Tuesday, July 1st is Canada Day. That's our "4th of July" for my American readers. Well, it really has nothing to do with July 4th or America ... it's the day we celebrate Canada's birthday ... this year the country is 141 years old.
The 1st of July falls on a Tuesday this year, which means many Canadians will have to work on Monday ... and then have a holiday on Tuesday. It has many feeling like they've been gypped out of a long weekend.
I don't usually work on Mondays, so I'm actually getting a really long weekend. Don't hate me.
In honour of Canada Day our national news magazine, MacLean's, published findings from a survey highlighting some differences between Canadians and Americans, for example:
We'd rather live in sin (who still calls it that?)
We're healthier and pay half as much for health care.
We have more adventurous sex (obviously I did not partake in this survey).
And, we like to travel the globe more.
Want to put your Canadian knowledge to the test? They also have a quiz you can take...Here's the link. I was a bit afraid to take it ... with good reason, I only got 9 out of 20 correct! I'll probably get deported soon.
Who knew we had 6 times zones? (There, I just gave you one answer.)
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Kind of a Long Weekend
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30 Astute Observations:
Hey Drowsey - I beat you on this weekend I don't have to work until Thursday!! WhooHoo!!! Oh yeah, I forgot that then I have to work with the bitch from hell! I need the four days just to heal my wounds.
Well dang - I got 8 right but one doesn't count cause I got the answer from you (time zones). I am jealous that you have a four day weekend.
I LOVE CANADA ! I AM MOVING UP THERE!
Trivia about me: my last name is almost unheard of down here but apparently is popular up there (my dad was from Novia Scotia). Unfortunately its the last name of your most notorious serial killer!
More cheap meme cruft:
Welcome to the new 2008 edition of getting to know your family and friends. Here is what you are supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil the fun. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then [send this to a bunch of people you know, INCLUDING the person who sent it to you] post it. Some of you may get this several times; that means you have lots of friends. Have fun and be truthful!
1. What is your occupation right now? Retired.
2. What color are your socks right now? Red and orange stripes.
3. What are you listening to right now? Traffic, people chatting, car door shutting.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Rice/broccoli mix.
5. Can you drive a stick shift? No
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My caregiver.
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Would I do this if I didn’t?
8. How old are you today? 51
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? Basketball NCAA
10. What is your favorite drink? Water
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Nope..
12. Favorite food? Whole wheat cheese pizza.
13. What is the last movie you watched? The Seeker
14. Favorite day of the year? Thanksgiving—4 day holiday
15. How do you vent anger? Depends on who or what angers me.
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? Plastic dogs.
17. What is your favorite season? Fall
18. Cherries or Blueberries? Grapes
19. Do you want your friends to e-mail(blog) you back? Sure.
20. Who is the most likely to respond? Drowsey Monkey
21. Who is least likely to respond? The ones I don’t send this to.
22. Living arrangements? Illegally married to most wonderful person in the world, share a small apt. in Seattle.
23. When was the last time you cried? Yesterday.
24. What is on the floor of your closet? Clothes hamper.
25. Who is the friend you have had the longest {that you are sending to}? Harkoo/Joyce
26. What did you do last night? Wrote for my blog—duh.
27. What are you most afraid of? The Big One: Earthquake
28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Plain
29. Favorite dog breed? Great Dane.
30. Favorite day of the week? Friday
31. What is your favorite number? 31
32. Diamonds or pearls? Bleck ... diamonds.
33. What is your favorite flower? Lilac
catz - good grief! You do need a few extra days ... you deserve them! :)
Barbara - my parents are from Nova Scotia too ... I swear we're probably related somewhere back there. Most notorious killer? I can think of a few of those ... hope there's no relation!
A comment meme ... now that's new! LOL love it tho.
Diane .... You're illegally married? LOL Love that.
1. What is your occupation right now? Volunteer Coordinator
2. What color are your socks right now? Invisible
3. What are you listening to right now? Dateline
4. What was the last thing that you ate? McDonald's chicken wrap
5. Can you drive a stick shift? No
6. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My niece
7. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Would I do this if I didn’t? (I stole her answer, lol)
