Canada

miss_gonzo

curious, i know this is going to be filled with generalisations, BUT, curious.....what do the irish think of canadians??

just wanna know some of the raging sterotypes, if they transcend borders

probably relating to hockey, beer, artic weather, and obssevily saying 'eh'

c - 13

They're not even a real country anyway.

Everyone together now ---
Blame canada
Blame canada

Ah couldnt be bothered typing out the rest but you get the general idea

(god I love South Park)

danniemcq

what are you on aboot???

miss_gonzo

c - 13 wrote:

They're not even a real country anyway.

Everyone together now ---
Blame canada
Blame canada

Ah couldnt be bothered typing out the rest but you get the general idea

(god I love South Park)

god, i hate that song

miss_gonzo

danniemcq wrote:

what are you on aboot???

you know, i'll never understand that one


we dont say aboot, honestly! sad to hear that the aboot misconception has reached dear ol ireland

county

well am half irish if thats any good,nice people have`nt been to the country myself but never heard a bad report about it,it ashame that talk like yanks though :rolleyes:

c - 13

Nah seriously though know a couple of guys from Calgary (sp?), used to work with them over here for a while, nice guys, love their breakdancing so they do - Crazy Canadians. (Non-french speaking)

danniemcq

miss_gonzo wrote:

you know, i'll never understand that one


we dont say aboot, honestly! sad to hear that the aboot misconception has reached dear ol ireland

i'm sorry to say but ok i first heard it in south park and i thought piss take, but then our school got a chastity talk by canadians ... and well i heard it...

LegacyUser

they have a sterio type?

Flukey

It's the second largest country in the world. It is overshadowed by their neighbour who, much like the Irish and the British or the New Zealanders and Australians, they hate to be confused with. So you don't hear much about them. It's one of these countries that sits there and minds its own business. Its neighbour more than makes up for it. I've been in Canada, in Toronto and the city of London in Ontario. I had a great time. I went to Niagara Falls, which is spectacular. I have friends there, in different parts. It is a huge country, with many differences from cultures to climates. Canada is basically, many things.

Aisling(",)

the only people I've heard say anything about canadians are the Americans but to be honest there aren't really any steryotypes for canadians over here

miss_gonzo

danniemcq wrote:

i'm sorry to say but ok i first heard it in south park and i thought piss take, but then our school got a chastity talk by canadians ... and well i heard it...

where was the he/she from??

those on the east coast have strong accents (actually, due to the fact that the irish largely settled the area)

miss_gonzo

Flukey wrote:

It's the second largest country in the world. It is overshadowed by their neighbour who, much like the Irish and the British or the New Zealanders and Australians, they hate to be confused with. So you don't hear much about them. It's one of these countries that sits there and minds its own business. Its neighbour more than makes up for it. I've been in Canada, in Toronto and the city of London in Ontario. I had a great time. I went to Niagara Falls, which is spectacular. I have friends there, in different parts. It is a huge country, with many differences from cultures to climates. Canada is basically, many things.

good analogy.....we are very much overshadowed by our southern neighbours at times, and it is slightly annoying always being mistaken as an american when i'm abroad

people are people, but despit the proximity, we definitly have our own cultures and conceptions here, compared to the states

danniemcq

miss_gonzo wrote:

where was the he/she from??

those on the east coast have strong accents (actually, due to the fact that the irish largely settled the area)

can't remember where they were from i think Ontario was where the guy with the really apparent aboot thing was from. but they were from all over Canada

aidan_walsh

I think of piggies, The Lost Provence, The Forgotten Provence, and some of the best computer advice I have ever heard.

(All tracks 128kbps streaming - 56k not invited)

Crucifix

A canadian family used to live on my road when I was young. They were all very nice and to my recollection they're the only canadians I've met.

