While Canadians and Americans generally share the same language, there are some notable differences. Here’s a list of the words and phrases that I had to change up a little.
Canadian
American
Grade 8
8th grade
In line
On line (apparently a New York thing)
Pop
soda
Washroom
Restroom
That last one caused me some difficulty. I was always able [...]
Wow. I can’t believe it’s been 6 days. It feels like 18. We’ve done so much and have remained pretty-well isolated from home so it feels like we’ve been gone forever.
We had some last-minute shopping to take care of, then off to Newark. We flew in what has become a significantly [...]
Had my first baffling experience in a Starbucks today. They have those in Halifax, but we have just never been. Tim Horton’s is much more popular. Thankfully my friend bailed me out, explaining what I was being asked. It was like a whole other language in there.
Speaking of languages, my wife [...]
As expected, we had another slow start but we’re quite ok with that. The friend with whom we stayed just got back in town and it’s great to see him again. Time really flies when everyone’s preoccupied with the day-to-day mundane things in life. I think it’s been at least a year [...]
The morning started slow. Going from a suburbanite commuter to a New York walker can be a bit of a rough transition.
Today was a day to see some sights. We already had a spectacular view of the Empire State building from where we were staying, but we thought we’d get a ground level [...]
Wow! We put about 60 blocks on our shoes and boy are we beat. We saw Times Square during the day and in the evening. It’s quite a sight, especially after dark. It’s loaded with tourists but it’s a heck of a sight. The one bummer about it is that [...]