In Canada it feels we're always plastered by promotions( all around) and marketing flyers in the mail. The ones we don't even want and go straight to the recycling or garbage.

We can watch a 20 minute video on YouTube but they have about 3-5 ads.

One 50 minute episode on Amazon Prime may have about 4-6 minutes of ads.

When I'm traveling to different parts of the world, even if you don't have YT premium there are not nearly as many ads.

Why do we allow this and are you actually swayed by these ads?

I have never never bought a product or service after watching the above.

In my opinion, the two-bite frosting cupcakes with sprinkles. They usually come in a pack of 12. When I was a kid these were always the cheap buy at Walmart for $1. They are sugary and gross, but cheap and you'd bring them to a school party or have them at birthday parties. I saw these at Sobeys the other day for $7.99

How. HOW.

Watching videos by (Anglo-) Canadian creators and Canadian shows, I've noticed something interesting. Despite learning French and having lots of French speakers in the country, most Anglo-Canadians seem to not really use French pronunciations for the names of cities and towns with French origin, or for names of people... except when they do.

The example that sparked this was hearing two different Canadian youtubers pronounce "longueuil" as something like "lawn gale". Which is pretty far off the French pronunciation. But one also said "foyer" in a way more close to French (which seems like the standard Canadian way of saying it). Here in the US, people say "foy-urr" (yeah this isn't very linguistically-sound, sorry for not whipping out the IPA here...) They both said "Quebec" as "Qwuh-beck", which also seems like the standard Anglo-Canadian pronunciation?

I asked a Canadian friend (from Southern Ontario), and he explained that Anglo-Canadians have their own sort of rules for how they pronounce French things. And that they will butcher pronunciations (his words) in their own consistent way. According to him, Anglo-Canadians trying to over-pronounce stuff is seen as generally kind of snobbish.

So... Is my friend right? How does this work? Do Anglo-Canadians mispronounce stuff in an intentional way? Do some try harder? Are they seen as snobs? I'm super curious about this dynamic!

Why is it not free trade among the provinces?

How do you envision the Canadian political landscape if Jack Layton didn't pass away in 2011?

Hi everyone, finally we will visit again your beautiful, stunning country and meet you awesome people ❤️ We’ve been three times visiting Ontario and this time we would like to visit Quebec and Nova Scotia. We’ll spend three weeks there from December 17th up to January 8th and would really love to get some advice what we absolutely shouldn’t miss. We’ll arrive at Montreal and planned to spend 10-12 days in Quebec, 8 days in Nova Scotia and the last day again in Montreal but we’re absolutely open to any idea
Thank you 😊

Hi! Montreal girl here. For the past few years, my husband and I have celebrated my birthday with a weekend in Ottawa in early December. We still love the city, but I think we've visited all the museums and don't feel like doing another round.

We enjoy great cocktails, but also love a good old-fashioned tavern. I'm not interested in outdoor sports.

We're currently torn between Calgary and St. John's, Newfoundland. We're also open to Vancouver, Toronto or Halifax, although we've been to all three before to some extend, so I'm not entirely sold on revisiting them.

Which would you recommend? Mercii!!

Hello, sorry if it’s a silly question, but does anyone know if it’s allowed to bring some flower bulbs from an Eastern European country into Canada?

I will fly tomorrow to Montreal, and I am not sure how it works with plants/bulbs, stuff like that.

Thank you, guys!

Edit: thank you for your answers! I was 99% sure I am not allowed to bring them, and I was kinda aware of the reasons, but I had to ask here because my aunt requested me to bring the bulbs, and I wanted to help her. So don’t panic guys, I WILL NOT bring any plants 😄

I’m used to sticks of butter that come with lines on the wrapper—not just for quarter/half cups, but for tablespoons too. All the Canadian butter I’ve found, however, comes in blocks, with no marked lines for measuring and cutting off tablespoons. Is the only way to measure a tablespoon of butter in Canada to melt the butter first?

I'm doing a little research on the Nanaimo Bar. Almonds or walnuts? What did you grow up with, what's the best? Do you prefer different nuts or no nuts at all? Flavors, pro or con?

-curious from south of the border

-edit

I didn't expect so many comments and so much controversy. This is almost as big as the raisins/NO raisins argument. And of course coconut, I would never suggest leaving out coconut. Without coconut they'd just be... bars. It sounds like the no extra (non-coconut) nuts vote wins, with a large minority vote for walnuts and a very small minority with a protest vote for almonds.

