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Old 08-11-2010, 09:13 AM
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The University/College deal made me laugh.

Can: Washroom
Amer: Bathroom

Can: (road sign) Loose Stones
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Old 08-11-2010, 09:20 AM
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The University/College deal made me laugh.

Can: Washroom
Amer: Bathroom

Can: (road sign) Loose Stones
Amer: Loose Gravel

Can: I'll phone you
Amer: I'll call you


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washroom/bathroom ...we say both

never heard of loose stones road sign nor seen

we say i'll call you....not the other.


as for university/college thing..pretty straight forward. and u guys recognize this actually...it's not the Ohio State College is it. or the The College of Texas.

your college: is our univeristy
our college: is your junior college...juco
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Old 08-11-2010, 10:37 AM
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washroom/bathroom ...we say both

never heard of loose stones road sign nor seen

we say i'll call you....not the other.
must be a saskatchewan thing...i grew up 13 miles from the sask border--2 hours south of regina.

and their roads are so bad you see "loose stones" signs everywhere.
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Old 08-11-2010, 10:52 AM
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must be a saskatchewan thing...i grew up 13 miles from the sask border--2 hours south of regina.

and their roads are so bad you see "loose stones" signs everywhere.
I did a couple of events in Saskatchewan, but in Saskatoon, so am familiar somewhat with Sask, but again never seen those signs. When I did have to go to regina, flew most often, as they said that drive was mindnumbing....2.5 hrs to regina seemed like 5. So a 45 min flight was the choice.
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Old 08-11-2010, 10:53 AM
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Canadians say hockey
Americans say football

wait, that doesn't sound right
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Old 08-11-2010, 10:58 AM
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Canadians say "Please don't"
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Old 08-11-2010, 11:07 AM
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Old 08-11-2010, 11:10 AM
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Canadians say Thank You
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Canadians say K's
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only ones i can think of
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Old 08-11-2010, 11:52 AM
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wait, that doesn't sound right
lol, that's it quad you're the smart one by keeping it light, this thread bound to get silly.
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Old 08-11-2010, 12:01 PM
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Old 08-11-2010, 01:51 PM
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lol, that's it quad you're the smart one by keeping it light, this thread bound to get silly.
lol just a matter of time before it turns into a battle of everyone sucks.......why can't we both just be happy that we're not mexico
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Canadians deal in Celsius
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Canadians use center-meters for snow
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Canadians speed limits are posted in KM/h
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Old 08-11-2010, 02:31 PM
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Opps, I forgot one other one:

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Old 08-11-2010, 02:32 PM
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Americans deal in Fahrenheit

Canadians use center-meters for snow
Americans use inches for snow

Canadians speed limits are posted in KM/h
Americans speed limits are posted in Miles/h
You use Center-meters so everything sounds bigger.

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