Mokka's Canadian Consulate

[Mokka]

http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/united_kingdom-royaume_uni/assets/images/house-canada-maison.jpg

Seeing as we are on UK soil here on TiBB, I thought a Canadian shelter was appropriate :laugh:

This is a thread for:

-all Canadian visitors to check in and announce themselves ( if they choose)
-Canadianism to be explained and debunked as they appear on the show
-General conversations about Canada to organically happen as the series progresses

All are welcome in Canada... we have gone International !!!!

Canadians Checking in:
Mokka
vixenk99
DigitalMethod

[Mokka]

I'd like to start out by formally declaring myself Canadian

and saying ... this is not a beanie... this is a toque!

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/87/1e/22/871e22995cc43e382e269ff03d2e2d78.jpg

[JerseyWins]

http://zancorhomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/blog04_salute-355x270.jpg

[Raph]

Mokka I love this <3

[Mokka]

ok... another big reveal today...

No one in Canada calls this a trainer.... no one

http://thechronicleherald.ca/sites/default/files/running%20shoes.jpg?1400007586

It is not a sneaker or a jogger....

It is a runner

so on the show... they will be looking for their runners for competitions :laugh:

[Mokka]

Mokka I love this <3

:laugh:

thanks Raph!

[reece(:]

What is the tea on oot/aboot?

[Mokka]

What is the tea on oot/aboot?

really only East-coasters say it... a very small select region of Canada... like where Jillian is from.

The rest of us say it properly :smug: as in out and about

[Mokka]

interesting enough... the dialect of the East coast's real origins are from Ireland and Scotland... so you can basically create a logic statement resulting in LT being at fault for oot and aboot :hmph:

[Marsh.]

Not foreigners. :worry:

[LukeB]

:love: Canada

[Glenn.]

Haven't we got enough immigration problems already?

[Crimson Dynamo]

What madness is this?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Let's build a wall

[Mokka]

don't make me report all you haters...

This is the BB Can section.. LT it's like trying to understand the CFL... it's never gonna happen :smug:

[Glenn.]

Let's build a wall

Omg :joker: :joker:

[Mokka]

some fresh information to distance the nay sayers...

What do you all call your milk??

Well if in the BB Canada house someone asks for the Homo Milk... they are not calling Milk Gay... no no... cause Homo is what we call 3.25% Fat milk in Canada

http://i1.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/8-Homo-Milk.jpg?w=1024

so stop thinking Homo is an insult already and embrace it as a total neutral term for a nice creamy beverage :hehe:

[Marsh.]

I'd love a nice creamy homo.

[Marsh.]

I mean beverage.

[RichardG]

I thought Canadian milk came in bags

[Mokka]

I thought Canadian milk came in bags

nope... just your regular carton and jug Nation over here.

great question and common misconception !!

[Marsh.]

Milk? In bags? :suspect:

[Glenn.]

I love creamy beverages

[RichardG]

Milk? In bags? :suspect:

http://www.pdd.co.uk/media/76065/milk-bag-canada-2.jpg

:omgno:

nope... just your regular carton and jug Nation over here.

great question and common misconception !!

Good :clap1:

Welcome all Canadians :wavey:

[vixenk99]

I thought Canadian milk came in bags

You used to be able to buy it in bags but I haven't seen it like that in quite some time.

Proud Canadian checking in :)

[Mokka]

You used to be able to buy it in bags but I haven't seen it like that in quite some time.

Proud Canadian checking in :)

yay... I knew there were more of us on here :cheer2:

excited for BBCan ??

[vixenk99]

excited for BBCan ??

I sure am! I was thrilled to read that Nikki and Tim are likely entering the house, they're two of my favourite past players.

[Mokka]

I sure am! I was thrilled to read that Nikki and Tim are likely entering the house, they're two of my favourite past players.

we have to vote for Tim like crazy... Nikki is a shoe in though...

Tim's season of BB Aus is my favourite international BB season... hands down

[Marsh.]

Tim's season of BB Aus is my favourite international BB season... hands down

:flutter:

[Will.]

Me arriving in Canada:

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01476/mobility-scooter_1476924a.jpg

[Mokka]

Fact: A true Canadian is one who can make love in a canoe without tipping :smug:

[Calderyon]

Ambassador Mokka.

It has a nice ring to it.

[Calderyon]

Me arriving in Canada:

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01476/mobility-scooter_1476924a.jpg

Which one are you:

Ms./Mrs. "Too Much Butter" or Oldie Rainbow Clown Man Guy?

