# You might be a Canadian if.... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 2, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196 "2006-06-02T20:39:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/61 "2006-06-04T23:27:32Z")
> [@Lissla Lissar](#): > > 3.(Addendum to one of the earler questions) If you’ve not only watched _Telefrancais_, but quite frequently address pineapples as Monsieur Ananas. C’est formidable, exceptionnel C’est excellent, sensationnel C’est merveilleux, c’est magnifique Téléfrançais, fantastique ! ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/62 "2006-06-05T00:01:57Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > For the slightly older Canadians: > > You know what “The Pig and Whistle” is. > > You think all country singers should stand on a piece of plywood. > > You why there might be a ‘rustic spoon’ on the bad side of the moon. > > You know who Don Messer was. "Come in to the Pig and Whistle, Come into the show? Carlton Show Band?? mabye 22 y/o canadian male here… ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/63 "2006-06-05T00:04:49Z")
> [@Amaranta](#): > > 1. If you have watched at least two episodes of Telefrancais (Bonjour, Allo, Salut!) Annanas!!! Bonjour, Allo, Telefrancais! how about being able to sing the alphabet song in french as well…with that rocking harmonica solo… anyone picking up on this? ---
**Author:** ![rjk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/64 "2006-06-05T01:46:22Z")
> [@GrizzRich](#): > > …if you can correctly pronounce the cities Abbottsford, Regina and Calgary. And the province Newfoundland. And whether or not it’s the one with the squid-jiggin’ ground. (I was asked tonight where and what, exactly, the Maritimes are. I forgave her because she retired from American Airlines some years ago, and _nobody_, she says, flies _there_! :rolleyes: ) ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/65 "2006-06-05T02:46:01Z")
Nope, least of all any of those Newfies who live in the Northwest Territories and Alberta… nope, no sir, they sure don’t fly there four or five times a year. ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/66 "2006-06-05T02:47:47Z")
I dont actually know what a plane is…dory is my mode of transport ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/67 "2006-06-05T03:00:07Z")
You know what a ‘double-double’ is and where to get it. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/68 "2006-06-05T06:53:42Z")
> [@GingerOfTheNorth](#): > > Nope, least of all any of those Newfies who live in the Northwest Territories and Alberta… nope, no sir, they sure don’t fly there four or five times a year. Now, you should know that Newfoundland isn’t in the Maritimes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bagkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/69 "2006-06-11T16:23:29Z")
People have neglected to mention the **universal Canadian experience**. I was working on the movie Black Robe being filmed near Chicoutimi and mentioned it to the Australians working on the crew (Canada/Australian co-production). Two of them tried it. One was able to pull away unassisted. We had to use a cup of tepid water to separate the second’s tongue from the metal pole. Such are the risks of filming in north-central Quebec in late November. Being a somewhat older (46) Canuck, I guess I can’t be surprised that watching Chez Helene was not mentioned. But the funniest moment in Canadian television history is the Codco episode where they pay homage to Chez Helene by having Helene put Susie in a roasting pan and shoving her into the oven. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196/70 "2006-06-11T17:19:07Z")
> [@percussion](#): > > I dont actually know what a plane is…dory is my mode of transport That’s Air Canada for ya! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-might-be-a-canadian-if/359196.md?page=3)