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Cheesecat wrote:This is Canada were to polite and friendly to use
Best South Park Ever.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
Im with my neighbor to the north. SouthPark is a terrible show. It just annoys me to no end. Sure some episodes will make me laugh, but that doesnt mean I like it. Take the show Everybody loves Ramond for example
Id agree, only because newer FamilyGuy gets on my nerves just as bad, but since its on syndication on damn near every tv channel, the old, funny reruns are on more then the new ones
And so, due to rising costs of maintaining the Golden Throne, the Emperor's finest accountants spoke to the Demigurg. A deal was forged in blood and extensive paperwork for a sub-prime mortgage with a 5/1 ARM on the Imperial Palace. And lo, in the following years the housing market did tumble and the rate skyrocketed leaving the Emperor's coffers bare. A dark time has begun for the Imperium, the tithes can not keep up with the balloon payments and the Imperial Palace and its contents, including the Golden Throne, have fallen into foreclosure. With an impending auction on the horizon mankind holds its breath as it waits to see who will gain possession of the corpse-god and thus, the fate of humanity......
mattyboy22 wrote:I though all Canadians sounded like this.......
After a few brews, we mostly do!
I lived for 5 years in Banff, which is full of ski bums and tourists from around the world, so the topic of accents was frequent. I've heard people say that Canadians don't have an accent, that we talk in a accent-neutral kind of way. I'm not sure I believe that.
I agree that people sound pretty much the same from BC to Ontario, and I'd say americans along the border sound fairly similar.
I work telephone customer service for one of Americas largest Television and Internet providers.
In a given week I speak to about 150 customers from locations as scattered as California, Florida, Maine, Oregon, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, Virginia and Indianapolis.
Lest than 1% of customers ever notice I don't sound local.
I work telephone customer service for one of Americas largest Television and Internet providers.
In a given week I speak to about 150 customers from locations as scattered as California, Florida, Maine, Oregon, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, Virginia and Indianapolis.
Lest than 1% of customers ever notice I don't sound local.
To be honest, I don't think anyone expects to talk to someone local when they call customer service anymore!
And so, due to rising costs of maintaining the Golden Throne, the Emperor's finest accountants spoke to the Demigurg. A deal was forged in blood and extensive paperwork for a sub-prime mortgage with a 5/1 ARM on the Imperial Palace. And lo, in the following years the housing market did tumble and the rate skyrocketed leaving the Emperor's coffers bare. A dark time has begun for the Imperium, the tithes can not keep up with the balloon payments and the Imperial Palace and its contents, including the Golden Throne, have fallen into foreclosure. With an impending auction on the horizon mankind holds its breath as it waits to see who will gain possession of the corpse-god and thus, the fate of humanity......
I work telephone customer service for one of Americas largest Television and Internet providers.
In a given week I speak to about 150 customers from locations as scattered as California, Florida, Maine, Oregon, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, Virginia and Indianapolis.
Lest than 1% of customers ever notice I don't sound local.
They are probably just happy you don't sound foreign.
On a more related note, during my visit to California, people I met would use the word 'huh' in the same manner as us Canucks say 'eh'.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
I work telephone customer service for one of Americas largest Television and Internet providers.
In a given week I speak to about 150 customers from locations as scattered as California, Florida, Maine, Oregon, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, Virginia and Indianapolis.
Lest than 1% of customers ever notice I don't sound local.
They are probably just happy you don't sound foreign.
On a more related note, during my visit to California, people I met would use the word 'huh' in the same manner as us Canucks say 'eh'.
That's because (No offense) the Western peoples sound funny. It's odd.
The again, I am a Masshole, so I might just be biased.
Every Normal Man Must Be Tempted At Times To Spit On His Hands, Hoist That Black Flag, And Begin Slitting Throats.
I work telephone customer service for one of Americas largest Television and Internet providers.
In a given week I speak to about 150 customers from locations as scattered as California, Florida, Maine, Oregon, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, Virginia and Indianapolis.
Lest than 1% of customers ever notice I don't sound local.
They are probably just happy you don't sound foreign.
On a more related note, during my visit to California, people I met would use the word 'huh' in the same manner as us Canucks say 'eh'.
I work telephone customer service for one of Americas largest Television and Internet providers.
In a given week I speak to about 150 customers from locations as scattered as California, Florida, Maine, Oregon, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, Virginia and Indianapolis.
Lest than 1% of customers ever notice I don't sound local.
I too worked phones, doing 411 for an Alberta phone company who contracted their operators out to various american phone companies for 411 services. I would talk to people (hundreds/day in short 411 calls) all over the continent, and had the same experience of people usually not noticing. Having americans think I was australian was fairly frequent, when they did detect an accent, which was kinda weird.
I work telephone customer service for one of Americas largest Television and Internet providers.
In a given week I speak to about 150 customers from locations as scattered as California, Florida, Maine, Oregon, Michigan, Georgia, New Jersey, Virginia and Indianapolis.
Lest than 1% of customers ever notice I don't sound local.
I too worked phones, doing 411 for an Alberta phone company who contracted their operators out to various american phone companies for 411 services. I would talk to people (hundreds/day in short 411 calls) all over the continent, and had the same experience of people usually not noticing. Having americans think I was australian was fairly frequent, when they did detect an accent, which was kinda weird.
No, thats not really as weird as youd think. For some incredibly odd reason, most Americans hear an accent and instantly think its Australian. Cant explain it, but they do
biccat wrote:
Isn't Canada virtually the definition of effete?
Not by any definition of effete that I can find.
We were once so close to heaven, St. Peter came out and gave us medals; declaring us "The nicest of the damned".
“Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
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