When in Canada

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When in Canada

• little lessons in Canadian culture from a
  Southern Yankee
• Cassidy Taylor
• Term 2 2007
• LIBR 500
• Foundations of Information Technology
• bibliogoddess_at_gmail.com

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How to Tell Youre in Canada

• Youre in the line up and its not for a mug
  shot.
• You use a cheque to buy a toque in your favourite
  colour.
• You enrol in classes at the community centre.
• You dont get mail on Saturday.
• Grits are not something to eat.
• You can legally buy cigars and rum from Cuba.

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O Canada

• Canada is comprised of 10 provinces, 3
  territories and covers 6 times zones
• Canada is from the Iroquois word kanata meaning
  village
• Canada became a country on July 1, 1867, however
  an official flag wasnt adopted until 1965
• Canadas government is a constitutional monarchy
  that combines federation and parliamentary
  democracy
• The only country larger than Canada in area is
  the Russian Federation
• Canada covers an area of 9 984 670 km2
• At over 200,000 km long, Canada has the worlds
  largest coastline.

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Quick Civic Lesson
While only four political parties are represented
in the present government, Canada recognizes many
more .
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Money Money Money
Canadas currency is very colorful. There are no
dollar bills. Instead Canada has one and two
dollar coins the Loonie and the Toonie. The
coins come in handy for vending machines and
meters.
6
Say What?-a terribly inadequate Canadian
dictionary

• Q
• You know why Canadians say Eh!,
• Right?
• A
• It sounds better than Huh!

7
Food and Beverage for Thought
Timbits (donut holes)
Beer
Smarties - like MMs
Poutine (poo-teen)
Back bacon
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Do you wear rubbers in the rain?(a short) Guide
to Canadian clothing)
Runners
Toque
Housecoat
Rubbers
Gym Strip
Thongs
Gaunch
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Same idea, different word
White or brown toast?
The States
washroom
V3N 2A9 Postal Code
Parkade
Elastic
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Zero starts with Zed

• In Canada zero is never pronounced O.
• Its a numeral called Zero, right?!
• And Z is called Zed. If you say Z people
• will either give you a blank stare and/or know
• youre from the States ( never America.but
  thats
• another story)

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Walking a click for 1L of homo milk

• Canada adopted the metric system in 1970.
  Litres, kilograms and kilometers are the norm
  here now although you can still see Imperial
  weights and measures being used in some stores.
  Temperature is measured in Celsius- that makes 30
  degrees a

heat wave!
A click 1km and homo milk is the same as
whole milk
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For a more serious study about Canadas rich
diverse culture and heritage please visit
Canada.ca
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• All materials used in this presentation are
• protected under free use agreements or
• public domain. I am solely responsible for
• any mistakes.
• The map of Canada on slide 3 is courtesy of
  Brock University Map Library
• St. Catharines computer file.
  (no date). St. Catharines, Ontario Brock
  University Map Library. Available Brock
  University Map Library Controlled Access
  http//www.brocku.ca/maplibrary/images/can_colour.
  jpg. (Accessed February 1, 2007).
• The picture of Canadian currency on slide 5 is
  courtesy of the Bank of Canada
• http//www.bankofcanada.ca/en/ba
  nknotes/legislation/images.htmlv (accessed
  February 1, 2007)
• All other photos and art are from ClipArt, my
  personal photographs or from the WikiMedia
  Commons.