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    So, You Want to Be Canadian: All About the Most Fascinating People in the World and the Magical Place They Call Home
    So, You Want to Be Canadian: All About the Most Fascinating People in the World and the Magical Place They Call Home
    So, You Want to Be Canadian: All About the Most Fascinating People in the World and the Magical Place They Call Home
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    So, You Want to Be Canadian: All About the Most Fascinating People in the World and the Magical Place They Call Home

    By Kerry Colburn and Rob Sorensen

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    A primer on the North American country that inspires envy from its neighbors—where beer, beavers, Mounties and moose make for an intoxicating brew.

    So, you want to be Canadian? Who doesn’t these days? Canucks are enjoying a major renaissance in attention, from their enlightened social policies to their wild and wooly pop culture. This playful, trivia-packed book is a long-overdue celebration of all things Canadian, from the mysteries of “eh?” to the difference between an Ogo Pogo and a Windingo to how to prepare moose stroganoff (mmm!). Featuring a dreamy list of Canadian hotties, a toe-tapping roundup of Canadian smash hit songs, a handy Canadian-American translator, and pointers on how to eat, dress, and apologize like a Canadian if you weren’t lucky enough to be born a Canuck, So, You Want to Be Canadian demonstrates once and for all why Canada is so cool (formerly just cold).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateJan 20, 2012
    ISBN9781452103532
    So, You Want to Be Canadian: All About the Most Fascinating People in the World and the Magical Place They Call Home
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    Kerry Colburn

    KERRY COLBURN is the author of a variety of fun and feel-good lifestyle books, including Get Happy Stay Happy, Rebound Rituals, Good Drinks for Bad Days, Mama’s Big Book of Little Lifesavers, and So You Want to Be Canadian? A publishing consultant and former executive editor, she has acquired and developed many best-selling girl-power franchises, including The Bad Girls’ Guides, Emily the Strange, and Anne Taintor. She lives with her husband and two daughters in the magical city of Seattle, where she writes, drinks too much coffee, and hexes those who try to interfere with her daily happiness.

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    • 2/5
      An impulse-download from the library. It's a very quick read - only 41 pages and had some interesting facts and figures in it. There are some useful tips for wannabe Canadians and a handy list of Canadian celebrities with which to confound those annoying clever types who say (sneeringly) 'But can you name ten famous Canadians?'.I need to raise my book-reading total for this year (five books behind schedule, eek), so this quick, light-hearted read was welcome.
    • 5/5
      So You Want to be Canadian is possibly the funniest and craziest book I have ever read about the wonder that is Canadians.Although the book was written in 2004 and has not been updated (as far as I am aware) it still rings hilariously true. From the discussion about the best way to portray yourself as a Canadian - i.e. apologizing at every turn - to the best this nation has to offer, every little tidbit is an important part of becoming a Canadian. Or at least pretending to be one!I would have liked a whole chapter on Tim Hortons, as it is a national institution, as well as a chapter on the importance we place on open space and hard work. I did however appreciate the subtle digs at American's, who have never been able to best the innocent looking Canadians. After two invasions, you'd think they'd learn ;)I have several friends I plan to pass this onto that like to tease me about being Canadian. Clearly, as this book will show you, they are simply jealous. For all Canadians, or those who aspire, this book is highly recommended!!
    • 3/5
      A very funny look at Canadian trivia, with a soupçon of Canadian history. I'd been afraid it would be a book making fun of Canadians, but instead it's a book by a Canadian (and his American-born wife), who are clearly very happy with Canada and consider it the greatest place on Earth.

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    So, You Want to Be Canadian - Kerry Colburn

    Canada a primer

    Canada The Land of Dreams

    EVERYBODY wants to be Canadian! And why not, eh? Imagine a vast and magical country where the locals are good-looking, the beer is tasty, and the living is easy. If you always thought that neighbor to the north meant Alaska, or the people living in the apartment upstairs, you’ve got a lot to learn about Canada (isn’t learning fun?).

    Did you know that…

    image 1 Canadians are the most fascinating people alive.

    image 1 Hockey provides nearly year-round excitement and joy.

    image 1 You can go to the hospital if you’re sick.

    image 1 Anyone can marry anyone.

    image 1 The scenery is beautiful, the water is clean, and the food is delicious.

    image 1 Pot is pretty much legal.

    Helpful Canadian–American TRANSLATOR

    Prime Minister = President

    Province = State

    Ottawa = Washington D.C.

    Loonie = Dollar

    Toonie = Two Dollars

    A Blue = A Bud

    Poutine = Cheese Fries

    Peeler = Stripper

    Toque = Hat

    Tim Hortons = Dunkin’ Donuts

    Washroom = Bathroom

    Beaver = Bald Eagle

    It’s no surprise that beer and beavers and Mounties and moose make for an intoxicating smorgasbord of delights. But there’s so much more. Did you know that Canadians invented both the zipper and ginger ale? That Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen are all 100 percent Canadian? That Canadians were the first to play ice hockey? That the beautiful American west you see in many movies is actually Canada? That the handles on Canadian beer cases are big enough to fit your hands with mittens on? Those Canadians aren’t just polite, they’re darn clever.

    Inside this helpful book, you’ll find a multitude of fascinating facts about what makes Canada the most glorious of nations. From how to make poutine to how to say toque, from how to use hockey terms in the bedroom to the difference between a loonie and a toonie, you’ll get all the ins and outs of being a Canadian—even if you aren’t. So whether you’re a true-blue Canuck, or just wish you were, you can read on to discover what makes the Great White North so great. Beauty, eh?

    Canada: Where Is It?

    Canada is located directly to the north of the United States on the continent of North America and is host to nearly thirty-two million residents known as Canadians. Within its whopping ten million square kilometers of space is a wonderland of scenic wilderness, cosmopolitan cities, and nonstop excitement. Come along as we explore this peaceful and benevolent kingdom that the natives call Canada.

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    10 Provinces to Know and Love—and Three Territories to Cuddle With

    Provincial Flower Pacific Dogwood

    British Columbia: Never a dull moment in fun-filled B.C., where hippies and hipsters sail, smoke, ski, and happily drink to Canada’s coolest (not coldest) province.

    Provincial Flower Wild Rose

    Alberta: It’s no wonder Texas is called the Alberta of the U.S. Big steers and black gold make this beefy province the last bastion of real cowboys and range-riding before the slide into liberal, hemp-happy B.C.

    Provincial Flower Prairie Lily

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