Results: Canadians All Say 'Eh' and There Are Moose On Our City Roads
Neighbors and allies, Canada and the United States have a lot in common, but some of you Americans don't know that much about your neighbors to the north. If you've traveled, or have relatives there, some of these may seem rather strange, but these are misconceptions nonetheless.
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Up in Canada, we know a fair amount about our neighbors to the south. So how do you Americans fare when it comes to knowing about Canada? How many of these Canadian misconceptions do you believe to be true? These were compiled on what Americans think about Canada.
Eh is a Canadian only colloquialism -- it is in fact used in Netherlands, Italy and Turkey, and not all over Canada either
15%
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248 votes
Our Mounties always wear red serge and ride horses -- as cool as it would be, they don't (often just for ceremonial occasions)
16%
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272 votes
Canada is a land of snow and ice -- you know this is wrong, as parts of our country very rarely see snow
13%
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223 votes
Our milk comes only in bags -- some parts of Canada don't even have them, but it's available in cartons and jugs too
9%
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151 votes
Canada is a socialist country -- we have public healthcare and some provinces have public auto insurance, but this is not even close to true
11%
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187 votes
Canada doesn't have guns -- this is way off.
7%
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125 votes
Don't believe any of these
26%
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434 votes
N.A
40%
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665 votes
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Here's a few more misconceptions about Canada. How many of these do you believe to be true?
Toronto is the capital of Canada -- no, Ottawa is, but even some Torontonians think this is the case
11%
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184 votes
Everyone in Canada speaks French -- according to Stats Canada, only 21% of us do
9%
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154 votes
There's wildlife everywhere up here -- in downtown Toronto, nope -- unless you count raccoons
11%
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180 votes
We all play hockey -- no, and there's also baseball, soccer, football, rugby, lacrosse, curling and basketball, which was invented by a Canadian.
10%
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175 votes
We're all polite in Canada -- right, have you ever been in rush hour in Canada?
11%
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183 votes
Healthcare is free -- well, we do pay for it in our very high taxes, so not really
18%
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307 votes
Don't believe any of these
25%
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411 votes
N/A
39%
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657 votes
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Here are some things about our country that are exactly as you have always heard. How many of these truths are you familiar with?
French fries go with everything, and we love our fries here -- especially poutine
26%
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435 votes
Canadians love to drink, and are very loyal to our Canadian beer
20%
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330 votes
Canada is not just big -- it's huge, and very diverse in landscape and weather
34%
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571 votes
We are not just like Americans or "polite" Americans--we have our own cultural identity
26%
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432 votes
We do not find the term "Canucks" offensive at all
17%
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279 votes
Our side of the Niagara Falls is nicer than the American side -- and it is called Horse Shoe Falls
24%
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397 votes
We Canadians really love Drake, but not so much Justin Beiber--you can keep him, Americans!
13%
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222 votes
Knew all of these to be true
11%
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181 votes
N/A
36%
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607 votes
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