Friday, November 10, 2006
BFN
Sunday, November 05, 2006
The Geography-Intelligence Correlation
Have you ever noticed that you think everyone who lives south of you is stupid? It's true.
Minnesotans think Iowans are stupid.
Iowans think that Missourians are stupid.
Canadians think that Americans are stupid.
Americans think that Mexicans are stupid.
Not me though. I think almost everyone is stupid regardless of where they live.
Minnesotans think Iowans are stupid.
Iowans think that Missourians are stupid.
Canadians think that Americans are stupid.
Americans think that Mexicans are stupid.
Not me though. I think almost everyone is stupid regardless of where they live.
O Canada, Part Deux
Well, I'm back. Ready to finish up my observations of that lovely country.
where was I...
10. They hate Americans.
11. Traffic in Calgary absolutely SUCKS!
12. They will take US dollars at any store. At first I thought this was a good thing, then realized that I was giving everyone a 10% tip with every bill that left my hand.
13. They have only one native beer. I thought it was called Molson's, but when you order, it's just a "Canadian beer. "
14. There are lots of good looking men in Calgary, probably women too I guess.
15. The natives are not afraid of the cold. They wear short sleeves when it is getting up to, say, 10 degrees Celsius.
16. The metric system sucks. Or the US sucks b/c we don't use the metric system. Anyway, I really had no idea how cold it really was (-10 degrees Celsius), nor how much gas really cost (84.4 cents/liter) , nor how fast I was really driving (maximum speed limit 110 kph).
where was I...
10. They hate Americans.
11. Traffic in Calgary absolutely SUCKS!
12. They will take US dollars at any store. At first I thought this was a good thing, then realized that I was giving everyone a 10% tip with every bill that left my hand.
13. They have only one native beer. I thought it was called Molson's, but when you order, it's just a "Canadian beer. "
14. There are lots of good looking men in Calgary, probably women too I guess.
15. The natives are not afraid of the cold. They wear short sleeves when it is getting up to, say, 10 degrees Celsius.
16. The metric system sucks. Or the US sucks b/c we don't use the metric system. Anyway, I really had no idea how cold it really was (-10 degrees Celsius), nor how much gas really cost (84.4 cents/liter) , nor how fast I was really driving (maximum speed limit 110 kph).
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Visa Checkcard - It's Everywhere You Want To Be
Apparantly, you do not want to be in Canada. My stupid Visa Checkcard will not work ANYWHERE! Not even in cash machines! Damn Canadians!
O Canada, Part Un
Well, it's been 4 days in the tundra. Here are my observations so far:
1. It's really fricking cold here! Why do people choose to live here? There are warmer cities people!
2. It's really not that cute of a city. Kind of grungy and industrial, and not in a good way.
3. They try really hard to be international with signage, meaning no words. It doesn't work that well. There is one that I can only translate into "watch out for guy bowling across the street."
4. They don't have one dollar bills. Only coins. Oh yea, and they call them Loonies. And they have two dollar coins which they lovingly call Toonies. (not sure of the spelling, but you get the idea.) They also use the term "bucks".
5. They copy American things all the time, but try to change it slightly to make it their own. For example, stoplights. Same exact thing except rotated 90 degrees.
6. Their street names try really hard to be rugged and outdoorsy. Deerfoot Trail, Blackfoot Trail, Bow Trail, Crowchild Trail, Spruce Meadows Trail. The only streets or avenues are numbered ones.
7. A lot of the guys wear their shirts unbuttoned one button too many, often paired with big studded belt buckles.
8. Everywhere is hiring. McDonalds pays $14/hour.
9. They have never heard of US Bank here. (yep, I can't get any money!) And you can't use your debit/visa card anywhere. I think mastercard might be ok, but not visa.
1. It's really fricking cold here! Why do people choose to live here? There are warmer cities people!
2. It's really not that cute of a city. Kind of grungy and industrial, and not in a good way.
3. They try really hard to be international with signage, meaning no words. It doesn't work that well. There is one that I can only translate into "watch out for guy bowling across the street."
4. They don't have one dollar bills. Only coins. Oh yea, and they call them Loonies. And they have two dollar coins which they lovingly call Toonies. (not sure of the spelling, but you get the idea.) They also use the term "bucks".
5. They copy American things all the time, but try to change it slightly to make it their own. For example, stoplights. Same exact thing except rotated 90 degrees.
6. Their street names try really hard to be rugged and outdoorsy. Deerfoot Trail, Blackfoot Trail, Bow Trail, Crowchild Trail, Spruce Meadows Trail. The only streets or avenues are numbered ones.
7. A lot of the guys wear their shirts unbuttoned one button too many, often paired with big studded belt buckles.
8. Everywhere is hiring. McDonalds pays $14/hour.
9. They have never heard of US Bank here. (yep, I can't get any money!) And you can't use your debit/visa card anywhere. I think mastercard might be ok, but not visa.
