Never knew that about the Canadian bacon. Now I'm educated. Only in Canada there is a case of beer of 28 but of cruddy beer. Guess with a locked garage, I have no worries.
Never knew that about the Canadian bacon. Now I'm educated. Only in Canada there is a case of beer of 28 but of cruddy beer. Guess with a locked garage, I have no worries.
Good beer should be drunk warm enough to let the flavours come through,low 50s say. Chilling is really for "near beers" like Bud, Molson etc which have very little taste anyway.Interesting that in the US where craft beers are the growth market there are still bars serving quality beer in frosted mugs!But the message is slowly spreading.
Were you happy or disappointed when Quebec decided to remain a part of Canada?
PlasmaTwa2
The Second-Hottest Man in my Mother's Basement
Very happy. Quebec is one of the most important places in Canada, and the fact that we can have such a large population of both English and French speakers within our country is a source of national pride.
Plus, if Quebec left, they would take the poutine with them. We can't have that. Where else would us Canadians be able to get gravy and cheese melted over french fries?
Do the Canadians think someone should start an "ask a dutch person..." thread on the freeones board?
(now it's just a matter of counting the majority of the votes, considering it's only 3 threads it can't be too difficult. Of course, now that I think of it, I should have asked about an "ask a Lowlands person" thread. Now the Belgians (especially the flemmish) won't want to stay behind...)
I like the idea of "ask a ... person" thread myself. Entertaining and meaningfull at same time
As a citizen of Quebec Province, and french canadian, i am glad to be in Canada.
Of course, it's not perfect. But french and english canadians can easily find ways to live together. Some work is left to do but i'm confident it can be done easily.
In general, the citizens of Quebec Province are divided on the question. And as far as i know, the citizens of other provinces are also somewhat divided on the question.
Most of both communities are glad to live with each other. Most of both communities are happy to be together in Canada.
PlasmaTwa2
The Second-Hottest Man in my Mother's Basement
I wouldn't really call that true. Outside of Quebec, there is very little support for the seperatist movement. Most of the non-Quebec support comes from people who just hate Quebec in general, but there doesn't seem to be that many of them. Most of the time when we say we want you to seperate, chances are we are making fun of the situation. :thumbsup:
How much % do you think are unhappy with Quebec not leaving in other provinces? I have no clear idea on that myself.
In Quebec, there is a 30% of the french population that are totally sold to the Independance idea, whatever happends.
ChefChiTown
The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
What's the restaurant scene in Canada? Is it mostly Mom & Pop places? Corporately owned chain restaurants? Individually owned and operated restaurants?
Are the restaurants more "down to earth" home-cooking type of places, or is there a good amount of fancier restaurants?
:dunno:
Are the restaurants more "down to earth" home-cooking type of places, or is there a good amount of fancier restaurants?
:dunno:
We share most american chains with the USA. We have a couple of canadian chains of the same kind as well. Pizza Hut, McDonald's, Harvey's, Tim Horton, Al Van Houtte, Dunkin Donuts, Pizzedelic, Saint Hubert, La Cage Aux Sports, etc
We have also plenty of more down-to-earth home-cooking types of restaurants. Some of the canadian chains are of that type. Each quarter have at least one.
There is also several Café, in the french style. With crescent sandwiches and the like.
You also have plenty of choice when it comes to fancier restaurant. Gastronomic restaurants with real chefs recommanded by the gastronomic tour guides. Montreal have several famous restaurants of that kind.
The Poutine is a french canadian classic! And it's excellent
It looks like this.
What exactly is that?I see fries but I have no idea what the rest of it is.
-French Fries
-Beef Gravy
-Cheese curds
Here's a standardized Poutine recipe: http://www.recipezaar.com/Real-Canadian-Poutine-113388
So..................Canadian's
Whats up?
It's freackin cold, snowy and... my hockey team isnt going well lately.
That's about it :1orglaugh
Here in the U.S.,all of the major cities are very racially segregated,what are the major cities in Canada like in regards to that?I've heard the Vancouver is probably the best city in all of North America to live(and the it's the most expensive),how diverse is it along with the others like Toronto,Edmonton,ect.
Also,how are minorities treated?Down here,if you are black or Hispanic,you don't really want to go to too many rural areas in the south.Are there any areas like that up there?
Also,how are minorities treated?Down here,if you are black or Hispanic,you don't really want to go to too many rural areas in the south.Are there any areas like that up there?
Hmmm,might be good.
Not yet.
The only real tension is between french and english speaking canadians. Speaking french outside of the Quebec Province, especially in rural areas, might be like being black in USA...
Our big cities are beginning to be segregated. Thanks to the multi-culturalism, each race, culture and it's dog have a quarter in each town... dividing citizens into so many different little communities.
Overall, it's less segregated than it is in USA (but if we keep going the way we are going, we will be like USA soon enough) and the tensions between french and english speaking citizens is marginal at best.
Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal are great cities to live in. You can walk 24/7 in the streets in safety, a big luxury that not many major cities can offer in USA i think? Appartments are out-of-price in those cities areas, especially in Toronto. Vancouver is rising economically since several years. Montreal is slightly struggling since 10 or so years - but still a great city to live in, unique for his european touch in North America.