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Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 11:16 am
by MrsWargamer
Ok, the news is nothing but Covid, boooooring.
And we won't discuss the other news.
So here is 22 minutes (which is only a few minutes in this case) explaining Canada for anyone that is not actually living in Canada.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdmMWqSf8gI
It is brutally accurate, but it's funny. And you have the word of a Canadian eh.
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:00 pm
by Randy Stead
Brought to you by five decades of Liberalism and two generations of Trudeaus.
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:15 pm
by Lobster
In before the lock and RangerJoe.[:D]
<Rebel Flag Goes Here>
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:17 pm
by MrsWargamer
Come on guys, it's supposed to be a funny moment.
Those that can't appreciate good humour, well, you deserve to be miserable then
I offered the post in good faith, and I refuse to feel bad for offering it. Wreck it if you must, but the lock if it happens, is on YOUR head.
I will continue to be my cute funny self regardless.
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:19 pm
by MrsWargamer
Maybe I should stick to safe content. I suppose I could post a picture of me with a rifle and wearing a bikini in the Aussie Girls thread. After all, that's acceptable content here at Matrix

RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 2:36 pm
by JosephM
ORIGINAL: Randy Stead
Brought to you by five decades of Liberalism and two generations of Trudeaus.
As we always have to chime in and say, no politics. Please avoid political discussion. Consider this a warning, and if you post politics in the future we will take action against your account
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:19 pm
by rico21
ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer
Maybe I should stick to safe content. I suppose I could post a picture of me with a rifle and wearing a bikini in the Aussie Girls thread. After all, that's acceptable content here at Matrix
No politics, no religion and no boogaloo girls[:D]

RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 3:51 pm
by DeepBlack
I am American but lived in Edmonton for several years.
What I remember most is the sunlight. It is softer and
gentler. It's like eating spicy food all your life
then suddenly switching to something bland. The
Canadian sunrises and sunsets unfold in slow motion.
All the food ingredient labels have a French section.
This awakened my childhood fascination with reading
ingredient labels. I would be eating cheap ramen
noodles but the "French" ingredients made it seem like
it was a Parisian delicacy. But, I never heard anyone
actually speaking French there.
I miss the Perogies, Donairs and Poutine.
Canadian women are very easy on the eyes.
For some reason, I remember seeing a lot of abandoned
shopping carts in odd places. Each one being
like a gravestone commemorateing the disintegration
of someone's life.
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:08 pm
by MrRoadrunner
I'm with rico21. [8|]
I'm also tired of people injecting their politics into threads as much as I am tired of those who post political threads after we all were made aware of the guidelines here. [:-]
RR
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:13 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: Lobster
In before the lock and RangerJoe.[:D]
<Rebel Flag Goes Here>
Okay, here it is just don't look up the people involved since you won't want to see [X(] them!
Edit: I forgot to make sure that the flag can be seen!

RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:19 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: DeepBlack
I am American but lived in Edmonton for several years.
What I remember most is the sunlight. It is softer and
gentler. It's like eating spicy food all your life
then suddenly switching to something bland. The
Canadian sunrises and sunsets unfold in slow motion.
All the food ingredient labels have a French section.
This awakened my childhood fascination with reading
ingredient labels. I would be eating cheap ramen
noodles but the "French" ingredients made it seem like
it was a Parisian delicacy. But, I never heard anyone
actually speaking French there.
I miss the Perogies, Donairs and Poutine.
Canadian women are very easy on the eyes.
For some reason, I remember seeing a lot of abandoned
shopping carts in odd places. Each one being
like a gravestone commemorateing the disintegration
of someone's life.
Perogies are just filled dumplings like pot stickers and raviolis. They should not be hard to make, just don't boil them too hard. You can make both regular meal type perogies or desert type perogies. They are ethnic Polish/Ukrainian peasant food.
Poutine, take frenched potatoes that then are fried, maybe fry them twice, put cheese turds on them then gravy.
Sarmas would go good with perogies.[:'(]
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:44 pm
by MrsWargamer
ORIGINAL: MrRoadrunner
I'm with rico21. [8|]
I'm also tired of people injecting their politics into threads as much as I am tired of those who post political threads after we all were made aware of the guidelines here. [:-]
RR
Yep, politics is annoying.
Humour is cool, but politics is annoying.
That's why I stick with humour.
I think my country is full of silly things to laugh at. And being from Quebec, this was entirely funny.
Take it away Celine
The voice of Montreal transit eh.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AKUqgy ... jwmLkrJ8ls
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:48 pm
by MrsWargamer
Please refrain from blerkin the ders and fer the lerv of gerd, give the seat to the pregnant wyrmon.
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RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:44 pm
by MrsWargamer
ORIGINAL: Grognerd_INC
ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer
Come on guys, it's supposed to be a funny moment.
Those that can't appreciate good humour, well, you deserve to be miserable then
I offered the post in good faith, and I refuse to feel bad for offering it. Wreck it if you must, but the lock if it happens, is on YOUR head.
I will continue to be my cute funny self regardless.
It was a funny moment, if you can't jest with yourself who can you jest with?
Right, my country is full of WTF qualities

It's hard to take anyone seriously if they can't laugh at themselves.
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:04 pm
by RangerJoe
ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer
. . . fer the lerv of gerd. . .
You have to bring up Religion as well.[:-]
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 12:34 am
by Lobster
ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer
Please refrain from blerkin the ders and fer the lerv of gerd, give the seat to the pregnant wyrmon.
I'm sure you meant Gerd Leonhard right?
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:19 am
by MrsWargamer
ORIGINAL: Lobster
ORIGINAL: MrsWargamer
Please refrain from blerkin the ders and fer the lerv of gerd, give the seat to the pregnant wyrmon.
I'm sure you meant Gerd Leonhard right?
Didn't know the name, Googled him. Hmm, seems like an interesting person, well after only 5 seconds of Wiki reading.
RE: Understanding my country eh
Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 3:32 am
by Neilster
I flew from Sydney to L.A. in 1999 and was a bit surprised that there was almost no tourist information or help. Finally I found an elderly couple sitting at a card table with a few brochures. They were volunteers and said that if they didn't do it, there'd be nothing.
I had a lot of fun there though, including being invited to a pool party with a bunch of porn chicks, which was interesting [;)]. In general, I got the impression that it's a very "sink or swim" kind of place. Compared to Australia, there's very little public infrastructure. If you don't have a car, you're condemned to the appalling public transport system. There are no public toilets. You have to go to a bookshop and pretend to browse for a while and then ask for a token. I know not all of the U.S. is like that and I was prepared for it.
I flew from there to Calgary. Even though I arrived at about 8pm, there was someone there to greet tourists, they organised accommodation and drove me there. Calgary was spotlessly clean and the people very friendly. I was most impressed by Canada.