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Padivius
Member
08-21-2003
| Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 9:45 pm
As for the original topic of conversation: I see those red hats EVERYWHERE and I'm nowhere near Calgary. (I'm in Winnipeg, for those who would like to know) They are indeed made by Roots and can be gotten, among other places, at the Canadian pavilion in Disney's EPCOT Centre. I have never EVER heard the word "dude" as a Canadianism. I personally DO say it, but I never thought it was distinctly Canadian. As far as the stereotypes -- Come on, people, let's be realistic. We are further away from the equator than the comparison country (US) that the contestants on Amazing Race were from. OF COURSE it's going to be colder here. Personally, I'm proud of the fact that it's colder here! It's not a "stereotype" that it's cold in Canada. IT IS colder in Canada because we're further north! What else did I want to comment on? Oh yeah. I'm from the prairies. Quite frankly, I'm VERY amazed at any kind of "hilly" terrain. I went on a road-trip recently to Minneapolis and we were driving on a residential street which was going uphill and everyone in the car was marvelling at it until we realized how dumb we sounded. I mean, come on, it's just a stupid hill! BUT, for Gina, who could not imagine a ski resort in "that area" -- Calgary is nowhere near Detroit or Ontario... The terrain has plenty of time to change, and it does. To mountains. Large mountains. The Rocky Mountains. And for the record -- the correct spelling is "tuque". If you consulted every dictionary in the world, I'm certain you would come up with 5 or 6 different ways to spell it. But the correct way is "tuque". Oh, (I'm sorry, I keep thinking of other things to say!) I think it's proper for a show like the Amazing Race to highlight the stereotypes of an area. It wouldn't be much fun to be in the Phillipines and find that you had to put pieces on a CAR and drive it to a RESTAURANT (or something else which exists in North American culture) because that wouldn't be culturally interesting for the players or the viewers. So it seems natural to me that they would want to show the part of Canada that is LEAST like the "home" that the American contestants of The Amazing Race are familiar with. OK, so I think I'm done for now! -Padi
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 9:59 pm
ROFL! I'm so glad to know the correct spelling of the hat!
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 10:04 pm
quote:and some people do cross the border in Ontario in June and ask where they can go skiing?
Actually, my Ontario comment was in response to this post. I find it hard to believe anyone could cross into Ontario - at least at the border near me - which is the busiest - and expect to find even a mole hill worth skiing. BTW - other than my extensive travels in Ontario, the only other part of Canada I've visited is the very bottom SE corner of BC - which was incredibly mountainous to a mid-west girl like me. And, the accents were soooo strong, they bordered on unintelligible to someone used to Ontario accents. (And I still don't recall anyone saying "dude"). LOL!!!
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Wednesday, September 22, 2004 - 11:51 pm
First off, I think the 'dude' business was coming from the 70's (Cheech & Chong) and really coming lately to the forefront with "That 70's Show". Young people probably figure we Americans are ALL related to Chez&Cho. When I saw Chip & Kim wearing their hats (Chip had a scared, silly, sappy look THEN they showed Kim with matching hat) changing clothes, my first inclination was "Are they doing, some kind of Moose floppy head thing?" "Have they been hauling these warm clothes all over the world?" Then, I realized no, those are Maple Leaves!!! The tourist bureau probably supplied, but hey they sure looked warm. PLUS will become serious, lifetime keepsakes for the teams (unless they never picked up their boxes at the airport in Dallas <snicker>) I think TAR looks for not only great & unique challenges (which seriously you Canadians sure provided!) but they want scenic photo shots too. To tell you the truth, the luge business scared the pants off me! Edge of the seat. Which is what TAR tries to capture. Canadians might sometimes might not want to acknowledge their snow but (speaking from Seattle here) it sure brings in serious tourist money from skiers! I've done plenty of camping and traveling around the B.C. area. I'm not a skier but so many (BIG-bucks) co-workers were always traveling to Canada for the best skiing. But, MY GOODNESS! TAR showed some beautiful scenery, you Canadians have every reason to be so proud of! Thanx for sharing!
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Scorpiomoon
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06-06-2002
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 5:44 am
I find it hard to believe anyone could cross into Ontario - at least at the border near me - which is the busiest - and expect to find even a mole hill worth skiing. But it's not so hard to believe people would cross into Ont., drive east here to Montreal and then drive a bit north to ski at the Laurentian mountains. Let me through in another misconception: Many Americans think we all speak French. Ugh! It drives me crazy when people say, "But how can you live in Montreal? You're not French." And I can understand people who live in CA, FL or TX not knowing much about Canada. But people living in states that boarder the country should know better. I think it comes down to the fact Canada is such a young country and really only broke away from our British ties a short time ago. It's like being a teenager entering into high school and dealing with the older kids--you want to be liked and you want to be acknowledged for being the same as everyone else in some ways but yet special as well.
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Djgirl
Member
07-17-2002
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 6:50 am
I will never forget going to Chicago on a highschool trip (remember, I'm from Toronto) and having our tour guide ask us just how many dogs we had. I'm serious... he literally asked that, and our reaction was one of mass perplexion until he qualified it with the following... "To drive your sled?" This was in CHICAGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Gina8642
Member
06-01-2001
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 8:17 am
I read over at the SS board that there were two challenges edited out of the final leg that happened at the same stop as the Continental Divide climb. One was teepee building and the other was shopping - I think they must have got the hats during the shopping.
