Intro

I am going to try to provide some insight into being Canadian, hopefully with some humor and entertainment value. Note that Canada uses the British spelling of many words rather than the US spelling, as with the word humor (US) in the last sentence. So, just bear in mind as you read through these entries, there are no missssspelllllings, just alternate ones.

Before going any farther, I would like to point out that this sight might contain some politically incorrect statements. I’m not going to apologize for them. Hopefully, they will be accepted in the way that they were intended.

One possible exception to this is the "Newfie" (Newfoundlander: persons from the Province of Newfoundland; pronounced newfundland with the accent on “new�. The Newfie is Canada’s “Redneck�, and there is a plethora of Newfie jokes. Perhaps one or two might accidentally get into these pages. Just bear in mind that the Newfie (or Newf for short) as a whole is probably the best person in Canada (and the world, for that matter). The following article from the Calgary Sun a few years ago pretty much sums it up:

"The moment you lose your faith in people, I recommend you save up
your pennies and take a trip to Newfoundland. Meet the Newfoundlanders and your faith will be restored. You will meet total strangers and they will become friends. You will walk in as an unknown soul and come out with buddies who'll stand up for you in any fight. You will hear them laugh at themselves, singing songs and tell tales. They will take life's curves with grace and know that being alive is a whole lot better than being dead. They will treat you for who you are and not put on phony airs. If you need a hand, you get an army. They will take you in, buy you a round, make you part of the family and by the time you leave the Rock, you'll fall in love with the place. You see, Newfoundlanders are Newfoundlanders wherever they go. After all, as John Crosbie once said, you can always tell the Newfoundlanders in Heaven - they're the ones who want to go home! If Your Faith is Sagging, Hug a Newfoundlander! "

Rick Bell, The Calgary Sun