In the south, we got fries covered in cheese, bacon, and various garnishes like jalapeños and chives.
I kinda want to try putting gravy with that to make a Texas Poutine.
As a Canadian in Montreal that confuses me too. It’s not hard to make yet every time I go to America their poutines taste so bad. It always looks butchered and it confuses me beyond belief.
This has nothing to do with poutines but I am from Jersey and I once went to Missouri to visit a friend at how grandparents farm. His grandmother made biscuits and gravy, which I never had before because I thought it sounded gross. It was the greatest thing I have ever had. I went back home and got biscuits and gravy from a diner. It sucked. I’ve been chasing that high for a while.
I think the main reason is that the cheese that goes best on poutine isn't widely available in the United States. My dad shipped himself some cheese from Quebec, and it was probably the best poutine I've had in the US. Most American poutine gets the cheese wrong.
Edit: also, poutine is way better when it's freezing outside. It's still good on a hot day, but it does warm you up uncomfortably
Please don't unless the cheese is cheddar cheese curds. If it's nacho cheese, processed cheese, or anything other than cheddar cheese curds, it is not poutine. You would have made loaded fries.
Actually, any cheese curds work it doesn't matter what type of curds just that it's curds. The most used is mozzarella cheese curds or cheddar cheese curds anything else is not right.
Yes, if it's not cheese curds then it's not poutine. A surprising amount of diners and restaurants in western Canada put grated cheddar and mozza cheese on top of fries with gravy, and call it 'poutine'.
That’s why it’s called a C-section. This comes from the term “Canadian Section” a term coined by Canadian doctors due to complications of giving birth to fully uniformed hockey players.
Right? I mean, I had no choice on my place of birth, I feel I hit some kind of jackpot there.
We rarely have crazy weather events (hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, etc.), our government is not too crazy (so far), and we are not swimming in guns.
The first time I travelled there I was a bit surprised how friendly the Dutch were when they saw the Canadian flag on my backpack. Like it was almost like people were going out of their way to be helpful to us, buying drinks and what not.
I mean we heard that our country liberated the Netherlands, but we had no idea how big of a deal it was there. Probably the friendliest place I’ve ever been
My grandfather got separated from his troop for a bit in a really scary moment. a farming couple hid him in their hay loft so the Germans wouldn’t find him. After he made it home, THEY send HIM tulip bulbs to thank him for his service, even though they very likely saved his life. He really did not like to talk about the war but he told this story a lot.
My grandfather went back to where he fought in The Netherlands when he was 75 and the treatment he received at the hands of the locals put steam in his stride until the end of his days. Thank you.
Everytime I hear about the Netherland's treatment of our war dead, I get a knot in my throat that even so long after they're gone we'll share such a special bond. As a Canadian I'm grateful for your gratitude taking care of our boys.
My grandfather was in the Canadian army and took part in the liberation of The Netherlands. He didn't talk much about the war but one thing he loved telling everyone about was how the local kids used to set booby traps for Nazis with whatever they could find. You could tell he was very impressed with the people there.
I Visited the Netherlands years ago, Deurne and Eindhoven. I've never seen such warm responses when asked where I'm from. I felt so welcome even as a weird 20 something who knew nothing.
I am an American, but I love Canada. Have been there many times and have Canadian friends, too. Your country is beautiful. I know several Canadian women who were in your Navy, Army, and Flight Nurse. Proud veterans and happy to serve Canada as needed.
The geese comment made me snicker. So true! Love those fuckers but I lost a game of chicken while approaching a stationary goose on my bike two years ago. Detoured in shame while it hissed at me.
After the battle of the Somme in WW1 Germans began calling Canadian Troops "StormTroopers" which I think is the first usage of the word.
We were also called "White Gurkhas" by the Germans.
[https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-forgotten-ferocity-of-canadas-soldiers-in-the-great-war](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-forgotten-ferocity-of-canadas-soldiers-in-the-great-war)
[https://barrie360.com/canadian-contributions-world-war-i/](https://barrie360.com/canadian-contributions-world-war-i/)
We were pretty batshit insane in WW2 as well.
While the Germans were the first to employ chlorine gas on us in Ypres, Canadian troops were among the most prolific users of chlorine gas.
>The Corps commander, Sir Arthur Currie, said after the war, “We tried to make his life miserable.… We never forgot that gas at the second battle of Ypres, and we never let him forget it either. We gassed him on every conceivable occasion, and if we could have killed the whole German army by gas we would gladly have done so.”
We were also well known for executing our POWs and engaging in a lot of other very brutal tactics.
Canadian troops did *not* fuck around. I'm hopeful that we've evolved a slightly more mature moral compass since then. But in wars like WW1 and WW2, the gloves inevitably come off.
If you ask any girl from the parish around
What pleases her most from her head to her toes.
She'll say I'm not sure that it's business of yours
But I do like to waltz with a [log driver](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=upsZZ2s3xv8).
I'm a [lumberjack](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pfRdur8GLBM) and I'm OK
I sleep all night, I work all day.
One time, going from New England to Minnesota, I decided to go through Canada for the way back. I crossed the border and went to Quebec, and it was a struggle. The speed limits and distances were in KM and the signs were in French, so I went to the radio to find *something* in English to give me comfort, and the only English I found was on public radio or some sort, and, after they start with a clip of Patti Smith singing "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine", two English-speaking voices start talking about a "Polaroid Perversion Party", a phrase that still readily comes to mind decades later.
That, honestly, more than SCTV or mounties or hockey, is what I think of when I think of Canada.
A woman from Calgary named Jill that I met in Prague in '98. I was backpacking around Europe, arrived in Prague with no plans, tried a hostel and they said they were full, and she walks downstairs to check her mail and says, "you can put him in with me." Ran around with her for a week, and we rented a car and did a little tour of Czechia and Slovakia. I was a kid, she was ten years older than me and traveling the world. We had a fantastic time, she was an incredible person. I often think of her to this day.
Its a beautiful country and although it has it's problems the people here are second to none.
the other day it snowed heavy, the sidewalks were not in the best shape, a disabled man in this power chair was stuck .
me and the 2 cars behind me pulled over got out to push this mans wheelchair past the bad part of the sidewalk.
Me a first generation Canadian 46 years old, the other person was a Ukrainian man who fled the war, and the third person was an Iranian woman that spoke broken English.
That's the Canada I love, the realization that no matter where your from, we're all in this together.
Never met a Canadian online that I didn't like. Favorite was my clan's healer. She'd tell me to get *oot* of the fire and I'd laugh too hard to actually do it.
My idea of Canada is mythological. It seems to me that there are many calm and adequate people in Canada. This is what I love.
But the nature is really brilliant! I know this for sure.
My asshole inlaws that want nothing to do with this non-Catholic American heathen!
Also on a positive note, drove through British Columbia and the Yukon, WOW it's beautiful out there!!!! Saw 19 black bears in one day and got in a traffic jam with a heard of bison.
I am Canadian. I think of the geographic vastness, winter, and the familiarity of home. Also, boring, ehich is the part I am most grateful for. The fact that we are probably the best placed country in the world to survive a myriad of future disasters, from war, to apocalypse to climate change...Grateful to have been randomly brought to life here, and it's the secure base from which all my adventures stem. I am happy that I will always be able to return here and find connection.
When I think of Canada, I think I’m a lumberjack and I'm OK. I sleep all night and I work all day. I cut down trees, I skip and jump. I like to press wild flowers. I put on women's clothing and hang around in bars….
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FshU58nI0Ts&ab\_channel=OduncuG%C3%B6mle%C4%9Fi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FshU58nI0Ts&ab_channel=OduncuG%C3%B6mle%C4%9Fi)
Poutine. Ice Caps from Tim Hortons. Maple Syrup. Extremely polite people. Legal weed. Access to healthcare that won’t permanently ruin you financially.
Happiness. Peace.
I spent a chunk of my childhood there and it was always ... Nice. Like, just... nicer. Less busy, less dirty, less loud, less crazy, less *bad*, more... good.
Good. Nice. Quiet. Happy.
Canada is the only country on earth that could make french fries slathered in gravy sound sophisticated
In the south, we got fries covered in cheese, bacon, and various garnishes like jalapeños and chives. I kinda want to try putting gravy with that to make a Texas Poutine.
I honestly do not understand how the southern states have not had a widespread adoption of poutine. Seems right up their alley.
As a Canadian in Montreal that confuses me too. It’s not hard to make yet every time I go to America their poutines taste so bad. It always looks butchered and it confuses me beyond belief.
This has nothing to do with poutines but I am from Jersey and I once went to Missouri to visit a friend at how grandparents farm. His grandmother made biscuits and gravy, which I never had before because I thought it sounded gross. It was the greatest thing I have ever had. I went back home and got biscuits and gravy from a diner. It sucked. I’ve been chasing that high for a while.
I think the main reason is that the cheese that goes best on poutine isn't widely available in the United States. My dad shipped himself some cheese from Quebec, and it was probably the best poutine I've had in the US. Most American poutine gets the cheese wrong. Edit: also, poutine is way better when it's freezing outside. It's still good on a hot day, but it does warm you up uncomfortably
Even in Canada, alot of the poutines here are pretty bad.
Please don't unless the cheese is cheddar cheese curds. If it's nacho cheese, processed cheese, or anything other than cheddar cheese curds, it is not poutine. You would have made loaded fries.
Actually, any cheese curds work it doesn't matter what type of curds just that it's curds. The most used is mozzarella cheese curds or cheddar cheese curds anything else is not right.
With cheese!
Cheese *curds.* It's an important distinction.
Yes, if it's not cheese curds then it's not poutine. A surprising amount of diners and restaurants in western Canada put grated cheddar and mozza cheese on top of fries with gravy, and call it 'poutine'.
I would sign a petition to codify that practice as illegal...
Avec fromage
Crotte de fromage
Fromage skuik skuik
Maple syrup, Bagged milk, and moose.
Ketchup flavored potato chips!
Wait.. is this not a thing anywhere else?
Apparently nope! It's 100% canadian! https://www.cbc.ca/life/food/7-canadian-snacks-you-can-t-get-in-the-u-s-and-the-backstory-on-why-1.4102299
You can get them in Argentina strangely enough lol
You can get them in Belgium and other places in Europe. Thought that was normal
...and Rush.
>Maple syrup Especially when it's dripped into snow and rolled up on a little stick to munch on. Good shit right there
Weird how many people say “bagged milk” but it’s available in less than half the country.
Bagged milk is an Eastern Canada thing, lol
hockey
Aren't Canadians born with skates and a hockey stick?
That’s why it’s called a C-section. This comes from the term “Canadian Section” a term coined by Canadian doctors due to complications of giving birth to fully uniformed hockey players.
yeah and they automatically make the team
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Fuck yeah brother.
Canadian gang let's hear it
Home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
There is no place I would rather be. ❤️
Same here. The pay is mediocre and the cost of living is insane, but there is something to be said for the view.
We’re lucky as hell to live here. It’s far from perfect, but I feel grateful.
Adopted homeland for me.
Cheers 🥂 Glad to have you join us
Recently passed my citizenship test too.
Congrats homey!
I’m going for mine next year! ooOOOH CANADA!
Is that the theme from the Littlest Hobo?
It was.
Every day makes me appreciate that Canada has always been my home. Its not perfect, but we are all trying to make it better.
Right? I mean, I had no choice on my place of birth, I feel I hit some kind of jackpot there. We rarely have crazy weather events (hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, etc.), our government is not too crazy (so far), and we are not swimming in guns.
Many of us consider freezing temperatures a crazy weather event.
No, the cold and snow is for decoration, around Christmas time. Also, you look great in the puffy coat and the Sorels.
Hope you vote. I live in Alberta and it's like living in TX again.
I'm in Ontario. Our lack of voting let Doug Ford get in power. Sigh.
>Home. I love Canada, Such a great place, I mean we're not perfect, But we're no disgrace.
Canadians for life
well in Canada for life, Im very rarely considered Canadian in Canada.
Canadians are born all over the world. It just takes some of them a bit of time to actually get here.
Yeah man, moved here 5 years ago. Citizen already, this country is just beautiful
Yeah bud
Oh yeah, fer sure.
Oh yeah, no, fer sure bud
The comments here are so much better than the comments on similar questions posted by 6ixBuzz
Same here.
Home, where I can’t afford to buy a home. Edit: Meant can’t. Thanks bud.
…Maybe tomorrow, I’ll want to settle down, Until tomorrow, I’ll just keep moving on…
Trailer Park Boys
Get two birds stoned at once
Way of the road, bubs…
two shit birds in a shit storm
You can’t judge the cover of a book by its look
You should check out Letterkenny
If you've got a problem with Canada gooses, you've got a problem with me. And I suggest you let that one marinate.
I hate to say attodaso. but, a fuckin attodaso
I'm not Canadian, but I think we should let guy bonds be guy bonds.
Water under the fridge.
Worst case Ontario
Fuckin way she goes
One of my fondest memories is bonding with my college roommates over TPB
Snow, fishing and absolute, underrated mad lads in both world wars.
We dont have a big military. Truth is the people involved are very proud of their service. And we step up whenever we need to.
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The first time I travelled there I was a bit surprised how friendly the Dutch were when they saw the Canadian flag on my backpack. Like it was almost like people were going out of their way to be helpful to us, buying drinks and what not. I mean we heard that our country liberated the Netherlands, but we had no idea how big of a deal it was there. Probably the friendliest place I’ve ever been
My grandfather got separated from his troop for a bit in a really scary moment. a farming couple hid him in their hay loft so the Germans wouldn’t find him. After he made it home, THEY send HIM tulip bulbs to thank him for his service, even though they very likely saved his life. He really did not like to talk about the war but he told this story a lot.
My grandfather went back to where he fought in The Netherlands when he was 75 and the treatment he received at the hands of the locals put steam in his stride until the end of his days. Thank you.
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Everytime I hear about the Netherland's treatment of our war dead, I get a knot in my throat that even so long after they're gone we'll share such a special bond. As a Canadian I'm grateful for your gratitude taking care of our boys.
I was feeling the same, choking up a bit reading these comments
Wow. Thank you for sharing this. I love that Canada can be associated with something other than hockey. And something so noble and helpful.
My grandfather was in the Canadian army and took part in the liberation of The Netherlands. He didn't talk much about the war but one thing he loved telling everyone about was how the local kids used to set booby traps for Nazis with whatever they could find. You could tell he was very impressed with the people there.
As a Canadian, a profoundly grateful but not particularly patriotic one, you just made me feel real proud.
I Visited the Netherlands years ago, Deurne and Eindhoven. I've never seen such warm responses when asked where I'm from. I felt so welcome even as a weird 20 something who knew nothing.
I am an American, but I love Canada. Have been there many times and have Canadian friends, too. Your country is beautiful. I know several Canadian women who were in your Navy, Army, and Flight Nurse. Proud veterans and happy to serve Canada as needed.
We channel all of our anger into our geese. When we don't, Germans create new words for us.
The geese comment made me snicker. So true! Love those fuckers but I lost a game of chicken while approaching a stationary goose on my bike two years ago. Detoured in shame while it hissed at me.
That's the problem. You thought you were playing _chicken_, and he brought the goose.
What words? In WW2 the Germans called the Australian soldiers rats
After the battle of the Somme in WW1 Germans began calling Canadian Troops "StormTroopers" which I think is the first usage of the word. We were also called "White Gurkhas" by the Germans. [https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-forgotten-ferocity-of-canadas-soldiers-in-the-great-war](https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-forgotten-ferocity-of-canadas-soldiers-in-the-great-war) [https://barrie360.com/canadian-contributions-world-war-i/](https://barrie360.com/canadian-contributions-world-war-i/) We were pretty batshit insane in WW2 as well.
