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I guess this thread belongs in the "setlling in" section or whatever, but you guys are my homies so the message is for you, and besides, I don't wanna go straying all over this forum, getting into who knows what kind of trouble!

I just gave Will and Ian Ferguson's "How to be a Canadian" to my husband as a gift and I highly recommend it! So far I've read the first 20 pages or so, and browsed the rest, and there are some jokes could be understood by everyone but the majority require some inside knowledge of the country. Here's a little excerpt from Chapter 1

"How to find Canada on a map*
*map not included

Canada is a very large nation, most of which is above water. A "continental cornice stone" located between Greenland and Irkutsk, Canada is where the bombs will land when the US Strategic Defence Initiative takes effect.

Government:
The capital of Canada is Bay Street. The government, however, is located in Ottawa, a sunny, semi-tropical city on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. We think. Much beloved by poets and painters, Ottawa is a city of canals. It is often compared to Venice. In fact, among certain jet-setting circles, Venice is now known as "the Ottawa of Europe".

Economy:
The main product manufactured in Canada is snow...."

etc....

If you've read it, don't tell me how it ends ;-) If you know of other good ones in the same vein, please let me know! (I also got "Why I hate Canadians" by the same author but not sure yet if it's also worth recommending)

Happy Thursday!
TLH
 

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thnks alot dear
dats so kind of u to share ur knowledge any other such effort will b highly encouraged in future.........................thnx once again
 

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Canada has 2 seasons... winter and construction.

It's actually called "How to be Canadian... Even if You Already are One"

I bought it for my husband the first time he came to Canada (before we were evevn married). He brought it wil him on his trip to Canada once and the woman at immigration was searching his bag and smirked.

It's super funny, and awesome xmas present, and a good read for everyone! Especially hopeful immigrants.
 

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And since this is already off topic, this blog is fun (although not been updated in a while):

http://www.howtospotacanadian.ca/
 

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tgchi13 said:
And since this is already off topic, this blog is fun (although not been updated in a while):

http://www.howtospotacanadian.ca/
actually I don't quite agree with that, as Canadian summers are really hot sometimes (I am talking about Ontario).
 

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The website is Canadiana humor...
 

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thank you for explanation, tgchi13 :)
 

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That's so cool that someone else knows/loves this book!

fallenstar831 said:
It's actually called "How to be Canadian... Even if You Already are One"
(the title of our copy is different, I guess because I bought it in EU - just remember 'Ferguson' is the author and it shouldn't be too hard to find)

Thanks for the links guys, I'll give 'em to my hubby. It's "research" for him ;)