Tied the knot (legal ceremony, part one) – January 26th, 2008 (kinda spontaneous)

AOS: Mailed V-Day; received February 15th, 2007 – phew!

I-485 application transferred to CSC – March 12th, 2008

Travel/Work approval notices via email – April 23rd, 2008

Green card/residency card: email notice of approval – August 28th, 2008 yippeeeee!!!

Funny-looking card arrives – September 6th, 2008 :)

Mailed request to remove conditions – July 7, 2010

Landed permanent resident approved – August 23rd, 2010

Second funny looking card arrives – August 31st, 2010

Over & out, Spirit

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