If you are new here, I am from Kentucky. My man-friend is from Canada. Other than the accents and the weather, I didn’t think there was that much different between the two countries… The more I visit though, the more I see.
I will highlight a few:
Donuts
In the South: Krispy Kreme
In the North (east): Dunkin Donuts
In Canada: Tim Hortons
Recreation
Kentucky: ATVs (4 wheelers)
Canada: Snow mobiles
Dollars
USA: Dollar
Canada: Loonie
It’s still a dollar, but they call it a Loonie because of the Loon featured on one side.
It’s really weird the first time you hear somebody say they need a loonie or two…
Car Heating
Kentucky: You start your car 5 minutes before you leave.
Canada: You plug your ish in when you park it.
These posts are all over the place. They heat up the engine block as I understand it.
I just thought there were a ton of electric cars in Canada…
Snow Days
Kentucky: 1-3 Inches of snow needed to call a snow day.
(and all the bread/milk disappears from the grocery shelves)
Canada: They don’t have snow days.
Metric System
USA: Pounds, Inches, Miles, Fahrenheit
Canada (and the rest of the world): Kilograms, Centimeters, Kilometers, Celsius
I’m getting better at conversions…
Gas
USA: price per gallon
Canada: I still don’t know what this means
…or how much I’m going to pay for a tank of gas:
Great post… love it! You could keep these going all day!!! LOl
Haha! I had a bunch written down, but decided to save them for later! 🙂 Thanks for reading!
The ‘meanwhile in Canada’ meme just kills me!
Especially because it’s not in Canada. That location is actually in the Japanese Alps.
Yeah, you can definitely tell that photo’s not in Canada, as people are driving on the left side of the road. The meme is funny though… ; )
We price our gas per litre 🙂
Love this post! 🙂
Jessica, I know it’s priced per litre, but what does that sign mean? $112.90/litre? $1.129/litre? I’m confused by the sign…
It’s priced in “cents per litre”. 112.9 cents per litre.