Agent Smith

canada is a nice place, very cold in winter......
its also pink on most maps

Creamy Goodness

i thought the south park "aboot" thing was just a joke, but if you watch "trailer park boys" (on paramount) which is set in Canada one of the main characters (Ricky) is always saying "what the **** is this all aboot".

the show is filmed like "the office" as a mock-u-mentry type show.

Doper Than U

Canada? You mean America's hat, ehhh?

RuggieBear

maple leaves everywhere...clothers back packs tatoos......pathological fear of being confused as americans

djmarkus

i was in toronto, nice place. didnt seem to be any crime, well none that i could see, very multi-cultural.

I dont really think there's a canadian stereo type.

Wertz

I formed all my opinions of Canada on "Kids from degrassi st" and "Strange Brew" (great movie eh)

Dizzyblabla

I used to give tech support to Canadian's the whole time, and they love to talk about the weather!! they are extremely friendly and very chatty.. I think they are great!

Dizzyblabla

Wertz wrote:

I formed all my opinions of Canada on "Kids from degrassi st" and "Strange Brew" (great movie eh)

wasn't it degrassi high?

miss_gonzo

Wertz wrote:

I formed all my opinions of Canada on "Kids from degrassi st" and "Strange Brew" (great movie eh)

haha, how the heck do you know of degrassi??

im talking about the orginial, not the crappy remake

Creamy Goodness

i was over there (montreal) in 2000, and i have to say it's very french looking (the streets the buildings etc.) but that wasn't a bad thing, the streets were clean - no chewing gum on the pavement - and it has some beautiful scenery up there too (i drove from boston to montreal and got to see some great sights)

MrJoeSoap

Best country on Mother Earth. I'm moving there soon! People are genuinely nice.

djmarkus

Oh yea and toronto is FULL of irish

Creamy Goodness

MrJoeSoap wrote:

Best country on Mother Earth. I'm moving there soon! People are genuinely nice.

yeh it's a great country and is on my list of countries i most like to live in.

1. Sweden
2. Canada
3. Belgium
4. Denmark
5. Germany

Concannon7

Only met one Canadian ever in my life, some girl, strangly enough in the mens toilet in some pub on St. Patricks day. I was washing my hands when she just walked in, only talking to her for about a minute, asked her was she from Canadia, she was. She was very surprised and happy that I noticed, she asked how did I know I told her the accent was a dead give away.

Other then that you dont see many Canadians over here.

Wertz

miss_gonzo wrote:

haha, how the heck do you know of degrassi??

im talking about the orginial, not the crappy remake

Our national braodcaster used to run kids from Degrassi st when I was a kid...must have got it cheap. Better than most of the american guff that aired round that time too.

N_Raid

I've been to Vancouver a few times cos I've got relations over there. I gottta say I did hear the 'aboot' a bit. not as bad as south park make it out to be but it was there. And they did say 'eh' a bit. but i might have noticed it cos I was looking out for it. Apart from that the place was so clean and what cremo said about the scenery is so true. just ten minutes drive from my uncles house there's a national park and it just looks so stunning. And I have to say the people there are great and so friendly but at the same time it doesn't smack of fake effort like I found a lot in America with their whole 'Have a great day sir' thing, yeah you know what i mean but it's late and I can't think of a better way to describe it lol. and everything was so cheap compared to this ****hole.

But if I was to form an opinion of a stereotype from the tourists I see over here, they Hate being mistaken for Americans, and they always, ALWAYS, have a canadian flag or some other patch with a maple leaf sewn on to their backpacks.

TCamen

haha, how the heck do you know of degrassi??

Degrassi Junior High and the later series were on cable in Ireland and the UK on TCC/Trouble back in the 90s, quality show

I was in Toronto summer 2003, it was waaaaay too hot! Really friendly people in the city, however I have to say that they definitely do say 'aboot', and since coming back home, it's really obvious watching TV when an actor/actress is Canadian rather than American mostly because of it! I didn't hear too much of "eh" at the end of sentences like I expected (pronounced like the 'A' in nay). e.g "Nice weather, eh?"

