eyeball Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 (edited) My Bradley Digital Smoker is filled with chinook as we speak. The black-cod (sablefish) is next, in the queue so to speak. Edited October 24, 2016 by eyeball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msj Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 5 hours ago, cybercoma said: That is nothing like St Louis, Kansas City, or any other US centre of BBQ culture, but yeah. I could go for some smoked salmon. Agreed. I had no idea until I saw Parts Unknown season 3 episode 6 about the Mississippi and then an episode of No Reservations on Kansas City: http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/anthony-bourdain/episodes/kansas-city There is no way we do BBQ on the west coast like that.  Altough that may be a difference: we don't go over the top into excess like the Americans do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msj Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 What can I say? The best way to tell Canada apart from the US is to visit Hanoi and Ho Chi Min (Saigon). Hanoi is Canada; Saigon is the US.  You have to visit them both to understand.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 2 minutes ago, msj said: Agreed. I had no idea until I saw Parts Unknown season 3 episode 6 about the Mississippi and then an episode of No Reservations on Kansas City: http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/anthony-bourdain/episodes/kansas-city There is no way we do BBQ on the west coast like that.  Altough that may be a difference: we don't go over the top into excess like the Americans do? I'll be sure to check out that episode of No Reservations. I used to watch that show all the time. Bourdain is a god damned rock star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 It's crazy to think he was addicted to crack. Â The only other crack addict I've ever met is my piece of garbage mother in law, so it was a real shocker to learn that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 What other differences besides food are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) Marine fisheries management. The two management styles stem from both our constitutions. The U.S. mode is vastly superior because each state is responsible for managing their own fisheries. In Canada, Ottawa is in charge. The closer the mangers are to the fishery and the people who depend on it the greater the accountability and transparency. Ottawa is 1500 miles from the nearest ocean and it shows. Edited October 25, 2016 by eyeball 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 1 hour ago, eyeball said: Ottawa is 1500 miles from the nearest ocean and it shows. Funny how that works, even in the age of the internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyeball Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 It's worked swimmingly for decades as far as concentrating the wealth of our fisheries into as few hands as possible goes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannuck Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) I actually get asked this question a fair bit when working abroad.  For expedience sake, I have a couple of canned answers: 1. When asked about a good purchase, and American will beam with pride at having got 3 of something for the price of one.  A European will explain that it cost a lot more than what he had budgeted and took forever, but he got the best one he could find.  Canadians are somewhere in  between. 2. When an American comes to your country, he will immediately assume you should want to be just like him, and expect you to sign a contract so he can get along to make the next dollar.  A Canadian will hang around long enough to get to know you and understand your culture, then try to come to an agreement you can both live with. 3. An American briefly in your country to sign a contract will mistake your good manners for as a sign of affection.  A Canadian is more likely to become someone YOU would call a good friend. 4. Every American company will tell you that they are the best in the world (and a few percent of them actually are), but a Canadian company will be surprised to find that you know and value their product or service and maybe one in three who you encounter actually work at an internationally recognized level of great competence. 5.  In academia (and other fields) a Canadian will follow the rules, and American will follow the money. Edited December 9, 2016 by cannuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 Canadians tend to generalize about Americans. I don't know what Americans do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted December 9, 2016 Report Share Posted December 9, 2016 4 hours ago, bcsapper said: Canadians tend to generalize about Americans. I don't know what Americans do.  Agreed...Canadians generalize about what Americans actually do and have done.   Americans don't define their identity as "not Canadian".  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianjim Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Education. Canadian rates in the top  3 for an educated citizenry. America doesn't even come close to the  top 10. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted December 29, 2016 Report Share Posted December 29, 2016 Here is a quick guide to the difference between the US and Canada US                                          Canada football                                    hockey Duncan Doughnuts                 Tim Horton's kah                                           car huh                                           ay (eh) zee                                           zed Afro American                          Jamaican Canadian Chinese                                    British Columbian Irish                                           Newfoundlander communist                                liberal NBA player                               tall Jamaican Canadian Latinos                                      French bowling                                     curling surfing                                       kayaking hunting                                     killing baby seals George Washington                 John A. MacDonald Hilary Clinton                            Kathleen Wynne steroids                                     maple syrup pussy cat                                    beaver tail corn                                           wheat stage coach                                canoe cowboy                                       explorer sheriff, marshall                        Mountie loo-tenant                                   leff-tenant American Bull Dog                      Nova Scotia Duck Toller The Monkees                             Trailer