Stuff Canadians Say ...

[palitoy]

She called my dad "a used car salesman" back in the 80s, he wore it like a badge of honour.

[MysteryWho]

I believe the inaugural Miss Nude Scarborough was a young Jayne Eastwood in Goin Down the Road. It's one of our richer annual traditions.

[palitoy]

I believe the inaugural Miss Nude Scarborough was a young Jayne Eastwood in Goin Down the Road. It's one of our richer annual traditions.

I love when they did the SCTV parody of GDR, they just got Jane Eastwood to play the same character.

[Mikey]

Speaking of the way Canadians talk, why do all of the tops of their heads completely disconnect from the bottom half of their heads when they talk ?

[Brazoo]

I don't know guys. The "abowt" drawl I'm familiar with - but specifically "a-boot" the way that American's think is hilarious - I've never heard that. That chick on "How I Met Your Mother" or the girls Justin Long makes fun of in that new horrible Kevin Smith trailer - I've never heard that specific accent before. Only in American comedies. Maybe that's just the way American's hear the drawl - or play it up for comedy - but it's not accurate to my ears.

And any way, there's all kinds of different Canadian accents. Take a guy like Seth Rogan, he's got a Canadian accent to me, but it's specifically a British Columbia one that you almost never hear in Toronto. It's a bit like saying all American's say "y'all".

People from Toronto don't often say "eh" or say "Toronno". I think here our accents are too diluted by that non-regional North American TV accent type thing.

[Brazoo]

Speaking of the way Canadians talk, why do all of the tops of their heads completely disconnect from the bottom half of their heads when they talk ?

This is a true mystery.

[Werewolf]

I always took Bob and Doug as an exaggeration or parody. Since so many "American" actors like William Shatner and Michael J. Fox are actually Canadian it never really crossed my mind that anyone from Canada actually talked like that.

[torgospizza]

It's odd--when I think of Canadians, I think of no real accent; yet, when I think "Canadian accent," I think of the two guys from Fubar.

[HardyGirl]

It's funny, 'cos I'm from NYC, live in CA and lived in WI, so I've encountered all kinda of accents. To me, Canadians kinda sound like Mid Western people to me. They say the "a-bowt" and "howse" too. In fact, I even said that for awhile, and it took months to break myself of that after moving back to CA. I still think that "runners", "touque", "davenport" and "back-bacon" are funny though.

[piecemaker]

Sounds like he is saying "a-boot ", "hoose" and "surry" to me. "Soda, who says soda"? Not me, he got that right, it is Pop.

[Fitski]

that's pretty dam funny! Yeah I totally know guys that talk like that, in fact my cousin Chuck looks like that guy! , the phrase give 'er is heard on any Canadian job site hourly if not more, and yes I am offered moose meat way too often!

[Mikey]

I know it's weird but I always thought all Canadian's (every one I've ever met) has a new car smell.

This is strange ---- yet slightly appealing

[cjefferys]

People from Toronto don't often say "eh" or say "Toronno". I think here our accents are too diluted by that non-regional North American TV accent type thing.

The only person I know who says "eh" is my mom and she's American! And yes, we always give her crap for it. You might have something with the TV thing.

I don't get the "give'er" thing, I've never even heard that. Maybe I'm too close to the US border, but I don't know anyone who speaks even close to that guy in the video.

[Mikey]

True story

Like 10-ish years ago I went to Niagara Falls to hit the Canadian sides Museums (Frankensteins/Ripley's etc)

Stayed overnight and was watching Canadian TV news

The newscaster talked "normal" ie General American/Canadian

But the weather guy talked with the "ehhs"

Really sounded like he was putting it on.

Sometimes I wonder if SOME Canadians talk like that just to entertain the tourists

[Brazoo]

True story

Like 10-ish years ago I went to Niagara Falls to hit the Canadian sides Museums (Frankensteins/Ripley's etc)

Stayed overnight and was watching Canadian TV news

The newscaster talked "normal" ie General American/Canadian

But the weather guy talked with the "ehhs"

Really sounded like he was putting it on.

Sometimes I wonder if SOME Canadians talk like that just to entertain the tourists

I don't think so man, Canadians for sure say "eh" for sure, but it depends on where you're from. That was my only point.

My guess there is that newscasters are trained to speak very clearly without using slang or little verbal hickups like "eh" or "uhh" - but from my experience the weather dudes are always the guys who seem to be more folksy and have more personality. So my guess is that's probably what's going on there.