Making a move to Canada? Here are the top 10 Canadian myths revealed
If you are making a move across the border to our Canadian friends in the North, what ideas do you have about the lifestyle and environment waiting for you when you arrive?
Our Canadian Account Representative, Lesly Matter, dispels the top 10 Canadian myths.
Myth 1: Canadians live in igloos.
Reality: We live in houses and they are very well-built.
Myth 2: There is snow everywhere all year long.
Reality: Anyone who has spent a summer in Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal will strongly disagree with this.
Myth 3: Canadians don’t get the same movies Americans do.
Reality: We get the same movies, on the same day, and our censorship is less severe. Furthermore, the Paramount theater in Montreal is the most attended and most lucrative movie theater in North America.
Myth 4: Canada does not have a film industry.
Reality: We have a thriving film industry, and many syndicated U.S. TV shows, as well as major studio motion pictures, are filmed here. Canada is renowned to have some of the best production crews in the world.
Myth 5: Canadians all say “eh” and “aboot.”
Reality: Sure, some of us do, but Canada is a big country with many different people who speak many different languages and dialects.
Myth 6: Everyone in Quebec speaks French.
Reality: Although a large percentage of the province’s population is Francophone, there is also a large number of Anglophones and Allophones.
Myth 7: Canadians have fewer guns than Americans.
Reality: We have just as many, if not more; we just have fewer murders. If you want stats and figures, see Michael Moore’s documentary, Bowling for Columbine.
Myth 8: Canada’s national sport is hockey.
Reality: Not completely true. While hockey is very popular and considered our national pastime, our national sport is lacrosse. Oh, and we invented baseball too. In 1994, the Federal Government introduced Bill C-212, which officially made hockey Canada’s National Winter Sport and lacrosse Canada’s National Summer Sport. Thanks Rolly! So the answer is both!
Myth 9: Canadians do not have the same technology as Americans.
Reality: Canadians have access to the same technology as Americans and the rest of the civilized world.
Myth 10: Canadian policemen are all Mounties dressed in red uniforms.
Reality: Our cops are the same as American cops. The Mounties usually only dress up in red for special occasions.
If you would like to know more about the lifestyles and real estate in Canada, contact one of our Vancouver Connect2Agent members.
Do you live in Canada? Connect2Agent would love to know of any additional myths that you can dispel. Please share your insight by commenting below.
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Our Canadian Account Representative, Lesly Matter, dispels the top 10 Canadian myths.