mnealtx 0 #1 May 23, 2008 From the Intarwebs: Cultural Differences Explained ============================= Aussies: Dislike being mistaken for Pommies (Brits) when abroad. Canadians: Are rather indignant about being mistaken for Americans when abroad. Americans: Encourage being mistaken for Canadians when abroad. Brits: Can't possibly be mistaken for anyone else when abroad. Aussies: Believe you should look out for your mates. Brits: Believe that you should look out for those people who belong to your club. Americans: Believe that people should look out for & take care of themselves. Canadians: Believe that that's the government's job. Aussies: Are extremely patriotic to their beer. Americans: Are flag-waving, anthem-singing, and obsessively patriotic to the point of blindness. Canadians: Can't agree on the words to their anthem, when they can be bothered to sing them. Brits: Do not sing at all but prefer a large brass band to perform the anthem. Americans: Spend most of their lives glued to the idiot box. Canadians: Don't, but only because they can't get more American channels. Brits: Pay a tax just so they can watch four channels. Aussies: Export all their crappy programs, which no-one there watches, to Britain, where everybody loves them. Americans: Will jabber on incessantly about football, baseball, and basketball. Brits: Will jabber on incessantly about cricket, soccer, and rugby. Canadians: Will jabber on incessantly about hockey, hockey, hockey, hockey, and how they beat the Americans twice, playing baseball. Aussies: Will jabber on incessantly about how they beat the Poms in every sport they play them in. Americans: Spell words differently, but still call it "English". Brits: Pronounce their words differently, but still call it "English". Canadians: Spell like the Brits, pronounce like Americans. Aussies: Add "G'day", "mate" and a heavy accent to everything they say in an attempt to get laid. Brits: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Aussies: Shop at home and have goods imported because they live on an island. Americans: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Canadians: Cross the southern border for cheap shopping, gas, & liquor in a backwards country. Americans: Drink weak, pee-tasting beer. Canadians: Drink strong, pee-tasting beer. Brits: Drink warm, beery-tasting pee. Aussies: Americans: Seem to think that poverty & failure are morally suspect. Canadians: Seem to believe that wealth and success are morally suspect. Brits: Seem to believe that wealth, poverty, success and failure are inherited things. Aussies: Seem to think that none of this matters after several beers.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 900 #2 May 23, 2008 A Mormon was seated next to an Irishman on a flight from London . After the plane was airborne, drink orders were taken. The Irishman asked for a whiskey, which was promptly brought and placed before him. The flight attendant then asked the Mormon if he would like a drink. He replied in disgust, “I'd rather be savagely raped by a dozen whores than let liquor touch my lips.” The Irishman then handed his drink back to the attendant and said, “Me too, I didn't know we had a choice.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 May 24, 2008 Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #4 May 24, 2008 I don't know anything about Canadian culture, but for the toher 3 as far as tereotype go They are SPOT ON, and funny You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #5 May 24, 2008 Quote I don't know anything about Canadian culture, but for the toher 3 as far as tereotype go They are SPOT ON, and funny I thought the 'hockey, hockey, hockey' part was pretty good!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #6 May 24, 2008 Quote I don't know anything about Canadian culture, but for the toher 3 as far as tereotype go They are SPOT ON, and funny EXCUSE ME! The rest are "spot on" too ... and here I thought that was a BRITISH saying .... 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #7 May 24, 2008 Quote Quote I don't know anything about Canadian culture, but for the toher 3 as far as tereotype go They are SPOT ON, and funny EXCUSE ME! The rest are "spot on" too ... and here I thought that was a BRITISH saying .... Don't get an attitude, eh!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 900 #8 May 24, 2008 the Molsen "I am Canadian" series of commercials are effin funny too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites