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CanadaVancouver interviews
Lindsay told me yesterday that she's not going to come. I'm devastated. It come completely out of nowhere and 2 days before the interview. I'm still in shock.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-03-25 09:26:00
CanadaVancouver interviews
You can scratch my name from the list. We won't be having an interview.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-03-24 20:46:00
CanadaOur Story
In any consecutive 365 days, you cannot spend more than 6 months in the US. That's the law.

That said, if he comes back a second time, he may be seen as overstaying his visitor visa, which can keep him from being granted immigration status.

Be very careful, as you are walking a thin line of legality. Quite frankly, the "go home for a few days" option may very well seem awry to the consulate.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-11 12:29:00
CanadaOff Topic Forum...
QUOTE (IR5FORMUMSIE @ Mar 11 2008, 12:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (AnewKINDofFEELIN @ Mar 11 2008, 12:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I hear there's a whale killer on the loose in here....


From Hell's heart I stab at thee. laughing.gif I once had a car as big as a whale which I drove into the ground, does that count?

Only if there was a seal pup between the aforementioned car and ground.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-03-11 12:56:00
CanadaOff Topic Forum...
I hear there's a whale killer on the loose in here....
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-03-11 12:42:00
CanadaHow do you call your Canadian?
I have a Canada Unlimited plan on my home phone with BellSouth. Then, on my cell I have North American Freedom with Alltel. It's really nice. Canada is included in my normal minutes, and I don't pay roaming charges in North America. So, when I went to Kitimat (backwoods, basically), I can use my cell without issue. In fact, my cell worked better than Telus phones up there. We actually considered me getting a second phone on the plan so I could send it to Lindsay to use. Then she would have a Baton Rouge cell when she moved here.

Both of my plans are very affordable and well worth it. I'm going to switch to a different cell plan when she gets here, but I'll keep it on the landline for her to call friends and family.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-01-03 11:18:00
CanadaGrocery Items Unavailable in the US
QUOTE (Crikey! @ Feb 13 2008, 09:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They're hard to find here too. And so is kielbassa. I finally found a Polish Deli about 30 miles from here, so my husband stops by there for me on his way home from work. (Yay.) Can you find a Polish community quasi close to you? They usually have home cooking sales for great prices. Plus they have a great network of service providers too. (hair, esthetics, car repairs, home repairs, etc) good.gif

My kielbasa sausage has just got to perform. NOW GET IT ON!
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-13 11:36:00
CanadaGrocery Items Unavailable in the US
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QUOTE (AnewKINDofFEELIN @ Feb 12 2008, 08:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We have several types of dill pickle chips. yes.gif

Great! Where can you get them, and I'll add it to the list. good.gif

I really didn't know it was an issue to get them. You can walk into just about any store down here, convenience stores included, and buy a bag of them.

I prefer Zapp's Cajun Dill, by the way.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-12 08:55:00
CanadaGrocery Items Unavailable in the US
QUOTE (trailmix @ Jan 24 2008, 01:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
What about Vegemite, only available at Brit shops or?

Why would you want to eat that?

A couple I used to associate with came back from Australia with some of that junk and told me how I needed to try it. "It's great," they say. "You'll love it," they say.

PS - anyone that tells another person to try vegemite should be kicked in the shin.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-12 08:49:00
CanadaGrocery Items Unavailable in the US
QUOTE (plasticcastle @ Feb 11 2008, 05:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
so there were some things that i knew about
ketchup chips (my 2 bestfriends promised to take care of that)
pizza pops

but dill pickle chips?
for real?
this is just getting painfull

We have several types of dill pickle chips. yes.gif
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-12 08:47:00
CanadaGrocery Items Unavailable in the US
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QUOTE (wowswift @ Jan 22 2008, 07:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
even though i'm the american, and missing things the other way....im throwing in jam jams, pineapple crush and blue star, but aparently thats only for newfies anyways... smile.gif (he told me to put it lol)

laughing.gif Okay, help me out here. Jam Jams I'm guessing are cookies? What is blue star? Is that a drink? It's not screech is it? laughing.gif


yeah its like a soft cookie with jam in the middle. and blue star is just beer lol. i haven't even had screech yet. somehow i've escaped that so far lol



Isn't that funny. Beer was my first guess! lol

Even funnier..... when I first glanced at that package I read "Mostly Jam-filled cookies"..... not "Moist, Jam-filled cookies". laughing.gif

Moist is always good. Damp is bad.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-01-22 21:41:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (Reba @ Feb 28 2008, 06:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (AnewKINDofFEELIN @ Feb 27 2008, 09:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Advise is a verb...advice is a noun. They are two different words and I have never, as an american, seen advise used as a noun. I advise people on ways to make buildings more energy efficient. In doing so, I provide advice.

I have also never seen "organise," as the spelling that we use is "organize."

I think you are probably accepting what some people with poor grammar use as the "american" way of using the word.


Well no actually, I think you misunderstood my post.

What I said was that Americans seem to confuse the spelling of the word advice fairly often by spelling it advise (look around this site, it happens on a daily basis), not that they confuse the use of the word.

And in the Canadian and British spelling of words such as "organise" we use an S not a Z(ed).

Gotcha. I really won't disagree with that. Most people, not just in the US, have the spelling ability of a middle schooler.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-03-03 10:49:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (EmilyandJason @ Feb 26 2008, 09:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
US -------------- Can

root (rhymes with soot) vs root (rhymes with boot)

roof (rhymes with woof) vs roof (rhymes with ... uh .. oh poof!)

trash vs garbage

restroom vs washroom, bathroom etc.

bum vs street person


One US saying that I find odd is "She's hungrier (or whatever) than all get out!"

I had a good giggle at the garburetor (sp) thing, I've been laughed at for that one too.

I think root and roof are more regionalisms as I definitely say it the "canadian" way.

Trash and garbage are not truly equivalent words.

Lindsay says bum, too. She also uses bum for butt.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-27 09:49:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (Reba @ Feb 27 2008, 06:34 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Canada long ago decided to stay with the proper English spellings of things, rather than the revised American spellings. Americans also switched Z for S in a lot of words like "organise" and such. And S for C in other words, like "defence". Which of course confuses the heck out of them when they want to ask for ADVICE and they spell it ADVISE, which is pronounced completely differently and is a different word.

Advise is a verb...advice is a noun. They are two different words and I have never, as an american, seen advise used as a noun. I advise people on ways to make buildings more energy efficient. In doing so, I provide advice.

I have also never seen "organise," as the spelling that we use is "organize."

I think you are probably accepting what some people with poor grammar use as the "american" way of using the word.

Edited by AnewKINDofFEELIN, 27 February 2008 - 09:45 AM.

AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-27 09:44:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (warlord @ Feb 26 2008, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The Check vs Cheque thing, yeah I always take a double take and figured that only the french people spelled it cheque. Apparently not.

And yes I still say Kraft Dinner though my wife always knew what that was. I do remember once years back at work I mentioned Kraft Dinner and they were like "What the hell are you talking about", after a bit it was followed up by the typical "Oh it's Canadianise for Mac and Cheese". I just always figured you had to make that distinction between Kraft (the only edible kind) and all the others (inedible)...

Velveeta Shells and Cheese owns Kraft Mac and Cheese.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-26 17:16:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Feb 26 2008, 11:30 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (AnewKINDofFEELIN @ Feb 26 2008, 12:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Not really a pronunciation issue, but I always laugh when I see "cheque."


laughing.gif yeah...us crazy canucks! wink.gif

Y'all have some unusual love for the letter U. Lindsay and I always joke about adding a U to words.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-26 13:45:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
Not really a pronunciation issue, but I always laugh when I see "cheque."
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-26 12:28:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Feb 21 2008, 12:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I always thought lunch was "dinner" and supper was supper.

Mike thinks the same about me when I say "supper"

Stop being so damn confusing!



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AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-21 13:44:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (Crikey! @ Feb 21 2008, 06:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
QUOTE (PfcsBaby @ Feb 21 2008, 07:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I didn't see this, so I'm adding it to the list. My husband(American) says Canadians say "aboot" and not "about". I might have said it once for him to tease me about it in the past. Do Canadians really say "aboot"?

Mary

Some regions do. The west coasters say "about", though. They always say they know someone is from east of Alberta when they say "aboot". laughing.gif

I've found that people in BC pronounce it between the two, kind of "abowoot."