Park Boys Babe Ruth                                   Wayne Gretsky Wayne Newton                            Celine Dionne Snoop Dog                                  Pinball Clemens gal                                               girl boy                                             lad Texan                                          Albertan Alaskan                                      Inuit the blues                                    seasonal affective disorder transgendered                             Anne Murray Elvis                                            KD Lang lynch mob                                   jury arms                                           guns weapons                                     arms push                                            wait in line what the f k                                  pardon me  independent woman                  Justin Trudeau Donald Trump                            pig bacon                                         back bacon country music                            folk music pick up                                      suv Dodge                                      Toyota Chevy                                       Honda                    Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 that's awesome! Esp Justin Trudeau = independent woman; Donald Trump = pig lol. BTW it's Dunkin' Donuts  (another example of our edumakashunal slide) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 About corn & wheat...the Americans say grain or wheat, the British call that stuff "corn"; and what we call corn they call "Indian Corn". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannuck Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 12/28/2016 at 7:39 PM, Rue said: Here is a quick guide to the difference between the US and Canada US                                          Canada football                                    hockey Duncan Doughnuts                 Tim Horton's kah                                           car huh                                           ay (eh) zee                                           zedA what the f k                                  pardon me  independent woman                  Justin Trudeau Donald Trump                            pig bacon                                         back bacon country music                            folk music pick up                                      suv Dodge                                      Toyota Chevy                                       Honda                    You win the interwebs this year!!  Fantastic post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted December 30, 2016 Report Share Posted December 30, 2016 agreed! sweet, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 How about HOW the US voters react to their guy losing an election? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 On 12/8/2016 at 7:59 PM, cannuck said: I actually get asked this question a fair bit when working abroad.  For expedience sake, I have a couple of canned answers: 1. When asked about a good purchase, and American will beam with pride at having got 3 of something for the price of one.  A European will explain that it cost a lot more than what he had budgeted and took forever, but he got the best one he could find.  Canadians are somewhere in  between. 2. When an American comes to your country, he will immediately assume you should want to be just like him, and expect you to sign a contract so he can get along to make the next dollar.  A Canadian will hang around long enough to get to know you and understand your culture, then try to come to an agreement you can both live with. 3. An American briefly in your country to sign a contract will mistake your good manners for as a sign of affection.  A Canadian is more likely to become someone YOU would call a good friend. 4. Every American company will tell you that they are the best in the world (and a few percent of them actually are), but a Canadian company will be surprised to find that you know and value their product or service and maybe one in three who you encounter actually work at an internationally recognized level of great competence. 5.  In academia (and other fields) a Canadian will follow the rules, and American will follow the money. Yeah, speaking of stereotypes..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianjim Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 In Canada you couldn't get away with insulting POWs and the equivalent of Gold Star families without becoming intimate with the healthcare system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesHackerMP Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 You're referring to the president of course. Â Well yeah. Curious: how exactly do Canadians view Americans in general? Not the US Government, but just Americans in general? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 32 minutes ago, JamesHackerMP said: You're referring to the president of course. Â Well yeah. Curious: how exactly do Canadians view Americans in general? Not the US Government, but just Americans in general? Â Some aspects of your question were discussed here: http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums/topic/17474-before-moving-to-canada/#comment-598993 Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
?Impact Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 3 hours ago, JamesHackerMP said: Curious: how exactly do Canadians view Americans in general? Not the US Government, but just Americans in general? You are our neighbors, so of course we are going to have opinions. Just like we talk about those in other provinces, those living on the other side of town, or those right next door. We are going to bitch because you forgot to return that power tool you borrowed last week or that noisy your kid hangs out with in the driveway playing basketball, but you're also a close friend and we wouldn't hesitate to look after the house/kids when you get that emergency call that your mother was rushed to the hospital. Yes, we are nosy neighbors and are going to comment on what you do and even get into the occasional spat when you leave your trashcan in our driveway, but don't move away because we will miss you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dialamah Posted March 16, 2017 Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 9 hours ago, JamesHackerMP said: Curious: how exactly do Canadians view Americans in general? Not the US Government, but just Americans in general? Americans are generally great people. Â Some are a little misguided when it comes to guns, but nobody is perfect. Â And what @?Impact wrote. Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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