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KamikazeCanuck wrote:I don't think Ontarians have an accent. I didn't think anyone had that stereotypical Canadian accent you see on TV but then I visited some family in Nova Scotia and realized some people actually do...It's like someone from Hollywood went to NS one time and that's it and based everything he knows about about Canada just on them.
Nope, its an American TV/Movie thing. We are a bunch of jerks when it comes to slaughtering other cultures. You should hear what we think Asians and Indians (yes fellow Americans, Im talking from India, not Natives) its wrong, but dammit its funny. Notice I had to explain with Indian I was talking about as well (though that might be a Michigan thing)
I've met some of our Canadian employees at various company training classes and on conference calls. I can usually pick it up fairly quickly, but not always. It probably depends on what part of Canada they're from or me confusing them with a Minnesota accent.
You've got to love the Canadian Forces. When you're in training, especially during BMQ when you do a tonne of theory, they make a point to speak with a subtle but pronounced 'Canadian' accent and frequently make use of "Eh", "Lads", "Buddy", and "Boys". Active reinforcement of stereotypes FTW.
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I personally can't tell the difference between American and Canadian accents most of the time. I make an effort to listen out for if they say "eh" or "aboot"... that's pretty much the only thing that makes it obvious, though they probably wouldn't say those in all parts of Canada, right?
I have no way of telling Australians and New Zealanders apart... which is bad.
Skarwael wrote:I personally can't tell the difference between American and Canadian accents most of the time. I make an effort to listen out for if they say "eh" or "aboot"... that's pretty much the only thing that makes it obvious, though they probably wouldn't say those in all parts of Canada, right?
I have no way of telling Australians and New Zealanders apart... which is bad.
Australians are the ones drinking heavily and stealing from you, Kiwis are the ones who start sweating around sheep
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metallifan wrote:You've got to love the Canadian Forces. When you're in training, especially during BMQ when you do a tonne of theory, they make a point to speak with a subtle but pronounced 'Canadian' accent and frequently make use of "Eh", "Lads", "Buddy", and "Boys". Active reinforcement of stereotypes FTW.
I was thinking this too. I think the words that Canuckistanis use are what can mark them out as not being 'American'. I've been told I've said the word 'buddy' way too much by some of my friends around here as well as using the term 'boys' at the end of sentenceｓ. "I've got too much salt in my eyes, boys. I gotta get out this ocean,eh. Where did buddy go with my friggin flip flops?" って感じ。
I dont believe you. Every Canadian Ive met that says they dont ever say it, says it. Thats like me for example, I swear I dont use foul language, but apparently I swear like a sailor
Trondheim wrote:Not to come accros as a iggnorat European but they do seen quite similar, except for those from Quebec
Yea, the accent itself isn't as common out west. Here in Kamloops, we get a lot of New Zealanders and Aussies up at the Sun Peaks Resort during the winter season, and they say that Western Canadians tend to sound very similar to most of the people in the Northern US. Seems that the difference in accent, the whole "Aboot" deal, is more of an Eastern Canada thing.
We do all still frequently say "Buddy", "Guy", "Boys", "Lads", and "Eh" on a roughly equal basis, save Newfies. But we have a saying for Newfies. "Everytime we Canadians begin to take ourselves too seriously, a Newfie comes along and says something that makes us all laugh, intended or not."
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Trondheim wrote:Not to come accros as a iggnorat European but they do seen quite similar, except for those from Quebec
Yea, the accent itself isn't as common out west. Here in Kamloops, we get a lot of New Zealanders and Aussies up at the Sun Peaks Resort during the winter season, and they say that Western Canadians tend to sound very similar to most of the people in the Northern US. Seems that the difference in accent, the whole "Aboot" deal, is more of an Eastern Canada thing.
We do all still frequently say "Buddy", "Guy", "Boys", "Lads", and "Eh" on a roughly equal basis, save Newfies. But we have a saying for Newfies. "Everytime we Canadians begin to take ourselves too seriously, a Newfie comes along and says something that makes us all laugh, intended or not."
Yeah, I use the words "buddy" and "guys" all the time.
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Anyone says otherwise and I'll show up at your house, pee in your kitchen sink, and then tell you what's what. If I don't have to pee at that exact moment, then I'll first drink all the beer in your fridge, THEN pee in your kitchen sink, and then tell you what's what. If you don't -have- any beer in your fridge, then I'll go out, buy some beer, put it in your fridge, wait until it gets cold, drink it all, then pee in your kitchen sink, then tell you what's what.
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Maybe you hang out with immature women. Maybe you're attracted to immature women because you think they'll let you shpadoink them. 
Or live in a log house or igloo? 