[Cal.]

Is Naeha Sareen a celebrity in Canada

[Crimson Dynamo]

Mokka can you explain this vile French thing Canada has?

:suspect:

[Mokka]

Mokka can you explain this vile French thing Canada has?

:suspect:

Not sure specifically what you are asking LT, but I did a bit of Canadian history reading for myself a few years back… and really it all comes down to the fact that Canada is a vast territory and was settled in parts by differing nations… France established fur trading here in the 1500s and began colonizing their territory at the very onset of the 1600s. They gained prime trade territory at the base of the St. Lawrence River where Quebec city lies today. Their claim to the land was due to being superior, and their superiority came from being from a Christian nation of course. They supplied the natives with weaponry to fight tribal wars for territory they eventually took from them. They set up missions, and parceled out the land to their own country men. The Metis culture is a result of their intermarriages with the Algonquians and remains today all across Canada. But really, the answer to your question is… because of the English. In 1629 England, under King Charles I, took Quebec from France and shut them out of the Fur trade for three years. It is because King Charles negotiated it’s return that the French were allowed back in to set up their missions and populate with the native tribes… So blame England tbh

[Mokka]

Is Naeha Sareen a celebrity in Canada

In short.. No

[Mokka]

YaPCRKl1FnI

In honour of tonight's premier... here is where fell in love with the voice of Marsha the Moose, the producer of Tasks on BB Can.... a young Trever Boris on a Canadian Hit show called Video on Trial <3

wait for the ending

[DigitalMethod]

Canadian here. Checking in. 😊

[Mokka]

Last nights show featured a conversation where Kelsey said Dallas's beard was "like a Poutine"... what is a Poutine you might ask??

Poutine (/puːˈtiːn/; Quebec French: [put͡sɪn] ( listen)) is a Canadian dish, originating in the province of Quebec, made with french fries and cheese curds topped with a light brown gravy

Originating in Canada and unique to Canada... it's a dish best found and served in Quebec imo... the Western part of Canada does not to the dish well :nono:

http://ibackpackcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/poutine-recipe.jpg

[Mokka]

Last Nights Live feeds... Kelsey said she needed a Mickey to get as drunk as she wanted to be.... So what's a Mickey you might ask?? :shrug:

A term used by 88% of Canadians for a 375 ml bottle of liquor,

In the United States, the term “mickey” is slang term for a date rape drug, and 69% of Americans were unaware of its more benign Canadian usage. Mickey is actually one of a series of uniquely Canadian booze measurements. “Two four” (a case of 24 beers), “twenty sixer” (a 750 ml bottle of liquor) and “forty-pounder” (a 1.14 liter bottle of liquor) are all virtually unknown outside the Great White North.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQrz-_TO8eVbdMdcJn8lbymDNzq4bv_0DSBRkmtLJUyoLi1ST7Y

[Mokka]

Canadian here. Checking in. 😊

:flutter:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Mokka what is your view on Winterpeg as a city,?

[Mokka]

This song says it all :hehe:

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joking btw... Winnipeg is actually a beautiful city

[Jamie89]

Great thread :amazed:

Loving the Homo milk :clap1:

But back to the thread, I love South Park however they make fun of Canada a lot, do Canadians hate that?

http://i0.wp.com/pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/blame-canada.jpg?crop=189px%2C81px%2C663px%2C444px&resize=446%2C299

Also, I went to Canada once (only for a day) to the Canadian side of Niagara falls. I don't have a point, I'm just boasting about it :whistle:

[Jamie89]

^ Although actually, that being said, what would you say is Canada's biggest tourist attraction?

[Mokka]

Great thread :amazed:

Loving the Homo milk :clap1:

But back to the thread, I love South Park however they make fun of Canada a lot, do Canadians hate that?

http://i0.wp.com/pmcdeadline2.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/blame-canada.jpg?crop=189px%2C81px%2C663px%2C444px&resize=446%2C299

Also, I went to Canada once (only for a day) to the Canadian side of Niagara falls. I don't have a point, I'm just boasting about it :whistle:

:joker: Honestly... I think first and foremost... Canadians love to have a good laugh at themselves... but also, I think we all secretly love it when Americans acknowledge our existence in TV or movies... Like Robin Sparkles in HIMYM

https://media.giphy.com/media/NHlyiM1Tw0EFi/giphy.gif

A whole day in Canada Eh?? how did that happen ?!