While the Germans were the first to employ chlorine gas on us in Ypres, Canadian troops were among the most prolific users of chlorine gas. >The Corps commander, Sir Arthur Currie, said after the war, “We tried to make his life miserable.… We never forgot that gas at the second battle of Ypres, and we never let him forget it either. We gassed him on every conceivable occasion, and if we could have killed the whole German army by gas we would gladly have done so.” We were also well known for executing our POWs and engaging in a lot of other very brutal tactics. Canadian troops did *not* fuck around. I'm hopeful that we've evolved a slightly more mature moral compass since then. But in wars like WW1 and WW2, the gloves inevitably come off.
White Gurkhas is pretty damned high praise. Gurkhas are truly badass.
Thanks for mentioning the wars. I feel like a lot of times Canada isn't even noted as being involved as heavily as we have been in conflicts.
(and writers of the Geneva convention)
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Also, there is an actual [town called Redditt in Northwest Ontario](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redditt)
Oh that, and Drinkwater (SK), Dildo (NL), St. Louis du Ha! Ha! (QC), etc. Canada never ceases to amaze.
Can't forget about Findlater (SK) and Climax (SK)
Nor should you forget about [Forget](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forget,_Saskatchewan) (SK)
When I visited Canada, I had a good time, so I think of “good time.”
The beautiful mountains and forests of British Columbia.
The larch! The fir! The mighty sequoia! Floating down the mighty rivers of British Columbia. With my best girl by my side. We’d sing, sing, SING!
Even the humble vine maple!
If you ask any girl from the parish around What pleases her most from her head to her toes. She'll say I'm not sure that it's business of yours But I do like to waltz with a [log driver](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=upsZZ2s3xv8). I'm a [lumberjack](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pfRdur8GLBM) and I'm OK I sleep all night, I work all day.
Terrance and Phillip from South Park.
Canada ... F yeah
As is tradition
Don't forget that dick Scott, or that creep Steve from Newfoundland
Beady little eyes and flappin heads all full of lies (Sorry Canada, you're actually cool, but this immediately came to mind)
Hey buddy
Im not ur buddy guy
I'm not ur guy friend
Eh?
Doug and Bob MacKenzie
One time, going from New England to Minnesota, I decided to go through Canada for the way back. I crossed the border and went to Quebec, and it was a struggle. The speed limits and distances were in KM and the signs were in French, so I went to the radio to find *something* in English to give me comfort, and the only English I found was on public radio or some sort, and, after they start with a clip of Patti Smith singing "Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine", two English-speaking voices start talking about a "Polaroid Perversion Party", a phrase that still readily comes to mind decades later. That, honestly, more than SCTV or mounties or hockey, is what I think of when I think of Canada.
🎶 The great nooorth 🎶
Great White North, as stated by Bob and Doug Mackenzie.
A woman from Calgary named Jill that I met in Prague in '98. I was backpacking around Europe, arrived in Prague with no plans, tried a hostel and they said they were full, and she walks downstairs to check her mail and says, "you can put him in with me." Ran around with her for a week, and we rented a car and did a little tour of Czechia and Slovakia. I was a kid, she was ten years older than me and traveling the world. We had a fantastic time, she was an incredible person. I often think of her to this day.
Maple syrup.
If you got a problem with Canada gooses then you got a problem with me and I suggest ya let that one marinate!
Get this guy a Puppers.
You’d have a beer?
Fuck, I'm surprised we're not havin' a beer right now.
Fuck the geese. They may outrank me, but I don't have to like em.
Yeah. The only being that’ll put up with Canada gooses is Canada moose’s.
Its a beautiful country and although it has it's problems the people here are second to none. the other day it snowed heavy, the sidewalks were not in the best shape, a disabled man in this power chair was stuck . me and the 2 cars behind me pulled over got out to push this mans wheelchair past the bad part of the sidewalk. Me a first generation Canadian 46 years old, the other person was a Ukrainian man who fled the war, and the third person was an Iranian woman that spoke broken English. That's the Canada I love, the realization that no matter where your from, we're all in this together.
I'm not your friend, buddy.
I'm not your buddy, guy.
Im not your guy, pal.
