Those Wacky Canadians!

We have been in Canada a few days now and have noticed that there are a few differences between Canadians and normal people.

1.  Canadians are really nice folks.  They are friendly and orderly and always follow the rules.  Canadians never cross the street against the "DON"T WALK" signal, even if the light is green in their direction and no traffic is coming.  It is very annoying.

2.  Canadians end their sentences with "hey" while normal people begin their sentences with "hey".  Example: Myron: Hey, how about a beer?  Jacques: How about a beer, hey?

3.  They use funny numbers.  I can't figure out how fast I am driving or how far it is to our next stop.  I can't figure out if our motor home will safely pass under the overpass ahead, or if the bridge will support the weight of our coach.  And how cold is it outside, anyway?  And how many litres does it take to fill a 135 gallon diesel tank?  Too damn many!

4.  They use funny money.  All the bills are different colors, and they have coins called "Loonies" and "Toonies".  We are not fighting it; we charge everything.  Who needs cash anyway?

5. They have funny road signs.  I'll talk more about this in a future post. 

6.  They have two national languages.  What's up with that?  Why not just pick one? At every National Park station they say "Hello.  Bonjour".  I don't know how to answer, so I just say :"Buenos dios."  Uh, wait a minute. The USA will be bilingual in another 10 years.  Never mind.

7.  Even when they use English they do it all wrong.  They misspell common words like "colour" and "centre".  OK, that probably comes honestly from their British heritage.  But, hey, "Walmart Supercentre"???  You shouldn't mess with a proper noun!