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You think you know everything about Canada? You probably don't think that if you don't live there. Actually, you probably wouldn't even consider such a thing even if your habitation was in this glorious and fantasticly fabbity fab country. But luckily, the magnificent Larissa (me) is here to guide you through the basics of your possibly neighbouring country.

Do you really live in igloos?
Yes we do. Those ice blocks are really nice shields from the wind.

Then how do you use the Internet?
Ah, my dear friends, this is quite a long story. To make it short, I will say it requires some nice fur wrapped around those cords... Hang on, I think my beaver needs to be fed.

Do you have laws in Canada?
No, it's all or nothing here... Er, actually that's a lie. Of course we have laws.

How many people live in Canada?
32.

Why do you put the letter 'u' in words like 'colour', 'favourite', 'neighbour', and such?
We speaketh British English. You know, Shakespearean...sort of. Anyway, that's the way the British do it, we kind of decided to do it that way after they founded our country and all.

Why did you go metric?
Because it's a much simpler way of life. When water freezes, we say it's 0°C. One metre is 100 cm, instead of your crazy feet being 12 inches. Seriously, I think the rest of the world that is still standard should go metric.

When did Canada become a country?
1967.

Does Canada have a university?
If you've seen the show "Talking To Americains", I think you should all realize that some of the American folk have already congratulated us on getting our first back in the late nineties.

Do you have shopping malls?
Of course not, do you really think we would waste so many ice blocks on such a contraption?

What's the capital of Canada?
Alberta.

How many continents does Canada have?
Erm, 13.

What's up with that Nunavut place?
It was declared a — er — continent on April 1^st, 1999. Unfortunately, it's a country in Germany, and has nothing to do with Canada.

The Arctic Circle...is that like the Bermuda Triangle?
Fraid so.

Do you really only eat moose, seals, and polar bears?
I don't, but that may be different for those stranded way up in those northern continents, lost forever in the Arctic Circle.

Can it really get to be -50°C in Canada?
Yep.





Haha. Some of you know that I'm kidding. If you would like the real answers, here they are.

1. No, we don't live in igloos. We live in houses, apartments, mansions, or streets, just like any other country.
2. Our Internet is hooked up with fancy schmancy cords that stick into the wall. Kind of like the rest of you lot.
3. Yes we have laws. We're not all running amok, vandalizing every street corner and breaking into every store.
4. There are actually around 32 million people in Canada.
5. Er, I'm not really sure why we write the British way.
6. We are metric because that's just the way it is. We're like that.
7. Canada actually became a country in 1867.
8. Canada has plenty of universities. There are a few in a lot of cities.
9. We definitely have malls. That's where we do all our shopping.
10. The capital of Canada is actually Ottawa.
11. Canada doesn't have continents...it has 10 provinces and 3 territories.
12. Nunavut is the newest territory in Canada. But yes, it is true that it was made on April Fool's Day.
13. The Arctic Circle is just an invisible line that shows where the Arctic is. They have it in Russia too.
14. I, personally, have never eaten a moose, seal, or polar bear. I know that people do eat moose and seal meat, but polar bears are endangered, so we don't devour them.
15. Not kidding about it getting to be -50°C (I don't know what that is in Fahrenheit, sorry), but that's usually only with the windchill. And obviously in the winter.

And voila! I hope you enjoyed my "guide". Feel free to link me if you'd like.

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