Canada is a failed state

TaimuRadiu said:
Nova Scotia, according to Pizzacake.
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I actually don't like fish all that much and I can't think of a worse place to go if you're not into fish. But I do like donairs and Trailer Park Boys.

HOMO FOR LIFE RETURNS said:
If you live in Ontario, there is this thing called Toronto accent and it's a mix of nigger, Jeet, and chink speak. It's really bizarre.
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The nigger part is like a rap music Americanized West Indies & Yardie. It must sound completely retarded to anyone not prepared for it.
 
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12345 said:
You have not traveled much, have you?
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Coasters come to me, and they talk about fish. They also bring fish, which is better than most fish transported inland and frozen but is wasted on me.

This may seem outlandish, and stemming from my general unworldliness but I believe fishing and the consumption of fish is a thing out there.

Yes I also lived in Maine briefly and do not care for lobster, and in general would prefer not to have to explain myself at every meal everywhere I go again.
 
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Lobster is also a big thing in NS like Maine, as well as scallops, fish not so much. I mean yes, there IS fishing here as we're practically surrounded by water and have a stupid amount of lakes. We don't even really have a thing for lobster and send it off to other place. You can go to restaurants and have fish and chips, but it's not really all fish all the time. Scallops are big, but mostly big on the South Shore where they come from. Down there you might have to ask them to do the fish and fries in a different basket, where elsewhere they already separate it. But in most places you can easily find something to eat without having limited options. I'm a Nova Scotia resident and also not a fan of fish (and not because I'm tired of it from having it all the time growing up just not a fan.)

The funny thing about Maine/Nova Scotia is because we're so close that at one point because of the filming of Haven here (Stephen King show) that if you looked up "small town Maine" as a search it would come up videos of Nova Scotia.

Are you maybe thinking of Newfoundland? They have a whole Cod kissing thing. They REALLY like that particular fish.
 
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Crabpuncher said:
Is the Canadian accent dead/Dying? I spent all day at work listening to Candian news and talk shows/segments and I never heard it once.
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From my experience it's real, but it's very subtle to the point of not really noticing if you aren't actively listening for it. Plus there are so few people here who actually have families that have lived here past a generation, and even if the kids grow up fully fluent in English, they all often they end up consuming media mainly from the US and end up talking like your typical Californian anyways (what happened to me). I can't really describe the accent itself, but it's more commonly heard among those from the countryside, though even then it's very on/off. Typical cityfolk / anyone from more urban areas lack a distinguishable Canadian accent.
 
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unholysedation777 said:
From my experience it's real, but it's very subtle to the point of not really noticing if you aren't actively listening for it. Plus there are so few people here who actually have families that have lived here past a generation, and even if the kids grow up fully fluent in English, they all often they end up consuming media mainly from the US and end up talking like your typical Californian anyways (what happened to me). I can't really describe the accent itself, but it's more commonly heard among those from the countryside, though even then it's very on/off. Typical cityfolk / anyone from more urban areas lack a distinguishable Canadian accent.
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The Canadian accent is regional. People in Ontario sound weird to people in Saskatchewan. BC folk have an accent too. Also indigenous people have a certain way of talking as well etc
 
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BEATINGS MUST CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

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Crabpuncher said:
Is the Canadian accent dead/Dying?
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unholysedation777 said:
From my experience it's real, but it's very subtle to the point of not really noticing if you aren't actively listening for it. Plus there are so few people here who actually have families that have lived here past a generation, and even if the kids grow up fully fluent in English, they all often they end up consuming media mainly from the US and end up talking like your typical Californian anyways (what happened to me). I can't really describe the accent itself, but it's more commonly heard among those from the countryside, though even then it's very on/off. Typical cityfolk / anyone from more urban areas lack a distinguishable Canadian accent.
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Unmarkedgrave said:
The Canadian accent is regional. People in Ontario sound weird to people in Saskatchewan. BC folk have an accent too. Also indigenous people have a certain way of talking as well etc
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It's very much regional. Ignoring Newfie and Quebecois there's a distinct prairie accent for example prominent across rural Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba. Saskatchewan's Premier Scott Moe is a good representative of it (his is quite noticeable), and of course you'll get lots of chugs with different flavours of it. Otherwise any accent is quite muted and in general follows the split in American accents - i.e. midwestern for most, Cascadian and New England influenced variations for BC and the Maritimes respectively. We're too tied in with American media to sustain any serious differences, which is why you have to go to very rural communities to find them now.
 
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Scale Smerch said:
We're too tied in with American media to sustain any serious differences, which is why you have to go to very rural communities to find them now.
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Yes, it's actually funny because I remember that I only learned about the stereotypical "Canadian accent" when I watched South Park, and I've lived in Ontario almost my whole fucking life! I thought it was all a silly exaggeration with no real weight to it so I shrugged off. But when my family moved to the countryside and I began to interact more with those types, I realised we actually DO have some variation, and ironically it's mostly found with the people who actually give a damn about Canada and contribute to this country without all that Elbows Up bullshit.
 
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Crabpuncher said:
It then abrubtly ends by playing the Canadian national anthem and saying that Canada will come back because they won a hockey game in the Olympics 40 years ago, TEH END! *Fade out to Canadian flag* (I think)
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The infamous Paul Henderson goal to defeat the Soviets wasn't even an Olympic Gold win. It was a 1972 exhibition series against the CCCP team where the Canadian professional NHLers were embarrassed & humbled by the iron curtain Russkies but managed to claw back to win it.

It's really boomer lore that no modern Canadians or even hockey fans even remember or care about other than the few secs of the clip of the final goal.
 
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