Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/10

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Canadian Disguise
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Fri Dec 10 16:08:50 2004
References: <20041210210007.92175.qmail@web50507.mail.yahoo.com>

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
>
>
>
>
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Alastair