Thread: Canadian slang

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Also, we have ketchup chips, which you american's don't seem to have for some reason. Why, I do not know.

Originally Posted by xman

No but Quebec and even some French Canadian communities outside Quebec celebrate St. Jean Baptiste Day on June 24th which, coincidentally is the same as Newfoundland Day. There's a Yukon Day on the 13th of that month too I think.

X

Of course the most famous and probably controversial holiday date on our calendar is the second Monday of October. That's Thanksgiving. And before all the Americans start pointing out that it's happening like 5 weeks early, it's not the same Thanksgiving as yours, apparently it's a giving thanks for the harvest, which is why it comes earlier because harvest is kaput by the end of October for sure up here.

But we still gots turkey and pumpkin pie! But November feels quite long, lol.

Originally Posted by pilothaz

Also, we have ketchup chips, which you american's don't seem to have for some reason. Why, I do not know.

Do you mean as a product? Because I've known a few Americans who like dipping potatoe chips in ketchup ---- hell we like fries and ketchup so I don't know why either.


Justin

Originally Posted by bgertz

Of course the most famous and probably controversial holiday date on our calendar is the second Monday of October. That's Thanksgiving. And before all the Americans start pointing out that it's happening like 5 weeks early, it's not the same Thanksgiving as yours, apparently it's a giving thanks for the harvest, which is why it comes earlier because harvest is kaput by the end of October for sure up here.

But we still gots turkey and pumpkin pie! But November feels quite long, lol.

I totally love ours much more than the American Thanksgiving. Ours fits in perfectly for a nother Holiday. Sept (Labour Day), October (Thanksgiving), November (Remembrance day [Had this when I worked for the bank off ]), and December with Christmas.

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Do you mean as a product? Because I've known a few Americans who like dipping potatoe chips in ketchup ---- hell we like fries and ketchup so I don't know why either.


Justin

yes the chips..

Potato Chips coating with ketchup flavouring.

Originally Posted by pilothaz

yes the chips..

Potato Chips coating with ketchup flavouring.

There's also All Dressed. Weird, eh?

X

Originally Posted by pilothaz

yes the chips..

Potato Chips coating with ketchup flavouring.

Sounds disgusting! Of course I don't even like ketchup on fries (prefer malt vinegar)!


When I was a boy it was more common to see ketchup spelled catsup.

Originally Posted by JMS

Sounds disgusting! Of course I don't even like ketchup on fries (prefer malt vinegar)!


When I was a boy it was more common to see ketchup spelled catsup.

Yep Catsup

Malt vinegar? ----now that's downright unamerican ---- go figure ---California boy -next worst thing to a Canadian.

Interesting Canadian quote: " Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it's doing in the Maritimes. "
-- Former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas

Justin

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Yep Catsup

Malt vinegar ----now that's downright unamerican ---- go figure ---California boy -next worst thing to a Canadian.



Justin

Aahhh...go eat some jumbalaya, Cajun boy!!

Originally Posted by jaegerhund

Interesting Canadian quote: " Canada is like an old cow. The West feeds it. Ontario and Quebec milk it. And you can well imagine what it's doing in the Maritimes. "
-- Former Saskatchewan premier Tommy Douglas

Ohhhh Tommy. See he got away with sayings like that because he introduced health care.

+1 for mentioning Saskatchewan in a post though