Only in Canada, eh?

Now that Vancouver has won the chance to host the 2010 Winter Olympics - these are some questions people the world over are asking!!! Evidently, these questions about Canada were posted on an International Tourism Website. (Disclaimer: no cite.)

Q: I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow?(UK)
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.

Q: Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? (USA)
A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden)
A: Sure, it’s only Four thousand miles, take lots of water. .

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada? (Sweden)
A: So it’s true what they say about Swedes.

Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed Beaver. (Italy)
A: Let’s not touch this one.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Canada? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Halifax? (UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada? (USA)
A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe. Ca-na-da is that big country to your North . . . oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary. Come naked.

Q: Which direction is North in Canada? (USA)
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we’ll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada? (UK)
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys’ Choir schedule? (USA)
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which s…oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys’ Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary, straight after the hippo races. Come
naked.

Q: Do you have perfume in Canada? (Germany)
A: No, WE don’t stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Canada? (USA)
A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy)
A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada? (USA)
A: Only at Thanksgiving.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? (Germany)
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.

Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada, but I forget its name. It’s a kind of big horse with horns. (USA)
A: It’s called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.

Q: I was in Canada in 1969 on R+R, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Surrey, BC. Can you help? (USA)
A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA)
A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.

This is an old joke that’s been passed around the Internet a couple of times. Still funny, though. :slight_smile:

I don’t know about the sarcasm in those answers. Blows your whole reputation for being so polite all the damn time.

-Mr Goob a yank 10 minutes from the border.

Dammit, Wearia, you didn’t tell me about the moose!
I could have had my brains eaten!

Good thing they didn’t mention the snow snakes.

[sub]Oops. I’ve said too much. [/sub]

Dammit Sunspace, you’ll ruin our tourist industry. Then who’s gonna want to come to the Great Toronto Turkey Drive?

Ha!
You can’t fool me.
Frozen Turkeys are extinct in Canada. They were all eaten by maurading Eskimo bands.

We call them Inuit.

You should hear what they call us.

You call Frozen Turkeys Inuit?

Most of those jokes were rolled out, with suitable Australian amendments, at the time of the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

No, the maurading Inuit bands call us frozen southerners turkeys.

You mean like this?

 Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain
    on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK).

 A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around
 watching them die.

 Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? (USA)

 A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

 Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad
 tracks?(Sweden)

 A: Sure, it's only three thousand miles, take lots of water.

 Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Australia? (Sweden)

 A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

 Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send
 me a list of them in Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville and Hervey? (UK)

  A: What did your last slave die of?

 Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in
 Australia?(USA)

 A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
 Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which
 doesn't...

 oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in
 KingsCross.  Come naked.

 Q: Which direction is North in Australia? (USA)

 A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get
  here  and we'll send the rest of the directions.

 Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia? (UK)

 A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

 Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA)

 A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y,
 which is...oh forget it.  Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every
 Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come 
 naked.

 Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia? (UK)

 A: You are a British politician, right?

 Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney and is milk available all year
 round?(Germany)

 A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers.
 Milk is illegal.

 Q: Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense
 rattlesnake serum. (USA)

 A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca which is where YOU come from.
 All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled
 and make good pets.

 Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I
 forget its name. It's a kind of bear and lives in trees. (USA)

 A: It's called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop
 out of gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath
 them.  You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine befor
 you go out walking.

Yes, they’re the ones. The jokes are pretty old, I’d say and are just customised for a particular country and rolled out as necessary. In this case the customisation seems to have been done rather ineptly. The Vienna Boys’ Choir joke makes sense in an Australian context, but seems quite ridiculous in a Canadian one.

I’m sad, they didn’t even mentioned our world famous furry trout , the perfect catch for an afternoon of ice fishing :frowning:

I have.

“Of The North” refers to my residence at the time of joining, Canada’s Northwest Territories.

a.k.a. Watsleftuvit?

Invisible snow gophers you mean?

[sub]They had signs up on blocked pathways on campus… warning of the invisible snow gophers which attack your ankles and make you fall…[/sub]

Every spring in the Great White North, herds of wild carrot trace their annual migration route down Toronto’s Yonge street, and the vegan hunter gatherers wait in the shadows of the buildings for the right moment to strike. The carrotlings, separated from the adults of the herd in the confusion of the attack, are quickly and mercilessly devoured. With ranch dip.

Dudes, I’m never going to Canada again . . . I’ve heard about them ice weasels which everyone talks about.

I mean, maybe “The Peg” was free of 'em, but I’m not taking any more chances.

Tripler
I’ll just stay down here, south of the border, with my American C-7.