Mossy Monk

the few Canadians i have met have all been really nice

but i wish customers at work would stop mistaking me for one :mad:

miss_gonzo

djmarkus wrote:

Oh yea and toronto is FULL of irish

really??

i havent met any and ive been here all my life


oh, actually, last st paddys day i did meet a guy from galway. that about it though. there are a lot of authetic pubs though, not the corny ones that are desperatly trying to be irish.

eskimo

I was in Toronto for 2 weeks in July and everyone is extra friendly - I mean everyone!! It's really nice & refreshing, it doesn't make you wanna hit them - it's not like that. They're so positive in ways Irish and UK people couldn't even comprehend! It's probably to do with their sunshine and that we dont get any over here.

I got an absolutely fantastic impression of Canadians while I was over there! I'd love to go back.

And yes, Toronto was FULL of Irish people!!

miss_gonzo

eskimo wrote:

I was in Toronto for 2 weeks in July and everyone is extra friendly - I mean everyone!! It's really nice & refreshing, it doesn't make you wanna hit them - it's not like that. They're so positive in ways Irish and UK people couldn't even comprehend! It's probably to do with their sunshine and that we dont get any over here.

I got an absolutely fantastic impression of Canadians while I was over there! I'd love to go back.

And yes, Toronto was FULL of Irish people!!

well i am glad you liked it here!


now how come i'm missing this influx of irish folk?? id love to meet them, man maybe im hanging out in the wrong part of town or something....

pickarooney

You have to listen oot for people who say 'aboush'
French-Canadians have the craziest (French-speaking) accent ever. The first couple of times I heard a guy from Québec I was convinced he was taking the piss, but no, they realy do talk like that
Canadians, in my limited experience
- hate being confused with Americans
- hate having it pointed out that they say oot and aboot (although it's definitely more of an Eastern thing)
- are dead on

I asked my sister-in-law (from BC) once were there any Canadian communities abroad and she almost had a seizure laughing at the idea of a Canuck ghetto

boo4842

RuggieBear wrote:

maple leaves everywhere...clothers back packs tatoos......pathological fear of being confused as americans

This is true, and also a huge inferiority complex when it comes to Americans. Its also a national pastime (much like Irish with the English) for Canadians to get on their high horse and slag off anything American, yet you won't meet a more Americanesque people.

Best comparison I've ever heard was Ed Byrne comparing Canada to the little chicken hawk on the cartoons and the states was Foghorn Leghorn, I say... I say son, why you callin' me names?

But Canada's a great country, but I think its getting worse. I've spent most of my life here, but lived for years in Dublin, and I think Canada got a lot less friendlier and lost much of its identity. Its very multicultural, but newcommers tend to stick to their own, and don't really integrate with others, so neighbours hardly speak with each other etc.

Its much cheaper, cleaner, and has a higher standard of living than Ireland though, although the pay rate is pittance, and the holiday time and social network pale compared to Eire.

PS. I have 2 friends over from Dublin in Toronto, who moved in with 3 lads from Limerick they met at the hostel, who joined a GAA team, which has 6 different teams in the area, so there are definately a few Irish around.

Deadwing

Miss gonzo i love canadians...especially in a light wine sauce, mmm
/licks lips

no but seriously thanks to canada for giving us kates playground

qz

I love Canada, and all the people I've met over there. Great place. My one problem though is that it (Edmonton, Sherwood Park) feels like it just appeared out of nowhere. There doesn't seem to be the whole historical aspect to it. But that's not really a proper complaint.

BizzyC

I think that canadians are very much like americans,
although generally more intelligent and nicer.

Deadwing

Wertz wrote:

Our national braodcaster used to run kids from Degrassi st when I was a kid...must have got it cheap. Better than most of the american guff that aired round that time too.

Wasnt it degrassi jnr high??

