Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/12/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Emanuel, 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). Same thing for Europeans. > > 2) For the letter Z, Canadians say "zed." Americans > say "zee." We say zet. > > 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. > You probably mean ice hockey. In Europe hockey is what you would call field hockey (were the Dutch are doing quit well at the moment) > > 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. Being a Heinz employe I like the ketchup eaters. Vinegar on your French fries is a British habit, the rest of Europe uses mayonaise, ketchup, and in Holland peanut sauce. > > 7) A Canadian knows how to make love in a canoe. (RIP > Pierre Berton, wherever you are) Europeans know how to make love in anything:-) > > 8) An American may be a gun owner. Canadians rarely > have firearms. Thank god that in Europe it is not allowed to carry guns. > > 9) A Canadian can make Leica M cameras and Noctiluxes. So can Germans and Portugese > > > Michiel