Forum	Title	Content	Member	Sex	Country	Date/Time
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	Long time no see, DPX! Don't worry, we haven't missed you too much, as there is a new member that's acting totally like you It's like you never left LOL	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-10 10:28:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	Scott are you DPX in disguise?	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-09 14:23:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	QUOTE (hheaven67 @ Oct 1 2009, 12:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I don't know if this has been added to the thread yet but here it goes: Hubby calls to order pizza...."I'd like to order a jumbo pizza with light sauce, italian sausage, pepperoni, extra cheese and tomatoes on one side"... Pizza guy, "which side do you want the cheese on, left or right?" Hubby, "huh?" lol....my son said, "when you get the pizza, open it up turn the pizza around and tell them that they put it on the wrong side...you want your money back!" Too funny! NEVER have I been asked that in Canada! I don't get it....	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-01 08:54:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	QUOTE (Miranda&John @ Sep 30 2009, 04:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (warlord @ Sep 23 2009, 02:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually it was a Guelph thing, didn't live in Windsor until College and that's when I noticed Canadians pronouncing it as Zed instead of Z. I've lived in Guelph almost my whole life and I say "Zed". My daughter had to do a vision screening test here in California for school in August, and when she read the Z's she said "Zed" and the person marked her wrong for every one. If she had failed the vision test I would have said something but she passed even having been marked wrong for the Z's. On another note, I was wedding dress shopping last month at David's Bridal in Modesto and was waiting for one of their salespeople to help me. She was taking a long time so I asked the greeter where the washroom was. The woman looked really confused and said "the what...?". I said "washroom". There was an awkward moment and she said "I don't understand....". Then my daughter said "THE TOILET". To which she responded "Oh... the RESTROOMS... they are through that hall on your left." Wow. That one gets me.... is it hard to figure out what we mean when we say washroom? Bathroom, restroom, etc. they all end in room, and washroom makes more sense because you wash up after. I don't go to the toilet to rest, thank you very much! Restroom makes less sense to me	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-09-30 15:37:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	QUOTE (warlord @ Sep 30 2009, 12:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Krikit @ Sep 30 2009, 08:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (warlord @ Sep 30 2009, 09:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> He was pissed that this guy knew how to speak English but refused to do it in a English speaking city and province. Sorry for knocking on the french, but this previous post reminded me of that... It's incidents like those that give the French-Canadians a bad name. I was once at a service area in Quebec when an english-speaking person came in and tried to order something. (I got the impression they were American but I could be wrong.) The employees all pretended that they couldn't understand or speak english, even though they could. I know this because they were talking about it to each other in French (while he was standing there). I ordered for him. So uncalled for. My girlfriend in college wanted to go to Quebec as she liked visiting there. She knew I spoke no french what so ever and said when we went (we never did get around to it) that she wanted me to pretend like I was an American. She told me that if they knew I was American and didn't know french they would be a lot more understanding and would speak English in most cases. She said if they found out I was canadian and didn't speak french then that was a whole different story and I would be treated very rudely. So she kept saying, remember if we go, you are an American... I bet you loved that, didn't you Warlord	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-09-30 11:30:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Sep 22 2009, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Krikit @ Sep 22 2009, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We were at a car dealership the other day on a car search. The salesman asked if there'd be a trade-in. I said yes if we get a good price for it so he asked me what it was. I said "A ZX2." He said "How do you spell that?" I said "Z. X. 2." He went . My husband looked up and said "Zee X2." That's hiliarious! My new last name ends in a Z, so I constantly have to remind myself to say Zee when spelling it out. I know Zed is going to slip one of these days!! The other day at work I said, Mobile like Mo-bye-le and my 2 coworkers looks at me like I had 2 heads... so i was like, sorry I meant 'Mobull' - and they were like, haha we knew what you meant, but it just sounded so cute! I say Mobile too, the way you do. Mobull sounds wierd	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-09-22 21:24:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	QUOTE (Krikit @ Sep 22 2009, 08:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We were at a car dealership the other day on a car search. The salesman asked if there'd be a trade-in. I said yes if we get a good price for it so he asked me what it was. I said "A ZX2." He said "How do you spell that?" I said "Z. X. 2." He went . My husband looked up and said "Zee X2." too funny, I actually had the zed zee convo with my hubby yesterday driving back to the US. I was listening to my favourite Toronto radio station Z103.5, but on the radio they say zee 103.5 and I was wondering why, since it's a Canadian station	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-09-22 19:12:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	^^ Me too, but you'd think they'd figure it out. BathROOM, restROOM, washROOM, I don't think it would take a genius to figure out what we mean when we ask where the washROOM is.	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-03-27 09:41:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	QUOTE (TayL @ Mar 26 2009, 11:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Didn't happen to me, happened to my best friend who was dating an American at the time. She was at a convention for her boyfriend's university and one of his best friends kept following her around, asking where her pet moose was. She tried to tell him she didn't have one, but he wouldn't listen. My friend is an INCREDIBLE actress and, frustrated, she finally turned around and burst into tears. The guy asked her what was wrong and she said "My pet moose died right before I came here, okay?" The guy turned BRIGHT red, apologised, and bought her a bunch of plushies from one of the vendors at the convention.	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-03-26 23:39:00