QUOTE (~Laura and Nick~ @ Feb 21 2008, 08:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nick thinks it's cute when I call dinner "supper"
I don't know why....lol blush.gif

Maybe it's because we, in Louisiana, have Canadian heritage, but I usually say supper, also.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-21 09:23:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (T.O_2_FL @ Feb 21 2008, 06:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Canadian: Pop

American: Soda


I asked for a Pop once and my Fiance laughed and said something along the lines of 'you want to get shot?'.....LOL

Canadian: Pop
American: Soda
Southern: Coke

I always laugh about this one. If you say soda or pop or soda pop down here, people are going to laugh at you. Every "soda" is called coke.

"Do you want a coke?"

"Sure."

"What kind? We have Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew."
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-21 09:19:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (DeadPoolX @ Feb 20 2008, 05:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
For instance: What Canadians would call "running shoes," Texas (and I imagine most of the Southern states) refer to as "tennis shoes." However, in the northeast, they're called "sneakers." Because my parents always called them sneakers, my brother and I grew up saying that word (in addition to other terms as well). Doing so apparently identified us as "northerners" to the ears of many Texans, even though we were born-and-raised in the Lone Star state.

Lindsay says runners. I say tennis shoes.

She did admit to me that she caught herself using y'all one time. She'll get the hang of it.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-21 09:14:00
CanadaCanadian/U.S words & pronounciations
QUOTE (rhymeswithcandi @ Feb 20 2008, 12:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Diction:

US / Canadian
Semi / Transport Truck
Line / Line-up
zee / zed
toque / beanie

Pronunciation
Saaawry / Soory (this is always a dead giveaway that I'm Canadian)
Baaysel / Bahsil (Basil)

When I say words like Mazda, Yamaha, Pasta, Yahoo and Nissan my husband cracks up and mocks me repeating the word a few times..


I also notice that Americans say "boo-coo" when they use the work "beaucoup" It drives me up the wall.

I think you have toque and beanie switched. I had never heard toque until I met Lindsay.

The over-pronunciation of the letter A always gets me with Lindsay. Everytime she says bag, I mock her.

That said, I am a southerner with a noticable accent, so I can't say too much.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2008-02-20 17:09:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAm I a July filer or August filer?
It was stated all over the place that I needed to send it to the Texas Service Center. They apparently changed the applicable service center on the 30th...AFTER I had filed.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2007-11-21 10:47:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAm I a July filer or August filer?
The problem there is that it wasn't the wrong service center. Texas was listed all over their site. Seriously, I want to say nice things about USCIS, but I can't.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2007-11-20 18:26:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAm I a July filer or August filer?
The received date they gave me was August 28th.

It really irritates the hell out of me that they are basically putting us a month behind before we even got starts.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2007-11-20 18:15:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAm I a July filer or August filer?
So, I sent my package in on July 26. I got a receipt on the 28th. The only problem was that the USCIS doesn't put important information in a place that people actually see, so I sent it to TSC. Well, as you know, that doesn't mesh. So I didn't get NOA1 until a full month later on August 28th.

Does this make me a July or August filer?
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2007-11-20 17:46:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsAugust + September Filers
Either way, they broke protocol, which is never acceptable.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2007-11-27 16:40:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsFinally some good news!!!
QUOTE (Laynie @ Nov 28 2007, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We are seeing the light at the end of this long dark tunnel, Just recieved e-mail from Vancouver they have indeed recieved our paper work and have sent out packet 3 to my address here in Alberta so maybe just maybe it will be here this week, and My previous marriage certs are on their way from NB as of today as well by couier so should have them by Friday! Gosh I may just be home in time X-mas I'm so excited I can hardly stand it I want to scream from the snowy roof tops ! Just called my SO left a message on his voice mail (he is in a meeting) to tell him the good news!
Just needed to tell everyone and to say thank you VJ'ers with ALL your help, if it weren't for all of you we would have never gotten this far, again a MILLION Thank you's to all of you!!!

If you don't mind me asking, how long of a wait do you have until your interview? I'm just wondering what my SO should expect with Vancouver.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2007-11-28 15:45:00
K-1 Fiance(e) Visa Case Filing and Progress ReportsWaiting for a NOA2 from VSC for your I-129F?
QUOTE (Captain Ewok @ Dec 5 2007, 01:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi all. Is is possible to restart this thread and post a link to the new thread here (in a post). I will then lock this thread and the topic can continue there. The reason is mainly that as topics get very large they can start to put extra load on the server that may slow things down sometimes.

Someone please PM me once the new topic has been started! I will then close this one smile.gif.

Thanks!

Done and done.
AnewKINDofFEELINMaleCanada2007-12-05 14:49:00