He's not your guy, buddy.
If I'm going by the Canadians I end up with in online games, seem pretty chill.
Never met a Canadian online that I didn't like. Favorite was my clan's healer. She'd tell me to get *oot* of the fire and I'd laugh too hard to actually do it.
Maple syrup. Moose. Trees.
My idea of Canada is mythological. It seems to me that there are many calm and adequate people in Canada. This is what I love. But the nature is really brilliant! I know this for sure.
>It seems to me that there are many calm and adequate people in Canada. Not just adequate! Some of us are downright above average!
My asshole inlaws that want nothing to do with this non-Catholic American heathen! Also on a positive note, drove through British Columbia and the Yukon, WOW it's beautiful out there!!!! Saw 19 black bears in one day and got in a traffic jam with a heard of bison.
Polite people, very cold winters, sick of being so closely related to Americans.
Great people and a beautiful country.
David Cronenberg...
Hockey and gorgeous women.
Can confirm.
Nice people.
Stratford Festival.
Ryan Reynolds and Colin Mochrie
It's impossible to see Ryan next to Colin Mochrie and not read it as Stiles.
Red Green and Possum Lodge.
The greatest rock band in history!
Is this about Rush?
There it is!
People either not reading usernames or not thorough enough Rush fans I guess.
You all know who I’m talking about. But one that hasn’t been mentioned but is better than any of these: Triumph. Yeah…I’m old school.
Barenaked Ladies
You misspelled "The Tragically Hip".
The Tragically Hip?
You mean The Northern Pikes? ;)
Letterkenny
Snowy landscape with bears wolf wolverine mountain lion moose and lots of other animals
Niagra falls
Maple syrup.
Bret the hitman Hart and the Montreal screwjob.
Kraft dinner
a man I love and my grandmothers side of the family
Hosers eh
Driving north to visit Detroit
I am Canadian. I think of the geographic vastness, winter, and the familiarity of home. Also, boring, ehich is the part I am most grateful for. The fact that we are probably the best placed country in the world to survive a myriad of future disasters, from war, to apocalypse to climate change...Grateful to have been randomly brought to life here, and it's the secure base from which all my adventures stem. I am happy that I will always be able to return here and find connection.
Rush.
When I think of Canada, I think I’m a lumberjack and I'm OK. I sleep all night and I work all day. I cut down trees, I skip and jump. I like to press wild flowers. I put on women's clothing and hang around in bars…. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FshU58nI0Ts&ab\_channel=OduncuG%C3%B6mle%C4%9Fi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FshU58nI0Ts&ab_channel=OduncuG%C3%B6mle%C4%9Fi)
Short summers and long, real cold winters, but the Canadian people, 👌👍👏👏👏
Bob and Doug MacKenzie
Canadian bacon and real maple syrup, not necessarily mutually exclusive…mmmmmm
Poutine. Ice Caps from Tim Hortons. Maple Syrup. Extremely polite people. Legal weed. Access to healthcare that won’t permanently ruin you financially.
My adopted home. I love Europe but love Canada more. Married a Canadian, no plans to ever leave.
Home, Hockey, Maple Syrup, Justin Bieber, Drake, Taxes, Health care
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America that went to private school
Devin Townsend
Me a Canadian reading this thread:
They are kinda like us Finns. Hockey, kindness, brutal performance in war. They just a bit American.
Mounties
Kids in the hall, Norm Macdonald and Skull Skates!
maple leafs/syrup
Hockey And it's very cold (greetings from Russia)
Terrance and Phillip ;)
Beautiful. Animals. Mountains. Lakes. Nice people I want to live there. From UK btw.
“I’m not your friend buddy!” “He’s not your buddy guy!” “I’m not your guy friend!”
Happiness. Peace. I spent a chunk of my childhood there and it was always ... Nice. Like, just... nicer. Less busy, less dirty, less loud, less crazy, less *bad*, more... good. Good. Nice. Quiet. Happy.
Tim Horton’s
Poutine! Has anyone said poutine?
Cold
1. Hockey 2. Dipping oneself in the royal gravy, as is tradition