Canada	Weird Things Americans Have Said To/Asked Me	Well I was once asked if Canadian women shave their pits.... if we have flouride in our water and do we all have nasty teeth... that was on a reality show though no one asked me.... if we celebrate easter, christmas, thanksgiving, etc.... oh goodness there are so many I don't even know where to begin. Oh if we have air conditioning here	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-03-26 23:30:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Nov 17 2009, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> week old anything would make me cringe. The only thing that tastes better with age is wine	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-17 15:22:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Nov 17 2009, 03:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am here with some wisdom for you all... Do NOT attempt to eat week old bread sticks from Pizza Hut. Its like eating a rock. Ewww LOL. Did you warm it up first, maybe that would soften it up a bit	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-17 15:11:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (chadlaure @ Nov 13 2009, 09:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You have a job?? Thats cool! What do you do? (im lazy to read back in the 200 pages of the forum) Yeah!! I just got a job last month, which was good since I've been here a year now I work at a company that manufactures equipment for data centers, I started out doing admin work part time but I'm starting full time in a few weeks, moving to customer service. It's pretty close to home which I love, 20 mins each way! Everyone is pretty nice too, despite some ignorant comments/questions about Canada which I've become used to now	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 21:05:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	I'm so tired.... I forgot how exhausted you can get when you're working, it had been awhile for me I half miss being a housewife and half thrilled I have a good job LOL! I just hate waking up at 6am, I'm NOT a morning person	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 19:08:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (chadlaure @ Nov 13 2009, 06:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JillA @ Nov 13 2009, 02:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (chadlaure @ Nov 13 2009, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MMMMMmmmm Panera bread for lunch today I call it "factory lunch" : a soupl, half a sandwich and a piece of bread Im sad lunch is over, it was sooo good MMM I love Panera!! I always get the black bean soup in a bread bowl, sooo yummy!! I love the black bean soup!!! And the broccoli cheddar! Oh now im hungry again This conversation is much better than the dead kitty one Just kidding haha Do you ever buy their breads to take home? I usually get tomato basi sliced thin (it's SOOO good toasted) and the asiago cheese bread, MMMMMMMMMMMM	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 17:31:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (chadlaure @ Nov 13 2009, 01:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> MMMMMmmmm Panera bread for lunch today I call it "factory lunch" : a soupl, half a sandwich and a piece of bread Im sad lunch is over, it was sooo good MMM I love Panera!! I always get the black bean soup in a bread bowl, sooo yummy!!	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 14:11:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Please stop talking about dead cats	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-13 07:10:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Peachey @ Nov 11 2009, 10:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JillA @ Nov 11 2009, 09:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (chadlaure @ Nov 11 2009, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> TOnight is the night for a new episode of.................... MAN VS FOOD!!!!!! Yeah!! love that show Me too! The stuff he eats is insane... he's getting alot larger as the season progresses what channel is this show on? looks intesting. Travel Channel... Not sure if you get it? I guess it depends on your cable package, I didn't get it with Cogeco....	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-11 21:51:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (chadlaure @ Nov 11 2009, 10:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> TOnight is the night for a new episode of.................... MAN VS FOOD!!!!!! Yeah!! love that show Me too! The stuff he eats is insane... he's getting alot larger as the season progresses	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-11 21:37:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Wyatt's Torch @ Nov 10 2009, 10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Know what's strange? Heinz ketchup in the U.S. tastes completely different than Heinz ketchup in Canada. It's saltier and tangier, not as sweet. I find it strange because Heinz is known internationally for its unique taste...yet it obviously has a different "unique" taste in at least two different countries! I'm going to miss the Canadian Heinz ketchup...to the point that I might actually buy a couple of jumbo Costco-sized ketchups from a Canadian Costco and bring 'em down with me. Yup, I like my ketchup...and it's gotta be Heinz! Canadian Heinz! If you're moving somewhere with Trader Joe's nearby, they make an amazing organic ketchup, sans HFCS. Tastes just like Canadian Heinz!!	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-10 21:25:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Nov 6 2009, 05:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats on the new job Sapphire, that's great!! Ok, I hate to be a downer here but do you guys remember that, "How did everyone meet their significant others" thread? If you don't its right here: http://www.visajourn...h...20SO?