8. How old are you today? 46
9. What is your favorite sport to watch on TV? None
10. What is your favorite drink? Water
11. Have you ever dyed your hair? Yes
12. Favorite food? Pasta
13. What is the last movie you watched? The Omen (rerun, obviously)
14. Favorite day of the year? Don't have one, maybe Xmas
15. How do you vent anger? Depends on the situation/person.
16. What was your favorite toy as a child? Drowsey!
17. What is your favorite season? Fall
18. Cherries or Blueberries? Blueberries
19. Do you want your friends to e-mail(blog) you back? Usually, lol
20. Who is the most likely to respond? I don't know?!
21. Who is least likely to respond? Everybody!
22. Living arrangements? Single, apartment
23. When was the last time you cried? Can't remember, it's been a while
24. What is on the floor of your closet? Junk, lol
25. Who is the friend you have had the longest {that you are sending to}? Not sure yet
26. What did you do last night? Worked
27. What are you most afraid of? Memes
28. Plain, cheese, or spicy hamburgers? Yuck...none
29. Favorite dog breed? All, love dogs
30. Favorite day of the week? Sunday
31. What is your favorite number? Don't have one, maybe 3
32. Diamonds or pearls? Both! Okay, diamonds
33. What is your favorite flower? Rose
I love you ...you know I do, but I do "object" to the notion you guys are healthier. I have had a lot of experience with Canadian women extremely angry with your healthcare system and not able to even get in to see a doctor. Also mom is sick with leukemia and the treatment she was on for 10 years was not approved in Canada and she either would have died or had to come to the US for it. It saved her life! I also have a current client, see my other blog, who is coming to the US to deliver. I was as shocked about that as you probably are reading it. There are some good things about your system and some bad just like here. No system is perfect.
Well, I took your Canadian quiz. I totally guessed all of answers, hitting the buttons randomly and guess what? 9 out of 20!
Drowsey, I don't believe you're Canadian. You must be from the UK ;O)
Just by guessing I got 8/20 40%
I think I need a day off as well to learn a bit more about Canada! lol
have a great weekend!
happy canada day! i have very little canadian knowledge, so i won't embarass myself by taking the test.
;)
~m
I got 9 out of 20. Only a few were lucky guesses. Maybe I have some psychic Canadian connection because I was born in New Brunswick.
That's a city in New Jersey, not the Canuckian one.
OK, if there are six time zones, can you tell me which one Alberta is in so I can finally work out whether it took me 8 or 9 hours to fly from England (I lost track. Cming back was worse).
Actaully, I'd need to know how far ahead of English time that time zone is in, too.
lauren - oh yeah, there's no perfect system, but I've never encountered a problem, same with my parents, who were big users...especially when they got older and had various illnesses. I do prefer our system overall tho.
babs - lol, well, you're approved to move here then. Some of those questions were just stooopid!
lb - yes, take the holiday ;) Some of those questions were new to me ... and I live here!
greg - thanks, you too
m - well, based on my score I don't think it would be too embarrassing, lol
old man - I used to live in NB ... so you're kind of canadian then? ;)
val - you're asking the wrong person, lol! I don't think Alberta does the daylight savings time thing...so I have no idea what time it is there. I thought we only had 3 times zones!
Just did the quiz on guesses and got 20%!
I did know the Charles de Gaulle question, but hat's all.
val - you got all of them right? Damn, I'm impressed!!! You're citizenship papers are in the mail! ;)
I got 7 out of 20 questions correct. lol
Happy Canada Day!
Canada Rocks!
I like your country better. I've had just about enough of mine. I think everyone around here is pretty much missing the point. So, can I come over there? Should I bring anything? Like Napa Valley wine, avocados, or what's left of our common sense? I can just pick some up on the way there.
LOL I got 8 answers correct 1 owing it to you for your giveaway.
I am not Canadian though but I am reading lots about your country as I might be moving there sometime soon a visit this year most probably if the embassy won't be too picky hahahaha!
Your parents are from Nova Scotia? Which part? I know some people in Yarmouth.
Nice to meet you and Happy Canada day!
You crazy Canadians! I just love ya!
rose ... geeze, you're gonna get deported too!
dawn ... yes it does! Enjoy the weekend!
nanny - come on up! :)
earthling - cool ... pretty soon we'll have everyone living here! lol My parents are from the Glace Bay area, on Cape Breton.
chick - we are a bit crazy ... it's all the tim horton's coffee :P
oh ya, i too have to work monday and have tuesday off, ah well , it is still a day off.I think i also would fail this test, who knew?...lol
Er, Drowsey - 20% is not ALL of them right, hon, just 1 in 5!
Obviously your maths is of similar standard to your knowledge of Canada. LOL.
darlene - well, it will be like a week with 2 fridays ... 'cause who's gonna do much work on Monday? LOL
val - Ooohhhh...ahahaha! I thought you said you got 20 right! LOL Yeah, my math does suck ... but my reading glasses need to be stronger, LOL. No citizen papers for you then.
Ha! I got 10, but only because you gave me one answer too...
I have Monday as a vacation day, so I've been enjoying a four day weekend! Woot!
Our flags are up in our front windows and inside the house and car. We are ready!
Happy Canada Day!!!
well, 10 is impressive :) Yes, I'm feeling quite happy here on a Sunday night knowing I have 2 more days to waste! lol
They lied. Boston Cream does NOT have the less calories.
rose - yeah, I wondered about that too!
I did even worse than you did on the quiz. I should have known that Toronto was the most multicultural city in Canada, I only live an hour away from it and work 20 minutes away from Toronto.
I didn't realize you were canadian, cool :) Well, I live near Toronto too ... but I thought it was a trick question ... lol.
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