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Denimore
Member
09-23-2004
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 3:22 pm
Hello from Calgary. Was very excited that AR came to Calgary. My youngest thought it that night and wanted to go to the airport to see them. They were here according to Marketing manager for Sunshine Feb 26. Not just cold but damn cold. Possibly minus 40 celcius which is the same in fahrenheit. Secrecy agreements were signed and very few people were aware of them coming and going. Also regarding Tommy Chong he was born in Edmonton and raised near Calgary. He met Cheech in Vancouver. I always have spelled toque with an o which is the French way. I looked it up and tuque with a u is the French Canadian way. A former boss of mine went down the bobsled run at Canada Olympic Park at age 65. This was something he always wanted to do so the staff gave him this as a retirement present. We all went out and watched him go by in a millisecond. Very brave of him. I can't imagine doing the luge and having no protection around you. I was raised in London Ontario which is close to Detroit and people skied at Collingwood famous for Blue Mountain Pottery. Point Pelee is in Ontario and it is on the same latitude as Northern California.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 7:19 pm
Denimore : Also regarding Tommy Chong he was born in Edmonton and raised near Calgary. He met Cheech in Vancouver. TY for the info. That absolutely BLOWS my mind, I had no idea. They were so big here during our flower power days (Lemme in, I got da stuff!) Even as fast as they were moving, when Chip & Kim had their two accidents on the luge, I don't understand how they didn't break a leg or something. That had me really worried that they wouldn't be able to run or finish the race.
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Mpjr
Member
08-15-2004
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 9:17 pm
Well as someone who lives in Alaska, it was neat for me to see other cold locations used (Russia/Canada) to prove to the world we're not the only ones (although I'd love to see them back here too - selfish I know). So what if the stereotypes of cold climate locations persist (don't ya know Alaskans all live in igloos) ... it gives those of us who know better something to chuckle about. IMHO Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this post are meant in a lighthearted jovial manner and are those of the poster and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this board, Alaskans or any other functioning intellect.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Thursday, September 23, 2004 - 10:00 pm
LOL,where can I get that hat?
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Padivius
Member
08-21-2003
| Friday, September 24, 2004 - 5:22 am
quote:I always have spelled toque with an o which is the French way. I looked it up and tuque with a u is the French Canadian way.
??? It would seem that these two sentences contradict one another. Unless when you say "French", you mean "from France". As someone who is completely bilingual and whose entire professional life happens in French, I've always spelled the French "tuque" with a U as well. ETA: In fact, now that I think about it, it makes more sense in French to have the U there, since in French, the letter O is NEVER used for any kind of "u" or "oo" sound.
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Djgirl
Member
07-17-2002
| Monday, September 27, 2004 - 12:01 pm
Now, we have always spelled it Touque...
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Jasper
Member
09-14-2000
| Monday, September 27, 2004 - 12:08 pm
I have one, I got it a couple of years ago at Canadian Tire
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Denimore
Member
09-23-2004
| Monday, September 27, 2004 - 12:48 pm
Biscottii...Dave's not here. I did see them in concert (mid seventies)...it's all a smokey blurr. Padivius...In Canada, French is France and French Canadian is Quebec and Parts of North Ontario. A far as the o never used to make a oo sound...got my info from dictionary.com toque \Toque\ (t[=o]k), n. [F. toque; of Celtic origin; cf. W. toc.] 1. A kind of cap worn in the 16th century, and copied in modern fashions; -- called also toquet. Also heard that there was another competition that was not aired. There was a teepee building competition at Bow Falls or Bow River Falls. Still trying to find the newspaper article that covered this last week. Was there a detour in the last leg? Makes you wonder what other things they did in other parts of the world that ended up on the cutting room floor.
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Biscottiii
Member
05-29-2004
| Monday, September 27, 2004 - 9:52 pm
Denimore ~ Was there a detour in the last leg? Makes you wonder what other things they did in other parts of the world that ended up on the cutting room floor. (P.S. Denimore, Off Topic but I sure wish I could have seen that Ch&Cho show - totally envious!!!) Someone else said there was a 2nd challenge "Shopping" that was cut, too. Maybe it was sacrificed to supply us with the airline (check 'em of bags) adventure. But I wish they had just added one more hour and given us another week of shows. I don't believe there's a person watching that would have objected! Especially to see them doing the teepees, that would have been pure fun plus educational, dagnabbit! I wonder if they ever come out with a DVD - do you think they might add those kinds of things back in? Anyone know?
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Padivius
Member
08-21-2003
| Wednesday, September 29, 2004 - 6:26 am
Denimore: I live in Canada, and «French» does not always mean «from France» -- in fact, most of the time, it means the French community in my city, which I am a part of. I also clearly stated that O is never used as an OO sound IN FRENCH. It IS a rather different language than the English dictionary you used provides.
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Yyc_girl
Member
07-14-2004
| Friday, October 01, 2004 - 12:21 pm
hello from calgary!!(hello denimore! i am a proud owner of a maple leaf hat (purchased for Canada Day a few years ago)... i see them around everywhere... very fashionable... Canadian always say Eh... and Dude... and tOOk ;) (kidding about the spelling)... we also have summer cottages in cottage country (ontario) and summer cabins on the lake (in alberta) and winter igloos OF COURSE!!!... we all light our houses with seal oil and drive skidoos to school... ;) all kidding aside... i love this country for many many many reasons... and one of them is its INCREDIBLE beauty!!... other countries are incredibly beautiful as well... and maybe im biased... i live in the BEST part of this country... and i am thankful that the rest of the world got to see it... WINTER and ALL!!! i love the cold!!! bring it on!! i hope the come here for TAR6 as well... maybe they'll go to newfoundland to fish!! or to northern ontario to mine... lol even canadians have stereotypes of other canadians lovens!
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Lorie
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08-29-2003
| Saturday, October 02, 2004 - 5:26 pm
I have wanted to visit Calgary ever since I started using Charlene Prickett's exercise videos. (She's a Calgarian!)
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