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Could even distinguish a Quebecois from a Alberterian.
Ummm - you could probably do that even with your current hearing! Un Quebecois parle avec la tonalite de la nez, where an Albertan sounds sort of like somebody from Montana, or Texas without the drawl. Et aussi, le Quebecois parle en francais while the Albertan most likely speak English (unless he's from Girouxville or Fahler!).
Or one of the many Acadian transplants from the maritime provinces. I know some folks who tried to move a call center from Montreal to Calgary and staff it with Acadians, mostly from New Brunswick, to handle the calls for Quebec. Apparently, this was not well-received by the customers in Quebec!
That's so interesting! I'd be interested in your ideas of what the distinguishing characteristics are. If they are too charged, feel free to PM.
Slight language use differences are obvious: Phrases like "tell ya wut", "zip" (instead of postal code), "y'all", and clear straightforward phrases like "you know what your problem is", which is a phrase you'd rarely hear come from anyone Canadian are dead giveaways. Regional accents, too, are clues.Americans go to college. Canadians to university.Manners, as others have already noted, are different. Canadians seem more apologetic in many circumstances. When I was in Arizona once visiting my sister, an elderly lady on the airport shuttle kept calling me "sir". So did many young people in stores. You don't hear that much in Canada. It made me think Americans might be more respectful of their seniors than are Canadians.In my experience, food portions in restaurants are larger in the US, so a comment about small portions sometimes is a clue.And while news about what goes on in the US often scares the hell out of me, I've found individual Americans to be generally more personally open and friendly upon first meeting. That view goes all the way back to my childhood, as I think about it. When we holidayed (sp?) in the US at various campgrounds, it was easy to find a kid to play with. Not so much when holidaying in Canada. Even now, whenever I go south, most American folks are open, friendly and more inviting initially than is commonly Canadian. It takes a few minutes longer, with Canadians, to dance about and feel whether a conversation is worth continuing or whether one wishes to be a bit more personally revealing. I like testing this theory a lot by just plunking myself down beside a stranger and saying hello. So, those are just a few thought off the top of my head.
Slight language use differences are obvious:
I know nothing of the French Canadians. However, other Canadians, do have a semi Scotts inflection, mainly when they mention the words : Out & House .
Folks, please keep politics out of this, or the thread will be gone.
Edmonton Oiler fans singing...."O Canada" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meLpuF9UMvk
Yep , no matter how many times we say "no politics" some folks seem to have a compulsion and just can't resist . Great thread , don't ruin it please . Dusty
Dusty,Just tell 'em ta shaddap and eat a poutine on the Chesterfield while waiting on the pogey.
That's a bit of a difficult rule to adhere to in a thread discussing what makes people of a certain country different from others.
I was in the old Edmonton Northlands Coliseum when Paul Laurio was alive and singing the Canadian Anthem raising the microphone up to record the fans singing, a very proud moment. The guy belting out the Anthem at the one minute mark is Joey Moss the team equipment man since Gretzky first joined the Oilers. When Wayne first arrived here he dated Vicky Moss and Wayne being the great guy he is got Joey a job with the Oilers, Joey has Downs Syndrome. Joey is still with the Oilers and he still proudly belts out O Canada at each game. The Oilers moved into a new barn this year and I was lucky enough to be at the season opener to see Wayne Gretzky and Joey Moss at the opener reunited some 30 years latter.
