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10 Oct 2014, 10:48 pm

I like the way pedestrians are allowed to cross the road at intersections where there are no traffic lights. Have a nice day, wherever you are.



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10 Oct 2014, 11:09 pm

Really? I heard that it was unsafe to cross the street in Quebec without using the lights, as the motorists there have no regard for pedestrians. That could just be Montreal though, I don't know. I know that here in Alberta, you can cross a street anytime, anywhere without too many issues. Many people here jaywalk without even giving it a thought.



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11 Oct 2014, 12:13 am

auntblabby wrote:
James_Ladrang wrote:
BeggingTurtle wrote:
Just visited Canada to see relatives. I also liked how they use the metric system!


My turn to visit Canada to see relatives. How come Subway don't do a 15cm sub or a 30cm-long?

some metric things do not make for a snappy turn of phrase. for example, a 12 inch sub [sounds like it] beats a 15 centimeter sub by a kountry kilometer. IOW 15 centimeters doesn't sound as big for some reason.
It would confuse the heck out of people if an American saw the Canadian ad or the other way around. The problem of thousands of people seeing ads not directed at them yet having access to the business. $5 foot long just has a nice ring to it too, a foot is bigger then an inch and centimetre.



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13 Oct 2014, 9:56 pm

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This thread seems to have already been derailed. Or maybe the OP didn't really intend to talk about Canada any way.

I just wanted to say I'd love to visit Canada in the future. I believe it's very cold in winter there. So I'd go there in summer. Most people here on WP only say nice things about Canada. I don't see Canadian people on WP complain about their country.

I've met a few Canadian people IRL and they speak with a very nice accent.

I didn't know they used the metric system there. I thought they would follow the USA ways in most things.


It gets insanely humid during the summer here, i would advise you come during the spring or fall



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13 Oct 2014, 10:05 pm

DeuceKaboose wrote:
jk1 wrote:
This thread seems to have already been derailed. Or maybe the OP didn't really intend to talk about Canada any way. I just wanted to say I'd love to visit Canada in the future. I believe it's very cold in winter there. So I'd go there in summer. Most people here on WP only say nice things about Canada. I don't see Canadian people on WP complain about their country. I've met a few Canadian people IRL and they speak with a very nice accent. I didn't know they used the metric system there. I thought they would follow the USA ways in most things.

It gets insanely humid during the summer here, i would advise you come during the spring or fall

what part of Canada is "here"?



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14 Oct 2014, 2:58 am

I'm guessing the Okanagan region of BC, either that or southern Ontario. Those are the two most humid regions I can think of. I like humid weather though, it's a nice change from the overly-dry atmosphere we have in Alberta.



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14 Oct 2014, 3:11 am

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
I'm guessing the Okanagan region of BC, either that or southern Ontario. Those are the two most humid regions I can think of. I like humid weather though, it's a nice change from the overly-dry atmosphere we have in Alberta.

couldn't be any more humid than south Puget sound.



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18 Oct 2014, 3:00 pm

mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
Really? I heard that it was unsafe to cross the street in Quebec without using the lights, as the motorists there have no regard for pedestrians. That could just be Montreal though, I don't know. I know that here in Alberta, you can cross a street anytime, anywhere without too many issues.


This is what I saw crossing the street in Montréal ...

[img]docs.google.com/file/d/0BwaUWSSBSeW9anV2aERZOWJhVTg/edit?usp=docslist_api[/img]

(If the link works - first attempt at loading a pic.)



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18 Oct 2014, 3:56 pm

James_Ladrang wrote:
mr_bigmouth_502 wrote:
Really? I heard that it was unsafe to cross the street in Quebec without using the lights, as the motorists there have no regard for pedestrians. That could just be Montreal though, I don't know. I know that here in Alberta, you can cross a street anytime, anywhere without too many issues.


This is what I saw crossing the street in Montréal ...

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(If the link works - first attempt at loading a pic.)

that's a big-assed truck :o