With Canada Day on the Horizon I thought it would be appropriate to provide a list
of surefire ways of knowing if you are Canadian or not, but I know that
I AM CANADIAN
for sure because..................
1. I not only have Canadian Tire money in my kitchen drawers I also keep it handy in the glovebox of my car for those impulse buys such as the campfire bench I bought there on Saturday.
2. I not only know what a Robertson screwdriver is but I also use one on a regular basis like the weekend in May when I took apart a sofabed so I could get it out of my trailer.
3. I can easily pay for my lunch just by using change - loonies and toonies. And I am constantly trying to get rid of my change due to the weight of my purse caused by said loonies and toonies.
4. I get very irritated when I spell words like honour, labour and colour and they are highlighted by my computer for being spelled incorrectly. Very irritated!
5. I am irate that they would even consider changing the theme song for Hockey Night in Canada. Tum te tum te tum...tum te tum te tum...
6. I have a friend who went to highschool in Ottawa with Alanis Morrissette.
7. I have followed closely the career of William Shatner.
8. I can sing our national anthem in two languages.
9. I start wearing shorts and sandals when the temperature goes above 0 degrees (celcius).
10. Watching curling on TV has me on the edge of my seat and one of my fave movies is called "Men with Brooms" - it was just on Showcase the other night!
11. One of my other fave movies (out on DVD last summer) is called "Bon Cop Bad Cop" - it is hilarious!
12. I am happy to stand in a lineup of 10 or more people at Tim Horton's at 6:30am to get my daily extra large double cream.
13. I am very loyal to Canadian bands: The Guess Who, BTO, The Tragically Hip, Nickelback, Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, Blue Rodeo, Luke Doucet & White Falcon, Steppenwolf, Rush, Arcade Fire, Jeff Healey, Bare Naked Ladies and the King of them all - NEIL YOUNG!