&st=30 I looked it up, for some reason, I was interested in reading everyone stories again. The first time I read it I didn't really know anyone very well, but after hanging around here for about a year now I feel like I can identify everyone a lot better. Anyways, there was a couple in there who met getting cancer treatment (pg.3)... and I just notice that he died last month So sad!! Their story was so lovely. I'm crying for someone I don't even know, that's so not something I ever do. That's sooo sad	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-06 17:03:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Nov 4 2009, 04:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JillA @ Nov 4 2009, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Nov 4 2009, 04:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JillA @ Nov 4 2009, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I get really, really annoyed when people don't vote!! Usually these are the same people who complain about the politicians, etc. Thats what bothers me too. My husband votes for the nation but not his state. But hey he doesn't have to work here, whereas I do. He goes to Philadelphia every day to his great job, he has no complaints really and doesn't understand what it's like to see a huge portion of your pay cheque just go. I have never been taxed so hard.. and I'm Canadian. Too bad you couldn't vote on behalf of him since you work in NJ The NJ race got alot of attention nationwide!! I don't even know who I would have voted for. I don't identify with either party really. Who's the lesser of the two evils is what most people around me were asking. I am all for social programs, but I think they need to be regulated and governed. You can't just throw money at people and organizations without really looking at where it's going. Hey there's some more jobs right there... I don't know too much about either candidates, but I do know that the guy that won publicly discussed his, ahem, distaste for same sex rights. He wants to keep NJ's "moral" compass in check, idiot. So, I would have voted for the Democrat, based upon that. Edited by JillA, 04 November 2009 - 03:35 PM.	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-04 15:34:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Nov 4 2009, 04:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JillA @ Nov 4 2009, 02:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I get really, really annoyed when people don't vote!! Usually these are the same people who complain about the politicians, etc. Thats what bothers me too. My husband votes for the nation but not his state. But hey he doesn't have to work here, whereas I do. He goes to Philadelphia every day to his great job, he has no complaints really and doesn't understand what it's like to see a huge portion of your pay cheque just go. I have never been taxed so hard.. and I'm Canadian. Too bad you couldn't vote on behalf of him since you work in NJ The NJ race got alot of attention nationwide!!	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-04 15:08:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	I get really, really annoyed when people don't vote!! Usually these are the same people who complain about the politicians, etc.	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-04 14:25:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Nov 3 2009, 03:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Whats with all the porn references?! Yeesh. Want to know something terribly embarrassing and disturbing? I walked upstairs the other night to get a drink and my in laws were watching a porno on the TV in the living room... They saw me, freaked out, and turned the channel. (Hopefully Bill doesn't read this, he might kill me )	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-11-03 14:57:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	$30 for a reusable bag?! They are usually a dollar or two, where I shop. I have like a dozen reusable shopping bags in my trunk, so I never need to worry about bags. I love Trader Joe's though, because they give nice sturdy paper bags. As for hospitals, all the ones I've been to you have to pay for parking. When I volunteered in the Oakville Hospital, they gave me a parking pass though, as of course I wouldn't pay to volunteer.	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-29 16:09:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (MrsCat @ Oct 24 2009, 03:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, things were getting desperate so we ventured outside to see if we could fix the water situation (in the pitch dark). Ashamedly, we brought two buckets, and we were going to fill them from the horses water trough so we could flush the toilet. Yes we live in the sticks. . . . . . So as we were walking with our lone flashlight and two buckets we heard some water running. We searched through the 8 foot high grass and found the leak. Fixed that. And ta-da we have water at the house. Apparently, our plumbing is tied into our landlord's horses plumbing and if they get most of the water, we get none. Yup, we live in the sticks. That's too funny. I thought you were going to say, you got the buckets to poop in	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-24 10:35:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Oct 19 2009, 11:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JillA @ Oct 19 2009, 10:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yeah at my old job I couldn't access VJ either. They blocked alot of web pages with message boards, chat forums, etc. as they didn't want people wasting company time on the internet. Same at this place. Oh well, I guess I have to make a living LOL You need a smartphone! That way during lunch breaks you can catch up. Oh! Good idea for a Christmas present, a smartphone! See how addicted I am, I check VJ before I leave for work at 6:55 am Have a good day all!!	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-20 05:55:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Yeah at my old job I couldn't access VJ either. They blocked alot of web pages with message boards, chat forums, etc. as they didn't want people wasting company time on the internet. Same at this place. Oh well, I guess I have to make a living LOL	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-19 21:15:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	I can't keep up with VJ anymore I'm jealous of you guys that get to be on VJ all day at work, not me! Anyway just popping in to say hi, you probably won't see me around as much But I hope everyone is doing great	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-19 21:08:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Hope everyone had a great weekend I really love my new job, I was supposed to be part-time until January and they asked me to start full-time in 2 weeks! They said they are happy with me and can see I am a great addition to their team Everyone is so sweet and nice there. I was kind of looking forward to part-time for a few months But I'll be happy to be full-time! More money and responsibility, yay!!	