The answers are a joke; but the questions were really asked
Q:I have never seen it warm on Canadian TV, so how do the plants grow? ( England ) A. We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around and watch them die.
Q:Will I be able to see Polar Bears in the street? ( USA ) A: Depends on how much you´ve been drinking.
Q:I want to walk from Vancouver to Toronto -can I follow the Railroad tracks? ( Sweden ) A: Sure, it´s only Four thousand miles, take lots of water.
Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in Canada ? ( Sweden ) A: So it´s true what they say about Swedes.
Q: It is imperative that I find the names and addresses of places to contact for a stuffed Beaver. ( Italy ) A: Let´s not touch this one.
Q: Are there any ATM´s (cash machines) in Canada ? Can you send me a list of them in Toronto , Vancouver , Edmonton and Halifax ? ( England ) A: What, did your last slave die?
Q: Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Canada ? ( USA ) A: A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe . Ca-na-da is that big country to your North...oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Calgary . Come naked.
Q: Which direction is North in Canada ? ( USA ) A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees Contact us when you get here and we´ll send the rest of the directions.
Q: Can I bring cutlery into Canada ?( England ) A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.
Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys´ Choir schedule? ( USA ) A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Vancouver and in Calgary , straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
Q: Do you have perfume in Canada ? ( Germany ) A: No, WE don´t stink.
Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you sell it in Canada ? ( USA ) A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.
Q: Can you tell me the regions in British Columbia where the female population is smaller than the male population? ( Italy ) A: Yes, gay nightclubs.
Q: Do you celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada ? ( USA ) A: Only at Thanksgiving.
Q: Are there supermarkets in Toronto and is milk available all year round? ( Germany ) A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of Vegan hunter/gathers. Milk is illegal.
Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Canada , but I forget its name. It´s a kind of big horse with horns. ( USA ) A: It´s called a Moose. They are tall and very violent, eating the brains of anyone walking close to them. You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA ) A: Yes, but you will have to learn it first.
Hier noch eine Umrechnungstabelle für alle, die noch nie in Kanada waren:
50 Fahrenheit (10 C) New Yorkers try to turn on the heat. Canadians plant gardens.
40 Fahrenheit (4.4 C) Californians shiver uncontrollably Canadians Sunbathe.
35 Fahrenheit (1.6 C) Italian Cars won't start Canadians drive with the windows down
32 Fahrenheit (0 C) Distilled water freezes Canadian water gets thicker.
0 Fahrenheit (-17.9 C) New York City landlords finally turn on the heat. Canadians have the last cookout of the season.
-40 Fahrenheit (-40 C) Hollywood disintegrates. Canadians rent some videos.
-60 Fahrenheit (-51 C) Mt. St. Helen's freezes. Canadian Girl Guides sell cookies door-to-door.
-100 Fahrenheit (-73 C) Santa Claus abandons the North Pole Canadians pull down their earflaps.
-173 Fahrenheit (-114 C) Ethyl alcohol freezes. Canadians get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.
-459.4 Fahrenheit (-273 C) Absolute zero; all atomic motion stops. Canadians start saying "cold, eh? "
-500 Fahrenheit (-295 C) Hell freezes over. The Leafs win the Cup
...und die Gründe, um nach Kanada zu gehen:
Life In Canada: - Pizza gets to your house faster than an ambulance
- There are handicap parking places in front of a skating rink.
- Drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front.
- People order double cheeseburgers, large fries and... a diet coke.
- Banks leave both doors open and chain the pens to the counter.
- We leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our useless junk in the garage.
- We use answering machines to screen calls and then have call waiting so we won't miss a call from someone we didn't want to talk to in the first place.
- We buy hot dogs in packages of 12 and buns in packages of 8.
- We use the word "politics" to describe the process so well: "Poli" in Latin meaning "many" and "tics" meaning "bloodsucking creatures".
- We have drive-up ATM machines with Braille lettering.
Da fällt mir gerade wieder ein was uns im Sommer 2001 auf den Weg nach Red Deer, Alberta passiert ist.
Ich tanke den Mietwagen und gehe bezahlen. Das nette Mädchen fragt woher mein Akzent kommt. Ich sage wir sind Touristen aus Deutschland und wollen Freunde besuchen. Sie sagt nur ganz trocken, wow, du bist den ganzen Weg von Deutschland gefahren? Wie lange ist man denn mit dem Auto bis hierher unterwegs .
Ich wollte nicht unhöflich sein und sagte nur. Wir sind schon einige Tage unterwegs und hätte ich gewußt wie lange es dauert hätte ich lieber einen Flug gebucht (was ja stimmt von Vancouver bis Red Deer ist man etwas unterwegs).