For context my GF got back a month ago from visiting Alaska after she was talking about visiting Canada one day after she got out of Russia and so do I. So what are some nice scenic places, restaurants, national parks and tourist areas to visit? (yes she’s Russian. I don’t want to hear any hate. She hates Putin and has family in Ukraine. you wouldn’t like it if people judged me for dating a Canadian)

I personally am a dual Mariners/Orioles fan, when I say this many Canadians immediately ask me why I don't cheer for the Blue Jays. Some tell me they think I need to cheer for the Blue Jays because I'm Canadian, I don't think anyone's called me a traitor yet. But yeah.

I'm just curious:

1. What team do you cheer for
2. How much hate do you get for not cheering for the Blue Jays

Hi all!!

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hello! from november 5-17, my friends and I are road tripping from canmore, alberta to los angeles, california. we were wondering if there is anyone else who has done a similar drive and had anything we should know before going. nothing specific just wanted to know if anyone has tips or recommendations on things to pack/bring that we might overlook. thanks!!!! we are also 19 year olds if that adds anything!

i'm genuinely curious about the history behind it. like, is it just because harvest happens earlier up here or is there something else i'm missing?

I’m asking about the first half of the 1980s mainly, and more rural areas. In Britain/Ireland it was all the rage for blokes to have pierced ears, even for non-punks/goths. I’m wondering about other places in the world, and how widespread was it in non-urban areas.

Im desperately seeking a recipe for a Christmas Yule log that was in readers digest. For context: my mom made this Yule log every Christmas and passed away a few years ago. In the shuffle of cleaning her apartment, I didn’t think to grab the readers digest issue with the recipe with me. I’ve tried emailing them twice with no luck and have scoured the internet searching for this recipe. To the best of my knowledge, it would’ve been published in the mid 90s. That’s the only lead I have 😭 please ask your mom, aunties and grannies and I so appreciate any help at all

Edit to add: I remember this cake being a vanilla cake with a chocolate icing that distinctly had coffee in it. She also added marshmallow “mushrooms” as a garnish. I am looking for this specific recipe as it’s sentimental. I appreciate any leads 🩷

I grew up in Southern Alberta saying: “And many more. And kick the teachers out the door”.

Also mixed up the end of the song itself saying: “You look like a monkey and you smell like one too.”

I’d love to hear how your kids mix up the song!

(I now live in South-east Idaho. My son says: “Ha cha cha!”)

The list could go on….. curious what everyone else typically tips for these services?

I am a tipper and an over tipper at that. Obviously with the way the world is, I’m slowly trying wean off of tipping so much because everything is so damn expensive.

I was a server for many years and I understood the impact of tipping as we would have to tip out the kitchen and bar staff on our sales every night so if you were to tip us 18% on a bill, we would only take home 11% sometimes less. PLUS it’s minimum wage.

Tattoo artists and massage therapists are closer to making liveable wages in my opinion and I doubt they have to tip out anyone else at the end of the day. I would love some insight from those in the industry or people who don’t necessarily always feel the need to tip 20%.

I’m all about tipping my server but I feel like a lot of occupations have taken this tipping culture too far ( there was a tip option at a pottery class )

Should the Canadian government help BioWare developers buy back their studio? BioWare was founded in Canada, and the game industry is a meaningful part of our creative sector. We already support film, TV, music, and animation with grants and tax credits. So, would it make sense to extend something similar to game developers, especially if it kept Canadian jobs and gave the people who make the games more control? I get the concern about government stepping in, but if it's protecting jobs, preserving IP, and keeping a Canadian studio independent, maybe it's worth talking about. What do other Canadians think?

My mom used to teach ESL, and one of the ESL teachers in training was from Ireland, and she was under the impression that Canadians go winter camping. I've never heard of this in my life, and I doubt it's a thing. But, has anyone actually done this?

Hello brothers and sisters from across the border. I'm from the US, and I have a question about if there's any websites that y'all know of that sell Canadian foods to the states. My mom went on vacation to Canada last year and brought home a jar of Planters Ketchup peanuts. They're her favorite, and I'm trying to get my hands on a couple jars to give her as a birthday gift. Any leads are appreciated, and many thanks ahead of time :D

Hello! To those of us in larger cities, what is the general opinion on CF owned and operated malls?

Personally, I think they strip all of the fun and originality out of them (I will always be mad about them taking out that carousel in Chinook mall in Calgary and replacing it with a Starbucks), but they have stores that I shop at.

The mall culture of the 90's-00's is dead, but it is nice to go to a walk and get all the stuff I need like home goods, cosmetics, nerd shit, ect., and even a few makers shops with local handmade stuff. I still go gift shopping at the mall because I know I can find good gifts there if I spend some time looking around.

Idk, i just feel conflicted. They've taken away the personality of the malls themselves but are actually sustaining foot traffic by focusing on the stores and commerce.

What do you think?