Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]No archive: Emanuel are you scared this could change in the future ;-) On 11/12/2004, at 8:00 AM, Emanuel Lowi wrote: > Here are some easy ways to tell the difference between > real Canadians and those Americans who use maple > leaves as fig leaves. > > 1) Real Canadians always know the name of the US > president and that Washington, DC is the capitol. > Americans never know the name of Canada's prime > minister or this country's capital city (aka Siberia > on the Rideau). > > 2) For the letter Z, Canadians say "zed." Americans > say "zee." > > 3) You can frequently identify an American by checking > his/her derriere. Canadians, > unless they are wearing hockey pants, are usually > rather slightly proportioned back there. > > 4) An American in Europe may order a sandwich made of > a whole wheat croissant, with Dijon mustard and Brie > cheese inside, in an attempt to show that he/she knows > something about continental cuisine. A Canadian will > never mix such discordant ingredients. > > 5) A Canadian will drink tea with milk. Americans > usually have their tea with lemon. > > 6) A Canadian may put salt and white vinegar on > his/her French fries. Americans -- those that still > eat things with the word French in them -- is a > ketchup user. > > 7) A Canadian knows how to make love in a canoe. (RIP > Pierre Berton, wherever you are) > > 8) An American may be a gun owner. Canadians rarely > have firearms. > > 9) A Canadian can make Leica M cameras and Noctiluxes. > > > NO ARCHIVE > > Emanuel Lowi > Montreal > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > Alastair