[Mokka]

^ Although actually, that being said, what would you say is Canada's biggest tourist attraction?

Many would say Niagara Falls, or the CN Tower in Toronto...

but I am a Westerner.. so I choose to think it's Banff National Park :smug:

Canada is so huge though... I don't know how one would decide

I mean... it could be this very large Ukrainian Easter Egg... :shrug:

http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/73659/400.jpg

[Mokka]

Questions about Canada inspired by the show and live Feeds:

Coke Floats?? Yes!! but even better is one of these Canadian Treats

Mac's Froster Swirl... Soft serve Ice cream in your slurpee
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-prn/t51.2885-15/s320x320/e15/917883_790147854337927_321040716_n.jpg

[Jamie89]

:joker: Honestly... I think first and foremost... Canadians love to have a good laugh at themselves... but also, I think we all secretly love it when Americans acknowledge our existence in TV or movies... Like Robin Sparkles in HIMYM

https://media.giphy.com/media/NHlyiM1Tw0EFi/giphy.gif

A whole day in Canada Eh?? how did that happen ?!

I was on holiday in New York and we took a flight over to Canada just to see Niagara Falls (which was amazing). We went on a boat ride at the bottom of the falls too, looking up at it from below was pretty immense. I always forget I've been though (no shade against Canada :laugh:) because we just spent the day around the falls so it wasn't really a proper 'let's see Canada' type of thing. If I ever went back though, Banff National Park looks stunning. I love hiking and mountains and stuff so that would be right up my street. (But then again I also love giant Easter eggs :drool:)

[Crimson Dynamo]

as late as 1979 if a woman wanted to get a storecard in a dept store they had to get a signature from either their brother or their father

in canada

[Wizard.]

I'm loving this thread, makes me want to go to Canada. Also in the north of england we eat Poutine, well we never call it that, it's simply "cheesy chips and gravy" the south turn their noses up on it though.

[Mokka]

as late as 1979 if a woman wanted to get a storecard in a dept store they had to get a signature from either their brother or their father

in canada

I need one of those...will you sign for me LT :fan:

[Mokka]

I'm loving this thread, makes me want to go to Canada. Also in the north of england we eat Poutine, well we never call it that, it's simply "cheesy chips and gravy" the south turn their noses up on it though.

Awww.. Thanks :love:

Wasn't sure if anyone cared... It's nice to know I'm not the only one getting a kick outta it :)

[Crimson Dynamo]

can we have a weather update from Mokka central please?

[Wizard.]

I had a version of Poutine ( I say a version because I made it myself) for dinner last night and it was heaven!

[Mokka]

I had a version of Poutine ( I say a version because I made it myself) for dinner last night and it was heaven!

:clap1: :clap1: :clap1:

BB Canada's impact though

[vixenk99]

can we have a weather update from Mokka central please?

The Govt' weather site says 18C today in Toronto, great March weather!

[Crimson Dynamo]

The Govt' weather site says 18C today in Toronto, great March weather!

I think its still a little icy up Mokkas way

I dont think she has had the benefit of a large warm inclusion

[T*]

cheesy chips and gravy is not poutine!!!
you need cheese curds for it to be poutine


but they're really hard to find

[Alf]

The greatest thing Canada has given the World

http://wptsradio.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/trailer-park-boys.jpg

[Mokka]

cheesy chips and gravy is not poutine!!!
you need cheese curds for it to be poutine


but they're really hard to find

This is t'god's honest truth

[Mokka]

I think its still a little icy up Mokkas way

I dont think she has had the benefit of a large warm inclusion

:nono:

Don't be scaring away the other Canadians LT

[Crimson Dynamo]

There are others?

:suspect:

[Mokka]

can we have a weather update from Mokka central please?

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/winter-hasnt-been-cancelled-but-will-be-milder-for-most/60506

I think you will find this link to your liking LT...

It explains in detail that we have had an El Niño Canadian winter here, and for my part of Canada it has meant that we didn't ever get below -30 this winter... and typically in January and February we get a few weeks of -30 to -40 temperatures over the last few years. It is also true that we have probably had very low records of snow fall... so here's hoping for a wet spring, otherwise the farmers are going to be hooped.

[Mokka]

There are others?

:suspect:

Shhh... don't alert the authorities... we are gathering forces for a take over :hehe:

[Crimson Dynamo]

http://i.cbc.ca/1.3496546.1458250738!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/ketchup.jpg

What is the truth?

:suspect: