{"id":4220,"date":"2020-06-28T09:38:41","date_gmt":"2020-06-28T13:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=4220"},"modified":"2020-06-30T08:50:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T12:50:52","slug":"you-might-be-canadian-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=4220","title":{"rendered":"You might be Canadian if&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:WordDocument>\n<w:View>Normal<\/w:View>\n<w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>\n<w:PunctuationKerning\/>\n<w:ValidateAgainstSchemas\/>\n<w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>\n<w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>\n<w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>\n<w:Compatibility>\n<w:BreakWrappedTables\/>\n<w:SnapToGridInCell\/>\n<w:WrapTextWithPunct\/>\n<w:UseAsianBreakRules\/>\n<w:DontGrowAutofit\/>\n<\/w:Compatibility>\n<w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>\n<\/w:WordDocument>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><!-- [if gte mso 9]><xml>\n<w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\">\n<\/w:LatentStyles>\n<\/xml><![endif]--><!-- [if !mso]><object classid=\"clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D\" id=ieooui><\/object>\n\n\n\n<style>\nst1\\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }<br \/><\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><!-- [if gte mso 10]>\n\n\n\n<style>\n \/* Style Definitions *\/<br \/> table.MsoNormalTable<br \/>\t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\";<br \/>\tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;<br \/>\tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0;<br \/>\tmso-style-noshow:yes;<br \/>\tmso-style-parent:\"\";<br \/>\tmso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;<br \/>\tmso-para-margin:0cm;<br \/>\tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;<br \/>\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;<br \/>\tfont-size:10.0pt;<br \/>\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";<br \/>\tmso-ansi-language:#0400;<br \/>\tmso-fareast-language:#0400;<br \/>\tmso-bidi-language:#0400;}<br \/><\/style>\n\n<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/canuck_37-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/canuck_37-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/canuck_37.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You might be Canadian if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have 10 favorite recipes for moose meat.<\/li>\n<li>You know how to pronounce and spell &#8220;Saskatchewan&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Your municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.<\/li>\n<li>You know that Canadian Tire on any Saturday is busier than the toy stores before Christmas.<\/li>\n<li>You bring a portable TV on a camping trip so that you don&#8217;t miss Hockey Night.<\/li>\n<li>You substitute beer for water when cooking.<\/li>\n<li>You pity people who haven&#8217;t tasted a &#8220;beavertail&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>You have worn shorts and a parka at the same time<\/li>\n<li>You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.<\/li>\n<li>You have twins named Wayne and Gretzky (alternately Gordie and Howe).<\/li>\n<li>You owe more money on your snowmobile than on your car.<\/li>\n<li>You know which leaves make for good toilet paper.<\/li>\n<li>You think sexy lingerie is tube-socks and a flannel nightie with only 8 buttons.<\/li>\n<li>The local paper covers national and international headlines on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Chris George, providing reliable PR counsel and effective advocacy. 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