Iago

my gfs canadian and I spent a month in Toronto last year, fantastic place, so good in fact we're looking at moving there permanently. Very friendly people, laid back and easy going...very like the Irish that way.

What's the last thing an American packs before going to Europe on Vacation?






A canadian Flag

drunkenfool

RuggieBear wrote:

maple leaves everywhere...clothers back packs tatoos......pathological fear of being confused as americans

haha, thats kinda funny cause most people whom i met travelling with canadian flags on their backpacks or whatever were actually american, living in fear of being thought of being..... AMERICAN. Hence the canadian flag, so people will go "hey they sound american lets get 'em" then see the canadian flag and say "oh no wait they're canadian" pause for a moment, "**** it, lets get 'em anyway!!

martha

Canada has produced some excellent music from time to time, but most of it makes me want to grit my teeth until they crack. Celine Dion, Anne Murray, Tragically Hip, Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne, K.D. Lang, Sum41, Bachman-Turner-Overdrive, Bare Naked Ladies, Alanis Morissette (Now a US Citizen), Nickelback, Bryan Adams and the like are Canada's Pride and Joy. " Canada has Sum41 AND Avril Lavigne? Holy ****! They have the POSER PUNK market cornered!. Any time a Canadian reads this post he or she will come back with "Yeah well - you lads made so-and-so crappy band," All I need to say is SNOW. Remember him? Need I say more? I particularly liked how he got on MTV News and forced a fake Jamaican accent as he talked about his Jamaican Whitey roots in the mean streets of Toronto. Canadians make such a huge fuss when their artists are accepted in the US, as though they had to overcome such a drastic language barrier and other immense cultural hurdles to be accepted in the ultra-selective world of American media; a members only club where only the very most elite, brilliant and talented people... hang on! I think my sarcasm gland is going to rupture. I got a little lightheaded for a second. OK. Any spanner who looks good and can kinda carry a tune can be famous for a few minutes in the US. I hate the American Media more than any of you, and it is for that reason that I scoff even more when you cheer because Avril Lavigne bridged the "massive cultural gap" and made enough of a "crossover" to have the "honor" of "singing" on the MTV "Music" "Awards." Your culture is TOTALLY not based on the very worst scraps of American bull**** pop culture at all!
However i must admit that the mounties do a great job and i just love your national flag

gqma0

It was a child's dream to go there.

Travelled throught Ontario and Quebec 15 years ago and I loved it. Ppl are friendly and warmful.

Went back on a business trip 3 y ago to Toronto and mentality hasn't changed.

My wife's 2 cousins moved there 18 years and they're still there. Irish and canadians are the same. That makes a good combination.

CANADA is great to live there if you get used to winter.

Crucifix

In fairness the Bachman-Turner overdrive make up for any crap bands.

martha

Canadians always moan and groan when Martha makes fun of the cold up there. "You ALWAYS say that. What a cliche!" Some things bear repeating, because they're ABSOLUTELY TRUE. Canada is TOO ****ING COLD for human life. Let me explain something to you. We have a few counties like Westmeath and Cavan that get pretty ****ing miserably cold. The rest of the country thinks that the people who live in these God-forsaken places are completely ****ed in the heads for living in places where the weather BLOWS and every long, long winter is like a ****ing bitter ice age. Probably the only thing more absurd than idiots living this far north and enduring the ****ty winters there, is that an ENTIRE NATION lives even farther north!
I dont think i want to get used to that kind of weather thank you very much

drunkenfool

Martha your full of ****.

drunkenfool

I know alot of people who have lived in canada (irish People) and they say that winters here are worse. As there is absolutely no sun, it rains all the time and its a horrible wet cold and ****ing depressing.
In canada if you wrap up, the cold is very managable, and many parts of canada are sunny throughout the year. Also, parts of the west get chinook winds, and it can raise temperatures by 20 degrees in winter for weeks.