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-18 17:35:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Oct 15 2009, 06:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Coming to a theatre near you in Summer 2011 - the balloon boy that never was. Only in America	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-15 19:14:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Well if you have pre-existing medical conditions, like obesity, heart problems, are pregnant or elderly, you have a higher chance of dying from any flu, not just H1N1. You are in poorer health if you're obese and would have a harder time getting over the flu than a healthy individual would	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-12 08:03:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Oct 9 2009, 02:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Marilyn's cool! Sorry about your doggy Flames!! I'm going through a phase right now where I really want a puppy... but I'm allergic to dogs. I'm toying with the idea of getting a hypoallergenic one, but what If I react to it too? Then I'd have to make my husband give him up and he's a huge dog lover... it would be to hard for him. Its probably not a smart want. Have any of you guys been to Phoenix? I'm going to Phoenix this weekend. Its only for 2 days but Its supposed to snow here this weekend so the idea of 90 degree weather sounds quite lovely. Unfortunately I'll be spending the weekend helping my husbands grandma's daughter move. Should be fun. You should be OK with a hypoallergenic dog... my sister has severe dog/cat allergies and bad asthma, she has a mini scnauzer and cockapoo, both hypoall and she's perfectly fine with them Have a fun weekend away! I've never been to AZ before	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-09 14:33:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (SapphireDreams @ Oct 8 2009, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> QUOTE (JillA @ Oct 8 2009, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow it's gonna be hard for me to keep up with VJ now that I have a job and all I definitely won't be around as much I can't go on VJ at work. It's good though, I really like everyone I've met so far. They are all quite nice and kind, so I'm happy! I really have to say, that I enjoyed my 11 months off! I took advantage of the time to do things and explore my new town. I rarely complained that I was bored or whatever, I always found stuff to do and worked out alot. I can now look back and say I had a great year off Back to the real world now though! I'm jealous that you got 11 months off! I only got 3 months off and I wish I could go back in time. There are definite pros to finding a job fast, but also definite cons!! Glad you're liking your new job Thanks! Yeah I figure the only other time I'll get a year off is mat leave (In Canada at least, not here LOL) so I wanted to enjoy the experience rather than be depressed about not working. Oh I told someone at work that mat leave in Canada is a year and they seriously didn't believe me!!	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-08 16:19:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	Wow it's gonna be hard for me to keep up with VJ now that I have a job and all I definitely won't be around as much I can't go on VJ at work. It's good though, I really like everyone I've met so far. They are all quite nice and kind, so I'm happy! I really have to say, that I enjoyed my 11 months off! I took advantage of the time to do things and explore my new town. I rarely complained that I was bored or whatever, I always found stuff to do and worked out alot. I can now look back and say I had a great year off Back to the real world now though!	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-08 16:03:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (J&K @ Oct 5 2009, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Congrats on the job Jill! I've been searching for a new job...working 14 hours in two weeks just isn't going to help, even with being on Unemployment. So far, I haven't had one call about any of the jobs I have applied for. Kinda frustrating. I'm thinking about applying for some of the Holiday jobs around here. I just need to find something soon It's totally frustrating... I hear that. I started actively looking in April, had numerous leads and interviews, and this is my first offer. It's a tough market out there! Oh wait I lied, I did have an offer but it was 6pm-2am shift and I wasn't willing to do that. So this was the first offer of a job I wanted to take! It takes time, but hopefully something will come to you too!! I probably applied for hundreds of jobs since April...	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-05 19:33:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (trailmix @ Oct 5 2009, 05:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yay congrats! I hope you really enjoy it and the people there are nice! Thanks all, so everyone seemed nice when I went for the interview, except one tiny thing - she told me they were a "conservative" company, and they always have FOX NEWS channel on in the lobby... I better keep my non-conservative opinions to myself, in the beginning at least	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-05 16:06:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	QUOTE (Hugglebuggles @ Oct 5 2009, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's awesome! It will be nice to start off part time and gradually bring yourself back into the working game. Exactly, it may be a shock to my system to start out full time after a lovely year off this part time thing will be cool until next year QUOTE (Sprailenes @ Oct 5 2009, 04:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> We're gonna have to hang out again soon to celebrate! YES!!!!!!!!	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-05 15:33:00
Canada	Off Topic Part Trois	I'm super excited, yet at the same time thinking, "gee, my 1 year vacation has come to an end, this sucks" I really did enjoy my time off, LOL.... So I'm working at an office close to home, about 20 mins away doing admin stuff, some customer service stuff.... it's starting off part-time, and will turn into a full-time job in January if it all works out with moi Which is just great!!	JillA	Female	Canada	2009-10-05 15:26:00